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Backfire
Tired of keeping their love a secret in their small Southern hometown, Evan and Cameron plan to runaway together, unaware that someone is determined to stop them - no matter what it takes.
- GenresShort Stories
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2016
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About the author
David-Matthew Barnes
110 books50 followersDavid-Matthew Barnes is the award-winning author of fifteen novels, three collections of poetry, seven short stories, and more than seventy stage plays that have been performed in three languages in twelve countries. He writes in multiple genres, primarily young adult, romance, thriller, and horror. Five of his stage plays have received off-off Broadway productions.
As a film producer, he has helped bring fifty films to the screen including many independent films, horror movies, and international films.
He has been selected for three Sundance Collab screenwriting workshops. He was named a finalist for the Sundance Institute YouTube New Voices Lab.
David-Matthew is the winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, the Carrie McCray Memorial Literary Award for playwriting, the Slam Boston Award for Best Play, and two Elly Awards for playwriting from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance.
To date, he has written eight produced screenplays. He is a graduate of the Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.
David-Matthew is a member of the Dramatists Guild, International Thriller Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
He lives in Sacramento, California where he serves as the founding Artistic Director of Pioneer Players, a nonprofit theatre company producing uplifting shows including plays for young audiences and original works.
As a film producer, he has helped bring fifty films to the screen including many independent films, horror movies, and international films.
He has been selected for three Sundance Collab screenwriting workshops. He was named a finalist for the Sundance Institute YouTube New Voices Lab.
David-Matthew is the winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award, the Carrie McCray Memorial Literary Award for playwriting, the Slam Boston Award for Best Play, and two Elly Awards for playwriting from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance.
To date, he has written eight produced screenplays. He is a graduate of the Professional Program in Screenwriting at UCLA.
David-Matthew is a member of the Dramatists Guild, International Thriller Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
He lives in Sacramento, California where he serves as the founding Artistic Director of Pioneer Players, a nonprofit theatre company producing uplifting shows including plays for young audiences and original works.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
August 28, 2017
This was very sweet. I loved the characters, they both were very sweet and the story in general was really good but I did feel like it was too short. Evan and Cameron were beautiful together, it was so easy to care for them.
I had a little issues about the time. There were flashbacks of beautiful moments, but the reader get no way to know they were the past and it becomes a little confusing because there were mixed moments from the present and the past. The Idea was great, but I would appreciate if there was any kind of signal that there were memories and not the present.
Dusty was a bittersweet character. I hate his conduct but I understood what was behind it. As little as we got to know him, I kind of feel a little sympathy for him. Overall it was good. I really enjoyed but it had some issues about it. The story was good enough to make me want to try other book from the author.
I had a little issues about the time. There were flashbacks of beautiful moments, but the reader get no way to know they were the past and it becomes a little confusing because there were mixed moments from the present and the past. The Idea was great, but I would appreciate if there was any kind of signal that there were memories and not the present.
Dusty was a bittersweet character. I hate his conduct but I understood what was behind it. As little as we got to know him, I kind of feel a little sympathy for him. Overall it was good. I really enjoyed but it had some issues about it. The story was good enough to make me want to try other book from the author.
September 10, 2017
Backfire is a shory story about two gay boys in the deep south who find each other.
It's a cute story and the two boys are sweet. I didn't think it would but it has a hopeful ending which was really nice to see. It's a very quick read so that's a good point. The characters were distinctive and there was a sense of place around the narrative which was nicely developed.
However, there were a lot of flashbacks that weren't demarcated in any way and that made it hard to follow the flow of narrative as you never know where you are in time. The author also uses overly poetic language which doesn't mesh with the characters and setting and also tends towards the cliche.
So, a decent little story but with some elements of writing craft that could be improved.
It's a cute story and the two boys are sweet. I didn't think it would but it has a hopeful ending which was really nice to see. It's a very quick read so that's a good point. The characters were distinctive and there was a sense of place around the narrative which was nicely developed.
However, there were a lot of flashbacks that weren't demarcated in any way and that made it hard to follow the flow of narrative as you never know where you are in time. The author also uses overly poetic language which doesn't mesh with the characters and setting and also tends towards the cliche.
So, a decent little story but with some elements of writing craft that could be improved.
September 14, 2017
I know it's a short story but it was too short. it left too much open to the reader to add.
November 6, 2016
This story was a short, hot mess. It gets 3 stars because my heart was racing for the last few pages and I liked both the MC. It wasn't bad, just a little bit confusing. With multiple POV and flashbacks and neither clearly defined, I had to read several passages twice to figure out where I was within the story and it's only 29 pages long.
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