Jake Bible's use of the
Drabble format (very brief fiction of 100 words) began as an "exercise in character and plot development." He then realized that individual drabbles could easily be moved "around to control pacing and timing of the narrative." In 2013, Dead Mech and the rest of the Apex Trilogy was picked up by Severed Press, an independent publisher of horror and science fiction. Bible continues his Drabble exercises on a weekly basis through his Friday Night Drabble Party. ==Novels==