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Reading Excuses / deckacards - 02/02/09 - Chapter 1: Memory
« on: February 01, 2009, 05:44:27 PM »
Here it is...rip it apart, be brutally honest...etc.
Thanks for the time!
Thanks for the time!
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Max is a Shadowblade, a supernatural--and supernaturally competent--warrior bound to protect her witch Giselle. As a Shadowblade, Max doesn't age. She is better, faster, stronger than any ordinary human being. And she hates it. Giselle betrayed her trust to make Max what she is, and though she is magically compelled to protect Giselle and follow orders, Max works against her witch in every way she can. Continue reading Bitter Night
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Reading Excuses / What is YOUR Writing Process?
« on: January 30, 2009, 05:29:00 PM »
I'm curious...what does writing a novel look like for YOU?
For me, I start with a tale, a myth-like story that I have to sit down and write out...get going on...it's almost like back story...
Then, I end up thinking, "Okay...flash forward a thousand years...how is the world different as a result of THAT story...and what characters will take a prominent role in it?"
Once I start writing on that...then things get going...some days, I HAVE to sit down and write...other times, ideas are flowing into my head and building off of one another and I HAVE to take notes and layout the story before I forget it...spreadsheets to list characters and chapters come into play...random paragraphs of notes pop up in my story...etc.
And then...it all starts to gradually take shape as I flip chapters around, build on previous notes, etc.... Revisions usually get started when my layout/note-taking gets to a point that I have to start making decisions and making previous chapters align with those decisions (facts, names, etc.).
So...what does your process look like? I'm curious to know how it goes for others....
For me, I start with a tale, a myth-like story that I have to sit down and write out...get going on...it's almost like back story...
Then, I end up thinking, "Okay...flash forward a thousand years...how is the world different as a result of THAT story...and what characters will take a prominent role in it?"
Once I start writing on that...then things get going...some days, I HAVE to sit down and write...other times, ideas are flowing into my head and building off of one another and I HAVE to take notes and layout the story before I forget it...spreadsheets to list characters and chapters come into play...random paragraphs of notes pop up in my story...etc.
And then...it all starts to gradually take shape as I flip chapters around, build on previous notes, etc.... Revisions usually get started when my layout/note-taking gets to a point that I have to start making decisions and making previous chapters align with those decisions (facts, names, etc.).
So...what does your process look like? I'm curious to know how it goes for others....
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Reading Excuses / deckacards - 01/26/09 - Prologue
« on: January 25, 2009, 12:42:49 AM »
Here it is...my first topic and submission...there's no title, yet (and the working title suddenly seemed to have an unintended sexual inuendo to it - "King's Wood" - so I didn't use it...except I just told you...ah well), so I just named it Prologue.
Thanks for the help!
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Thanks for the help!
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