Last week I saw the movie Sucker Punch. The movie focuses on Babydoll, a girl committed to an asylum when she accidentally kills her sister. Once in the asylum, Babydoll’s evil stepfather pays off an orderly to have the girl lobotomized. Babydoll, knowing her time is short, devises a plan to escape. The thing about […]
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I’ve seen the odd snarky comment on Twitter about this, so I thought I’d weigh in. Should Authors that choose the route of self-publication refer to themselves as “Indie Authors or Writers?” Seems a number of people are bothered by this. Their argument seems to rely on the fact that it is the small press
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I was out in the car today with my wife, babbling about The Veil. I told her I’m having serious difficulty writing the final four chapters. Simply put, they need to be planned in an in depth fashion. I’ve been lucky so far, my “Chess” approach has worked well and brought me into novel length
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So last night I crossed 50,000 words in The Veil. Depending on what guidelines you follow, that means I’ve officially crossed into novel length territory. When I launched this blog in April of 2010, I had written 9,000 words. I admit, there’s been times when I wondered if my idea would actually amount to a
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I’ll admit it, I’m not an organised person. My “office” is a chaotic storeroom of books, bills, important documents, and an assortment of other baubles. To be honest, it’s hard to move in here. So it’s a tad ironic that when it comes to writing, I crave organisation. I hate having to have multiple Word
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The last foundation for a “concept” novel is the Theme. Now, this is going to encompass a larger discussion, because theme isn’t just about how a story starts. It’s an important, if not integral, aspect of virtually every story written. But let’s address the main point of these articles, theme as the genesis point for
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In this, my third article about the genesis of stories, I’m talking about a Concept related start that links between the World Concept, and starting with Characters. That is the Scene Concept. Ever had a dream that you couldn’t shake? One where you watched something unfold between one or more people you didn’t know, but
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