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Crazy Months Ahead

August 13th 2008 16:07
I finished my AugNoWriMo, I'm actually surprised at its quality.

Tomorrow I'm going home. And I won't be posting much for a while because I have to finish a book, edit two, and publish them. I should be back completely in October-with a new laptop to write about!

I'll come up with something better to post about tomorrow night before I go. I'm running on odd hours at the moment.



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An Opportunity... And one that needs help. (LINK)

August 11th 2008 10:06
A small press recently came to my attention. One of my writer friends works for it, and they
gave me a link to it during a conversation. I joined the site and have taken a look around, read the Terms-which is, essentially, a contract-and the about and asked all sorts of questions. That
is, by far, the most convenient part of having a friend that works there.

I really like the look of this site. The concept is similar to self publishing, but it's also got some of the traditional traits. Here's a basic idea how it works:

You finish the book.

You upload it to the site.


You work closely with an editor to polish it up. They give the yes or no on its publication, but if they say no, at least you've gotten some feedback in the process.

It's sent to the press.

It's published.

The Terms aren't very pretty right now, but they're also very rough. Royalties are 15%-good for a small press, especially considering that it works mostly with newbie authors. The boss knows his stuff and answers questions easily. He says that the Terms are a rough draft and will be cleaned up soon, they are that way for early members. I don't particularly like that, but it's okay.

They do, however, have one problem. Apparently their small little site hasn't gotten enough interest, and hasn't gotten any books published. There is no profit. So the press has gone into red alert. Their server is expensive, and if they don't start making money in a couple months, they'll go under.

In other words, this is roll call. Anyone who has a finished, revised book over 110 pages and is interested in small presses-believe me, they're easier than traditional publishers-and is willing to put in a bit of work, come take a look. I encourage you to join, or at least consider it; my friend and I will be working closely on my own book which I'm going to put through the process for the next couple of months.

This is a great opportunity for book writers, because it's fair, and there are close relationships between editor and writer. That's important to me. And personally I really hope this thing takes off. This isn't something to be missed.

This is a press that, if it survives the first six months, has potential to get a lot bigger, and maybe even change publishing. It's something I wish I had the time, money, and web skills to run. Instead I'm an author, and proud to be one.

The link:

http://scribe.nediex.com/

Come and write with us!
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AugNoWriMo

August 4th 2008 06:28
August Novel Writing month has begun!

My count stands at 5, 584 and I'll be writing more throughout the night. Not sure if I can produce anything other than this update in terms of blogging tonight, for various reasons, but I had to do something to let you guys know I'm still alive.
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Sorry

July 31st 2008 09:08
I haven't been in a mental state to post. Yesterday I was mentally... I don't know what, but something was wrong and it was frustrating. And today I'm just plain out of it from sleep deprivation. I probably won't have any time to post until late Friday night, just so you all know.

But hopefully by then I'll be a little more awake.
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That is SO not fair it isn't even funny.

July 23rd 2008 04:40
I'm afraid I will have to claim defeat for my day of writing; I was aiming for thirty five thousand-to
beat what had, so far been my best-and I have been defeated by an evil, evil malfunctioning
Italics function, which has so far succeeded in nothing but driving me insane


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How much can you write in a day?

July 22nd 2008 10:12
Well today I got myself a plot. And I decided that I'm going to see how much I can write in one day.

Here's my plot


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Character: Marcus

July 21st 2008 06:38
Name: Marcus
Age: 18 and a half
Appearance: dirty blond hair, ragged, untamed&just past chin length, 5'8, skinny, dark eyes


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Character: Robyn

July 20th 2008 20:00
Name: Robyn
Age: 19
Appearance: long, braided black hair, brown eyes, five foot seven


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Planning

July 20th 2008 08:50
Planning. Something some writers do, others don't, others do sometimes...

When I plan at all, it's usually a very rough outline to give me an idea of what could happen, not of what neccesarily will. Some of the larger events, of course, HAVE to happen, but most of the time I start off with a basic idea and make stuff up as I go along


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East Wind Road

July 19th 2008 03:57
This is the basic premise for my AugNoWriMo (August Novel Writing Month, a spinoff of NaNoWriMo). I'm going to be talking a lot about AugNoWriMo, as I'm incredibly hyped up about it, and excited. And when I'm not planning AugNoWriMo, or updating about it, I'll be updating about NaNoWriMo, or planning that.

So here's my idea so far


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Submission

June 29th 2008 22:06
I submitted Moonshadow's Guardian.

October 31st


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Synopsis V. 2

June 14th 2008 17:29
Demons: not what you might expect... but not very nice either. Riana is a demon forced to return home and face her 'Family's' trial for a 'crime'. At Home she is rescued from them by Loki, and now she is to protect and guard Moonshadow-and its royal bloodline.

Riana sets out to destroy the telepathic plague that clings to the youngest member of the royal line... and along the way falls in love with a vampire named Andre. The two ride off on Rolf, their dragon, in the midst of night... they destroy Lari, an ancient queen... and then Andre loses his sight and his sanity


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I need opinions on this and QUICKLEH

June 14th 2008 07:18
I'm going to be submitting this in 15 hours for various reasons so I need opinions on the synopsis for Moonshadow's Guardian. Anyone who is willing to read and give a basic critique of the book (it's short, about 250 odd pages double spaced) just post your email and I'll send the file to you.

All comments and crits are much appreciated. Here goes


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Carpal Tunnel

March 27th 2008 05:41
Well I haven't been here in ages and OF COURSE when I want to get back into writing a lot more, I get something that MIGHT be carpal tunnel.

Now doesn't my life just suck?
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