Recent content by Jackarandajam

Such is the dream!! Congratulations to her, and yes, send along the info when you can!

I struggle with losing my ability to read my work as a reader if I go over it too much. I get so comfortable with it that it's hard to edit. Reading before bed is an awesome idea. I've been on this huge outline kick, so I think I'm going to utilize this idea with a twist; read over my outline...

Welcome to the village, Alyssa! Come learn as you read, and teach as you grow!

I've heard it's best to start in the middle of some action, so what I've been trying to do is change this: --- The next morning, they packed up camp, ate a quick breakfast, and started again before the sun was up. After a few miles of hiking, the long previous day began to catch up with...

Welcome, jack!

Read. When you've finished all the books, pick your favorite, and do what they do.

I just finished The Old Man And The Sea; audible book narrated by Donald Sutherland. Amazing.

Since we're dicing this concept into more manageable bits, I'll go ahead and take a stab at categorizing myself; I think, after re-reading, I'm referring to "moral" foreshadowing, or the books philosophical theme.

I'm a natural Faulkner with Hemingway envy, I think. I've been playing a writing game with myself lately; I take a paragraph of description and try to condense it into a sentence, Which is extremely difficult, but effective for condensing prose into neat, concise packages when necessary, as...

I hope the show gets a decent budget. I tried to watch The Shannarra Chronicles one... they could have used some slightly more expensive actors.

Write what you love, and try to be as original as possible. If the market isn't ripe for publishing, either self-publish, or shelf it for better weather and keep writing. Markets circulate; The Kingkiller franchise is scheduled for a movie, a T.V. show, and a video game, which may increase...

There are some really interesting studies on the cultural effects of matriarchal societies, or societies lacking strong or present father figures, on the male generations that follow. I would never swear by their accuracy, but they would be great for fantasy. A strong gang presence...

I can very much relate to this problem; it's what kept me from finishing NaNo this year... what almost kept me from WRITING this year. I'm 80k into a novel that I completely lost speed on, slogging through the parts I considered boring writing; the bridging sections that filled in between...

Fight Club is my favorite reference for excellent FPN

Just started the Harry Potter series for the first time. Audiobook.