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When I drove home from work last night, my intentions were entirely to set to the task of finishing Chapter One, if only because I knew then I could say I at least finished Chapter One, though I’m many, many chapters behind my original (and probably high-arching) goal for A Round of Words in 80…
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As I was working on my two large writing projects going on right now, I noticed something. Both of them had gone into heavy dialogue mode. Each has two of the main characters, discussing matters concern the plot, back and forth between each other with maybe a little description thrown in. When this happens (and…
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I know I’ve mentioned it in passing before, but for those of you reading my blog that might have been wondering, Aryneth is the world on which most of my science fiction and fantasy tales take place. Its history even has a bit of a steam-punk Western chapter, as well, but it is a world…
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“Jess drew the way some people drank whiskey. The peace would start at the top of his muddled brain and seep down through his tired and tensed-up body. Lord, he loved to draw.” “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson I’m almost certain that Bridge to Terabithia was one of those books, like Tuck Everlasting, The…
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Well, here’s another great thing to say about A Round of Words in 80 Days: it gives me material for at least two blog topics a week! Sometimes I am terribly lazy, and it’s nice sometimes to wake up and think, “Hey, I don’t have to try to come up with something to write about…
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“‘I feel like a child,’ he said. She laughed once more, rocking him with the expression. ‘That’s the way I usually feel.’” “Harpy Thyme: A Xanth Novel” by Piers Anthony My father was a great book lover, something the he very clearly passed along to his daughter, and, growing up, the house was just filled…
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THE PROLOGUE IS FINISHED. I repeat: THE PROLOGUE IS FINISHED! Granted, at this point, I expected on having the prologue plus four chapters finished, but that’s okay. It’s just a slow start and this prologue has been a notorious focus point for this novel, wasting way too much of my time. I’ve gotten chapter one…
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It might be a little early to start thinking about my August 2011 novel, but, lately, I’ve been having a few dreams that involve big, sprawling, mansion like houses, and last night, I finally had one that made me realize that my imagination is trying to turn back to an old (very old!) project from…
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