Hey guys!
So it's been almost a year since I've really done much with this. I missed it dearly, but in the midst of trying not to drown in school, this fell by the wayside. I have some free time before I need to head back, so I'm going to be making a huge push to get this whole thing edited and finalized so I can start sending it out and start (hopefully) getting some solid feedback.
I posted the first chapter finally, cut straight from my very first draft of the whole thing. Let me know what you like, don't like, and just what you think in general. Send me emails through the contact box on the right side or leave comments below. It's already started to go through some rewriting, so hopefully I'm just improving it as I go here.
The silver lining to the whole year-long-hiatus thing is that everywhere you look, people are telling you that you should take a step back and let the text sit for a few weeks or even months before going back in on it so you can be more removed from it. Here's to hoping the year will be enough to keep me honest about my work.
I still really want this to be something that comes to fruition, I just haven't had the time to dig in on it yet, so I'm really hoping that these next few weeks before I head back will be enough for me to make it through the edits and get it set to be read.
Thank you guys for your continued support, I really appreciate everyone reading these and the constant feedback I get (my mailbox was stuffed when I signed back into the email account finally). Find me on Facebook and Twitter, I'm going to try to be using those again. Here's to hoping! As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Monday, September 21, 2015
Weekly Update 9/13/15-9/20/15
Hey guys!
So I know this is a day or two late, life has been crazy here. School is taking up most of my time and with rush piled on top of it, I barely get a free ten minutes.
Anyway, I want to lead with a big thank you. I've officially hit 300 views on this page which is phenomenal. So thank you all for the support. I've also started getting a few responses to my posts in the contact form which is also fantastic, keep those coming.
My crazy busy life had kept me from making much progress this week. I'm still in the editing phase and will hopefully be able to drag myself out of the rut that I've managed to fall into soon. But past that, I've still got about 35 pages left to go, which is doable but I need the time to sit down and actually do the work.
In other news, my classes this semester have gotten me thinking about other book ideas and so my notes for class are broken up with story ideas. At some point I'll have to go through and weed out the bad ones but it seems like a good jumping off point for a new series when I come to that. For now though, I'll try to stick to just one.
Really that's about what I've got for news. The response to my offer to put up my first chapter completely unedited was a unanimous yes so that'll be going up soon.
For random updates find me on Twitter and like my Facebook page. Subscribe to this blog for notifications whenever I post too. As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Weekly Update 9/6/15-9/12/15
Hey guys!
So it's been kind of a crazy week for me. Obviously I released that mini-series of posts that I plan on adding to as I go forward. My classes here at school have started up for me which added to the whirlwind that life already is. Then on top of all of that I'm working my way through the first draft.
No one cares about the sad story that is my inability to work as much as I would prefer though, so let's dive right in.
I got my hard copy this week. Let me tell you, it's a beautiful thing. If I was proud to have done this before, holding the thing made it that much better. Then I thought about it and realized that I was in for a long hard time.
So far I made it about halfway through, page 53. That's after a week's worth of work on it and no actual changing of it yet. I just go through and mark down what I'll have to change later, I'm calling it passive editing.
My pages that I have done are covered in highlighter and notes and while it makes me happy that I can find the ways to make it even better, it makes me wonder if its even decent at all.
Don't worry, I won't get discouraged and stop just because I'm realizing the way that I say things kind of sucks. It takes a lot more than that to get me to stop doing anything.
In other writing news, I keep spinning ideas for the next book in the series around in my head. I actually have it down to three main story arc possibilities which I'm really excited about. More on that in the weeks to come though.
If school wasn't slowing me down enough, rush starts this week so I need to be conscious and working within that too. It's going to be a relatively unproductive rest of the month for me but hopefully I'll be able to power through and finish up my second draft and maybe even start my next book.
Find me on Twitter and Facebook for more frequent updates from me, and subscribe to this blog to get notified whenever I post something. Questions or suggested posts go in the form on the right and I'll get around to answering them as soon as possible. As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
So it's been kind of a crazy week for me. Obviously I released that mini-series of posts that I plan on adding to as I go forward. My classes here at school have started up for me which added to the whirlwind that life already is. Then on top of all of that I'm working my way through the first draft.
No one cares about the sad story that is my inability to work as much as I would prefer though, so let's dive right in.
I got my hard copy this week. Let me tell you, it's a beautiful thing. If I was proud to have done this before, holding the thing made it that much better. Then I thought about it and realized that I was in for a long hard time.
So far I made it about halfway through, page 53. That's after a week's worth of work on it and no actual changing of it yet. I just go through and mark down what I'll have to change later, I'm calling it passive editing.
My pages that I have done are covered in highlighter and notes and while it makes me happy that I can find the ways to make it even better, it makes me wonder if its even decent at all.
Don't worry, I won't get discouraged and stop just because I'm realizing the way that I say things kind of sucks. It takes a lot more than that to get me to stop doing anything.
In other writing news, I keep spinning ideas for the next book in the series around in my head. I actually have it down to three main story arc possibilities which I'm really excited about. More on that in the weeks to come though.
If school wasn't slowing me down enough, rush starts this week so I need to be conscious and working within that too. It's going to be a relatively unproductive rest of the month for me but hopefully I'll be able to power through and finish up my second draft and maybe even start my next book.
Find me on Twitter and Facebook for more frequent updates from me, and subscribe to this blog to get notified whenever I post something. Questions or suggested posts go in the form on the right and I'll get around to answering them as soon as possible. As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
On What Writing Means to Me
Hey guys!
So question, What does writing mean to you?
Answer me with a message in the form to the right, but I'll go ahead and give my two cents on it.
Writing to me is a beautiful thing. It's something non writers don't get because we go hide for hours or days at a time and then have a few pages to show for it. So how can something with such little output be so beautiful?
Well the words are what make it beautiful. They form the sentences, paragraphs, pages, and chapters that weave a story together. Sure, the story forms slowly, but words can flow like water when you get on a roll.
The other part of the beauty is the freedom. writing gives you every freedom in and out of the world. In the real world, you set your own hours, though usually you do have set deadlines. On the page, there's nothing you can't do. Something not making physical sense? You can justify it without a problem. Just add a few sentences and bam, you've got something that's logical in your fictional world.
For me, writing is one of the most special things that we as people can do. It's a way to communicate with a chance to correct what you want to say. It's the opportunity to go exploring without ever leaving your desk. It's the best way to let go of the real world and escape for awhile.
That's what writing means to me.
Check out my Twitter and Facebook for almost daily updates. Follow this blog too for a notification whenever I post something new. As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
So question, What does writing mean to you?
Answer me with a message in the form to the right, but I'll go ahead and give my two cents on it.
Writing to me is a beautiful thing. It's something non writers don't get because we go hide for hours or days at a time and then have a few pages to show for it. So how can something with such little output be so beautiful?
Well the words are what make it beautiful. They form the sentences, paragraphs, pages, and chapters that weave a story together. Sure, the story forms slowly, but words can flow like water when you get on a roll.
The other part of the beauty is the freedom. writing gives you every freedom in and out of the world. In the real world, you set your own hours, though usually you do have set deadlines. On the page, there's nothing you can't do. Something not making physical sense? You can justify it without a problem. Just add a few sentences and bam, you've got something that's logical in your fictional world.
For me, writing is one of the most special things that we as people can do. It's a way to communicate with a chance to correct what you want to say. It's the opportunity to go exploring without ever leaving your desk. It's the best way to let go of the real world and escape for awhile.
That's what writing means to me.
Check out my Twitter and Facebook for almost daily updates. Follow this blog too for a notification whenever I post something new. As always, thanks for reading guys!
B
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