And just in case anyone was wondering what sort of crap I write this early, (late?) here you go. A special look inside my mind at 12 in the morning. (Warning: It can be a scary place - I would know).
(Still Working on the Title): “Ahem,” she coughed. The man twitched violently before a snore erupted from his cavernous nostrils.
I really don't know, sorry. I'm 99% sure that won't make it into the final copy, it's just one of those fun, wacky sentences that magically appears in the first one.
-JR
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Rare Weekend
Song Obsession of the Day: Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend ft. Ludacris
This weekend was really great. Why? Well, for one, it was what I like to call a, "writing weekend." Basically, a writing weekend is one where all I do is write, or plot, or build, etc. I don't go out with friends, I don't normally have to do homework on this weekends, I generally don't study. Everything is put on hold for writing. I've finished almost three chapters this weekend.
Now, don't I wish I could do this every weekend! I really do wish that I didn't have to pay attention to real life, projects, homework, friends, and just do this all the time - but I would probably go insane. And get a lot of work done in the process, of course. There are pros and cons to everything.
Anyway, update on the writing: Still no title for sure, but I have a bunch of options, some stupid, some sort of make sense, and all of them need a lot of work. Once I get it narrowed down more, I'll probably post some for opinions, but right now there are just too many. Especially when I have to consider what aspect of the novel I want to portray.
Which brings me to a major issue with writing this sort of fantasy. I guess it's sort of what George R. R. Martin dealth with when he wrote Game of Thrones. I have main characters and I have plotlines, but that's where I run into issues. See, I have three major plotlines, and while they all fit together, I haven't quite managed to get a good enough handle on them. I hope that will come with time, and more thinking. Because this isn't just a problem to deal with when titling this monster, I need to think about it in terms of my pitch and for my future query letters to agents.
I'm probably over-thinking (again) and looking too far into the future. After all, once I finish this thing, it's going to require a lot of revision. So, by the time I'm really done with it, you never know, it could very well be a completely different story altogether.
Don't you just love writing?
I do.
~J.R.
This weekend was really great. Why? Well, for one, it was what I like to call a, "writing weekend." Basically, a writing weekend is one where all I do is write, or plot, or build, etc. I don't go out with friends, I don't normally have to do homework on this weekends, I generally don't study. Everything is put on hold for writing. I've finished almost three chapters this weekend.
Now, don't I wish I could do this every weekend! I really do wish that I didn't have to pay attention to real life, projects, homework, friends, and just do this all the time - but I would probably go insane. And get a lot of work done in the process, of course. There are pros and cons to everything.
Anyway, update on the writing: Still no title for sure, but I have a bunch of options, some stupid, some sort of make sense, and all of them need a lot of work. Once I get it narrowed down more, I'll probably post some for opinions, but right now there are just too many. Especially when I have to consider what aspect of the novel I want to portray.
Which brings me to a major issue with writing this sort of fantasy. I guess it's sort of what George R. R. Martin dealth with when he wrote Game of Thrones. I have main characters and I have plotlines, but that's where I run into issues. See, I have three major plotlines, and while they all fit together, I haven't quite managed to get a good enough handle on them. I hope that will come with time, and more thinking. Because this isn't just a problem to deal with when titling this monster, I need to think about it in terms of my pitch and for my future query letters to agents.
I'm probably over-thinking (again) and looking too far into the future. After all, once I finish this thing, it's going to require a lot of revision. So, by the time I'm really done with it, you never know, it could very well be a completely different story altogether.
Don't you just love writing?
I do.
~J.R.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Big, Bad, World of Fantasy
Fantasy is kind of like a dragon. It's big, it's bad, and the idea of tackling it scares the crap out of a good 99.9% of the population.
And yet... here were are! Or rather, here I am, attempting the mostly impossible. Yeah, I'm writing a fantasy novel. It requires world building, a massive plot chart with many, many plot lines, character arcs, and God only knows what else. (Right - gotta make up a religion too still.)
Is this stressful? Well, I suppose it will be eventually, but right now I'm still in the honeymoon phase and feeling pretty good. It won't last.
Anyway, I'm Julie, I'm almost two weeks away from being 18, (RWA, here I come!) and I've finished two novels, both in the Contemporary Romance genre. Neither are published, but I'm working on that too. I'm sure I'll write more romances eventually, but for now the fantasy bug has bitten me pretty hard, so that's what we're stuck with for the time being.
Oh well, it's not like my fantasy doesn't have romance in it... -cough-. Don't judge me! I'm a lover at heart. You know, when I'm not writing a battle scene or whatever. :)
Things I enjoy besides writing are: Reading (duh), acting, singing, shopping, hanging out with friends (c'mon guys - I'm a teenager), and baking, (not cooking).
If you have a twitter, feel free to follow me @JRMann2013, I tweet more than I blog, so if you're interested in daily ramblings or updates on how frustrated I am - you should probably follow me. And if you have any questions or would just like to chat, one can always email me at j.r.mann2013@gmail.com
As I'm a Junior in high school still, school comes first, but I will try my darndest to keep up with my writing and this lovely, shiny new blog. (I had another one, but, well... let's not talk about that one.)
So, feel free to introduce yourself, or wait until I write a real blog post about my writing. Toodles!
~JR
And yet... here were are! Or rather, here I am, attempting the mostly impossible. Yeah, I'm writing a fantasy novel. It requires world building, a massive plot chart with many, many plot lines, character arcs, and God only knows what else. (Right - gotta make up a religion too still.)
Is this stressful? Well, I suppose it will be eventually, but right now I'm still in the honeymoon phase and feeling pretty good. It won't last.
Anyway, I'm Julie, I'm almost two weeks away from being 18, (RWA, here I come!) and I've finished two novels, both in the Contemporary Romance genre. Neither are published, but I'm working on that too. I'm sure I'll write more romances eventually, but for now the fantasy bug has bitten me pretty hard, so that's what we're stuck with for the time being.
Oh well, it's not like my fantasy doesn't have romance in it... -cough-. Don't judge me! I'm a lover at heart. You know, when I'm not writing a battle scene or whatever. :)
Things I enjoy besides writing are: Reading (duh), acting, singing, shopping, hanging out with friends (c'mon guys - I'm a teenager), and baking, (not cooking).
If you have a twitter, feel free to follow me @JRMann2013, I tweet more than I blog, so if you're interested in daily ramblings or updates on how frustrated I am - you should probably follow me. And if you have any questions or would just like to chat, one can always email me at j.r.mann2013@gmail.com
As I'm a Junior in high school still, school comes first, but I will try my darndest to keep up with my writing and this lovely, shiny new blog. (I had another one, but, well... let's not talk about that one.)
So, feel free to introduce yourself, or wait until I write a real blog post about my writing. Toodles!
~JR
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