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Good fiction for boys and the lack of it
As a writer, one of the things I want to focus on is writing stories that will appeal to boys. I have nothing against girls and I do hope my stories appeal to girls too, but it's boys that I really want my work to appeal to.
The reason? It's simple, really.
There is not enough good fiction for boys coming out today.
Do some Googling for "fiction for ( Read more... ) -
The role of the game designer in a game
(I originally wrote this for a message forum on a private Ragnarok Online server I play and help GM. I was going to post it into the GM forum but decided against it because I realized I'm outnumbered by the other people in that forum who disagree with my views and it wouldn't make any difference at all. However, I think this post summarizes my ( Read more... ) -
Revise, Revise, Revise!
I've been working with a beta reader on the Twilight Chronicles: Dawn manuscript, and the experience has been positive. I managed to find someone who understood what I'm trying to do with the story and is willing to do line by line editing, which is so vital for me because it gives me a better idea on how people dissect my writing ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Last Meal
An 'Allan Burger', which is what my father called a cheeseburger hamburger with an egg cooked into it. It's the most delicious hamburger in the world.
I suppose I'll also have a gigantic chocolate milkshake, and a side order of jo-jos (fried potato wedges) and fried chicken hearts. No need to worry about calories when you're gonna die.
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Microsoft Office 2003, Oh How I Loathe Thee
Let me count the ways ( Read more... ) -
In Defense of Adverbs
From the blog article "Harry Potter and the Evil Adverbs",
"She doesn't need to tell us that Aunt Petunia said something "snidely" to Harry or that Mrs. Weasley said something "anxiously" as she was looking for others on a busy train platform. We know enough about the characters she's created and the scenes that she's set that we get it. In fact if ( Read more... ) -
Over-analyzing fiction writing structure and why it is silly
I hate showing my writing to authors, especially unpublished ones.
I blame creative writing workshops and books for this. When every writer is using Self-Editing for Fiction Writers to determine how to structure their manuscript, will the resulting story be innovative or homogenized? I lean toward homogenized.
It is often said "You must know the ( Read more... ) -
You know what would probably improve this whole submission process?
Authonomy had the right idea.
So did Tokyopop.
They both created Web 2.0 sites where users could submit their work and this work could be reviewed and voted on by others.
But here is the problem with their Web 2.0 projects:
They don't encourage readers to read and vote on the work they like.
Authonomy is marketed at aspiring writers. It's not marketed ( Read more... ) -
Rejection Blues and Why I Might Self-Publish
So last month I finally had the muse to put the finishing touches on a YA fantasy I submitted to agents and publishers a few years ago. Originally, it was a novella because I personally prefer to read novella stories, but I was encouraged to expand it to at least 60,000 words. I had to re-write some of the book in order to expand the plot to that ( Read more... ) -
My Evil Ronald McDonald video
It's been a long time since I posted here. I should give some sort of update ( Read more... )