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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Three Act Structure, and why my second act might be the problem…
So a few months back my alpha reader (hi mum!) had a look over the first sixteen chapters or so, and told me some things. The first 9 chapters or so were great, but then it started to… nothing. It … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged 3 Act Structure, Acts, editing, fiction, manuscript, Planning, Writing
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Booky book book, thing about books and writing. And noodles.
It’s reallllly late, but I need to write a blog post because I’ve been writing one every day for the last three days and I don’t want the good times to end. *face hits keyboard* So ummmm… Ooo! I made … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Reading
Tagged American Assassin, Kraft Cheese, Noodles, Ramen, Ramyun, Vince Flynn
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Put the pen down…
FOREWORD: This is a post I actually saved as a draft on my phone more than half a year ago, but never got around to posting. I was expecting the arrival of my daughter at the time, and had just … Continue reading
DC Comics making “just for girls” line… a good thing marketed poorly?
I’m EXTREMELY pleased that DC Comics are trying to get girls into reading their stuff (I’m hoping my little Magpie daughter will take an interest when she’s older), but I wish they’d market it a little differently… “Just for girls?” So … Continue reading
Posted in Childrearing, Reading, Thoughts
Tagged Chuck Wendig, Comics, DC Comics, Girls, kids, Kids books, Marketing
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Writing Treasure Hunt – Initiating hanky panky. Wow, awkward.
This here Writing Treasure Hunt is going to be a recurring segment, where I find hidden (writing-related) booty to plunder, and share it with ye. Yarrrrr! On the subject of booty, the treasure I’ve unearthed this time around is about, well, just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged character development, Daniel Craig, fiction, Reading, relationships, romance, sex scenes, Writing, Writing Treasure Hunt
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Writing on iPad, strangely satisfying
Sooo, I bought an iPad for purposes of Facetime with the (currently overseas) wife and kid. Yes, I know there’s Skype, but my family seem to find Facetime simpler. Anyway, since I’ve got the thing I decided to see if Pages … Continue reading
Posted in Outings, Writing
Tagged camping, editing, facetime, four wheel driving, ipad, Pages, Procrastination, Writing
5 Comments
Gamergate has spread into SFF. Time to Don my SJW shiny armoured suit
So, Gamergate has migrated across mediums and had a go at ruining the Hugos: the world’s premier Science Fiction and Fantasy awards. If you’ve missed the news, read about it all here. Sad Puppies, a bunch of privileged older-generation white … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged gamergate, Hugos, Rage, Sad Puppies, science fiction, SFF, SJW
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