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Flashand:
wow earned 200$ for an idiotic story that i wrote, :-\ in the local newspaper. IT was/is kinda weird. Didnt think any one would be interested in my oppinion. And it made the front page of the thesecound section of the paper. I know it isnt a front pager but still i made a front page with the first submission.... i wounder if any one can make real money by writting ;)
CSDylan:
Okay, so I'm Dylan an aspiring author from the Sunshine State (Florida, for those who don't know the nickname). I've been an aspiring author for awhile now, but only recently have I actually started really trying to put my ideas down. I'm currently working on several stories, but there is one that really stands out: The Grail Keeper Chronicles.
Originally conceived as a series about a PI specializing in paranormal phenomenon, it has since been nearly completely revamped into a series about a bartender named Kate Morgan who finds herself thrust into the position of being the Grail Keeper, and yes I do mean that Grail. The Grail Keeper is tasked with protecting, well, the Grail using Excalibur. As is rather obvious, the story is loosely based on arthurian legend with a little creative license thrown in.
I don't really have any samples that that show the style of the story with out giving away major plot points, so instead here's the pitch I came up with:
After years in the Marines, Kate thought that working at a bar would be relatively boring. But when a man stumbled into the Round Table covered in blood, that all changed. Now she's mystically bound to a werwolf, chased by all manner of nasty creatures of the night, being berated by arrogant know-it-all Elves, oh, and she's also suddenly the chosen wielder of Excalibur and protecter of the Holy Grail. So much for that boring normal life.
Sidenote: The series itself takes place in the Tampa Bay area. Partly because there are hardly any books that take place there, but mostly because I've lived her my whole life and have a solid grasp of the setting.
DrygonDM:
Greetings. I normally don't really consider myself to be a writer.
However, some of my counterpostings on the Dresdenverse - with DVW and Meg - count as compositions.
Technically.
JaydelSC:
hello there,
My name is JD and I've recently completed an urban fantasy novel that I'm in the process of trying to get published. This morning I'm doing a couple of things: I'm trying to do a "last" revision of the manuscript (it's a bout 95k words right now), attempting to perfect my query letter and send it off to a couple of agents, and preparing to do a revision on a short story I've been working on for a little while. My aim is to get my feet in the water and see where it goes.
I'm really excited about this change in my life direction. I studied creative writing at the University of Illinois, with a focus on short fiction and poetry. I struggled to publish as a poet for a few years out of college but after starving for about 4 years I tabled that and worked on a career in computer science. I played in a band, wrote the music and kept myself creative that way. Recently I've decided that I don't want to work in my current field anymore: I really want to pursue my lifelong dream of writing. And I've decided that I'm going to write what I like rather than pursuing the Great American Novel. So here I am!
Currently I spend between 4 and 6 hours a day working on my writing: not only the actual writing but gearing up for the business of getting published.
Finally, in closing, I have to admit that I have a lot of worry that I won't get published and none of this will pan out in a practical sense, but I'm really thrilled to be writing again, and making a serious effort to pursue my dream.
Thanks for reading, if you made it this far!
jd
meg_evonne:
Jaydel, Welcome!
How wonderful that you've let yourself come back to novel writing. Publishing or not, it still meets something in the soul, doesn't it? Meg
Hi DM, welcome to you as well. Meg
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