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Author Craft / Re: Bad Guys
« on: January 23, 2014, 03:36:21 AM »
I really need to do a proper rewatch of B-5. A fine example of layered story-telling. Subtle themes and arcs, running along withing and below the surface.
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Her name is Shaifennen Roehe, the Terror of Twelvety Town. They say she doesn't ride a horse, but a tame grumper. They say she can sing skizzers to sleep and kill snow-devils with just a bit of magic string and a poisoned apple. She's fought off bandits and strong-arm boys, put the Trader Families in their place along with anybody else who wanted to rob the people who call the old Number Twelve Mine "home."
Oh, and they also say she's on her way to Greenline Town with a wagonload of relics and tech from the war, and a chip on her shoulder.
But Captain Ravati Aziz has guarded caravans, stormed bandit palisades and navigated the treacherous shoals of the New League's fledgling bureaucracy. Surely she can keep one fifteen year old girl from getting into too much trouble...
It's beautiful! Used Shecky's link and it downloaded great. I won't get a chance to read it for a bit. (Two unfinished reads in my hopper already and one is Jack Gantos' book that won the 2013 Newbery Metal. I will be hearing him Dec 7th.) When I do get it read, I'll post a review. Hugs and congrats! Love the synopsis teaser you posted.
So when are we going to get to read a book about the actual Terror? Everything I've read keeps hitting around the margins.
The Deposed King
Well put up a link when you do it and remember not to freak out after you hit the final save and publish button. In about 12 hours you can frantically rush back in and make changes to all those little things that have you worried.
Also if you have any issues with the formatting of your file screwing the e-book fonts. Just let me know. My brother knows how to set it up nice and pretty.
Make sure to put up a link!
The Deposed King
This gives me Wolverine-like images of you popping a set of pens out of the back of your hand.
("We need sushi. Lots of sushi."
"I'm the.. uh... one... "
"Stow it, flyboy. You picked up the blue pencil. And there's one 'n' in 'Zion'.")
I would LOVE to write a story, whether a full length novel or a short story. But I have NO INSPIRATION whatsoever.
Which is kind of okay, thankfully I earn money by doing very boring professional services stuff for clients. A lot of my time is spent writing, reports and letters for the most part for clients, though I'm currently working on a book about tax (I know, tax, yawn!).
Thing is that I really enjoy the process of writing. When I have an idea in my head, I love to write it down and see how it looks. Of course it's easy when it's about something like tax. The subject itself is very dry but I'm on a mission to explain the subject to people in a more accessible manner, lots of practical examples and how it applies to different businesses. So when I come up with a new idea for explaining something difficult in easier terms, I actually get quite excited!
Oh I need to get out more....
But anyway brings me back to my question: where do fiction writers get their ideas from? I'm a middle aged woman and have never had an original idea in my life! I've been reading the posts on the Author Craft board on and off for hte last few months and I'm amazed by the ideas people come up with and their fantastic ideas for plots and characters, but I just can't EVER come up with stuff like this for myself. I really admire Jim and all the wonderful story writers out there for their wonderful creations.
Anyway I'd love some suggestions or even just a bit of that magic to help me get started. And for all of you who post here, I'm sort of in awe at your creativity.