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I’m Back From Querying – This Is What I Found

How’s it going, everyone. The TL;DR is, I’m frustrated. As you may or may not know, I’m from Australia. This is an important fact which will cover what I’m about to type. What we have is literary agents. Easy found; there’s a Reedsy list. Not what I’m aiming for, but it led me to theContinue reading “I’m Back From Querying – This Is What I Found”

Hiatus Update

Greetings, humans. It’s been a long while on this blog. I’ve been more active on my psychic blog lately and trying new things, so let me give you the rundown on what’s happening. 12M is no longer a novel That’s right. It was too difficult to complete the novel, so I tried a few things,Continue reading “Hiatus Update”

I Wrote 1000 Words Yesterday

What a stunning feat. This may become a new habit for me, if I’m gonna be full-time. From what I’ve heard, Stephen King writes this way too. I’m not up for the whole experience, but it’s worth looking into. Is there more to the regime. Also, Target’s closing down, so books were as cheap asContinue reading “I Wrote 1000 Words Yesterday”

Backstreet’s Back (Updates)

Last night, after I sent that request for reads, I did my own research into Wattpad. The search was short-lived – I found a site named Inkitt! It offers a lot, including publishing opportunities (and they sell your ebook on Amazon). Romance is a favoured genre, coincidentally the genre I skip over. But that won’tContinue reading “Backstreet’s Back (Updates)”

A Project for Fun

If you read my Script Draft series, you’d know I had a little script project happening. The truth is, I just used the example lines in a little project. (Like, five minutes ago) Along with my novel (on hiatus ;n;) I’m writing some fan fiction based on the game A3!: Act! Addict! Actors! One characterContinue reading “A Project for Fun”

Hot Tips for Script Drafts

Read to the end for info on critiques Here it is, the one you’ve all been waiting for! You’ve mastered the basics of scripts, and crammed in some practice! Is there any way to improve on your etiquette? “Stim, you said to forget about novel writing for these exercises.” The answer is yes. That’s whatContinue reading “Hot Tips for Script Drafts”

New Year’s Eve

It occurs to me I may not have time to finish the Script Draft series tonight, so I’ll do a quick post. My goal is to post at least once a day for a week. It’s a problem when you’re regaining energy you’ve missed for months. Anyway, later on I’ll write down my goals andContinue reading “New Year’s Eve”

Drafting in Script Form

It’s drafting time! Yesterday, we looked at the benefits of script drafts. If you’re here, you likely read the previous article. If you missed it, I suggest doing so. For now, it’s time to learn. I hear you now: “Where in tarnation do I start?” Let’s do a little checklist. A screenwriting program, site, orContinue reading “Drafting in Script Form”

3 Benefits of Script-Form Drafts

When you have an idea, it’s so easy to jump in and give it your all. You have 3000 words now, and nothing has changed for five weeks. You’re stuck. Sure, there are future events rattling in your skull, but none of them get to the immediate scene. Why not outline? Not even a little?Continue reading “3 Benefits of Script-Form Drafts”