tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post116323732611910688..comments2023-08-11T04:33:49.146-04:00Comments on Books, beer and barbarians: At last!Tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-1163292313316140012006-11-11T19:45:00.000-05:002006-11-11T19:45:00.000-05:00wooooooo! i'm so jealous! congrats, ty!!wooooooo! i'm so jealous! congrats, ty!!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911692378593865493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-1163276200489399022006-11-11T15:16:00.000-05:002006-11-11T15:16:00.000-05:00Von darkmoor, as I've mentioned elsewhere, screenw...Von darkmoor, as I've mentioned elsewhere, screenwriting really helped me get into the swing of things<BR/>Some publishers (WOTC comes to mind) want novels to be written "cinematically," so I can't think of a better learning tool than screenwriting.<BR/><BR/>And you're not alone in the "forgotten" novels. I've got a horror novel I started in 1990 that I've yet to finish. I got to about 75,000 words in 1992, and haven't written a thing on it since. I keep kicking around the idea of rewriting it in a fantasy world, and I think it would still work.<BR/><BR/>Also, I switched to novel writing instead of short stories a few years ago for one simple reason: I want a career as a fiction writer, and I just don't see that happening in today's world. If I could get by writing and selling a short story a week, I would do it, but that's not an option. So, I write novels now.<BR/><BR/>Still got probably 6 months of work on my trilogy, but at least I can focus on editing and rewriting now.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-1163250829577801652006-11-11T08:13:00.000-05:002006-11-11T08:13:00.000-05:00Way to go, Ty! Darnation, that was no time at'll ...Way to go, Ty! Darnation, that was no time at'll between those last two posts of yours! I happy for you but you've made me sad . . . I started a novel 18 years ago, took a 13 year break, but in the last 5 years have only produced 20k. Granted, I did create the world and lots of its history but I haven't really worked on it much since I've switched to short stories. In fact, a quick check shows me I haven't written anything new in it since March 2006. I had really wanted to get at least one short published somewhere, but maybe I outta dive back into the novel. I think it will be much better now, though, since I've learned so much more in this year of membership at SFReader and from all the shorts that keep getting rejected!<BR/><BR/>Congrats, Ty, I'm glad you've reached this momentous milestone. Now, on to round two!Rogue Blades Entertainmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883732716295253790noreply@blogger.com