tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419160858378293612024-03-13T18:32:00.108-07:00NIGHT WRITERDARK, EPIC FANTASY.
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LET ME TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY <br> THROUGH THE DOMASHPERE
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The official blog of Jane Domagala Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-87238158591896966202013-10-25T04:04:00.000-07:002013-10-25T04:04:35.933-07:00Coming Soon - The Tunnel<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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My short story, The Tunnel, will be coming out on the 31<sup>st</sup>
of October 2013 through Diabolic Publications, in their anthology, Dying to
Live. Just in time for Halloween! Dying to Live is a collection of stories about the undead (or as most of
us like to call them, vampires). They are dark and gruesome and not a sparkle
is to be found. </div>
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The Tunnel is about a young woman with a fear of the dark,
who after entering a lightless tunnel must face more than her childhood fears. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">So, if you like horror and aren't too squeamish, I suggest you check out
Dying to Live at <a href="http://www.diabolicpublications.com/" target="_blank">Diabolic Publications</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-82683824763860345012013-04-25T23:13:00.000-07:002013-04-25T23:13:25.468-07:00SHOW SOME EMOTIONS, DAMN IT!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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A good book is a one that allows you to connect with the
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Body language</div>
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Inner thought</div>
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Physical reactions</div>
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Memories</div>
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Dialogue</div>
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<br /></div>
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you to show the reader how your character feels instead of telling them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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<i>He slammed his fist down on the table.<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span> </i></div>
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<i>Her shoulders stooped and her eyes fixed on the
ground. </i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Inner thought</b> – This one is a useful tool for getting across
emotions quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><i>How could they do this to him? He wanted to hit
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<i>She didn't dare look up at the king, for fear of
losing her head. </i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Physical reactions</b> – This helps to get the reader close to
your characters. This is the physical reaction your character has to an
emotion.</div>
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<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><i>His blood heated, his muscles tense readying to
fight.</i><br />
<i>Dread settled in the pit of her stomach and her
mouth went dry.</i><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nIlmpIBLZso/UXoWrRe21HI/AAAAAAAAAQs/bCJgaInBhSs/s1600/mad-40062_640.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nIlmpIBLZso/UXoWrRe21HI/AAAAAAAAAQs/bCJgaInBhSs/s200/mad-40062_640.png" width="165" /></a><b>Memories </b>– If you've set up a scene earlier in the book that
has a similar emotion, or something similar has happened to your character in
the past, then you may be able to use it to convey the emotions in the scene
you're writing. </div>
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<i>He couldn't believe this was happening again. At
least this time he was prepared to fight.</i></div>
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<i>The image of her friend's execution flashed in
her head, she did not want to die like that.</i><b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>Dialogue </b>– This is a quick way to show the reader how the
characters are feeling. Be careful, however, not to be blatant. "I'm
angry" or "I'm afraid" aren't very interesting, nor do they
sound realistic.<br />
<br />
<i>"How could you do this to me?" he
asked. "I should beat you black and blue."<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></i><br />
<i>"Please, don't hurt me," she said.
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Try combinations of the above, and don't rely too heavily on
one method alone. The main thing is to avoid telling your reader the exact
emotion your characters are feeling. Instead, show them in any way you can
think of. You'll find people will connect with your characters more and want to
keep reading. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-42901815552598945852013-04-18T08:35:00.000-07:002013-04-18T08:35:31.408-07:00What's In A Name?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Ever struggled to come up with a title for your novel? Try this
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Write down all the words you can think of that describe your
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blood, magic, warriors, honour, intolerance, love, hatred etc...</div>
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Make your words as strong and emotive as you can. It doesn't
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The next step is to combine two or more of the words. Some
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War...</div>
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Try as many combinations as you can think of until you find
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Your title has to stand out enough so that people will want
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-75928064318371462952013-04-11T05:16:00.001-07:002013-04-13T20:14:35.435-07:00THE DARKEST OF MINDS<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Some time ago, I created a
character who was extremely disturbed, extremely violent, extremely
narcissistic and completely delusional. Sounds like a charmer, right? I gave my
story to one of my readers and the feedback was that they didn't like my
character, who I'll call Dark, and didn't want to read Dark's scenes. </div>
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I was disheartened by this.
After all, isn't it a writer's job to make their characters connectable to the
reader, whether the character is good or bad? Yes. Unfortunately, there was
nothing about Dark that was redeeming, nothing nice, nothing that the everyday
person could relate to. Dark was a wretched human being. It did, however, make
me as the question: how does one go about making bad character likeable? </div>
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A good friend once said, they
need to be interesting. Great advice. People want to be able to understand your
characters and feel they know them. They want to have something that connects
them to the antagonist, even if he/she is a beastly demon bent on destroying
mankind. Give them a back story and a reason why they do what they do. It may
that they were just born that way, like the human killing demon. To make our
demon interesting, they may, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in contrast
to their desire to kill humans, also find humans fascinating. Or they may enjoy reading books.</div>
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Another suggestion is find
something normal about your antagonist. If they're experiences are too far
removed from the reader's, the reader may not connect. Our demon likes to be
well groomed and picks food from his teeth to keep them clean. </div>
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The stereotypical bad guy who only
does bad things leaves your antagonist two dimensional. Remember, your antagonists
have families and friends and people (or demons) they see every day. </div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90NVpx-0URo/UWamQs_viII/AAAAAAAAAOk/8GLveY2IAVA/s1600/220px-Villainc.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90NVpx-0URo/UWamQs_viII/AAAAAAAAAOk/8GLveY2IAVA/s200/220px-Villainc.svg.png" width="146" /></a>It helps to go back through your
character's childhood. Were they always bad? Did something happen in their life
to make them bad? I believe both nature and nurture can play a role in why
someone might do bad things, so you're evil characters don't always have to
have come from an abusive home. Dark was from a very normal, happy family. He
was simply a born psychopath. </div>
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Find the things that are dear to
your antagonist's heart. What is it they care about? Besides killing, do they have
any passions? Do they have any favourite things/possessions? Do they have
morals? Do they have a sense of humour?</div>
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We often label bad people as
monsters. My advice is to keep delving into what makes your evil character tick
until you find that one thing that allows you see them (even the demons) as
human.<br />
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So you think you might have writer's block. You can't start
that story, or are stuck in the middle of one, or struggling to finish.</div>
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<br /></div>
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We've all heard the term writer's block, but what does that
actually mean? For me, it's just a nice way of saying, "I've got no frickin'
idea what I'm trying to say or where my story is going."</div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LM_yGCxx-Ro/UVZfw89F9nI/AAAAAAAAAL4/NUylzGqvpo8/s1600/story-ideas-help-for-writers-block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LM_yGCxx-Ro/UVZfw89F9nI/AAAAAAAAAL4/NUylzGqvpo8/s200/story-ideas-help-for-writers-block.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
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If you're having trouble starting a book and can't write, it
usually means you having spent enough time getting to know your story, and/or
your characters. You may need to do some more <a href="http://domarella.blogspot.com.au/2012_03_01_archive.html" target="_blank">Preproduction</a>. If you're stuck in
the middle, then you've possibly come up against a situation where you don't
know how your characters would react. Stuck at the end, obviously means you
don't know how your story should end, which again comes back to not knowing how
your characters will react. </div>
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<br /></div>
The best way to get the creative juices flowing is to brainstorm.
What I do when I'm stuck is open up a new word doc (you could use a notebook if
you prefer to hand-write) title it Problems, and then ask myself lots of
questions. <br /><div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
What is the consequence if my character does this....?<br />
My characters need to be here, how can I get them there logically?<br />
Why would my character save the world, when she wants to go to the pub?<br />
What motivates my characters?<br />
What are my characters' worst fears? How can I use that in the story?<br />
Where do I want my characters to be emotionally/physically at the end of the
book?<br />
<br />
Tailor your questions to the problems your facing in your story. In fantasy,
problems can also arise with magic and world building.<br />
<br />
What are the rules that magic must adhere to?<br />
Are these rules made by civilisation or physics/nature?<br />
Is having magic a good thing, or a bad thing?<br />
Does having magic make you powerful, or are you shunned?<br />
What is the social structure of the world?<br />
Where do my characters sit in this social structure?<br />
Is the world modern, medieval, ancient, or futuristic? <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31aDvd3_1Fc/UVZf6vauyYI/AAAAAAAAAME/_kOJTd02xgo/s1600/HowToDefeatWritersBlock.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31aDvd3_1Fc/UVZf6vauyYI/AAAAAAAAAME/_kOJTd02xgo/s200/HowToDefeatWritersBlock.jpeg" width="138" /></a>I find it also helps to look into your characters' pasts.
Write up a summary of their life's story.</div>
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<br /></div>
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How did/do they relate to their parents? </div>
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Do they have sibling?</div>
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Was their childhood a happy or horrible experience?</div>
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<br /></div>
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Most of this information won't end up in your novel, but it
can help to understand how your characters will react in different situations. It
also helps to know if your characters are proactive or reactive. A proactive
character goes out and finds trouble, while a reactive character waits for
trouble to come to them. See my blog on <a href="http://domarella.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/observational-deck-is-world-inherently.html" target="_blank">Is the World Inherently Lazy</a> for ways
to get reactive characters out of their chairs and up saving the world.</div>
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<br /></div>
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So, next time you get stuck go into brainstorming mode and you'll
soon find yourself untangling the problem-knots that have been keeping you from
progressing in your story. </div>
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I don't mean to rub it in when I
say that keeping myself motivated to write is not usually a struggle. For me,
writing is a bit like breathing; I need to do it to survive. That's not to say
I don't have my moments when the words aren't flowing and everything I write is
crap. For new writers, it can be difficult to know where to start. For those
already writing, sometimes being unable to write is an indication that you need
to take a break. However, if you're break has been long enough that it's almost
a break-up, here are some tips I've picked up over the years that might be
useful to get you writing again. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Writing groups – find a group,
or start one yourself with like minded people, where you can critique each
other's work, talk about story ideas, grammar, characters, plot, and other
general writing topics. Regular meetings and emails are a great way to keep you
inspired, and sometimes it's easier to be accountable to someone else than just
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Writing/critiquing partner –
this is like a group, but on a smaller scale. You can spend more time
discussing your individual story ideas in one on one situation than you can in
a group. It can be invaluable to have at least one person who knows your work
as well as you, to help you unravel knots in your story. And vice versa. </div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fjpZwbfv1T4/UUsP1etxlHI/AAAAAAAAALg/wt-7WS_zxCM/s1600/Creative+Writing+ClipArt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fjpZwbfv1T4/UUsP1etxlHI/AAAAAAAAALg/wt-7WS_zxCM/s200/Creative+Writing+ClipArt.jpg" width="200" /></a>Social writing – try getting
together with other writing friends and have timed writing sessions in between
socialising. You can set writing tasks, or work on your own stories, and then
afterwards spend time reading or discussing what you wrote. This is great a way
to make yourself write, because everyone else is writing too.</div>
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Soak up the creativity of others
– by this I mean read a book, watch a movie, listen to music, visit an art
gallery. Do something to help get the creativity flowing. Be careful not to use
this as a distraction to keep from writing. My suggestion is to tailor your
activity around your story. For example, you're writing about dragons find
books and images about dragons, go to the museum and study dinosaur bones (I've
heard they were related), find music that makes you soar, and so on... </div>
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Change your environment – is
your house or writing space uninspiring? Charge up your laptop and take it to a
park, or the library, or a coffee shop, or anywhere that makes you feel
creative (the pub!). If you don't have a laptop (or prefer working on a
desktop), surround yourself with inspiring images, changing them regularly if
you need to. </div>
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Change your style – if you're
struggling to write a piece, maybe you're writing in the wrong style or genre.
Or maybe you need a break from the style in which you've been writing. If you
write in third person, change to first. If you write fantasy try horror or
historical romance. Write only novels? Try short stories or poetry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZM-XvWLTiog/UUsOC1HlNlI/AAAAAAAAALY/4cFrdY4ri6Y/s1600/old_paper_with_feather_21400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZM-XvWLTiog/UUsOC1HlNlI/AAAAAAAAALY/4cFrdY4ri6Y/s200/old_paper_with_feather_21400.jpg" width="188" /></a>Pen and paper – sometimes putting
the computer away and going back to basics can help change your thought
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For many of you reading this
post, handwriting has been your friend longer than typing. You have to use
different muscles in your hand, and I've read that it's good for your <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704631504575531932754922518.html" target="_blank">brain</a>. Almost
all of the books I've written have an accompanying exercise-book in which I
brainstorm and draw maps (badly) and come up with character names. </div>
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Write – my last tip may sound
counter-intuitive. You're trying to find ways to help you write, right? I've
found that starting can be like pushing a boulder up a hill. Momentum is very
important when it comes to being creative. When you stop, you lose momentum and
the boulder slips down the hill. The longer you leave it the harder it gets to stand
back up and push that boulder. But the only way to get the boulder up that hill
is to start pushing. It's going to be painful at first and you may think every
word you write is crap, but the longer you write the more you increase your
momentum and the easier it gets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Good luck, and please feel free
to share any tips you may have for keeping yourself motivated. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A good writer friend of mine, <a href="http://chrismcmahons.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Chris McMahon</a>,
has tagged me for the Next Big Thing blog chain. It has been my experience that
the writing community is very supportive and friendly. The Next Big Thing blog
is a fantastic way of spreading the word of other fabulous writes, as well as
getting some insight into their latest project, by answering 10 questions. At the end, you'll see the links to other brilliant writers also participating. Please check them out. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Here are my answers to the Next Big Thing
question:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">1) What is the working title of your next
book?</span></b></div>
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The
title of my current book is The Scroll – Book one of The Gifts of Haythia.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">2) Where did the idea come from for the book?</span></b></div>
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The idea
came from a dream. In the dream I was on the front lawn of a suburban house
(green grass), when suddenly there was an explosion. I realised that an
assassin had tried to kill someone inside the house. Furthermore, the assassin
had a list of names of people who were to be killed – an assassin's list. When
I woke up I thought about how I could put that idea into a fantasy setting. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">3) What genre does your book fall under?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Epic, adult fantasy.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">4) What actors would you choose to play the
part of your characters in a movie rendition?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">That's a hard question to answer. I don't
tend to spend much time thinking about that. I did think at one time that Sam
Worthington would be a good fit for my lead male, Katch. But I'd be just as happy
with an unknown actor, as long as they were passionate about what they were
doing.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="yiv81086994msonormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your
book?</span></b></div>
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Closer
to death is he who bears the scroll of Haythia. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">6) Will your book be self-published or
represented by an agency?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="yiv81086994msonormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I'm not considering self publishing at this
time.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">7) How long did it take you to write the
first draft of the manuscript?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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It took
me about 7-8 months to do the first draft, which weighed in at around 140,000
words. Edits have since cut back many of those words. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">8) What other books would you compare this
story to within your genre?</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="yiv81086994msonormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
I can't
think of a specific book, but it's definitely a traditional fantasy in that
there is magic, epic journeys and mighty battles. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">9) Who or what inspired you to write this
book?</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There was nothing specific that inspired me
to write this book, other than my dream and my love of writing. I rarely go a
day without doing some kind of writing activity, be it actual writing, editing,
plotting or research. I just love it.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">10) What else about the book might pique the
reader’s interest?</span></b></div>
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I have a capacity to go a little dark and gruesome. The
Scroll is no exception. If you're into beastly human like creatures (otherwise
known as demons) trying to destroy humanity than this book is for you. </div>
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For more great authors,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>please check out <a href="http://lunaquirks.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Nicky Strickland</a>, <a href="http://kathleennoud.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathleen Noud</a>, <a href="http://www.damoncraft.com/Biography.html" target="_blank">Damon Cavalchini</a> and <a href="http://sharonmariephillips.com/sacred-places/" target="_blank">Sharon Phillips</a>. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-58846419159982748822012-12-03T19:36:00.000-08:002012-12-03T19:36:03.511-08:00ADULT CONTENT – Writing a Sex Scene Part 3<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So we've decided whose having
sex, we've set the mood and chosen a location. All that's left is the nitty
gritty, blow by blow details of what goes on under the sheets. I should give a
language warning: everything from this point on will be written in English. In
other words, let no word be taboo. As writers, we have a responsibility to be
honest, cheeky, bold, daring, challenging, and so much more. So when it comes
to writing about sex, don't be afraid to go places we know exist. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Description: How Far Do You Go?</i></div>
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How in depth should your sexual description
be? Do you give a blow by blow encounter? Do you use words such as breasts, penis,
vagina, cocks, hard on, nipples, tongues? Are orgasms allowed? Should they be
metaphoric? </div>
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To answer these questions, you
have to first ask yourself: what audience am I writing for? Traditional fantasy
tends to be less graphic, with short sex scenes. That's not to say you can't be
creative, just keep it simple and clean. In adult fantasy, don't be afraid to
use words such as penis and orgasm and breasts, but maybe use them
sparingly. If you're looking to push some boundaries and lean towards the
erotic, you descriptions can be more graphic.</div>
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The approach I take depends on
the characters' investment with one another. The more connected they are (or
become throughout the story) the more sensual the sex scene. For encounters
that are less emotion, you may want to be rough, or jarring. Think about your
characters. Think about how comfortable they are with sex and use their
emotions to dictate how graphic your descriptions are. If they're uncomfortable
using sexual language, then don't use it. And vice-versa. There are no set
rules, so have fun with it. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masturbation and other sexual taboos. </i></div>
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The last point I want to make
relates to all the other sexual taboos we tend to avoid, for whatever reason.
There are some that are touchy subjects; paedophilia, bestiality, necrophilia
to name a few. If you feel there's a need for a taboo in your story, then I say
use it. DO NOT use a taboo for the purpose of sensationalising your book. Like
anything in writing, if you can't justify having it in the story, take it out. </div>
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In conclusion, by acknowledging
unfettered sexual needs and desires within your character you make them far more
realistic. People think about sex, there's no pretending otherwise. Where you
take those sexual desires is up to you. </div>
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In my last blog I wrote<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>about the importance of deciding who of your
characters are going to have sex and with whom. Once you've decided, you need
to think about the state of mind of your characters are in and the mood
surrounding their sexual encounter<i>.</i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Set The Mood</i></div>
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Ideally, you want to show the
emotional state of your characters and the connections they're sharing with
their sexual partner. I ask myself questions like: has there been so much pent
up sexual tension that the lovers rip each other's clothes off and they do it
in front of the neighbours? Is the romance forbidden, so that they must hide
away? Is the interlude brief, undone buttons, lifted skirts? Do they have to be
quiet? Do they scare the pigeons from the rafters with their expression of love?
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The characters' nature will have
a direct impact on the mood. Are they a gentle soul? Cheeky? Do they hold a
grudge against someone/something? The better you know your characters, the more
realistic the sex scene. Remember to keep your characters true to their nature.
Don't force them to be tender if they struggle with intimacy. If they're
naturally shy, don't have them be a Casanova in bed and so on. You can,
however, allow hidden characteristics to shine through. The tough warrior who
just wants to be loved, might show his gentle side. The princess who uses sex to
get what she wants can be vulnerable in the arms of the man she loves. Use your
characters' personality to help set the mood. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Location</i></div>
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I'm going to tack location onto
the end of this post because it is in part a player when it comes to mood. Locations
can be great to play around with. Not all of your sex scenes have to take place
in the bedroom. Think about it, you're in the barn ripping off your lover's
clothes... do you really care if you make it back to the bedroom? Well maybe
you do and maybe you don't. </div>
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Do pigeons flutter from the
rafters? Is it so dark you can't see your lover's face? Are you working up a
sweaty froth in the humid weather? Is the snow hardening parts of your body
you'd rather not talk about? </div>
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When writing period/medieval
based fantasy, you have to remember that there probably wasn't a lot of privacy
back in the ye old days. So be aware that storerooms, bathrooms, kitchen
tables, tree branches, etc... all make wonderful places for a sexual interlude.
Use your imagination. Make it as awkward, or uncomfortable, or unusual as
possible. And don't forget to have fun. </div>
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Part 3: How far can you go
descriptively? </div>
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I've blogged before about sex in
adult fantasy fiction and the importance of it to add realism to your story.
What I didn't go into was how to write a sex scene. Or more specifically, how I
write a sex scene. I've always liked writing sex scenes. The characters are in
a heightened state of emotions and it can be great for building character tension
before, between or after the fact. Plus it's fun to get down and dirty
sometimes, don't you think?</div>
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Let's begin with who's having
sex. So...</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Who's having sex?</i></div>
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When I start writing about
characters in a new book I always love to explore the different sexual
interactions between them. Who's having sex with whom? Sometimes the sex between
characters is amazing and sometimes it's horrific. I always keep in mind that a
sexual encounter can (and most likely will) change a character for good or bad. If you commit yourself
to a sex scene you'd better be prepared for how those characters are going to
feel/change afterwards. For example afterwards are they excited, awkward, ashamed,
ecstatic, sleepy or just pleased that they've had sex? Throwing in a sex scene for the
sake of it can be disastrous and pointless. At the same time the lack of sex shifts
your book from adult to young adult. If there's no
opportunity in your story for the protagonist to have sex then at least have them thinking about
it. As most people do.</div>
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Plot can play a big role in deciding who gets it on with whom, but you also have to consider character development, character personality and the journey a character must take throughout the book. Personally, I like my protagonist to have a solid love
interest (call me a romantic). But that's not to say they can't have dark/gritty sexual encounters that go beyond love. A domineering or
manipulative character would be likely to use sex to get what they want. </div>
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Also, don't forget secondary
characters. There's plenty of opportunities for secondary characters to use
their sexuality (or lack thereof) to change or mess up the protagonist's plans.
In short, I think about my plot and my characters and how a sexual encounter
will inhibit or aid the story I'm trying to tell. Sometimes the most unlikely
of characters can find their way to each other. What are your thoughts? <br />
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Part II - Set The Mood</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-20861779543696659882012-08-10T20:21:00.000-07:002012-08-10T20:21:27.288-07:00GOOD vs. EVIL – Blurring the lines<br />
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<span class="huge"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">There
has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Buddha</i></div>
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The battle between Good and Evil is never ending, and it's one concept I love to explore. But how does one know who is good and who is evil? In real life we base our decision on our own values. If you believe killing is bad then all people who kill are bad. That's a very basic tool you can use for writing, but is it enough? What if a person killed defending their family? Or, in the case of a character like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dexter" target="_blank">Dexter</a>, what if a person kills to rid the world of other bad people? </div>
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Blurring the line between the good and evil traits within your characters will make them more rounded. Give them something to anguish over. Your protagonist wants to be good and do the right thing, but to reach their goals they have to perform a despicable act. What will they choose to do? Have they made mistakes where they didn't do the right thing? Do they have regrets? How do they get over the guilt? Can they redeem
themselves?</div>
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The same applies to your
villains/antagonist. One thing I constantly remind myself of when I write is
that no one believes they are bad. People will justify acts of evil to obtain
their goals. They may not see the acts as evil at all if they believe it is for
the greater good. And villains are capable of doing good things. But will they
choose to do good things? What are their motivations for doing the things that
others see as evil? </div>
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How dark you make your
characters and far you push the boundaries of what they're capable of is up to
you. Just have fun and continue blurring the lines. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-38964456889172639322012-06-12T04:09:00.003-07:002012-06-12T04:09:38.816-07:00Stepping out at Continuum<br />
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Writers, in general, like our
solitude. It allows us to sit for long periods of time alone, in front of a
computer to write. But to say we're completely solitary creatures, or that
writing is a complete solitary craft isn't true. We constantly need to refuel our
creative tanks. How do we do that? In so many ways. One of my favourites is
the convention scene. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The weekend just past
saw a flurry of authors and fans come together in Melbourne for </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://continuum.org.au/" target="_blank">Continuum 8</a>. It was a fantastic event with
lots of fabulous authors from whom to gain inspiration from and lots of wonderful people
to connect with and have a laugh and a glass of wine. I caught up with old friends and made new ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I had several
favourite moments during the con including the scene writing workshops with <a href="http://www.alisongoodman.com.au/" target="_blank">Alison Goodman </a></span><span style="font-size: small;">and the fight writing
workshop with <a href="http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/" target="_blank">Alan Baxter</a>. </span><span style="font-size: small;">I also loved the panel
about <i>writing different gender,
sexualities & cultures</i> with <a href="http://louisecusack.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Louise Cusack</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">among others. I thoroughly
enjoyed the many readings – one of the more deliciously disturbing ones coming
from</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://kaaronwarren.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">Kaaron Warren</a> and her severed, grey finger with
the red nail polish. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Two highlights for me
were the launch of <a href="http://jasonnahrung.com/" target="_blank">Jason Nahrung's</a> novella, <a href="http://jasonnahrung.com/2012/05/30/salvage-launches-on-june-8/" target="_blank">Salvage</a>, and <a href="http://tanaudel.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathleen Jenning's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditmar_Award" target="_blank">Ditmar</a> win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although it's a sad affair when
the con ends and everyone goes their separate ways, it's also great to return
home full of inspiration and ready to sit for hours again in front of the computer. So on
that note, I'm off to create some more fantastical world. See you soon at the next con...</span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-66999182373554570382012-05-04T20:03:00.001-07:002012-05-04T20:03:57.824-07:00PREPRODUCTION – Part 3<br />
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This is the final installation of my preproduction posts. I
hope they've been useful to you. I've covered ideas, characters, plotting and
world building. Now it's time to put it together in the character and story
arcs. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Character Arcs</i></div>
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Now that you have your characters what are you going to do
with them. All characters have to go through some kind of transformation
throughout the book. This may be for good or bad, subtle or major. It may be an
emotional transformation, or a financial/situational transformation. It will
depend on the characters themselves. But they will change. You've just asked
them to save the world and they've done it for you (or maybe not). Such events
are going to have an effect on them. </div>
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As with plotting, it's helpful to have an idea of the
emotional and situational state of your characters at the end of the book. Did
they overcome their fears? Learn their lessons? Did they lose everything? Or
win it all? Did they triumph, or fail? Did they discover things about
themselves that they didn't know before? Did their inability to learn bring
about their downfall?</div>
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When you know how your characters will change, you can then
map out turning points in the novel. These are events that have an effect on
the way your characters think or act, which ultimately shape who they are by
the end of the book. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Story Arcs</i></div>
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The story arc is very similar to the character arc and
encompasses both the plot and the characters. You may have heard of a novel
having a Beginning, Middle and End. </div>
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The beginning is where you introduce your characters,
settings and the main conflict</div>
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The middle is where your characters run into difficulties,
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The end is where the main conflict is resolved and loose
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This is a really great way to structure your novel, though I
have to admit I have trouble consciously marking these points in my own
stories. I do stick to some rules though, like never introducing new plots and
characters right near the end of the book. Never give away all of your secrets
at the beginning of the book. Remember, you're on a journey and you want to
stop and see the sights as you go. If you saw all the sites either at the
beginning, or the end, the in between would be boring. So you need to think
about where you're going to place pivotal moments in the story. When do I want
the reader to know that Billy's new friend is actually an evil sorcerer from
another world? How far in does my
character realise that they're the chosen one? For how long is the king in
denial that the world is sinking?</div>
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How you answer those questions will depend on the pace and
tone you want to set for your novel. But that's a whole other story...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-59501541580204597122012-03-31T19:15:00.001-07:002012-03-31T19:15:35.734-07:00PRE PRODUCTION – Part 2<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Pre production is an important part of writing a novel.
Starting a novel without any pre-thought can be like fumbling in the dark for
the light switch. In part 1 I spoke of getting an idea for a story and getting
to know your characters. This post is on plot and world building. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Plot</i></div>
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This is as important as your characters. In fact, your
characters and the plot are usually entwined. I never begin a novel unless I
have some idea of how it's going to end. Rarely do you get in your car, without
a map, and just drive. If you don't know where it is you're going, you could
end up getting lost. Plotting is like a map. It shows you all of the possible
routes you can take, but without a destination they're all pretty useless. You
don't need to know all of the roads you'll take to get to your destination, and
sometimes you can still get lost, but if you've done any plotting then, like a
map, you can refer to it and get back on track. </div>
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The road you take may change depending on your characters
and how they respond to intersections (conflicts). Plots and subplots are a
useful way of adding conflicts to your character's lives. Need some spice? Add
a subplot about an old rival who's back in town, or give your character a task
that threatens to take them away from the main plot, thereby putting more
pressure on their shoulders to complete both their task and save the world. </div>
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Your plot has to be flexible, as your characters will want
to deviate from time to time. But remember, you have a destination and you
don't want to be late to the party, so remind your characters where it is
they're going and they'll be sure to come back around. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">World Building</i></div>
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When writing fantasy, world building is essential. Even if
you're writing urban fantasy, you still need to know your setting. World
building can be a big job, especially if you're starting from scratch, as I
often do. One useful tool is to look at our own world. We have such an amazing
planet with diverse landscapes, weather conditions, cultures and species. Draw
from all that is around you to create your own unique world.</div>
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Know as much about the world as you can before you start
writing. Does the setting change? What is the weather like and will it have an
effect on how your characters live or make their decisions? Are there lots of
trees, or is the land barren? Do mountains divide countries? Is there gold, or
precious elements in the ground worth fighting over? How do the people work
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World building is so much more than just the physical
surroundings. Is there more than one race? How do different cultures relate? Do
they clash? Is religion important? What rights do men, women and children have?
Is there a social structure? Who rules the land? How is it run?</div>
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And what about animals and plants? I could go on. World
building is really about using your imagination. Have some fun with it. </div>
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Next time: Pre production Part 3, Character and Story Arcs. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-6714554722003907242012-03-03T22:00:00.000-08:002012-03-03T22:00:07.397-08:00PREPRODUCTION – Part 1<br />
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I've just begun a new novel, about a week ago. I've been
nonstop busy working on it. So how many words of my new novel have I written? I
hear you ask. None. And I won't until I've done some preproduction. </div>
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If you try to start a novel without any pre-though of what
you're writing, you'll more than likely fail. There are those who choose to
write organically – without making any plans – and it can be done, but it can
make for a difficult journey. Preproduction is sort of like packing the esky
for a trip to the beach. Sure you might forget to pack the potato salad, or you
packed too much bread, but you have the sausages and the steaks so it's all
good. </div>
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I'm going to break this post up into three parts, going
through the things I take into consideration before I begin writing any novel. In
this post I'm going to talk about the idea and characters, and then in later
posts I'll follow with plot, world building, character arcs and story arcs. So
let's begin. </div>
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Without the idea there is no novel. Ideas can come from
anywhere and everywhere; a bird flying over the sky, a story on the news, a
conversation you overhear on the bus. Each writer will find their own unique
way of sourcing ideas. </div>
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An idea can be exciting and the thought of turning it into a
novel even more so. But don't hack into the sculpting clay just yet. An idea is
not a story. It is one piece of information.</div>
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In business, if you had a new concept that you wanted to
present to the boss, you would think about it first, the pros and cons and how
you would make the idea work. Writing a novel is no different. So take this new
and fabulous idea and spend some time thinking about it. Mull it over in your
head. Question it's plausibility as a solid idea. If it's flimsy, don't throw
it away just yet. Think about ways you could strengthen it. What themes can you
draw from this idea? Do you want your story to have a message? Does the idea
have the potential to grow? If you can answer these questions than you've made
a start. </div>
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You can't begin your novel without characters. Who wants to
read a book about settings alone? You need to find characters that will fit in
with your themes and ideas and also ones that will clash and cause conflict. You
need to spend some time getting to know your characters, asking yourself
questions about them – what are their beliefs, their goals, their fears, their
passions? It's not imperative to know everything about all of your characters
before you begin, but you need to have a good idea of what drives your main
character before you try and tell their story. How would you like it if someone
tried to write a book about your life without ever asking you a single
question?</div>
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Getting to know your characters can take some time, so be
patient. I find it helps to write a short biography of their life, before they
met you. Where did they grow up? Who were their friends? What sort of
relationship do they have with their parents? And so on...</div>
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When I'm getting to know my characters, I like to know how
they'll handle the situations I have in store for them. I'm talking, of cause,
about the plot and their journey throughout the book. But that is for next
week. For now, spend some time thinking about what your characters would do
if... Throw as many conflicts at them as you can. Test their strengths and weaknesses.
They just might surprise you.</div>
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Next time: Preproduction Part 2 - Plot and
World Building</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-34858534231216234922012-01-25T22:52:00.000-08:002012-01-25T22:52:32.469-08:00MANY DEATHS<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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Welcome 2012. This is my first
post for the year and today is Australia Day, or as we Ausies like to call it,
a good excuse for a bbq day.</div>
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Away with all the bright happy
stuff, I thought I'd talk about writing death scenes. There are many ways to
kill off a character, which most writers love doing. I mention few in this
blog, but would love to hear the different ways you slay your characters. </div>
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The deathbed scene: this usually
occurs when one of your characters has been struck down by illness, or injury,
old age, poison (if it's slow acting). I've written a few of these myself – the
raspy breaths, the fevers, the mumbled words before death. The deathbed scene
is a great way to set up mystery or leave things up in the air. The departing
never quite get to finish the words that will save the protagonist's life and
save the world. These tend not to be gory (unless someone is coughing up blood
or has pussy boils, etc...), though you can make them disturbing by changing the
level of agony in death. </div>
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Accidental: Can't say I've
written an accidental death scene before. I could imagine that this sort of
death might be used to break a character's spirit, or change the way they
perceive life and death. Any death scene should push the story along in some
way. This isn't my favourite. The king accidentally dying before he can sign
the peace treaty might give the antagonist a chance to continue the feud
between kingdoms, but it works better if the king is murdered by the antagonist
who makes it look like an accident. Maybe an accidental death sets off a chain
of events. Who know? </div>
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Suicide: I have written a suicide
scene recently. I really liked the character and didn't want her to die, but it
was necessary to help unleash the evil my protagonists had to face. Like the
accidental death, this is may set off a chain of events. The beginning of the
movie, Constantine, starts with a suicide, that effects the lead female
character and sends her on a journey to Hell. </div>
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Bloody Murder: Most of my death
scenes are a result of bloody murder. Swords, knives, teeth, bear hands, axes,
holding heads under water, pillows, poison, magic, fireballs are just a few ways
to kill off a character. Murder can add mystery, it can begin wars, incite acts
of revenge, send others into hiding, inspire terror. It's a dominating force in
fantasy. One character plotting murder against another character is always a
great tool and adds conflict. How bloody you go is up to you. There are,
however, a few things to take into consideration. Who is your audience? Can
they handle a lot of gore? Is it in your character's nature to be brutal? </div>
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Sometimes the hint of violence
can work much better than the gore, as it allows the reader's imagination to
take over. In my book I have a scene where a man is sacrificed by cannibals. I
needed to show that the threat of death to my protagonist was very real. I was
able to do it by taking the reader up to the point right before he's killed. It
was enough for them to know it was happening without having to show it. Whereas,
I have another character who was quite happy to watch his victims die. When he
kills I show the blood, as it fits his personality.</div>
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No matter what kind of death
scene you write, be sure that it helps to further either the plot, or your
characters' development for good or bad.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-74451104436167840012011-12-13T04:47:00.000-08:002011-12-13T04:47:31.741-08:00ALL THINGS GROSS – Bodily Functions in Fantasy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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In everyday life people do the grossest things. We pick our
noses, scratch ourselves in private places in public, we make horrible smells
and offensive noises, we stick our fingers in our ears and then wipe our
findings on our jeans, we scrape goop from eyes and squeeze puss from our faces
and our bowels hold us to ransom. Have I grossed you out enough yet?</div>
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My point is, being human can be disgusting, so why shouldn't
your characters have the same traits? Ah, maybe because it's gross... Yes, but
it's also realistic. That's not to say all of your characters need to start finding
treasures in their noses and producing obnoxious gases. You have to consider a
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For example, in my Healer Trilogy, I have a character, Princess
Adalin, who wouldn't dream of farting in front of the mirror let alone in
company. But her nomadic companion, Carius, takes pride in his bodily
functions. </div>
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Farting can be great for breaking the tension between feuding
friends. A scratch of the privates can show a character's lack of social etiquette.
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on dirty fingernails can be a nervous tick. Chewing on dirty toenails a
disgusting thing to do in front of others, but necessary if they're really,
really long. An unwanted burp is a great way to embarrass a character in front of
their love interest. A gluggy, wet sneeze sprayed in the face of someone
important makes for an awkward situation. Sweat glistening off a naked body can
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Being gross can be a handy tool, but choose your moments
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has to stop and pick their bloomers from their slot. You don't want to destroy
the tension when the world is about to fall apart by farting. Funny yes. Suspenseful
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That said, I encourage you to be gross, be disgusting and
let it all hang out. And remember not even your hero can smell like roses all
of the time.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-63339022646320172652011-10-28T03:08:00.000-07:002011-10-28T03:08:06.239-07:00Is Beauty Ugly? (Beauty in Fantasy)<!--[if !mso]>
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I have begun to think about the characters in my next
trilogy. My main female character lives in a world where beauty is having a
clean shirt and face. She doesn't pluck or prune, trim or clip. No makeup, no
hair straighteners, no tweezers, no hair dye, no modern beatifying devices. So
how do I make my character beautiful, when she's looking a bit of a feral? By western
society at least. I'm speaking mainly of women in this post, but the same can
apply to men.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How far can we push
realism in fantasy?</i></div>
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Do we want to see slugs for eyebrows, bad acne, crooked and
blackened teeth, or hairy armpits and legs? What about scars, or deformities,
disabilities, missing limbs? How far you go depends on the world you're
building. Is presentation important? Are they at war and scars a rite of
passage for warriors? Do they have the means to change their appearance? Can
the people afford the costs of beauty? Is beauty genetic? Do the people you're
creating have certain physical traits that make them more or less appealing to
other races? Is cleanliness important? Has the comb been invented?</div>
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<br /></div>
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Push the boundaries as far are you feel comfortable going,
but be careful though not to make your protagonist too repulsive that people
won't want to read about them. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Is being too beautiful,
too well groomed, annoying? </i></div>
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Sometimes yes. We've all watched tv shows and movies, where
the heroine has just been through hell's battlefield and come out looking
fabulous, her lipstick un-smudged, her mascara still intact, a strategically
placed smear of dirt to highlight her cheekbones. Or historical pieces with
woman who's eyebrows are perfect and their teeth glowing. It's unrealistic
(says she who writes about magic). Characters need to have flaws, even physical
ones sometimes. Most of us have something we dislike about ourselves, why not
portray that in your characters as well. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder.</i></div>
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Culture can dictate what is beautiful. At one time the
Chinese considered small feet in woman to be beautiful, so woman would bind
their feet (ouch!). In Thailand wind copper around their necks to elongate them
(which actually pushes down their shoulders – ouch!). Men in Africa paint their
faces yellow and flutter their cheeks to attract woman. Looks very creepy to
me, but to the women of that culture it's sexy. There are some tribal cultures who
wear lip disks. The lip is pierced, and a disk is inserted that stretches the
bottom lip (ouch!). To the people of these cultures it's symbol of beauty and
power. Most cultures consider symmetry to be beautiful and yet we can love a
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I think it's important to make your protagonist beautiful in
some way, though it doesn't have to be in a modern way or even a physical way. As
a reader I want to find the beauty within the protagonist that makes me care
for them. Once you know what that is in your own characters, I think you can
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Do you need characters to be beautiful to keep reading?
Share your views. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-63502119716561164772011-10-08T16:46:00.000-07:002011-10-08T22:29:15.530-07:00OBSERVATIONAL DECK – Is the world inherently lazy?<link href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8dyO1eqQA9I/TpEeaDYk3xI/AAAAAAAAAHY/4xXBhUV-7Ww/s144/earth212.jpg" rel="image_src"></link>
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I have a fascination with escalators and why, when people
step onto an escalator, they feel the need to stop walking. Granted, if you're
old, disabled, or incapable of walking, escalators can ease your journey.
However, for the rest of us able bodied chumps, why do we to stop? My answer,
the world is inherently lazy. Before you take insult, you should know that this
applies to the universe. It's known as the <b>principle of minimum total
potential energy,</b> which comes from
the <b>second law of thermodynamics. </b>Basically, the lowest state of potential
energy for us humans on an escalator is the standing position (given that it's
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Not everyone,
however, is happy to stand and let the escalator move for them. There are those
who will keep walking. I find my characters can vary between walkers and
standers. There are some who would
rather sit at the pub and drink than save the world. Well who wouldn't? They don't
want to do as they're told, or go where I need them to go. They are happy to
let that escalator move for them, pretending that the world wasn't going to end.
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So why do some of
my characters keep walking while others stopped? It was my mentor and friend, <a href="http://www.louisecusack.com/">Louise Cusack</a>, who answered this question for me. Louise pointed out to me that
there are proactive characters and reactive characters. Proactive being the
ones who walk and reactive the ones who stand. My boring characters were reactive,
waiting for things to happen to nudge them along. I needed to make them
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So how can one keep their characters from being so damned lazy? Throw things at them, so they have
to duck. Keep them locked up so they can't get to the pub and make them find
their own way out. Put things/people in their way, so they have to swerve.
Discriminate against them until they fight back. Unfairly judge them, until
they stand up for themselves. Find a cause they can get riled up about, or an
injustice they can't ignore. Kidnap their loved ones, or make their love
interest appear unattainable, then drive them wild with desire. And so on.
Anything to take them out of their comfort zone and forces them to act. Then,
in the process of sorting out their lives, they may find themselves saving the
world. </div>
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For great words of
wisdom you can follow Louise's blog at: <a href="http://ifyoumustwrite.com/">http://ifyoumustwrite.com</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-22809706189620852622011-09-21T06:33:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:33:35.727-07:00ADULT CONTENT – Part III Swearing<br />
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Before I dive into the subject of swearing I should warn
those with sensitive ears that there will be swear words starting with the
letters s, f, c and e mentioned in this post.</div>
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To be fair, swearing is not limited to adults alone, however,
there are some who would have swearing corralled and shuffled off to the dregs,
so that their children may never be befouled by such language. Which brings me
to my first point. </div>
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I object to the suggestion that swear words are not part of mine
or anyone's language. Statements such as, there is no need for that language; please
refrain from using that language; if you continue to use that language you'll
be charged, bother me. I didn't realise that swear words made up their own
language. Since I only speak English what other language am I supposed to use?
Would you prefer I swore in French? Ah, if only I could. </div>
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As a writer, I need access to all words so that I can
explore all facets of my characters. </div>
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It is not the words themselves that matter, but the context in
which you use them. Hey cunt, how's it going? can be a term of endearment to
some. But to call someone a slobbering dog is generally an insult. The word
scum may be considered mild in comparison to fuck, but put a negative edge to
it – you dirty, filthy piece of scum – and it becomes extremely insulting,
especially to those who have had to scrape their way out of the gutters to make
something of themselves. The word fuck probably doesn't mean anything to those
who use it every day. </div>
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When I write fantasy fiction I tend to use less of the s, f
and c words in favour of more creative words. I do this because I find those
harsh swear words have more impact when used sparingly (but that's just me). I
do know others who like to use them more often to give their story a gritty
feel. There are many different ways I like to come up with soft swears, as you
might want to call them. Three of the mains ones are:</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Religion</i></div>
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Many of our modern swear words come from taking the lord's
name in vain. All of my fictional worlds have some form of religion that my
characters follow or resist. I give my gods and religious leaders names and
titles and then use them as swear words.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Animals and Body Parts
and Bodily Function</i></div>
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We've all heard the term bullshit before, I'm sure. Animals,
body parts and bodily functions are a great way to swear. Sometimes I make up
animals, or use animals common to my story as a replacement for the word bull. Then,
instead of using shit, I might use a bodily function similar to shit; poo, diarrhoea,
crap, dung, farts, burps (all the fun toilet humour stuff). Or I might use body
parts, which I won't elaborate on here, but dog's balls is a great example. Be
creative. Of course these animals, body parts, bodily functions can all be used
independently. I'm sure I don't need to explain that one.</div>
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Another way to use animals is to pick ones we tend to think
of as repulsive or dim-witted; maggot, slug, snake, cockroach, worm, mule,
turkey. The list goes on.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ordinary Words</i></div>
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The word fuck/fucking has been replaced with ordinary words
such as freaking, fruit-tingles and flaming. Almost anything can become a swear
word if you use it the right way. Just stick the word dirty in front of it;
dirty mutton; dirty cheese hole, dirty wax stuffer, etc. I'm sure you can come
up with better ones. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Making Words Up.</i></div>
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This one is my favourite. I love making up words. One trick
I use is to take a real word and swap the letters about and play around with
the way it sounds. For example, take the word shit. This can be changed to shet
or shek or skick. Othere examples: you're such a smenk; keep your bleaming
hands off my you cepidizoid; get the frugo outta here; you're such a eglitest.</div>
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These are pretty mild examples, but you can see where I'm
going. How harsh you want to get with your swear words comes down to your
characters. Where they grew up, how they were raised, culture constraints, friends
and families can all attribute to how and when your character swears. </div>
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Tell me your creative swear words. </div>
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Coming up next Observation Deck – Is The Universe Inherently
Lazy?; and Beauty in Fantasy (not necessarily in that order)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-25741812928693796342011-09-09T06:19:00.000-07:002011-09-09T06:19:23.004-07:00ADULT CONTENT – Part II Sex<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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In my last post I spoke of violence in adult fantasy
fiction. Today I'm going to continue the discussion of adult content in adult
fiction and talk about SEX. To me, sex in fiction means a number of things; sexual
interests, the way people behave around the opposite sex (or same sex if that's
your fancy) and of course the physical act of sex. In my opinion fantasy books
should have a combination of all three. All adults think about sex, engage with
the opposite sex and (if they're lucky) have sex. There's no avoiding it. So
why should your characters. </div>
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Quick note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
generally talking heterosexual interactions, however, everything said can apply
to any sexual orientation your characters may take, monsters and aliens
included. Also, I am speaking from a woman's point of view, so guys if you have
a difference of opinion, would love to hear about it.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sexual Interests.</i></div>
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The sort of fantasy novel you're writing will dictate how
deep you go when it comes to romance, but that doesn't mean you should ignore
sexual interest. Your characters can still be attracted to others without
falling in love. Obsession for the one you can't have can really drive a character's
decisions. </div>
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You can't go through life without being attracted to someone
and neither can your characters. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The way you behave.</i></div>
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The lack of sexual interaction is one of the most
frustrating things for me when I read a book. </div>
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Men and women check each other out. Sometimes you get
caught, sometimes you don't. To all the women writers, don't make your male
characters overly sensitive. When there's cleavage in the room men are going to
look. To all the male writers, women are looking too, it's just our wider
peripheral vision makes it easier for us to be subtle. </div>
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We alter the way we behave around people of the opposite
sex, especially if we are attracted to someone. We make excuses to be closer to
them, or touch them. Or if we're shy, we desperately avoid eye contact. We have
all flirted at one time or another with the opposite sex, even when there is no
sexual pursuit involved. Flirting is a great way for your characters to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subtly manipulate, or be manipulated. We have
all talked about sex – wish mine were/was bigger, what are they like in the
sack. Whether we are comfortable, or embarrassed in sexual discussion can
depend on who we are with. </div>
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There are always going to be people who push you out of your
comfort zone and become crude and crass. Or maybe you are the one doing the
pushing. Put your characters in awkward positions with the opposite sex. Don't
make it easy for them.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The physical act of
sex.</i></div>
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The fun part. I find it most unsatisfying when the main
character, who I've invested my time in, spends the whole book eyeing off their
love interest only to get a kiss at the end (or not even that in some of the
books I've read). Not all of your characters are going to have sex in your
book, but in real life people are having sex. Don't avoid it in your adult novel.</div>
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This doesn't mean you have to write graphic thrust by thrust
descriptions. On the contrary, writing a sex scene can be an opportunity to
bring out your literary side with metaphors and colourful imagery. If you're
feeling bold then you may want to add some detail; give the reader something to
remember. Don't be afraid to use the word penis. Just be careful your descriptions
don't cross over into erotica if your aim is to write down-the-line fantasy. </div>
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It can be hard knowing the limit of how much or how little
sex you put in. Too much and it becomes porn, too little and you have yourself
a young adult novel instead. When you do find that balance it will add a whole
other level of depth to your story. </div>
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Coming up: Swearing - the fun I have making up words.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-25274272329931795282011-08-27T09:58:00.000-07:002011-08-27T09:58:45.883-07:00ADULT CONTENT – Part I Violence.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-AU</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">I'm am both a reader and writer of epic fantasy fiction, with an emphasis on adult fiction. In recent times I've read several novels that have claimed to be adult, and while I've enjoyed the plots liked the characters, I feel there has been something missing. Something that keeps it from being a truly adult novel.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">At the risk of sounding sadistically perverse, for me, the missing pieces are sex and violence. In this post I shall talk of violence and save sex for my next post. Now I do not condone violence in every day society, nor do I want to read/write a gore fest for the sake of shock value. However, we are talking books and we are talking fantasy worlds. Authors do not always need to spell out every bloody detail. There are creative ways to show that someone is being killed, maimed, raped, or brutalised without having to make the reader physically ill (but that's a whole other post). That concept of less is more can be a powerful thing. My point is that violence is a part of nature, even today, and should not be avoided for fear of offending the readership. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I myself have cut of hands, slit throats, sacrificed deer (and humans alike) and thrust swords into the bellies of good men. Most of these acts of cruelty I've agonised over, while the rest I've licked my lips and taken great pleasure in. Did I say I was trying not to be sadistic? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Many fantasy writers base their stories on past or primitive cultures where violence and death were/are part of society. The Aztecs had their sacrificial altars, the Romans had their colosseum, the French had their guillotine, the Japanese are known for ritual suicide. In medieval times people were rarely sent to prison for crimes committed. Instead, they were tortured, or executed depending on the severity of the crime. The death penalty is still in existence today. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In my opinion, violence can be attributed to a number of things; a need for power/dominance over the individual, community, or both; territorial control; the right to mate (love); or just plain insanity. All of these things can add depth to your story, as long as it is appropriate and in line with the way your character(s) behaves, or the rules of the society you have created. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Violence can be a catalyst for change, or be an obstacle for your protagonist. It adds grit and realism to your world and creates a platform from which your protagonist can leap off of to discover themselves, or your antagonist to plummet in defeat (or vise versa). It doesn't have to consume your story, but remember that not all problems can be solved through negotiation; not everyone is content to be led away in shackles; not everyone has a conscience. In conclusion, don't be afraid to get a little dark at times. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My next post will be on Sex in fantasy fiction and how frustrating it is when there is none...</div><div class="MsoNormal">All comments welcome. Would love suggestion on other adult writing topics. The kind of issues that young adult books can't tackle.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-82141149444852045492011-07-28T01:06:00.000-07:002011-07-28T01:10:01.848-07:00PERSPECTIVE<div class="separator" style="background-color: black; clear: both; color: #f3f3f3; text-align: left;">If I was to say to you the sky isn't blue, you'd probably respond with, 'You crazy, bitch!' Or maybe you wouldn't, but you would think I had gone colour blind. But I say, it's a matter of perspective. Let's go into outer space for a moment and look down on the earth. Notice anything? We can see the blue of the water, the dark masses of land and white clouds. The sky (our atmosphere) has become as clear as glass. So whether the sky is blue or not is a matter of perception. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoZV0a01rvY/TjEXTHM7bLI/AAAAAAAAACQ/c1o_5-9LAQ0/s1600/earth2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoZV0a01rvY/TjEXTHM7bLI/AAAAAAAAACQ/c1o_5-9LAQ0/s200/earth2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Who your characters are is also a matter of perception. All you see is a dangerous man stalking you. You don't realise he's actually trying to protect you from the terminator. A good way to show the many sides of your main characters is to have the reader view them through the eyes of other point of view characters. We all have a different opinion of who our friends and enemies are. You may think your protagonist is wise and kind, but is that what the other characters see?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For example, your mother thinks you're wonderful and doesn't mind you bringing over your washing, while your partner can't stand the way you leave dirty socks on the floor. Your co-workers think your strange because you like dragons, while your writing friends think... well they probably think your strange too, but not because you like dragons. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If you only have one point of view character this can be difficult to show, but not impossible. People adapt their behaviour depending on who they're with. You don't sware in front of your nana, but might curse like a sailor around your mates. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ask yourself, how does your protagonist relate to different kinds of people? Do they treat the peasant on the street differently to the king? Do they say one thing and think another? How does their posture change around others? Do they stand tall in front of their friends, but shrink when their overbearing boss is around? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">How do the other characters perceive your protagonist? Do women the women think he/she is rude, while the men find them hilarious? Is your protagonist misjudged by some and seen right through by others? Do others see the good/bad deeds of your protagonist? Do others wonder how your protagonist can be revered/loathed, while all they can see are the shortcomings/achievements?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Find the many facets of your protagonist and bring them out through the eyes of others, because from where others stand the sky might not be blue. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-37298265967585059992011-07-08T07:36:00.000-07:002011-07-08T07:36:55.650-07:00Name Change and Building World Culture<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-AU</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--> <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">Some of you (R&G) may notice that my blog is no longer called Too Drunk To Be In Love. It's now called Domasphere. Why the change? Well, as much as I like my original name I didn't want people to think I was some kind of drunken louse. Also there's a spacey element to Domasphere, which I just happen to have an interest in - <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/">http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/</a> Very cool, sometimes nerdy, but always pretty stuff.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">Had an interesting conversation today about the different cultures sampled when creating societal structures in a fantasy worlds. There are many to pick from, the same way you might pick at a chicken carcass in the hopes of creating your own unique salad of a culture that fits your story. I myself have dipped my finger into the Mongolian nomads, licked the spoon of Egyptian hierarchy and gluttonously devoured from the plate of medieval England. But what I find most fascinating is the culture of animals. Animal society, though perhaps not always as obvious, can be just as complex as human society. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">Take for example lions: Highly skilled, bold, lethal, hunt to kill with very little thought for anything other than filling their bellies and surviving. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">Gorillas: Peaceful until provoked, protective, wary, powerful when the need arises, otherwise happy to sit, eat and pick bugs off each other. </div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">And my fav, killer whales: Cunning, never miss the second time around, rarely miss the first time around, hunt for the thrill, curious, intelligent and yes wolves of the sea.</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">So my point is, when building your world and the societies that fill it don't be afraid to extend beyond the boundaries of ordinary existence. You don't have to restrict yourselves to humans only. Even ants have a complex society with rules and hierarchies that they have to live by. In my opinion, humans are just glorified animal. And if you need proof of that just watch a football game. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41916085837829361.post-37075482193939297362011-06-24T06:23:00.000-07:002011-06-24T06:57:13.938-07:00When Things Come TogetherI was going to call this post 'Giving The Fans What They Want', seeing as I now have two (thanks R&G - you guys rock!), but had another thought in mind.<br /><br />I'm sure you've all woken in the morning with the thought that it's going to be a bitch of a day, but then everything seems to fall into place and you end up having a really good (everything's coming up Milhouse) day. Well writers have those days (though they come in moments) too. It often happens when they think that their story is weak, even though they've been working on strenghtening it for at least a year. They write and write, knowing it's bettter to write crap and fix it up later than to not write at all. Then, as the flow of words turns from consistency of molasses to honey to water, something just clicks and BAM! all the pieces fit together. And you didn't even have to think about it.<br /><br />Can't give away too many details, but had one of those moments today. What I will say is that there is nothing better than being a writer in those moments.<br /><br />Hey R&G have you seen that show East Bound and Down? It's my new thing. I think you'd like it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14640074381107341306noreply@blogger.com0