Fantasy writers
So. You think you’re a fantasy writer? See how you fare on the The Fantasy Novelist’s Exam. I’ll be interested to hear the results.
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I didn’t sleep all that well last night, so I feel I did pretty well to get all the way to 595 words today. And then, because I was falling asleep at the desk, I hauled out the vacuum and cleaned the store. Tomorrow is Canada Day, and it will be a busy weekend, what…
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Vegas Road Trip 2019
Today you get to see a few photos from our recent road trip to Las Vegas! I loved seeing the looks on people’s faces when I said we were going to Vegas — folks who know Jim and me were rightfully quite shocked as it doesn’t seem like ‘our thing.’ Well, you’re all right. It’s…
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Dilemma
Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself. I think I said I found a good stopping place on Friday, and so I did. Finding the next good starting place is the next problem. I’ve spent hours today staring at my screen, and for the last while I’ve been free-writing. I have two problems here….
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Half a Kitchen!
Of course the new kitchen isn’t far along enough to post photos yet, but Jim and I spent most of the weekend completing the rip-out of the old kitchen (the sink cabinet and the gas range had remained to the end). We laid a sheet of thin plywood over the kitchen area and began installing…
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Requesting prayer
Our very good friend Rick is currently in ICU at the regional hospital with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. He had the flu last week and after awhile began losing muscular control and strength in his feet and then calves. Then higher. Then hands and arms. Because he was *only* a Level 2 emergency (not on the verge…
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Home again
I’m ba-ack! If you follow my daughter’s blog you’ll notice that they are all moved into their new home with some help from Mom and Dad. *Moved in* might be a bit of a stretch, but at least their belongings are all there in their new premises. I’m sure it will take a week or…
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Snort. Does two yes’s out of all those questions really count? Sheesh. You’re hard to please.
I have no clue when the hay baler was invented, but were it to be important in some way to my novel, I would LOOK IT UP.
I don’t think that writing the first book of a planned series (providing it can stand alone as a quality work) should count against one.
And, goodness gracious — if you’re doing work-for-hire for Wizards of the Coast, you’ve already been paid part of your advance in all likelihood, so abandoning your work would be breach of contract!
. . . Should I point out the rest of the flaws?
Hmmm… I passed! All the same, I can readily conceive of using quite a few of those plot devices without feeling in the least bit guilty. *grin*
Hey, *I* didn’t write it, I just found it amusing and thought I’d share.
I see though that there are a few cliches I missed while writing my fantasy spoof for Nano last year. Maybe I’ll leave the exam open in front of me when I start revising, so I’ll know what to put IN.