tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post1532746277665478649..comments2023-12-31T16:21:50.498-05:00Comments on Enter The Door Within: Advice for Aspiring Authors...9/3 UpdateWayneThomasBatsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837713579691260482noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-86059297816574231832007-09-11T19:12:00.000-05:002007-09-11T19:12:00.000-05:00re #2: I know I'm doing good when my mother keeps...re #2: I know I'm doing good when my mother keeps asking me what a word means(she's not normally a reader of fiction).<BR/><BR/>Actually, I was a little concerned at how many words she thought were too big, but then I remembered that most kids who read fantasy are pretty smart. I will admit though, I am a frequent user of the thesaurus tool in word. It is very helpful.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the advice. I'll keep checking back.fiorindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504120709183671153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-58702637444635019602007-09-11T18:31:00.000-05:002007-09-11T18:31:00.000-05:00I read somewhere that you should write the first c...I read somewhere that you should write the first chapter after the rest is done. I sooo agree, lol!<BR/><BR/>I know I'm writing my best stuff when <I>I</I> enjoy it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185060505158684073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-35845078493772109192007-09-05T18:04:00.000-05:002007-09-05T18:04:00.000-05:00OH YEAH!!! Pardon me, I'm such a spaz about LotR.OH YEAH!!! Pardon me, I'm such a spaz about LotR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-70233809852502018552007-09-05T18:02:00.000-05:002007-09-05T18:02:00.000-05:00Thank you for the tips on book writing too!I neede...Thank you for the tips on book writing too!I needed some tips to get my book going.I can't get past the first chapter.Hopfully those tips will get me started!<BR/>Kelsey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-27700812950836700512007-09-05T17:39:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:39:00.000-05:00I am a HUGE lotr fan!!!!!!!!!Linnende (Lindsay)I am a HUGE lotr fan!!!!!!!!!<BR/>Linnende (Lindsay)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-68904214886910186162007-09-05T17:37:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:37:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tips on book writing! I am currentl...Thanks for the tips on book writing! I am currently writing a fantasy book and I am nervous about how other people will like it!<BR/>LindsayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-62051115346988331702007-09-05T17:19:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:19:00.000-05:00Speaking of recommended books for writers I would ...Speaking of recommended books for writers I would highly recommend "The Writers Guide to Fantasy Literature-From Dragon's Lair to Hero's Quest-How to Write Fantasy Stories of Lasting Value" edited by Philip Martin It's chock full of interviews with fantasy writers some I agree with and others I don't but really it is a powerhouse of how the machine works and how to get your own gears meshing. <BR/><BR/>Also, for those not really as into fantasy as myself there's "The Complete Writers Guide to Heroes and Heroines-Sixteen Master Archetypes" By Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, and Sue Viders. Both are excellent resources that I have and use nearly every day either for encouragement or because I want to know why something is or is not working. ;) Read and be refreshed warriors of the pen!everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-44858127826236544792007-09-05T17:12:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:12:00.000-05:00Don't apologize Amy! This is part of that 'iron sh...Don't apologize Amy! This is part of that 'iron sharpening iron' stuff that everyone goes "Yeah, that's what I want in a writing group!" <BR/><BR/>*Ahem*<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I agree that the known is the jumping off point for the unknown. And tweaking memories or embellishing them is a great idea for story starters!everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-19306428002365732662007-09-05T16:48:00.000-05:002007-09-05T16:48:00.000-05:00I've been reading Fiction Writer's Workshop by Jos...I've been reading <I>Fiction Writer's Workshop</I> by Josip Novakovich and it approaches the topic in a slightly different way. He says that as soon as you change anything about something real, it becomes fiction. Some people can't start writing, I think, unless they at least know a litte bit about where to start.<BR/><BR/>One of the exercises was to recall a memory and instead of trying to be accurate, make up the details and tweak it. The other was to write about a group of people who you saw just for a moment, but make up what they were doing or what the situation was, despite no real knowledge of it. This is designed to teach you how to make something interesting from very little real information.<BR/><BR/>It's a fun book to read and I love the exercises at the end of each chapter. I definitely recommend it. I actually found it from <I>Where the Map Ends</I>. Good site!<BR/><BR/>Sorry this is so long - I just get all excited about this stuff because I'm in the middle of developing my own abilities. :)Amy Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980921368244489071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-81015728708148820352007-09-05T16:39:00.000-05:002007-09-05T16:39:00.000-05:00I've always interpreted the "write what you know" ...I've always interpreted the "write what you know" thing as more of a jumping off point. Say you're a waitress at a resteraunt, you write about restaurants. Maybe instead of a normal restaurant, it's run by elven slaves of an evil overlord and you are the only one capable of rescuing a persecuted race and saving them from extinction. <BR/><BR/>So - I try to always write what I don't know and sometimes it starts with something I do know. That's just me though.Amy Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980921368244489071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-74629151661413629812007-09-04T23:50:00.000-05:002007-09-04T23:50:00.000-05:00I agree about writing what you don't know ;) capt'...I agree about writing what you don't know ;) capt'n. But in a way, you write what you know and what you don't at the same time. Fear is fear whether it's the fear of being eaten by a beast with three heads, or being terrified of a dog down the street that is known to bite people. I know the fear of being bitten, so I use that knowing to write the fear of being eaten by a creature with three heads. ;) I use what I know to write what I don't know.everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-13782478863649906102007-09-04T18:52:00.000-05:002007-09-04T18:52:00.000-05:00AAAHHH!!! My head is spinning with book names!!!AAAHHH!!! My head is spinning with book names!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-79054448460478011482007-09-04T17:11:00.000-05:002007-09-04T17:11:00.000-05:00and your list seems to be missing some of the best...and your list seems to be missing some of the best!<BR/>McCaffrey's Pern<BR/>Brooks' Shannara and Word/Void<BR/>Moon's Paksennarion and Gird<BR/>Nix's Old Kingdom<BR/>Pierce's Tortall<BR/>Bujold's Chalion<BR/>Foster's Pip and Flinx, and Spellsinger<BR/>I could go on... and on... and on... and on....Roherynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075440685837170776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-30882117869013158162007-09-04T01:50:00.000-05:002007-09-04T01:50:00.000-05:00I know one minute I love Stephenie Meyer's awesome...I know one minute I love Stephenie Meyer's awesome vampire series, the next Bryan Davis's DIOM, then JK Rowling's awesome Harry Potter series, Sharon Hicnck's Lyric series, Hoppybunny's White Lion Chronicles, or WB's Door Within Trilgy and Isle of Swords, and various other books. Yep I agree with Roheryn, there are too many to choose fro.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767924119613122471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-48838894086924133692007-09-03T23:32:00.000-05:002007-09-03T23:32:00.000-05:00this one ish hard-pressed to pick just one...many ...this one ish hard-pressed to pick just one...<BR/>many authors, pulling this one's heart in many directions...Roherynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075440685837170776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-42885886102508330592007-09-03T19:00:00.000-05:002007-09-03T19:00:00.000-05:00Same here, Scribe. Same here. *huggles Bryan Dav...Same here, Scribe. Same here. *huggles Bryan Davis*therosepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496063590229450356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-28264862508309779812007-09-03T17:02:00.000-05:002007-09-03T17:02:00.000-05:00Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a master in the co...Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a master in the company of masters, and what he wrote and what he did for the fantasy genre is amazing. I do enjoy reading his work. But there are others that I enjoy more. ;)everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-4718039375943706972007-09-03T16:22:00.000-05:002007-09-03T16:22:00.000-05:00I think it's because he's an elf (Legolas, I mean)...I think it's because he's an elf (Legolas, I mean). I should have posted this one first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-83297644616669695172007-09-03T16:20:00.000-05:002007-09-03T16:20:00.000-05:00I saw a book at Barnes and Nobles that I think was...I saw a book at Barnes and Nobles that I think was what you're talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-6662968500028947402007-09-03T10:49:00.000-05:002007-09-03T10:49:00.000-05:00XD! Tolkien does write Legolas in a lady like mann...XD! Tolkien does write Legolas in a lady like manner, I never knew why? Does anyone know of any Christian fantasy books which have vampires in them? I know.... this is completely off topicAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767924119613122471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-26472891352671293272007-09-03T10:44:00.000-05:002007-09-03T10:44:00.000-05:00The only thing I don't like in the LoTR books is t...The only thing I don't like in the LoTR books is the way Tolkien wrote Legolas...he sounds so...uh...weird. Almost lady-like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-85367301143682543752007-09-03T08:19:00.000-05:002007-09-03T08:19:00.000-05:00I love Tolkein, and don't get me started on all of...I love Tolkein, and don't get me started on all of the things they did wrong in the movies.<BR/><BR/>But my heart belongs with Dragons In Our Midst - for many, many, many reasons.therosepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496063590229450356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-66719033651161549122007-09-03T01:21:00.000-05:002007-09-03T01:21:00.000-05:00*quietly nods to Scribe in agreement - hoping nobo...*quietly nods to Scribe in agreement - hoping nobody notices*<BR/><BR/>My heart, alas, has many loves. It's big enough for many favorites, though Tolkien is not among them. Loved the movies though!<BR/><BR/>*Ducks to avoid hardcover of LOTR flying toward my head*Amy Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980921368244489071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-37403471555837300812007-09-02T23:04:00.000-05:002007-09-02T23:04:00.000-05:00*whispers* I'm not a huge tolkien fan. No, alas, m...*whispers* I'm not a huge tolkien fan. <BR/><BR/>No, alas, my heart belongs to another. <BR/><BR/>The one who wrote <BR/><BR/>"All eyes and no sight"<BR/><BR/>;)everlastingscribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390789953931295135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19752207.post-60632055133121351682007-09-02T21:46:00.000-05:002007-09-02T21:46:00.000-05:00You scared me for a minute there, Brett.You scared me for a minute there, Brett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com