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Done and updated.
This.
And thanks for the hugs, etc. Glad you all like my oddballery.
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I hate myself sometimes, I really do. Here I finally have a story that, a) I actually think is good, b) Actually has enough substance to it that it could fill a whole book, and c) I'm actually motivated to try and write, but now?
Let's just say, reading best-selling and universally-acclaimed fantasy novels is not good for my self-esteem. It just makes me think "there's no way I'm as good a writer as this, ever."
Not good enough to get published, or just not good enough to your own standards? Because if it's the first one, I can think of a few very recent examples that prove you don't actually have to be good to get published.
But if it's the second one, all I can say is I doubt anyone is ever fully satisfied with their writing skill. Those that say they are are probably lying or they just don't care.
And I must third this. Even if you don't want to write, do it anyway, because at least then you're attempting to reach your goal, rather than just wishing it'll happen without doing the work.
Trust me, I spent the last ten years wishing for writing skills to magically happen, and it didn't. Three months here with all you guys and my writing skills have skyrocketed, and there's still a long ways to go for me. To me that's exciting, not discouraging.
Keep your chin up.
This is why my sister stopped working on a great story idea she had about domestic terrorists. She said that, when she had worked out a realistic way for her bad guys to blow up a local refinery, things had gotten a little too real for her.
You're not reading the right books, or (probably more likely) reading them as an writer rather than a reader - shrug off the thought that you have to live up to David Gemmell or Tolkien or whomever, and write the stories which you want to write. There's a massive spread of different styles and tones within fantasy, and there are still gaps which have never really been exploited by anyone. Look for something which is essentially you rather than something which you can knock off, and it will be much easier to get through the writing part. Well... Not easy, but easier.
Not the very, very best ghost story about a horse though - the one which stands on the stairs (the freakin' stairs) of a stately manor is the finest example of reality being ten times more awesome than anything people could come up with.
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Guys, my brain is stuck. What's a good word for when someone is, say, congratulating a dog for bringing back a ball or something. Like that , "Oh, good boy! You're such a good boy!" thing?
Nevermind. My brain started working again.
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It hasn't bothered me at all. I use a lot of it for Kat and Mouse, directly and indirectly.
But yeah, if you didn't know me and were an outsider looking in, you'd probably wonder if not outright call the authorities.
Oi! How come I don't get a superhero name? This is what I get for spending the morning in P&CE isn't it?
Part of the sister's problem is that she works for an engineering firm, and as such had access to lots of plans from the refinery, and had been there multiple times to do drawings, etc. She KNEW where the weak spots were in their security. This made her really afraid that somebody would be.... interested in anything she wrote.
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P&CE is a scary place. You're braver than The Power Pixie, that's for sure.
ION: I will be referring to myself in the third person from this day forward. Carry on.
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Shame.
Sounds like it could be a good thriller.
ETA: You could always co-opt the story if she let you...
I was thinking, am I still allowed in here now my main WIP has nothing to do with fantasy?
Well, they allow me in here...
Good evening Cantina. Off to a pub quiz this evening. I'm wondering how they're going to follow having to identify Tom Daley from a picture of his Speedo-clad arse, which was last week.
Yes, but only 70% of the time.
Gracias!
Why are you talking about EVERY DAY EVER?
Your mom fictionalized a refinery.
Ahem.
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What? That's the best "your mom" joke EVER.
I have to go try on dresses today. I'd almost rather jab out my eye.
Oh, don't do that!
I'll do it for you. Here, turn toward the light.
So, the lights are off in my part of the office. I am suddenly wishing I had a backlit keyboard because hgoidtjh awkeurkc 496!
Yep. It's the cantina, once you show up, you're never allowed to leave
We're being held hostage? Why was I not told this!?
My characters are driving me a little crazy. In the midst of plotting out the sequel to my WIP, it seems my female MC is starting to crush a little on the new male MC, which wasn't supposed to happen. Her affections already belong to someone else, even though he's 3000 miles away and she doesn't think he shares the same feelings for her. And that particular male MC is going to show back up. I really don't want this turning into a love triangle. I hate them.
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Just don't get eyeball stuff on the dresses. They probably don't like that.I have to go try on dresses today. I'd almost rather jab out my eye.
Yeah it is.What? That's the best "your mom" joke EVER.
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No, you're not being held hostage.
We're being held hostage? Why was I not told this!?
You can leave anytime you like.
We don't recommend it because...well...bad things happen.
But you're not, in any way, shape, or form, being held hostage.
Not at all.
Here--have some of this Kool-Aid...
That, and there are people who think the writers you admire are absolutely terrible. Personally, I can't get through the first Lord of the Rings books (too many side paths in the story for my liking, and from what I've heard, too much scenery description further on in the book). And I've heard so much like/dislike on different popular authors that I believe 'greatness' is a matter of taste.
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