I got the revision notes on my short story back from Phil yesterday. He wanted me to axe the last paragraph (it bordered on cliche, which I knew) and add a scene that I had let happen “off-screen.” I guess the antho is running a little short on page count. There was also an inn/tavern [...]
Let the revisions begin
Filed under Writing Journal on October 6, 2004
Tagged: Realms of the Dragons II
A bit distracted
Filed under Writing Journal on July 30, 2004
Tagged: Maiden of Pain, Realms of the Dragons II
I’ve been anxiously awaiting word back from Phil on my short story for Realms of the Dragons 2, but alas, my Inbox is still empty. Hopefully, I’ll have something to report on Monday. That said, I’ve got ten minutes before lunch, so I thought I’d post something. This week has been relatively unproductive for me [...]
One down, one to go
Filed under Writing Journal on July 26, 2004
Tagged: Maiden of Pain, Realms of the Dragons II
I finished my short story for Realms of the Dragons 2 on Saturday. It was a long day of writing; about 2000 words in 12 hours. I just kept hitting little blocks, which was really frustrating when the end was in sight. Ironically, I used one such frustration as inspiration for getting past a leap [...]
Scenes and pacing
Filed under Writing Journal on July 21, 2004
Tagged: Realms of the Dragons II
I’ve got two scenes left on my RotD2 story. Well, three really, but the last two run together. I’ve used a lot of scene breaks in this piece, which is not my usual style. Typically, my short stories flow from beginning to end, with maybe only one or two scene breaks. In this story, I [...]
Dragon blog
Filed under Writing Journal on July 19, 2004
Tagged: Realms of the Dragons II
It was a good weekend of writing. I wrote about two thousand words. Not done with the short story yet, but definitely in the home stretch. Elaine Cunningham announced last week that she was going to do a “dragon blog” on her website and requested articles, essays, or anecdotes on dragons from those contributing to [...]
