Technically.
I basically dropped off the face of the planet and lived/ate/breathed/slept/smelled my book.
The good news is, I finished it! I submitted for my five free copies and those shipped just a couple days ago! Now to start querying. Like... tomorrow. That should be fun.
So, with all of that said and done, it's time to pick up my new summer project: a prequel for my KH fanfics. Which means I won't be posting on this blog very often during that time. Maybe a bit here and there of some writing/editing tip I thought of. Or a querying tip. Not that I think I have any of those, really.
You are welcome to look at my KH blog, if that's your cup of tea.
http://magiksatpverse.blogspot.com/
Um, yeah. That's all for now.
Ciao!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Be Specific!
It's been a while since I've posted, granted, I've been super busy.
Let's see, first there was con, which was overall fun, I would say. I am very impressed with how my Tifa cosplay turned out. I tried out a new River Song cosplay, which was also a big hit. Then I did Kim Possible, which I almost wished I'd done for a longer day, but oh well. Then there was my Navi cosplay (which I've taken out before) and I got the usual reaction of everyone telling me "Bad Navi! Stop!" Twas fun. I wasn't too impressed with the panels, there were a few that were good, but overall meh. However, a couple of them got me thinking that I want to put up a panel of my own come Tucson Comic Con in November. That, and I want to be more involved with AZ TARDIS.
But enough about con. More for my writing!
I've noticed something over the past couple of drafts of my book, things work better when I'm more descriptive!
For example, say one of my characters is straightening her dress. Well, that's all fine and dandy, but why is this significant? Is she nervous for her upcoming date? Is the dress bewitched to be wrinkly? That little bit of info makes the story so much more real and relatable (and more fun to read). Another example would be "music playing in the background". What type of music? Is it good dancing music? Is it loud, screeching music? Is it boring classical? (Not all classical music is boring, but maybe the character thinks it's boring?) Even adding in little words like "she smoothed her dress nervously" or "upbeat music played in the background" adds another level to the story.
Sure, as an author, I could go more in depth. "She straightened her dress, knowing it was futile because the dress was bewitched to be wrinkly, but she thought that maybe, just maybe she could get it to be wrinkle-free just this one time." Or, "Loud music played in the background and the couple felt that it wasn't appropriate for a school dance at all, there wasn't a consistent beat to dance to. What was the DJ thinking?"
I suppose I should be careful to make sure that I'm not being OVERLY descriptive, for that can lose readers faster than a lack of description. Too many adjectives in a sentence makes the noun seem really small. Every word should count. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. I was just talking about this with a fellow author, actually. So, yeah.
Anyway, that's my two-cents for now.
Ciao!
Let's see, first there was con, which was overall fun, I would say. I am very impressed with how my Tifa cosplay turned out. I tried out a new River Song cosplay, which was also a big hit. Then I did Kim Possible, which I almost wished I'd done for a longer day, but oh well. Then there was my Navi cosplay (which I've taken out before) and I got the usual reaction of everyone telling me "Bad Navi! Stop!" Twas fun. I wasn't too impressed with the panels, there were a few that were good, but overall meh. However, a couple of them got me thinking that I want to put up a panel of my own come Tucson Comic Con in November. That, and I want to be more involved with AZ TARDIS.
But enough about con. More for my writing!
I've noticed something over the past couple of drafts of my book, things work better when I'm more descriptive!
For example, say one of my characters is straightening her dress. Well, that's all fine and dandy, but why is this significant? Is she nervous for her upcoming date? Is the dress bewitched to be wrinkly? That little bit of info makes the story so much more real and relatable (and more fun to read). Another example would be "music playing in the background". What type of music? Is it good dancing music? Is it loud, screeching music? Is it boring classical? (Not all classical music is boring, but maybe the character thinks it's boring?) Even adding in little words like "she smoothed her dress nervously" or "upbeat music played in the background" adds another level to the story.
Sure, as an author, I could go more in depth. "She straightened her dress, knowing it was futile because the dress was bewitched to be wrinkly, but she thought that maybe, just maybe she could get it to be wrinkle-free just this one time." Or, "Loud music played in the background and the couple felt that it wasn't appropriate for a school dance at all, there wasn't a consistent beat to dance to. What was the DJ thinking?"
I suppose I should be careful to make sure that I'm not being OVERLY descriptive, for that can lose readers faster than a lack of description. Too many adjectives in a sentence makes the noun seem really small. Every word should count. Every. Single. One. Of. Them. I was just talking about this with a fellow author, actually. So, yeah.
Anyway, that's my two-cents for now.
Ciao!
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