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Post by HoM on Jan 1, 2012 11:27:00 GMT -5
Hullo friends! I hope you're not suffering too much from last night... I couldn't sleep until 5am this morning. Woke up rather late, as you can probably guess... I had a weird epiphany when I was staring up at my ceiling at 4am, partly inspired by this video, partly inspired by my lack of tangible evidence of my work this past year. I decided that I wanted to achieve something this year, and I wanted to achieve it... well, now. I spent the majority of last year working exclusively on my novel, which I wrapped up at the tail end of 2011 and am still amending to send off to publishers. That said, I want to be able to show something for all the time I spent sat behind a PC typing away, so I have decided to write a novel. I'm aiming to get 50,000 words done by the end of the month ( shouldn't be too difficult, he said, suddenly sweating nervously) and then spending February looking at sites like Blurb. I'm going to keep a journal as a go at my blog ( check it out here), so feel free to check in and see how I'm doing. You might find elements of what I'm writing familiar, as I'm taking liberties with characters and stories I have written here on the DC2, but I'm taking them far away from where they originally came from. Uh-oh! I'm not going to leave the DC2 or anything ( Green Lantern is sorted until March!) but I wanted to give this a shot and take it rather seriously. Wish me luck! |
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Post by MemnochZERO on Jan 1, 2012 13:50:50 GMT -5
Hey good luck.
I'm also hoping to be more rigorous in my writing as well. I've devoted this last year to working on a graphic novel, but I ended up slacking off big time after I'd built up momentum mid year. Hopefully i can get back on track.
Stay inspired!
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Post by David on Jan 1, 2012 22:23:22 GMT -5
Good luck, Charlie! Just don't leave me hanging on my monthly GL fix  . |
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Post by HoM on Jan 2, 2012 6:18:51 GMT -5
Good luck, Charlie! Just don't leave me hanging on my monthly GL fix . Would I do that to you, Dave? I mean, I did it for over a year, but would I do it again? |
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Post by arcalian on Jan 2, 2012 19:01:08 GMT -5
Good luck, chief.
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Post by HoM on Jan 2, 2012 21:28:21 GMT -5
Managed to bang out 10,000 words today. I am now a mess and need to sleep. But I am really pleased with the progress I've made!
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Post by arcalian on Jan 3, 2012 11:31:14 GMT -5
Managed to bang out 10,000 words today. I am now a mess and need to sleep. But I am really pleased with the progress I've made!  I couldn't manage 10,000 words in a day if my life depended on it. |
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Post by HoM on Jan 7, 2012 22:31:30 GMT -5
Logistically, I'm two thirds of the way through. Moving onto the third act tomorrow... just about to hit 40,000 words... and cry a little bit.
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Post by joeyjarin on Jan 8, 2012 1:04:48 GMT -5
Logistically, I'm two thirds of the way through. Moving onto the third act tomorrow... just about to hit 40,000 words... and cry a little bit. Can you squeeze me in for a cameo appearance.  ~JOe |
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Post by HoM on Jan 17, 2012 15:01:03 GMT -5
Haha, you die in Act Two, Joe.  I apologise for my complete and utter anti-social behaviour this month. I will be back full throttle in February, but am being a hermit both in real life and online life during January. Catch up with you all soon! |
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Post by David on Jan 17, 2012 17:50:11 GMT -5
Don't sweat it, Charlie! Do your thing, sir.
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Post by HoM on Jan 22, 2012 15:51:36 GMT -5
I finished my novel today! Click here to check out my blog for more information. Ended on 72,400 words, which is just... well, it hurts, for one. I was wondering if you might be willing to help me out on a potential addition to my novel: In three sentences or less, what defines the horror genre for you?I want to add what you think of the genre to a section of my book (if you're willing, of course!). Your opinion would be credited! If I don't know your name could you just make a note of it next to your opinion? |
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Post by joeyjarin on Jan 22, 2012 20:23:50 GMT -5
Congrats, Charlie! That's quite an achievement. 72,400 words? I can't even write a strip. I wish I have talent like that.  |
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Post by David on Jan 22, 2012 21:29:01 GMT -5
Congrats, Charlie! You should be very proud of yourself. Looking forward to reading it.
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Post by HoM on Feb 5, 2012 6:57:23 GMT -5
The proof arrived on Friday, and as awesome as it is to hold the tangible result of your endeavours in your hands... you don't half notice the mistakes! I'm doing a final edit run on it this weekend and then I'll be sending off for another proof as soon as that's done, then I'll be hitting my mid-February sale date, I think, with ease.  Check out my blog for more |
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Post by joeyjarin on Feb 5, 2012 19:43:38 GMT -5
Congrats and good luck, Charlie!
~JOe
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Post by HoM on Feb 16, 2012 17:39:43 GMT -5
My first novel is now available to anyone who is interested in buying it! I spent twenty two days in January just... doing it. And now I'm done. Blimey. Click the cover to go to where you can buy it I'm really psyched!  |
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Post by David on Feb 16, 2012 21:08:32 GMT -5
Congrats, Charlie. Looking forward to reading it!
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Post by HoM on Oct 30, 2012 17:53:04 GMT -5
Hello again everybody! Today I released my brand new novel, Richard Faraday At The End Of The World, and I thought I would let you know that if you're interested, you can grab it today and get 20% off, just by using the discount code BRAINFOOD when checking out (god I sound like an infomercial...) Click on the cover below (done by fellow DC2 alumni Ramon Villalobos) and you'll find yourself on the Shop page!  I'm hyper proud to be able to get this out so I look forward to hearing what you think if you give it a shot! |
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Post by Susan Hillwig on Nov 4, 2012 13:42:44 GMT -5
Congrats, Charlie! |
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I couldn't manage 10,000 words in a day if my life depended on it.
