I have to apologize for not posting, although there was anybody viewing the blog so I don't really have anyone to apologize too... Oh well.
I got the slightest bit sick the past couple of days *cough hak* so I well, you know, spent the past couple of days resting and surfing the Internet. If there's one thing I wish I had when sick was my balance (felt like I was going to fall over getting up too fast a few occasions). We all know how it feels to be under the weather... not that the weather itself is too good either. Really! It needs to make up it's mind already! Hot or cold for crying out loud! No wonder my entire family is sniffling! Grr... Okay, I'm done ranting.
I can't say I'm an expert on things or ever will be, but I intend to inform my audience of things that you might find interesting, pertaining to the book I'm writing as well as it's message. I will have to say... There will be times that I will go off about some great game that will come out (Like Dream Drop Distance for the 3DS). With the proper equipment, maybe I can make a walkthrough for a videogame or two. I must mention I have a liking for video games.
First things first though. I know that saying simple things about my day and asking about yours without anything to go on after is rather boring. Well, I can at least share with you a few tips in story planning. One important thing is to write down the ideas where ever you can, whether it be a napkin, Google Docs, or an envelope. Paper's paper. Another good thing is to have a team of people you work with. With me, it's my family and a forum that I go on with a similar view of books and genre that I do. Find what works for you.
I know some of you don't want to deal with writing but about 80% of Americans want to write a book so I'm going to guess that at least one person viewing the blog has some dream of it. I must warn you, if you're in for the money, don't waste your time. Writers don't make a ton of money unless your Christopher Paolini or something. Trust me. Publicity is hard to come by.
One other crucial tool is a guide book worthy of the money you spent on it, chock full of tips and suggestions to make sure that a book gets accepted by a publisher. It's also good to get it before developing the story. Saves you time. I got a book, Write-A-Thon, during the writing process and I have to say, I wish I had got the book first. Now I have to pause my writing to read the book and evaluate what I've already made. If you're humble enough to see that what you make is almost never perfect, you would see that almost everything I've written so far is just a droll, dragged on beginning. And that's after four months of writing. Trust me, don't waste four months writing without a couch. Get the book. I recommend it.
