Okay, I just came back from a camping trip, so I'm bone-dead tired. The giveaway is over, so... yea. It's over. I will get back to you on... Monday. Hopefully. Maybe.
Sea
Oh! I will post some pictures from my camping trip then too. *smiles broadly*
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Giveaway!!
Yes, this is a giveaway. I did tell you in advance that I had something in mind for this week's post! Today, I'd like to introduce a dear friend's book, Finding the Core of Your Story.
Now the very idea behind this is to be able to boil down your book idea into a single sentence. This is great for marketing and for normal conversation among friends. I cannot tell you how irritating it is when I ask people about their ideas over e-mail and they reply "I can only tell you in person, you'll only understand it that way." The impatient side of me, which pretty much consists of all of me, wants to know now or I'll loose interest. It's just the way that a lot of us work.
I've met Jordan Smith on Holyworlds, who has a thread on there just for developing these cut and dry attention getters. He did a great job shaping out mine, and every bit of expertise that he showed there is in this book as well. It's short, sweet, and funny too. And for those who need a bit of practice or are slow learners, like me, there are exercises after each chapter. It's an hour read that's really worth the time and effort that Jordon put into it, and I'm thankful to have been blessed to have found him in the Holyworlds community. To be honest, it would be even greater if he started looking into other concepts like this and devise other guides with his expertise. I've come to respect him for this and I expect more from him in the future!
Now this e-book is available off off Smashwords, but it's not free. That's where the giveaway comes in. Since there aren't a ton of viewers on this blog, I won't make you do anything strenuous like writing your own logline (but I hope to see the ones the winners create!). Instead, I will make a random drawing from the people who comment on this. Simple right? All you have to do to get a free, stupendous book is comment on here! Trust me, it will be worth your time. To the winners I will send a code that will enable them to get the e-book for free on their computer.
You have until June 24 to do so.
And to those who are curious about my normal rantings, my first draft made it past the 30k word count (that's 30,000 words). My goal is a 80,000 word novel, about 250 pages. I'm almost half-way people!
I also have to make a note that there will be no post next week because I'm going to be gone at camp. I'll miss all you guys! Hopefully I'll be able to bring my camera, but a camp called Water Sports Camp just doesn't sound like the best place to bring one. Survey says no. Sorry guys.
I also have some pictures collecting dust that might be interesting, which I'll do a separate post about. Until then,
Sea
Now the very idea behind this is to be able to boil down your book idea into a single sentence. This is great for marketing and for normal conversation among friends. I cannot tell you how irritating it is when I ask people about their ideas over e-mail and they reply "I can only tell you in person, you'll only understand it that way." The impatient side of me, which pretty much consists of all of me, wants to know now or I'll loose interest. It's just the way that a lot of us work.
I've met Jordan Smith on Holyworlds, who has a thread on there just for developing these cut and dry attention getters. He did a great job shaping out mine, and every bit of expertise that he showed there is in this book as well. It's short, sweet, and funny too. And for those who need a bit of practice or are slow learners, like me, there are exercises after each chapter. It's an hour read that's really worth the time and effort that Jordon put into it, and I'm thankful to have been blessed to have found him in the Holyworlds community. To be honest, it would be even greater if he started looking into other concepts like this and devise other guides with his expertise. I've come to respect him for this and I expect more from him in the future!
You have until June 24 to do so.
And to those who are curious about my normal rantings, my first draft made it past the 30k word count (that's 30,000 words). My goal is a 80,000 word novel, about 250 pages. I'm almost half-way people!
I also have to make a note that there will be no post next week because I'm going to be gone at camp. I'll miss all you guys! Hopefully I'll be able to bring my camera, but a camp called Water Sports Camp just doesn't sound like the best place to bring one. Survey says no. Sorry guys.
I also have some pictures collecting dust that might be interesting, which I'll do a separate post about. Until then,
Sea
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Updated Bios + Logline
Hello world. Guess what? I'm not dead. I have been abandoning the blog for a bit, since finals are bearing way too much pressure on me at the moment.
But I have been hard at work!
Recently, I looked at the bios for my characters and realized they were way out of date. Some characters had their name changed, some even taken from the story entirely! So with that note I set off to revise the page. As soon as this post is up, I will be adding these pictures to the character bio pages.
But I have been hard at work!
Recently, I looked at the bios for my characters and realized they were way out of date. Some characters had their name changed, some even taken from the story entirely! So with that note I set off to revise the page. As soon as this post is up, I will be adding these pictures to the character bio pages.
Now these two are part of the main trio- or quartet if you want to call it that. The way how the story goes complicates things. See, Demiri is the main character but she obtains amnesia and can't remember her two best friends, Klydin and Nikki (hence the trio). She befriends Shade (I will post a link once her bio is finished) and they become a duo. At some point, they part ways and Demiri joins the original trio.
Shade does show up again but does not join the trio to make it a quartet. She has to remain as queen of Vurgultis after she killed her sister, the tyrant Marlu. That's all I'm going to spoil it for you, but keep in mind that I'm focusing on drawing the important characters. I'm in the process of drawing Nikki (the sketch is in my math binder) and hopefully I'll be done with him by the end of this week. I've got a ton of projects ahead of me this summer. Planning according to a different agenda other than school is going to be tough.
But guess what?? I got a request today! An old friend of mine asked me to draw her a hairless cat. Now don't go all catty just yet. I thought the idea was a bit funny at first, but I agreed anyway. Why? Because any project that you do increases your publicity, not to mention it pushes you beyond what you would normally do (both are good if you're planning to minor or major in art like I might).
Now, here is the picture that I got off the Internet that I'm going to base it on. I just have one question: Should I do this in Prismacolor, graphite (this would be in black and white like the bio pictures of my characters above), or a different media entirely (I think I have colored graphite sitting somewhere but I've never tried it)? Please leave your suggestions below!
I also finally got a logline going. In other words, the book, Peacekeeper's Essence, boiled down into one sentence. And here it is:
A lonely dragon awakens within a dark jungle with no memory and must overcome the haze in her mind to protect her newfound friends from an evil sorceress.
You like? It took me ages to finally perfect it. Luckily I had some great friends to help me out.
Oh, and one more question: What are your plans for summer? Mine includes a lot of drawing and writing, with plenty of video games and a few books in between. And stay tuned for next week's post because I have a surprise for all of you!
Until then,
Sea
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