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This goes for fanfic-writers, too. We write fanfic because a 'verse's characters speak to those parts within us that ARE them.A character isn't just the property of the writer. Once you loose it out there, S/he becomes a part of everyone.
Last entry, I talked about Mary Sues & some general tips for keeping them in control: research, fallibility, consequences. Now it's time to talk about the other big things that annoy people the most about Mary Sues: Relationships.Last time, I talked about the main Big Red Flag for Mary Sue-ness: She Takes Over The 'Verse … Continue reading On Fanfiction: the Mary Sue Counteroffensive, part 2
I've been writing fanfic for well over 20 years now; I've had some short stories published, and the fanfic tales I started on are now real-world published as my own real, unique, original works. I support fanfic! It's a way for writers to play, to learn their craft, to experiment, to create unique works that … Continue reading On Fanfiction: The Mary Sue Counteroffensive
The Severed Earth! $15.99 Trade Paperback on Amazon; the $9.99 Kindle version should be up shortly -- the files are still under review by KDP. Still working on the blankety-blank iBooks format -- man, I thought making personal copies for my iBook reader was a pain...I'm WAITING for the day when ebooks all use ONE … Continue reading IT’S OUT!!
The full first section, behind the cut! The Severed Earth will be out on Amazon this week! ________________ His mother was dead, but he hadn’t killed her.Vão stared into the hazy black-speckled sky. Crows circled his parents’ house and spiraled in the updrafts. Dead, gone, broken. Everything had been swept away on the wings of … Continue reading The Severed Earth — teaser/sample chapter!
I now have a "page" for my writer-self, separate from my private personal page. Anyone who's on FB, you can find the page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ChrisPrestaValachovic I'm also on Twitter @zenfrodo. I'm almost done with the format edit of Severed Earth! It should be out next week, end of June at the latest! (Currently, I'm sick, … Continue reading Facebook!
After seeing all the warnings about "YOU MUST HAVE YOUR COVER PROFESSIONALLY DONE"...and seeing what all those giving the advice considered "good" book covers...and seeing that the professionals charge upwards of $500+ to do said cover... Screw THAT. I've had art & design classes. I've impressed the hell out of my teachers in those classes. … Continue reading Book Cover for Severed Earth!
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