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Postby Counterpunch » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:07 am

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I mentioned on one of the recent Twincast episodes that I was working on a novel. I finished it sometime in February and I am now in the middle of learning about and struggling through the publishing process.

This is something big for me because I am not doing this as a side project, this is not something I am playing at or "exploring". I have set my career aside for a few years while I have the opportunity and I am writing full-time while my wife finishes her post-doctoral research.

Since it was the articles I wrote for this site many years ago that got me thinking about this, I thought I would share some of this here first.

The stuff I am working on is straight up fantasy fiction literature with a dystopian/steam-punk bend to it. I began work on my first book, Master of the House in September 2011 and finished it five months later.

I'm basically doing what you always hear about in school and in terms of all the crap people tell you about following your dreams. I'm giving a shot to doing what I really love doing. I have no idea if this will work out or if there's any hope it will succeed.

If you would like to see what I'm doing, read some of my sample stuff (there will be more, the site is only a week old), or hear my insight on character and world creation; please visit my blog here: http://legacyofshadow.com/

Thanks for any and all support. Following me on Twitter or leaving comments all over the site would be very helpful for me. Thanks guys, this is really something that has a small part of its inception here at Seibertron.
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby BeastProwl » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:04 pm

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The best of luck CP! Rrmember, Fantasy Fiction's a double edged blade, you gotta be careful wich way you swing it. Seriously though, good luck. Iv'e got my own fiction to write too, but you sound WAY farther along. Mine's also got steampunk influence .
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Postby TulioDude » Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:47 pm

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Postby 8 bit » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:04 am

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Just finished the first chapter you have posted on your website. This is really good stuff. I think making dialogue interesting and engaging is difficult, but you seem to pull it off nicely.

Did you do any research about writing, character progression, or mythology; or did you just dive in and go for it?
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby RhA » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:14 am

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I don't know cr*p about writing, I can only tell if I liked it or not.

So this makes me the target audience? Bombs away!
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:11 am

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8 bit wrote:Just finished the first chapter you have posted on your website. This is really good stuff. I think making dialogue interesting and engaging is difficult, but you seem to pull it off nicely.

Did you do any research about writing, character progression, or mythology; or did you just dive in and go for it?


I came up with my character ideas and dove right in. I appreciate the compliment. Strong characterization is what I strive for, so what you said has weight for me.

RhA wrote:I don't know cr*p about writing, I can only tell if I liked it or not.

So this makes me the target audience? Bombs away!


Awesome!
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby MGrotusque » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:22 am

8-Bit took the words out of my mouth.

Good work man and congrats on chasing the dream.
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby prowl123 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:21 pm

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I will be buying this if it is published, It seems very interesting.

I know a bit about publishing. First, you need an agent. You can find hundreds of the website I'll link to the end of this paragraph. Different agents have different requirements; some want specific genres, some may require the first 20 pages or the first chapter, the storyline. It varies. Just be ready for some copy-and-pasting. The agent is a representative of a publishing company, and if they accept you work, you're as good as gold. My only advice: send it out to like four or five, because I can almost garauntee the first few will probably turn you down.

http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/search.html

You could also consider self-publishing. I'm not sure how it works, but I'm told it's a bit easier.

I myself am working on a novel. I have since April. I wrote a rough draft, but have made almost no progress at all since August except for working out a few bugs in the story.
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:27 pm

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prowl123 wrote:I will be buying this if it is published, It seems very interesting.

I know a bit about publishing. First, you need an agent. You can find hundreds of the website I'll link to the end of this paragraph. Different agents have different requirements; some want specific genres, some may require the first 20 pages or the first chapter, the storyline. It varies. Just be ready for some copy-and-pasting. The agent is a representative of a publishing company, and if they accept you work, you're as good as gold. My only advice: send it out to like four or five, because I can almost garauntee the first few will probably turn you down.

http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/search.html

You could also consider self-publishing. I'm not sure how it works, but I'm told it's a bit easier.

I myself am working on a novel. I have since April. I wrote a rough draft, but have made almost no progress at all since August except for working out a few bugs in the story.


My first set of submissions was to like...15 agents I think.

Only four negative responses so far. The rest are no response.

I try to update my blog about the writing process. Maybe some of it will help you get back on track? What are you hung up on?
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby prowl123 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:06 am

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Counterpunch wrote:
prowl123 wrote:I will be buying this if it is published, It seems very interesting.

I know a bit about publishing. First, you need an agent. You can find hundreds of the website I'll link to the end of this paragraph. Different agents have different requirements; some want specific genres, some may require the first 20 pages or the first chapter, the storyline. It varies. Just be ready for some copy-and-pasting. The agent is a representative of a publishing company, and if they accept you work, you're as good as gold. My only advice: send it out to like four or five, because I can almost garauntee the first few will probably turn you down.

http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/search.html

You could also consider self-publishing. I'm not sure how it works, but I'm told it's a bit easier.

I myself am working on a novel. I have since April. I wrote a rough draft, but have made almost no progress at all since August except for working out a few bugs in the story.


My first set of submissions was to like...15 agents I think.

Only four negative responses so far. The rest are no response.

I try to update my blog about the writing process. Maybe some of it will help you get back on track? What are you hung up on?


Yeah, it took, like, three months for one company to get back to me. Very long time.
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:17 am

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I'll try not to spam this place up too much, but I'd like a bit of input here if you have the time: http://legacyofshadow.com/?p=242
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Postby SJ21 » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:09 am

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That is quite a bit of content you have on that website! I like that you are building an entire world and not just a story. Impressive stuff. I started working on the first chapter you put up. I will leave comments for you as I get through it.

I want to congratulate you on going after the dream. Many people wouldn't take that leap.
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:59 pm

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SJ21 wrote:That is quite a bit of content you have on that website! I like that you are building an entire world and not just a story. Impressive stuff. I started working on the first chapter you put up. I will leave comments for you as I get through it.

I want to congratulate you on going after the dream. Many people wouldn't take that leap.


Thanks dude.

I took your comment and turned the response into my blog post for the day. :D
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby SJ21 » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:02 am

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Counterpunch wrote:Thanks dude.

I took your comment and turned the response into my blog post for the day. :D


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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:46 pm

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Well, I've finished drafting my next work.

Pre-editing it's coming in at 105k words and appears to be very publishable in regards to content and format length.

Anyone who might be interested or need something to read on a Friday afternoon, please check it out here: http://legacyofshadow.com/?p=335
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Postby Counterpunch » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:43 pm

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I added a bunch of character profiles for my second book titled The New Potential.

Check them out here: Character Profiles

I'm hoping to do a run of digital publishing later in the year.
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Postby Counterpunch » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:56 am

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I've added a short story section to the site with several pieces of new material.

The story posted for today is titled History Lesson.

You can find the other stories here for easy reference: Short Stories.
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Postby TulioDude » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:27 pm

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Were would you recommend to start reading your stories?
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Re: Working on something big, thought I'd share...

Postby Counterpunch » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:48 pm

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TulioDude wrote:Were would you recommend to start reading your stories?


Well, for the 1st book that's coming out you can start here: Master of the House Chapter 1

Otherwise, the character links are a good place to get familiar with things.

Characters in Master of the House
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