New novel, Vessel, free on blog
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funkyrobot said:
Good read, thanks.
It's interesting to see how over planning a story can effectively throttle it. As someone who likes to plan, I'll need to try and not go overboard when I finally get round to doing my own writing.
Speaking of writing, I had a good chat about it with my fiancee on Saturday. We were talking in the car on the way back from cot and pram shopping and I made another story up and told her it. I seem to do this a lot and she told me to bloomin well write them down.
My problem is that I'm not that confident and I think that everything I do is rubbish. I do need to get over this before I get anywhere really.
Thinking your work is crap is the burden of the creative mind. I'm exactly the same, and when I look back on old work, I cringe. Nothing is good enough. Have a look at the Dunning-Kruger effect, that might relieve some of your concerns.It's interesting to see how over planning a story can effectively throttle it. As someone who likes to plan, I'll need to try and not go overboard when I finally get round to doing my own writing.
Speaking of writing, I had a good chat about it with my fiancee on Saturday. We were talking in the car on the way back from cot and pram shopping and I made another story up and told her it. I seem to do this a lot and she told me to bloomin well write them down.
My problem is that I'm not that confident and I think that everything I do is rubbish. I do need to get over this before I get anywhere really.
And, chances are, when you first get writing it probably won't be very good. People have this idea that thinking of the plot is the hard bit and the writing it down the easy bit. 'Everyone's got a book in them', they say. But that's a disservice to the art of writing: it's a skill like any other that has to be learned and crafted.
So to be blunt, the whole while you convince yourself not to write because you're worried you won't be good, you're wasting time to learn and practice and get good.
Is the plot king? I ask the question in this week's post: http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
A first look at my next novel by way of an introduction: http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
What makes a good character? Hopefully, this: http://www.andrewjamesmorgan.com
A week stands between now and publication. Erk... http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
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funkyrobot said:
Any new book chapters yet?
Sorry I've not been more active on here. Started a new job three weeks ago and been prepping the house for the arrival of a baby.
Congratulations on both counts :-)Sorry I've not been more active on here. Started a new job three weeks ago and been prepping the house for the arrival of a baby.
Vessel is now published on Amazon, and I'll begin posting chapters of my new book, New Dawn, this weekend. Exciting times!
First chapter of my new book, New Dawn, has been posted on my blog today: http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
Chapter 3 of New Dawn is now available! http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
bookmarked Andy,
Hope the book sales are going well, I know for one the difference between the early version and the published version is quite significant. It really shows the work of the editor and its significance to the finished article. Congratulations on a great read.
The new book is taking a good shape.
Interestingly enough I have a copy of Prometheus that was meant to be an early form before re-writing and I think its actually better than the film, but then again I enjoyed the original Alien more than any subsequent ones, mainly for its person development and level of tension rather than just plain actions sequence after sequence. I suspect that was also part of the reason I enjoyed Noah's Ark.
Hope the book sales are going well, I know for one the difference between the early version and the published version is quite significant. It really shows the work of the editor and its significance to the finished article. Congratulations on a great read.
The new book is taking a good shape.
Interestingly enough I have a copy of Prometheus that was meant to be an early form before re-writing and I think its actually better than the film, but then again I enjoyed the original Alien more than any subsequent ones, mainly for its person development and level of tension rather than just plain actions sequence after sequence. I suspect that was also part of the reason I enjoyed Noah's Ark.
Ozzie Dave said:
Andy,
Hope the book sales are going well, I know for one the difference between the early version and the published version is quite significant. It really shows the work of the editor and its significance to the finished article. Congratulations on a great read.
The new book is taking a good shape.
Interestingly enough I have a copy of Prometheus that was meant to be an early form before re-writing and I think its actually better than the film, but then again I enjoyed the original Alien more than any subsequent ones, mainly for its person development and level of tension rather than just plain actions sequence after sequence. I suspect that was also part of the reason I enjoyed Noah's Ark.
They're trundling along nicely, thank you. Yeah, the edit was quite significantly polished up, and I'm pleased that people seem to be enjoying it on the whole. Every positive review on amazon.com makes it worth the months of work!Hope the book sales are going well, I know for one the difference between the early version and the published version is quite significant. It really shows the work of the editor and its significance to the finished article. Congratulations on a great read.
The new book is taking a good shape.
Interestingly enough I have a copy of Prometheus that was meant to be an early form before re-writing and I think its actually better than the film, but then again I enjoyed the original Alien more than any subsequent ones, mainly for its person development and level of tension rather than just plain actions sequence after sequence. I suspect that was also part of the reason I enjoyed Noah's Ark.
You know, I heard about that Prometheus thing. Apparently the original draft was written for a standalone film, and then it was redrafted to become a series of films, hence the weird ending to Prometheus. Alien is my favourite of the bunch too, and for the same reason: I love the tension. The amazing direction also adds the beauty of the film.
I'd also like to add: if you've read Vessel and enjoyed it, I'd really, really appreciate a review on Amazon.com (specifically .COM, where most of my sales are). You don't need to be in the US to post a review there. Here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/reviewvesselnovel
Thanks all
Thanks all
andyroo said:
Chapter 3 of New Dawn is now available! http://andrewjamesmorgan.com
Just started this, looks good so far. 
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