tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post6464149173430981618..comments2023-09-03T05:35:42.028-07:00Comments on SBJones Publishing: Connecting with your fans.SBJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-51523490452725928062011-10-31T19:54:25.399-07:002011-10-31T19:54:25.399-07:00Must be a wonderful feeling to be writing the epil...Must be a wonderful feeling to be writing the epilogue of your own book. Hopefully, one day I shall know what that feels like!Life Unordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500378311526554168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-20222141697890192102011-10-28T09:21:18.643-07:002011-10-28T09:21:18.643-07:00@Sarah- You're welcome.
@Rachna- I finished ...@Sarah- You're welcome.<br /><br />@Rachna- I finished the first draft of Guardian on Tuesday, about six hours after this blog post. I've been applying edits now. I am very glad I had been giving my manuscript to my editor as I created. This let me go strait into editing without having to wait weeks or a month or more before I got it back. Planning can save a ton of time.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-35783035804732757692011-10-28T08:16:04.632-07:002011-10-28T08:16:04.632-07:00Great post, SBJ. You are close to finishing the fi...Great post, SBJ. You are close to finishing the first draft of Guardian. That's great news.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-87951644592080273222011-10-26T16:19:41.090-07:002011-10-26T16:19:41.090-07:00Fantastic example! Seeing the way other people do ...Fantastic example! Seeing the way other people do it really does help. And thank you so much for the shout-out :) It made me so happy. Blizzcon really does look completely awesome...<br /><br />Thanks again! You're welcome at my blog anytime ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-30177409737761362462011-10-26T08:46:08.714-07:002011-10-26T08:46:08.714-07:00@Sarah- Yeah, it was pretty cool. I liked how the...@Sarah- Yeah, it was pretty cool. I liked how the crowd wanted MMA, the underdog, to win. And he did with some crazy crazy games.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-90643772545360144582011-10-25T16:48:00.530-07:002011-10-25T16:48:00.530-07:00We watched this and it was just an amzing atmosphe...We watched this and it was just an amzing atmosphere - I'll admit to having a teeny lump in my throat when John the Translator got emotional :-) (In fact, I just clicked on your link and watched it again).Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071027631894974933.post-36988778853006031472011-10-25T12:01:04.862-07:002011-10-25T12:01:04.862-07:00This is for Sarah and my example of how I fill in ...This is for Sarah and my example of how I fill in the lulls between action and adventure. This little scene is right after the heroes find out what they need to do, and before they arrive.<br /><br /><br />“Like this?” Suki asked Angela holding one of the red head’s war blades in front of her.<br /><br /> “Yes, but tighter so you don’t let go of it,” Angela swung its twin down on top of the blade knocking it from Suki’s hand. The clattering of the blade hitting the metal floor in the cargo hold echoed loudly around them. “Are you sure you want to learn this? You cannot master the blade before we arrive in Cahir. It can take one’s lifetime.”<br /><br /> Suki shook the stinging from her hand as she retrieved the blade. “I am being silly,” she said moving to sit on a piece of cargo. She examined the runes etched into the blade as it lay in her lap. Forever sharp and indestructible, everything she wasn’t.<br /><br /> “What is bothering you?”<br /><br /> “I don’t know,” she said without looking up. “I have this feeling that everything is going to go horribly wrong. No, more like it already has but we just haven’t noticed yet.”<br /><br /> Angela took a seat next to her before and waited a few moments before talking. “I remember when I was young, before the Time Walker brought me here. There was a girl who doubted. Every day when we were learning to become warriors she would let it be known to anyone who would hear, that she was no good at the tasks assigned. Sword play, archery, even flying. When she did fail at these things, she was satisfied with the fact that she failed.”<br /><br /> “What are you saying?”<br /><br /> “The girl failed because she believed she would.”<br /><br /> “I don’t go around hoping we fail so I can gloat,” Suki countered.<br /><br /> “No, but you are already looking for it,” Angela continued. “There is a saying among my people. Do not step quietly through life only to arrive safely at death.”<br /><br /> Suki looked at Angela’s face. “What is that supposed to mean?”<br /><br /> “It means that you have to take chances in life. Not reckless and stupid, but you can end up letting everything worth living for pass you buy if you are too afraid to go after it.”<br /><br /> “That is an interesting idea,” She said feeling a little better. “I don’t think this is for me,” she said handing over the war blade.<br /><br /> Angela took the blade and held it in front of them. “Stepping quietly is something I have never done,” she said. Both women started to laugh. Neither of them saw Kail quietly step away from the entrance to the cargo area.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.com