Blog Entries from Scarecrow28

  1. Episode 1-Introduction

    *Note:This is just a copy of postings from my normal blog, the Thriller Writer's Guide. It wasn't really intended for the forums, but I figured I would just post it on here to share it with some of the other members. It's really just intended as a blog geared towards thriller writers to discuss thriller writing in general and help others improve their skill.* Hello and welcome to the Thriller Writer’s Guide. In this posting, I’m not actually going to get into the thriller writing process,...
  2. It's Done!!!

    Well, sort of... As some of you may know, I've spent the last 3 months scrambling to finish my novel. I started last Christmas, but hit a series of dead-ends in the plot and wasted away the majority of the year with outlines and irrelevant research. Finally, somtime around the middle of September, I just said, "Just write" and I did. I didn't restart every chapter because I didn't think it was good enough; I just fought through it. And, in the three months since then, I've written around...
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  3. Short Story

    I'd started a little sci-fi, X-Files kind of story a few months back with hopes of submitting it to a sci-fi fiction magazine. I stopped once I found that most of the ones I was looking at weren't accepting submissions for a while. But I decided I might as well write last night and I wrote 2,000 words in a good 30-40 minutes and finished it. It's pretty rough, but I think it might have some potential. I didn't think of it as an individual project but more like a break from my novel and it...
  4. Short Story

    I'd started a little sci-fi, X-Files kind of story a few months back with hopes of submitting it to a sci-fi fiction magazine. I stopped once I found that most of the ones I was looking at weren't accepting submissions for a while. But I decided I might as well write last night and I wrote 2,000 words in a good 30-40 minutes and finished it. It's pretty rough, but I think it might have some potential. I didn't think of it as an individual project but more like a break from my novel and it...
  5. The final stretch!

    My plan is to finish the very rough draft of my novel before Christmas. Today marks the 50-day countdown. I'm around 40,000 words into it (I haven't been writing much at all for the last two weeks) and have been able to do 1,000-2,000 words occasionally during the workweek with 5,000-10,000 over the course of the weekends. As sad as it sounds, especially considering that I tend to consider writing the novel as a recreational activity, I'm feeling a little stressed. My minds constantly...
  6. Update: 100 page mark!

    Just thought I'd provide a small update on my progress with my novel. I began working on the story around a year ago, but hit many problems pertaining to the historical backround and innacuracies. After several months of investigation, I'm finally back on track. I've got around 41,000 words done and have written around 120 pages of material. I've been trying to write 1,000 words every day of the week and have beeing around 5,000 on Friday and Saturday nights. I hope to complete the first...
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  7. Introduction

    Hey everybody! This first blog is just going to be an intro so I can learn a bit about me. I'm an aspiring fiction writer with hopes of becoming an action/adventure novelist. My favorite authors include Clive Cussler, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Vince Flynn, Stephen Hunter, and Brad Thor. My live revolves almost entirely upon writing, reading, and school and I am currently in the process of outlining and beginning my first novel. I'm an ameutur guitar player that likes progressive rock...
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