Posted April 25, 2014
Here's the book: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/persistent_dawn_1st_draft_one_chapter_at_a_time
Hey GOGlodytes,
Way back in the day, whiile writing The Darkest Wand, I posted the book as I wrote it on the Neverwinter Nights Persistent World City of Arabel forums. Some folks really enjoyed it.
I was wondering if you all would like me to post as I write my current book, "Persistent Dawn." It's more fun that way for me b/c I love feedback and people predicting and talking about stuff. It tends to make my writing better and more enjoyable. <EDIT:> This would be posting it as I write it. So you wouldn't get the full thing right at first. You'd get a chapter at a time, either days or weeks or, should I go into writing stasis, months apart.
I won't be asking for grammar or spelling comments. Grammar and spelling can be rather poor compared to the final draft. I don't write my first draft like a final -- I just get the words and ideas on paper. Sometimes I'll retroactively change names, character's professions or entire events that make future events more meaningful. So it's like getting a late alpha game instead of the full release when you read it -- but you can interact with the developer.
If it's something you'd be interested in, let me know. If "enough" folks are for it, I'll start a thread up in a bit and start posting.
If you don't know my writing (I know a lot of folks here have read at least some of my stuff), I've got 3 books self-published right now:
The Darkest Wand -- a fantasy that if I give anything away spoils it.
Memoirs from Special Education -- A boy pretends to be handicapped throughout high school in order to better understand and communicate to others what it is like to be in the world of a handicapped person (this is my best-seller)
Father Pimp -- A priest saves a pimp from the streets but under one condition: the priest must promise to watch over the ladies of the night. Day by day, he loses his grip. (My least favorite book I've written, but a few folks have told me it's their favorite. I wrote it after being stunned by some light research on the topic, which then turned into a lot of research).
And my next book, Persistent Dawn -- A man's discovery alters his perception of his entire world and religious society. He understands science and truth better than any other in his society (so he supposes, anyway), and he intends to use it to make his people prosper. (that's the best I can do without any major spoilers)
I tend to write with relatively short chapters. I think that format appeals to modern readers better who find themselves snatching up bits of books in smaller morsels than just a few decades ago. And I love swirling up fantasy, science and religion -- especially of the type that challenges ones' presuppositions or conclusions.
If you want to read the first draft, let me know. If you don't think it has a place here, let me know that, too.
Happy gaming!
here it is: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/persistent_dawn_1st_draft_one_chapter_at_a_time
Hey GOGlodytes,
Way back in the day, whiile writing The Darkest Wand, I posted the book as I wrote it on the Neverwinter Nights Persistent World City of Arabel forums. Some folks really enjoyed it.
I was wondering if you all would like me to post as I write my current book, "Persistent Dawn." It's more fun that way for me b/c I love feedback and people predicting and talking about stuff. It tends to make my writing better and more enjoyable. <EDIT:> This would be posting it as I write it. So you wouldn't get the full thing right at first. You'd get a chapter at a time, either days or weeks or, should I go into writing stasis, months apart.
I won't be asking for grammar or spelling comments. Grammar and spelling can be rather poor compared to the final draft. I don't write my first draft like a final -- I just get the words and ideas on paper. Sometimes I'll retroactively change names, character's professions or entire events that make future events more meaningful. So it's like getting a late alpha game instead of the full release when you read it -- but you can interact with the developer.
If it's something you'd be interested in, let me know. If "enough" folks are for it, I'll start a thread up in a bit and start posting.
If you don't know my writing (I know a lot of folks here have read at least some of my stuff), I've got 3 books self-published right now:
The Darkest Wand -- a fantasy that if I give anything away spoils it.
Memoirs from Special Education -- A boy pretends to be handicapped throughout high school in order to better understand and communicate to others what it is like to be in the world of a handicapped person (this is my best-seller)
Father Pimp -- A priest saves a pimp from the streets but under one condition: the priest must promise to watch over the ladies of the night. Day by day, he loses his grip. (My least favorite book I've written, but a few folks have told me it's their favorite. I wrote it after being stunned by some light research on the topic, which then turned into a lot of research).
And my next book, Persistent Dawn -- A man's discovery alters his perception of his entire world and religious society. He understands science and truth better than any other in his society (so he supposes, anyway), and he intends to use it to make his people prosper. (that's the best I can do without any major spoilers)
I tend to write with relatively short chapters. I think that format appeals to modern readers better who find themselves snatching up bits of books in smaller morsels than just a few decades ago. And I love swirling up fantasy, science and religion -- especially of the type that challenges ones' presuppositions or conclusions.
If you want to read the first draft, let me know. If you don't think it has a place here, let me know that, too.
Happy gaming!
here it is: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/persistent_dawn_1st_draft_one_chapter_at_a_time
Post edited April 25, 2014 by Tallima
