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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Typing Versus Scribbling

Posted on January 31, 2008 by shauniedarko

When I write I tend to just grab on to an idea and let it take me where it wants to go.  It’s how I’ve always written.  When I took creative writing classes in college I always chomped at the bit when they forced us to go through the process of outlines and character sketches,

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Keep on Keeping on

Posted on January 29, 2008 by shauniedarko

I read a really wonderful article or quasi-article if you will by Neil Gaiman. I must admit that I’m a fan more of the author himself than his writing. That doesn’t make sense….how’s this: I like the way Neil Gaiman thinks, the ideas and stories he comes up with, but I’m not a huge fan

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Poodle is the new chicken

Posted on January 26, 2008 by shauniedarko

Last weekend I was supposed to write the mess out of Jak and the Giants, only Sunday morning I woke up with a headache that lasted until Monday. I got a bit of writing done during the week, but the week is just not the best time for me to write. I tend to be

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A case of the Blechs

Posted on January 18, 2008 by shauniedarko

I am still re-editing The Last Guardian, as I will be probably for the next few months, however I went ahead and sent in the first chapter for consideration. I know that that might be a tactical mistake, but the first chapter is exactly how I want it to be. They expect 3 months minimum

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Hiatus from Penthos

Posted on January 4, 2008 by shauniedarko

I’m sort of enamored of an idea for a YA novel that has seemingly sprung to life, splitting open my skull like the gods from the titans and demanding its place. It’s a re-imagining of an old story involving a troubled boy named Jak, a trip to a fabled world, a mess of giants, and

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