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Jo Sparkes
Acupuncture needles hold me fast, unable to move till the doctor returns. All I can see is the spider on the ceiling, about to descend to my belly.
Jo Sparkes
Some old favorites; some new titles that intrigue. Girl on a Train is most appealing :)
Jo Sparkes
The mysterious doings at the County Attorney's Office.
Jo Sparkes
There are many I enjoy. But strangely, I think Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler come to mind. They are both so strong, so different, so similar. And Rhett learns so much about himself through her. I loved watching him find duty, and honor in a strange way. And she - could rise above everything but herself.
Jo Sparkes
I've got the book :)
I'm just answering here to clear it from the queue.
I'm just answering here to clear it from the queue.
Jo Sparkes
What a nice thing to say!
Dim is about a quarter written -- first draft. At the moment I'm hoping to release it first quarter next year. It might be sooner, if this pilot is done quickly, which looks good right now.
All the best to you and your daughter, Kathy :)
Dim is about a quarter written -- first draft. At the moment I'm hoping to release it first quarter next year. It might be sooner, if this pilot is done quickly, which looks good right now.
All the best to you and your daughter, Kathy :)
Jo Sparkes
Now what a wonderful question to get! Thank you for your kind words.
I've written 7,000 words (roughly) of The Dim Continent, the next and final book in the trilogy. (I will continue writing new stories in the world.)
Tentative date is August, but it is tentative. Usually takes just a few months to produce the first draft, but then there's rewrites, edits, and polishing.
I can tell you -- if you haven't guess from the title -- that Marra will be traveling to the Dim Continent!
Cheers, Chotley :)
- Jo
I've written 7,000 words (roughly) of The Dim Continent, the next and final book in the trilogy. (I will continue writing new stories in the world.)
Tentative date is August, but it is tentative. Usually takes just a few months to produce the first draft, but then there's rewrites, edits, and polishing.
I can tell you -- if you haven't guess from the title -- that Marra will be traveling to the Dim Continent!
Cheers, Chotley :)
- Jo
Jo Sparkes
I just put the characters in the situations. And then, more like a secretary than anything else, sit back and merely record what happens.
Jo Sparkes
I'm not sure I seek inspiration -- it sort of thumps me over the head.
Meeting cool people, seeing character quirks. Or an event, an emotion, an odd challenge someone has strike them. The mind thinks, 'wow -- what if?'
And then you're off and running.
Meeting cool people, seeing character quirks. Or an event, an emotion, an odd challenge someone has strike them. The mind thinks, 'wow -- what if?'
And then you're off and running.
Jo Sparkes
I've just been brought in to work on a new pilot for a TV show. It's with a producer I know and love.
I'm also outlining the the third book in The Legend of the Gamesmen, and dwelling on a beach-read book.
I'm also outlining the the third book in The Legend of the Gamesmen, and dwelling on a beach-read book.
Jo Sparkes
Write!
Read and study, learn from others, try new things, explore. Get constructive feedback, learn from it.
And never, ever stop writing. Because there is no other way to grow.
Read and study, learn from others, try new things, explore. Get constructive feedback, learn from it.
And never, ever stop writing. Because there is no other way to grow.
Jo Sparkes
Absolutely when someone says, "Hey, this is pretty good!"
I have a love/hate relationship with writing. There are times when I fight the story, fight the characters. Times when I'd rather do anything else. But nailing it -- finishing it well, seeing the characters succeed (or even fail spectacularly), and knowing it's right -- there is nothing to compare to that. If I get in a good morning writing, the rest of the day is just extra fun.
I have a love/hate relationship with writing. There are times when I fight the story, fight the characters. Times when I'd rather do anything else. But nailing it -- finishing it well, seeing the characters succeed (or even fail spectacularly), and knowing it's right -- there is nothing to compare to that. If I get in a good morning writing, the rest of the day is just extra fun.
Jo Sparkes
Often a block means I haven't fully thought through the plot or the characters.
Research, outlines, tracing a character's childhood, all help. And, odd as it sounds, sometimes cleaning the house!
Research, outlines, tracing a character's childhood, all help. And, odd as it sounds, sometimes cleaning the house!
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