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jmrobbinswrites
Goodbye for now. I won't see any responses to this, as it will be bumped before I log on again, so no replies to this are necessary. Thank you all for your time.
Jun 15 2014 04:56 PM
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SushiKitten
All the best to you, hopefully when we see you again you'll be in a better place.
Jun 16 2014 04:52 AM
jmrobbinswrites
Thank you all for the kindness you've shown me on the forum. *Bows*
Jun 13 2014 06:55 AM
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jmrobbinswrites
And thank you again. I hope to contribute more to the actual conversations of the forum in the future. :)
Jun 13 2014 05:32 PM -
The Great Nerdasaurus
Most of us came here for the same reason as you. That being we don't fit anywhere else. I'm sure most of us have felt the same way you do and being on this forum we want to invite everyone and make them feel welcome here like they did to us. I'm really new here but I feel like a am a part of it. As Gol~ said we need writers and kind people like you:) Welcome again to the forums. *Bows*
Jun 13 2014 07:45 PM -
jmrobbinswrites
Thanks. I come on here everyday, but I don't always post stuff. Sometimes I still feel like I'll say the wrong thing or mess up. I know that seems ridiculous in such an open place such as this, but I know myself and though I mean well, I have a tendency to screw up in conversations. While I may think I'm not being a selfish jerk, I can come off that way. I guess my viewing without posting is a lot of trying to understand the etiquette and social nuances of the forum. Figuring peop...
Jun 14 2014 10:34 AM
jmrobbinswrites
Using the feedback I got about my book to make a few adjustments.
May 24 2014 04:46 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
It is. :) Thank you. One character was slightly under developed, so it was a matter of extending two scenes, and I just finished doing that. YAY! :D
May 25 2014 09:07 AM
jmrobbinswrites
Wow. After all the antics the last couple days, I may finally be able to relax a little. I got some AWESOME SUPER AWESOME feedback on my book, and the theme song I wrote went over well, and WILL be used. I'm also in good spirits. All this makes for happy times.
May 23 2014 08:51 AM
jmrobbinswrites
It has been requested of me that I write/record a theme song for a web group that does live Youtube streams every Thursday about nerds. So now... I'm writing a theme song.
May 22 2014 07:53 AM
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jmrobbinswrites
We will see. I just finished recording it, and sent it to the person who asked me to record it. Hopefully she enjoys it and wants it. :P If not, it was a fun little something to do anyway.
May 22 2014 06:46 PM -
jmrobbinswrites
Well, I heard back from her. She said it was fantastic. She said a couple lines need to change, but she'll show it to one of the other people in charge for her opinion. :) So I did well.
May 22 2014 08:22 PM
jmrobbinswrites
I DID IT!!! I finished rewriting my nerd book. Now I can participate in the forum again since I've been majorly isolating myself to finish my book.
May 18 2014 08:43 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
But now I'm off to bed. Talk to you all after work tomorrow. :)
May 18 2014 08:43 PM -
jmrobbinswrites
Thank you, super duper much! I'm so excited. I think I finally got the right balance of plot/light-heartedness/tension/humor. Let's hope so anyway.
May 19 2014 05:16 PM
jmrobbinswrites
What's on my mind? I'm sooooooo close to finishing my rewrite!!! 2 1/2 chapters left!!!
May 18 2014 04:30 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
Absolutely! I have a new status update in a few minutes. I'm obsessive with my projects.
May 18 2014 08:04 PM
jmrobbinswrites
Not that it's a huge spoiler, but I'm at the trading card game tournament chapter of my book.
May 18 2014 12:10 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
Not a spoiler at all actually. After rewriting it, I realized I need to work it a different way, so I cut it out.
May 18 2014 04:17 PM
jmrobbinswrites
Now... I am HALFWAY done with the rewriting. 130 more pages to go... roughly.
May 17 2014 08:11 AM
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jmrobbinswrites
Amazing progress is being made. 80 pages left. Woohoo! I'll probably have this completed by the end of next weekend.
May 17 2014 06:19 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
Of course, I am torn between building the relationship between two characters and introducing the antagonist. On one hand, the antagonist adds a lot of tension and the sooner I get her in the story, the better. However, I've been told that I need to build up the relationship between my other two main characters so that the antagonist's actions are more devastating. The conflict up until the antagonist arrives is mostly internal due to social ineptitude.
May 15 2014 02:47 PM -
DeadChannel
I would start to close out act one and introduce conflict if you are 1/4 through. But I'm more familiar with what works in the cinema, so take this with a grain of salt.
May 15 2014 08:10 PM -
Ravenclaw420
The more devastation the better. At least where fiction is concerned.
May 16 2014 08:44 PM
jmrobbinswrites
SUCCESS! I think I fixed my rewrite issues. Now it's just implementation. Two chapters done though... and posted.
May 12 2014 12:14 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
Nope. Not posted. I have a tiny bit of editing of some minor details, but at least those edits are easy.
May 12 2014 12:20 PM
jmrobbinswrites
I just can't seem to get my book right. It's very disheartening, though I'm unable to move on to anything else until it's good.
May 11 2014 07:45 AM
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Calvary
Just stop going over what you've got until you're completely done. Don't look back, don't spell check, just keep going.
May 11 2014 03:27 PM -
jmrobbinswrites
I like the don't look back advice when I'm first starting a novel, but it's on (another) rewrite, and I need to make sure I've addressed the problems that caused the rewrite in the first place. I'd hate to rewrite the whole thing to find it's still not acceptable. Like the last 7 times.
May 11 2014 05:20 PM -
jmrobbinswrites
After much toiling, I think I figured out how to fix this. I'll probably start posting some chapters too when I have a couple ready.
May 11 2014 07:37 PM
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jmrobbinswrites
Well, since it's a high school setting and not quite erotica, it's more like "She eyed me up and down like a piece of extra credit."
May 10 2014 12:48 AM