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J. Philip Horne
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When I wrote The Lodestone, I not only had a story I wanted to tell, but also several aspirations regarding how I would tell the story. Here’s a list of some of my goals.
1) Strip it down to as few words as possible. My story kept trying to become 80k words or more. I worked to keep it under 60k.
2) Minimal voice-overs, thought-bubbles, and detailed exploration of emotions. Convey...
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| I wrote The Lodestone with a few very specific goals. With a twelve year old lead character, I targeted the middle grade audience, but hoped to make it very enjoyable to the YA crowd and the young readers' parents. Specifically, however, I tried to p...more | |
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| I first read the Belgariad series in junior high. My back had suffered a trauma that would lead to a spinal fusion many months later, but at the time I was in a forced bedrest and doped up on valium. I read the whole series in five or six days and lo...more | |
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| A fun, engaging story with humor and warmth. I enjoyed it thoroughly, as did my father (who heard about it from me) and my kids (who told me about it). I've continued on with the rest of the series and am enjoying them as well. | |
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| I've read the Riftwar Saga several times over the years. I loved the series as a high schooler and have enjoyed it as an adult. It's a great coming of age story with characters that are bigger than life, and the stakes couldn't be higher, as the univ...more | |
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| I've read several of the Dresden Files, and was impressed with the relentless pacing. It's almost too much, as reading the books can be more exhausting than relaxing. That said, I found it very helpful to experience the roller coaster of a Jim Butche...more | |
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