Robyn Paterson's Blog, page 25
October 6, 2014
Cinema Sins: Godzilla 2014
And this is pretty much exactly what was going through Rob’s head as he watched this film…
October 2, 2014
Rob Takes Up Freelance Editing- My Eye and Quill for Hire!
I’ve decided to make myself available for freelance editing jobs, starting with an adon Fiverr.com offering 999 words edited for just $5! What a steal! In addition, if anyone has any other editing jobs they’d like done, please feel free to contact me directly as rob_paterson@hotmail.com and put “Editing” in the Subject line. For eBooks, I’ll edit a single chapter for free as a sample before we discuss prices.
Rob
September 30, 2014
Welcome to TUMBLR
Can’t breathe. Laughing too hard. :-))))))
September 29, 2014
Star Wars Rebels Premiers!
This past weekend, the new CGI animated series Star Wars:REBELS premiered on the Disney XD app with the first two episodes strung together into a “movie” (which is all of 43 minutes long…). It’s basically the story of how Aladdin comes to join the crew of The Firefly and…err…I mean how EZRA comes to join the crew of the GHOST and fight against the evil oppressive Empire. I wish I was joking, but ever since someone online referred to Ezra as Aladdin, I can’t not see him as Aladdin in space, th...
September 28, 2014
Why I Hate Football Plots
I hate Football Plots.
I hate them with the passion of a thousand suns.
What are Football Plots?
Football Plots are when the whole story centers around a piece of information (or item), and the story is basically about the characters trying to get that “Football” to the other end of the “field” while avoiding the people trying to stop them.
Now when you read that, the first thing that might come to mind (if you’re a geek) is Lord of the Rings (Frodo tries to get a ring to Mount Doom while dodging...
September 10, 2014
Reading for Better Writing
Occasionally, I get asked by students who want to write fiction what they should read to become better writers. Myimmediate answer to this question is always the same- On Writing by Stephen King. It’s THE book by one of the greatest literary craftsmen of the last hundred years, and in itself almost functions as a perfect introduction to the art of writing fiction.
However, what about once you’re ready for something a little more advanced than King’s essential starter?
Until recently, my answer...
September 5, 2014
Crocodile Princess Excerpt 3/3- The Happy Ox Inn
For these three days, I’ll be posting three chapters as an excerpt from my newly released novel Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess, available now wherever eBooks are sold!
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Chapter 18- The Happy Ox Inn
It was late afternoon when it happened.
Baking under the mid-day sun, most of the crew had retreated under the shade offered by the sail and superstructure as the ship cut through the green waters of the canal. Meiyu had let herself doze in the heat, but the Lin clan members were still up and...
September 4, 2014
Crocodile Princess Excerpt 2/3- The Lin Family
For these three days, I’ll be posting three chapters as an excerpt from my newly released novel Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess, available now wherever eBooks are sold!
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Chapter 17- The Lin Family
“…His daughter’s life for the box.”
Meiyu stared at the scene in shock- her maid, her closest friend, Little Jing was only a thin silver blade away from death. She couldn’t believe that the Lin family could be so ruthless or underhanded as to do something like this. Didn’t they know what this w...
September 3, 2014
Crocodile Princess Excerpt 1/3- Meiyu
For the next three days, I’ll be posting three chapters as an excerpt from my newly released novel Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess, available now wherever eBooks are sold!
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Chapter 16- Meiyu
In a bridal caravan, there are few people more uncomfortable than the bride, especially when her father insists that she ride in a proper palanquin the whole way. While such a conveyance might offer luxurious comfort to some, to Mao Meiyu, the palanquin was a hot boring box that offered neither enou...
August 29, 2014
Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess New Release Sale!
Little Gou’s first novel-length adventure is now available on Kindle for just 99 cents for the month of September. Grab it now while you can!
The story:
“Every last member of the Mao family will die by the Hour of the Rat a fortnight from now.”
With these words begins a race against time, as the roguish martial artist called Little Gou hunts across the back roads and waterways of Old China to find a young bride-to-be who has become a pawn of the mysterious Lady Moonlight. He must outwit friends...
