Jake Vander-Ark's Blog, page 9
July 21, 2012
July 20, 2012
Excerpt: The Brandywine Prophet
The following scene was cut from The Brandywine Prophet on the second draft. For those of you who are not familiar with my novels, do you think this could be re-worked as a stand-alone short story? ***** The events surrounding “the incident” would grow imperative to Will. No coincidence was too small to be scrutinized for [...]
Excerpt: The Brandywine Prophet – Ray-Ray
The following scene was cut from The Brandywine Prophet on the second draft. For those of you who are not familiar with my novels, do you think this could be re-worked as a stand-alone short story? ***** The events surrounding “the incident” would grow imperative to Will. No coincidence was too small to be scrutinized for [...]
July 19, 2012
Badass Drama: The Time Traveler’s Wife
MEETING MOM Written by Bruce Joel Rubin Based on the Novel by Audrey Niffenegger 2009 CONTEXT: When he was five years old, Henry witnessed the car crash that killed his mother. Now Henry is a time traveler, but he can’t control when or where he travels. In this scene, he jumps back twenty years and [...]
July 18, 2012
Writing Tip: #18 Text Like You Write
I have had dozens of hopeful writers ask me, ”y dont ppl take me serious when i say im a writter?” I don’t need to point out the irony. When you text, email, post in a message board, blog, instant message, or tweet, use the opportunity to hone your skills. Use email correspondences to enhance your [...]
Tip: #18 Text Like You Write
I have had dozens of hopeful writers ask me, ”y dont ppl take me serious when i say im a writter?” I don’t need to point out the irony. When you text, email, post in a message board, blog, instant message, or tweet, use the opportunity to hone your skills. Use email correspondences to enhance your [...]
July 17, 2012
Update: The Brandywine Prophet
I will never top The Brandywine Prophet. My writing might get better… I could have brilliant new ideas… but in my mind, this book will always be my favorite. If you haven’t been following along on Wattpad, now is the time to start. On Monday, July 30 at 6:00PM CST, I will be posting the epic [...]
July 16, 2012
Quote: The Brandywine Prophet
I made this a few weeks ago, but thought it would be an appropriate transition from today’s guest post to tomorrow’s announcement.
July 15, 2012
Storytelling Series: Dance
A guest post by Megan Marthens In a dimly lit room full of whispering lips, a dancer enters. Quietly and gracefully she places herself stage left and smoothly melts to the ground. The music begins. Words encompass the theater with no accompaniment of instruments. The singer’s words are sad and lonely. The dancer’s gaze moves [...]
Writing Tip: #17 Learn From TV
Bookworms often look down on television for its mind-numbing qualities of generic plots, easy laughs, and art-destroying conglomerate politics. But if this is your only perception of TV, then you’re missing a fantastic learning opportunity! There are only three rules to turn your TV into a writing workshop: Rule Number One: Don’t Watch Crap This [...]
