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December 31, 2011
The Obligatory End of 2011 Post
pre://d.o.mai.nPre-release Cover Design
It is customary to finish off the year, whether you have a television show, a blog, or any other media outlet, with a "year in review" edition.
At the risk of causing a fault in the space-time continuum, I have decided to follow suit. Since this is the first year of this blog's existence, and by extension my first year testing the literary
It is customary to finish off the year, whether you have a television show, a blog, or any other media outlet, with a "year in review" edition.
At the risk of causing a fault in the space-time continuum, I have decided to follow suit. Since this is the first year of this blog's existence, and by extension my first year testing the literary
December 22, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from christophergodsoe.com!
December 15, 2011
Book Review-Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble By: D. Robert Pease
I've decided to do something a little different for my review of Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble. As this book is geared towards readers in the Middle School Grade level, I decided to see if my 10 year old son Skyler (Grade 6) would like to offer up his views on it as well. His review is located just after mine, and I can't stress enough how proud I am of what he came up with, he really did an
December 5, 2011
Why Speculative Fiction authors are always in a hurry....
A large part of what I am about to write below is a warning to my Speculative or Science Fiction writing brethren. It's not an attempt to cast blame, and certainly not an attempt to whine. It is merely an attempt to encourage writers to not procrastinate if their stories are contingent upon near-future technologies.
Unless this is your first visit to this site, (or you've not been paying
Unless this is your first visit to this site, (or you've not been paying
November 23, 2011
Giving thanks for the things I have lost.
Thursday is Thanksgiving.
I've done more than my fair share of soul searching these past few months, spending a lot of time thinking about what my life needs to look like in 2012.
I've come to many realizations, and let many things drift from me. I've realized what I am thankful to have, and what I am thankful to see go. I've surveyed the good and bad stretches in my past, and drawn from it the
I've done more than my fair share of soul searching these past few months, spending a lot of time thinking about what my life needs to look like in 2012.
I've come to many realizations, and let many things drift from me. I've realized what I am thankful to have, and what I am thankful to see go. I've surveyed the good and bad stretches in my past, and drawn from it the
November 21, 2011
Throwing in the NaNoWriMo towel......
Yes, what you see to your left is the official NaNoWriMo towel.
(Actually, it's not, I just photoshopped it, lol)
I'm throwing it in.
I came to the realization that the 50k a month writing marathon was hurting my book more than it was helping it. Not because I wasn't making progress, but because I found myself pushing out content that I KNEW to be crap.
Seriously. Every sentence in the last
(Actually, it's not, I just photoshopped it, lol)
I'm throwing it in.
I came to the realization that the 50k a month writing marathon was hurting my book more than it was helping it. Not because I wasn't making progress, but because I found myself pushing out content that I KNEW to be crap.
Seriously. Every sentence in the last
November 7, 2011
Book Review-Farsighted by Emlyn Chand
A parable exists in the writing world that goes as follows, "Show, don't tell."
When I first learned of the underlying concept of "Farsighted", I had to admit that I was more than marginally intrigued. I approach reading through a writers eyes, and quite often make my reading choices based on an interest in how the writer might choose to bring their particular plot line to life. In essence, I
When I first learned of the underlying concept of "Farsighted", I had to admit that I was more than marginally intrigued. I approach reading through a writers eyes, and quite often make my reading choices based on an interest in how the writer might choose to bring their particular plot line to life. In essence, I
November 4, 2011
Another Excerpt from d.o.mai.n!
Wow......I decided to take a look at my stats tonight before I sat down again to write and realized that I've been sorely neglecting this site. I've decided to post part of what I wrote this Wednesday night, for fun of course since this is being written at a breakneck pace for NaNoWriMo (9540 words so far ;-), so try not to judge the clumsy wording TOO hard, lol.
To preface this scene, Miles has
To preface this scene, Miles has
November 3, 2011
NaNoWriMo-2 days in
No, I am not going to post long, esoteric ramblings about my feelings and how the writing went for every single day of NaNoWriMo. That would become boring even for me after the first week or so, and I think we all know how much I like to listen to the sound of my own voice.
What I will do is every few days give an update on my progress, and share one or two things that I have learned along the
What I will do is every few days give an update on my progress, and share one or two things that I have learned along the
October 26, 2011
Unveiling- NaNoWriMo Cover for d.o.mai.n!
Here's the cover for d.o.mai.n, coming out in 2012!
(Yes, I am finishing it up during NaNoWriMo, but no pressure, right? haha.
Well, I said it would be Thursday, so here it is-12:04 on Thursday morning!
Let me know what you think? I will probably make a new one for the launch next year, but I felt the need to have a cover for NaNoWriMo, so here it is!
(Yes, I am finishing it up during NaNoWriMo, but no pressure, right? haha.
Well, I said it would be Thursday, so here it is-12:04 on Thursday morning!
Let me know what you think? I will probably make a new one for the launch next year, but I felt the need to have a cover for NaNoWriMo, so here it is!
