Jax Cassidy's Blog, page 11
April 25, 2010
To Err is human
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Title: Billionaire
Artist: Travie McCoy, featuring Bruno Mars
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I'm a perfectionist at heart.
My buddies have written a ton of stuff and when they've given up on the idea of selling their older stories, instead of wasting them, they decided to upload as free reads for their readers. One of my brilliant friends, Eva Gale, has made the Top Downloads list for the past year with her contemporary and historical shorts over at Smashwords. She's been urging me to put mine...
April 22, 2010
Beautiful Moments
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Title: Fireflies
Artist: Owl City
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As I write my proposal for a contemporary set in the lush Italian countryside, I started thinking of beautiful moments in life, from film, from novels–I thought of scenes in my head that would make for a romantic and poignant scene that would please any reader. I wanted to breathe life into a moment that makes you sigh out loud and yearn for that kiss. Personally, I'm a sucker for stolen passionate kisses in the rain. I also enjoy ...
April 19, 2010
Writingdom
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Title: Halo
Artist: Beyonce
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I used to spend months on end writing from my desktop at home. The past five months I've been quite mobile so I no longer have a designated writing space. I tend to writing while in bed in the guest room but the creative energy isn't there. That's why I love going to this cute little cafe tucked away in a sleepy strip off the main street in the ritzy neighborhood near a private college.
I try to go every Saturday but sometimes I show up a ...
April 12, 2010
Good Writing
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Title: Crimson and Clover
Artist: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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What is good writing? When you read one, you'll just know it.
Whenever I browse the bookshelves, I like to look at the cover, skim the blurb, then thumb through the first few pages before I decide to purchase it. More often I've noticed the ones I bring home wind up on the floor, unread. I guess the story falls flat after the second chapter. Truthfully, I don't have a lot of time to read because my life ...
April 7, 2010
Musical Muse
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Title: Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop
Artist: Landon Pigg
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My niece, IndieChick, and I have been spending a lot of time together since I've been back. She's the talented fashionista with killer photography skills and so much more. She's my 15 year-old prodigy with an old soul, so we try to hit the music scene, art gallery, or movie premieres together when we get a chance. Last Saturday, she persuaded me to go to the Arctic Monkeys concert at the Hard Rock. That's o...
April 1, 2010
The Breakthrough
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Title: The Climb
Artist: Miley Cyrus
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Yes, it's true–my little niece loves this song and it's managed to sneak into my playlist–Fine. I admit it's grown on me…
This week was eye opening in many ways. As I agonized for months on Project X paranormal proposal, I was certain I sucked. Maybe because it had been so long since I wrote a paranormal that the insecurity set in. I started to doubt my world building and storytelling abilities. The truth is that I tend to over...
March 29, 2010
Voice?
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Title: What Do You Want From Me?
Artist: Adam Lambert
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Most beginning authors are still finding their way in the publishing world. Some are just starting to understand what voice is all about.
What exactly is voice?
Well–the simplest way I can explain it is that voice is the way your words "sound" on the page. You see, every writer has a unique way in which they express themselves through their storytelling. Like a habit or action that people associate with you. It's ...
March 26, 2010
Taking Action
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Title: Be Good or Be Gone
Artist: Fionn Regan
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First off, I sent my edited proposal to my agent who should be reading it this weekend and then the rest is a waiting game… I'm going to try to forget about it for a while as I delve back into my Italian story. I get to return to the contemporary frame of mind and the awesome world of wine. Most people ask me what this story is about and I tell them in movie terms: Under the Tuscan Sun meets A Good Year. Well, sounds...
March 24, 2010
The End, or is it?
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Title: Two Is Better Than One
Artist: Boys Like Girls
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I DID IT! I finished the revisions and sent it off to my personal editor. I'll get it back soon and then I'll be in business. My agent is going to be so proud of me working my brain and fingers to death. I'm seriously drained. Editing is really a difficult task and when you're struggling to make it shine, it's the most intense and grueling time in a writer's life!
I totally love writing a story from scratch...
March 22, 2010
Diving In
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Title: Break Even
Artist: The Script
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I equate edits to cliff diving. Why? Because it's a combination of exhilaration, uncertainty, and fear…mostly, fear.
You see, this Project X and I have a love-hate relationship. I totally love the story but loathe the editing part. It's driven me to near insanity and I know I should just buckle down and do it. Coincidentally, I am, yet my wandering mind conjures up too many reasons not to do them.
Hummm, I should have been done...