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Rob Queen

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Young Adult, Science Fiction

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James Roberts, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Simon Furman, George Lu ...more

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Rob Queen owes the fact that he can say he is a "World-renowned author" to his many years teaching English to international students. In return, he seeks to show how silly life is through the madcap inconsistencies of his native language. A sucker for a good story, Rob's life has far too many Transformers, Jedi, Marvel and DC characters, and movies running around his brain for any sane person to keep track of. He has three published novels: a fantasy adventure chronicling the worst possible day in the life of a burglar - "The Twelve Cataclysms", a young adult tale of a metamorph just coming into his powers - "Escape from the Spotlight", and a hilarious and highly punny anthropomorphic satire of the accounting world that he co-wrote with Jim ...more

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Do you find yourself editing as you write, or do you get it all down first? And how much structure do you have in place before you begin writing?

Rob Queen I start with an outline, which can change a whole lot as the story develops.

As I write, I do two things: I try to use exactly the language that I want…moreI start with an outline, which can change a whole lot as the story develops.

As I write, I do two things: I try to use exactly the language that I want: Do I want to say "make sure" or "ensure"? How would that change the message that I am presenting? Do I want to mention that it was a "sky blue tee-shirt" she was wearing, or will I make it "a charcoal grey V-neck sweater"? Every word comunnicates something different, and mistakes as I write can help guide me towards a better presentation.

The other thing that I do is spot-check. Basically, I'm Johnny-on-the-spot with my spelling, syntax, sentence structure, punctuation, and everything else that comes in this. An example of this is in the prior paragraph, I accidentally wrote "thend" instead of "tend" and I edited that as soon as I saw the red squiggly line.

With the exception of these two edit-as-I-go strategies, I largely stick with the idea of "Just get it done." In the first draft, I throw in everything I can. Perfection in a draft is madness to me; I will never get that. Revision can take months, so just getting it all down there is enough. Inevitably, when I do the reread, I'll find gaps, inconsistencies, errors, or just plain dumb mistakes. That edit will chip away at some rough edges. Then repeat.
Then it's clean up, get things better, and publish (if possible).(less)

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How would you describe difference between telling and showing?

Rob Queen It's one thing to state a fact, it's another entirely to experience that fact. Then think of an example of it.
For example:
"The new drummer meshed."…more It's one thing to state a fact, it's another entirely to experience that fact. Then think of an example of it.
For example:
"The new drummer meshed." - Telling.
"Pete smiled. Cotter was banging his head as hard as the drums, his arms flailing like there were six more than his two. It pulled from Pete soundscapes from his own keys that weren't planned, nor that would've worked with another drummer."
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Rob Queen’s books

Average rating: 4.42 · 19 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Twelve Cataclysms: Protasis 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from the Spotlight 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	$wamped by Jim Lillie, Rob Queen (Goodreads Author), Laura Diane (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Vixen on Wattpad

Hello, everyone.

Last week marked a first for me. It was the first time that I used a website called Wattpad . It's a place where people can share chapters of their works in progress, or fan fiction, or a whole lot of other stuff.

Last Thursday also marked another first - a story that I wrote last year will be available to all as a Fan Fiction. It's a decision that I came to for a number of reason Read more of this blog post »

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A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)

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“ The hostess looked him over. “If it was, what would you do about it?” “This happen a lot?” A flash of pity flickered in the corner of her mouth. ”
― Robert Queen, The Twelve Cataclysms: Book I - Protasis

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