Andres’s Comments (group member since Jul 29, 2020)

Andres’s comments from the Gathering Of Dedicated Scribblers group.

@Bill feel free to use and post here as much as you wish. If your sub genre takes off or you find other writers that want to engage exclusively with you in that, you can always make another thread. As for now, there is only you and I.

And I know what you did last summer....

I ended up finding an Illustrator here:

https://andersonatlas.com/

@Bill thank you so much for the reference! She works exclusively in the horror genre. So if anyone is writing in that genre you should definitely check her site out.

Wow. Neil Gaiman. I'd be interested in continuing to take additional courses with other GODS once they complete their courser class. Just keep me in mind.

I'm almost done with my Beta read for Robert J. Power. Next week I should be able to help you two with a 7 chapter review if you do not find any others that wish to participate.

Hi everyone, I'm back. Welcome to all the new GODS.

@AMY I would appreciate the assistance. Just send me a message with your email and I'll send it over.

For all the new members just starting on Coursera. Do not feel overwhelmed receiving/giving feed back on chapter by chapter reviews. Having completed the course myself and spoken to others that have completed it as well, not all of your chapters will get 5 reviews. Which is sad to say. However, you are part of the GODS now, so not so sad for you.

The other thing is, it can be very taxing to write while your limited time is spend reviewing other works. I submitted my last 8 weeks of work without reviewing anyone else's. This means it is not part of the class completion requirements.

My advice for you guys as GODS is to submit your chapters through Coursera as you normally would. When you have about 5 chapters done, trade your work with someone else here. The feed back you receive will more likely be of a greater quality than a random 25 people looking at different individual chapters.

Write submit, write submit. Don't worry about feedback until you hit your 5 chapter milestones. This will put less stress and demand on both you and your fellow GODS. I hope this information helps you finish your book and the 5 reviews doesn't dissuade you from completing it.

I'm on vacation for two weeks. ML, Liavali, you know how to reach me if something comes up.

Just got to find an illustrator for the cover.

Got my blurb.

A Warrior and his holy sword lead a crusade against the fey, creating a divide between the two worlds. A Wizard flees from the kingdom hiding his family in secrecy as his people are hunted and killed. A woman is thrust into the throne, still a young lady inside filled with fantasy, controlled by obligation. All three paths are entwined bringing them together and changing their future.

Okay update. My title is:

King Arthur
His Lore, His Legend, and his Love

Now I just need to rehash my logline to make a blurb summary for the back of the book.

Awesome, will do. Thank you!

Done! Finished. I'm elated, excited, exhilarated! I just need a couple beta readers! Talk to you all soon! Whew, what a day!

I'm jamming today. I just wrote chapters 20,21,22 and I'm about to start on 23. Killed those 8k words. I'm in a grove. I can see the ending. Nothing can stop me now.

Muah haha.

Ahk. Finger cramps!..

Arlu woke up on the floor. His back ached from the hard wood. As he stood up he looked around his room in awe.
His bed was tussled. No, not tussled, ruined. The sheets were lying on the opposite side of the room. The mattress was frayed as though a cat had been using it as his personal scratching post.
Something lingered in the back of his mind, something that didn't quite feel right. He breathed in through his nose, attempting to calm his nerves. What had he been dreaming about? Whatever it was it caused him to create this mess and that filled him with worry.

Arlu woke from his nightmare kicking and screaming, fighting the air, attacking it violently. His chest heaved as he gasped for breath, slowly realizing he had been dreaming.
He looked around his room, familiarizing himself with his whereabouts. He swallowed dryly, his forehead beaded with a cold sweat. He rubbed his shaking hand, speaking to it.

"It was only a dream." He sighed in relief. "Just a dream."

Keep your head up Arlu. I've come across an 'OMG such a great idea' 10-15 chapters in which made me go back and re-write a lot of an already developed story. On the Brightside, we are using computers and not type writers. You also have us here to help!

I'm sorry, not I. My writings are heavily influenced by fantasy however, I do look forward to reading your writings. Ever since reading Shogun I love reading about Japan. I look forward to your memoire.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I spoke to my illustrator, he is going to start outlining my cover. I'm going to try to make up for last week and jam out the last 3 chapters. I'll submit my work through week 20 on coursera and complete that as well. Wish me luck on 3 chapters, hopefully I can end it well.

I'm busy this week. I think I've wrote three paragraphs since Monday.

Well, if your on an electronic device you're closer to the gaming world than you think.