Most every author loves the idea, even the fantasy, of seeing their work up on the big screen. I am not one of them. And let me tell you why… I am the first one to admit that I am more than a little fond of my story. I’m crazy about my characters and the … More One reason I don’t want a movie… | An inside look at the morals of “The Taken”
It has to be the strangest part of being a writer… I sat at my laptop, watching the trailer for the movie “Interstellar” the other night and thought about “Life After E.L.E.” and “The Taken”… my Dystopian and speculative novels. It is quite possibly the most surreal part of being a writer… As … More A Not so Parallel Universe… Or is it?
Most every author loves the idea, even the fantasy, of seeing their work up on the big screen. I am not one of them. And let me tell you why… I am the first one to admit that I am more than a little fond of my story. I’m crazy about my characters and the … More One reason I don’t want a movie… | An inside look at the fashions of “The Taken”
As I sit here pondering just what to write in my next review, I think back to the books I’ve read in the past. As much as I would LOVE to tell you that I was a dewy-eyed teenager mooning over Edward Cullen, I must admit that I was nearly past my twenties before … More Apparently you don’t need “talent”.
It’s time to say GoodBye to November and HELLO to December! Starting tomorrow I will be posting 25 Christmas Themed posts on my Book Blog HERE! Some of them will be Book Reviews and some of them will just be about Christmas! Don’t miss out on a single one! May you and your family have … More The 25 Posts of Christmas!
Happy Thanksgiving! GOD BLESS YOU! What things are you thankful for today? I am thankful for GOD, my Family, good Friends and for living in a wonderful country where we can Praise God everyday and tell everyone about the many blessings that fill our lives! I am thankful to have been blessed with such a … More HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Yes I just have to crow about it a bit! I’m excited! Celebrate with me! Oh man…now I’ll never get to sleep. Guess I’ll have to write some more! © J.C. Morrows 2013 Disclaimer: I have no control over the ads you may see below. I am sorry if any of the content is inappropriate. … More I WON!
I have a theory. I think the weekends are so much harder for some of us because of how families typically structure their weeks. For most people who work through the week, they struggle to get their minimum word count each night and a lot of nights, they don’t make it. They’re tired and stressed … More Why are weekends so hard?
What is the dilemma you ask. The dilemma is this: Do you follow where you characters lead or are you determined to keep the story on the course you’ve already determined for it? This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. As I have written my story, it has taken quite a few … More The existential dilemma of whether or not to follow your characters wherever they might lead.
I have given up all pretense of having much other than NaNoWriMo on my mind this month. Yesterday I talked about the different NaNoPersonas I’ve encountered in this, my first year of NaNoWriMo. Today I am going to talk about the different goals we all have and how they may differ from the beginning of … More NaNoGoals – What are yours?
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