WriteNowDave he/him Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) My name is Dave and I started listening to the WE podcast about six months ago. I have downloaded all of them and have recently caught up to the present day. This of course has caused my hour long commute each way on public transit to become a bit more boring but what can you do. I have been fumble writing for about ten years where I would start something and then put it away only to ignore it and start yet another project. Eventually I forced(talked) myself into finishing a novel which is over 200,000 word fantasy epic. It was just after finishing the first draft of this monster that I became aware of WE. Since then I have tried reworking it a few times and it has improved but alas it has also grown. I then came up with a brilliant idea of cutting that up into more manageable chucks of smaller installments of approximately 50,000 words each. I have been (re)editing that first chunk a few times now and again it keeps improving but not enough. In between fits of frustration and rage over my big "epic-aster" I sat down and wrote a scifi near future novel which (POW!) is from start to finish just over 60,000 words. With two novels done I began searching for peers to help me edit and rework them but alas in my area (Folsom CA) there seems to be a shortage of beta reader people, either that or I just suck at googling. I did find this place so I cant be all left sandwiches* (Intentional joke from the movie "Frozen" because you thought I was going to state the obvious. Yes I have kids and have that damnation movie burned into my brain). Anyway I am looking to find peers(victims) who might be interested in swapping out stories for editing purposes. I am currently starting a third scifi novel idea and was hoping to have more immediate review of my stuff as it is progressing. I am not sure what this one will top out at but i'm shooting for 60-100k in overall length. So back to introducing myself... (Blushing) I'm a Capricorn and I hate Nicolas Cage as an actor. I used to be in the military, 82nd Airborne, but decided it wasn't a career for me (at least I tried it out). I need to exercise more. I have two kids and they eat up almost all of my free time (grumble grumble... but they are so cute and lovable). I am married and my wife just doesn't understand m(e)y writing. Its not her cup of tea. I was born in 1971 so Star Wars/Trek D&D are big parts of my growing up though now its mostly the adventures of "diaper changer man". I bought a bike last year hoping to exercise more but its really hard to change a diaper while riding. (Hey... new invention idea?) Oh and in case you haven't figure it out by yet... I'm a dork. Thanks for reading my plea/rant/request. Dave Edited April 29, 2014 by WriteNowDave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Welcome To the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Bloody Cauthon he/him Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 wow you both got upvotes a lot faster than I did it took me a month to get my first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriteNowDave he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 wow you both got upvotes a lot faster than I did it took me a month to get my first one. Please excuse my ignorance but what is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Welcome! I am also a noob. What's your fantasy epic about, if you don't mind my asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriteNowDave he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 To make it as clear yet not quite elevator pitch as possible… Part 1 (first 50k words) A grizzled old barbarian dwarf has been hunting a devil for most of his life. Hundreds of years later and after several close calls at catching him he now finds himself in a city with its own peculiar past. "Hi-jinx ensues" and he now finds himself "babysitting" a young rogue which seems to have some sort of connection with his life quest in hunting the devil. Part 2 (2nd 50k words) The two traveling companions leave the city behind for the countryside in pursuit of their objectives. Only the carnage left behind challenges their beliefs as to what it is they are actually getting into. Part 3 (3rd 50k words) They now reach the underground complex/dungeon and soon meet up with the person they were both pursuing. Deciding that it is in both of their interests to now work with the being rather than slay him they continue diving deeper into the complex. Part 4 (4th 50k words) They are now stuck deep into the complex and understand this is a one way trip. Only they are not the only players as a third situation presents itself and changes the rules all over again. One way or another it all is coming to an end. I have elements in part "X" that tie back into part "Y" and vice versa. For instance the cities peculiar past plays into the complex. I also have circumstantial ties of some character actions influencing future actions by other characters later on such as "Why are you paying me with a lich-king coin? The last man I took a lich-king coin from... blah blah." It’s a double helix type story where actions that seem random come back to weave back in and affect other events later on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesomeness Summoned he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Please excuse my ignorance but what is that? If you look below your avatar on the left there is a green box with a number and a title. That is your current "Reputation". It doesn't really do anything in particular for you but is a fun way for people to display how much they have contributed to the forum. At the bottom right of each post is an up arrow and down arrow. If you think a post is particularly well written, insightful, helpful, or humorous you can upvote that person. If you find a post to be offensive (or we would perhaps call it Odious on this forum) you can downvote it (though downvotes are rare since most people on this forum are very well behaved). Edited April 30, 2014 by Awesomeness Summoned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 To make it as clear yet not quite elevator pitch as possible… Part 1 (first 50k words) A grizzled old barbarian dwarf has been hunting a devil for most of his life. Hundreds of years later and after several close calls at catching him he now finds himself in a city with its own peculiar past. "Hi-jinx ensues" and he now finds himself "babysitting" a young rogue which seems to have some sort of connection with his life quest in hunting the devil. Part 2 (2nd 50k words) The two traveling companions leave the city behind for the countryside in pursuit of their objectives. Only the carnage left behind challenges their beliefs as to what it is they are actually getting into. Part 3 (3rd 50k words) They now reach the underground complex/dungeon and soon meet up with the person they were both pursuing. Deciding that it is in both of their interests to now work with the being rather than slay him they continue diving deeper into the complex. Part 4 (4th 50k words) They are now stuck deep into the complex and understand this is a one way trip. Only they are not the only players as a third situation presents itself and changes the rules all over again. One way or another it all is coming to an end. I have elements in part "X" that tie back into part "Y" and vice versa. For instance the cities peculiar past plays into the complex. I also have circumstantial ties of some character actions influencing future actions by other characters later on such as "Why are you paying me with a lich-king coin? The last man I took a lich-king coin from... blah blah." It’s a double helix type story where actions that seem random come back to weave back in and affect other events later on. That sounds awesome! Do you intend to post parts of it on the forum, or do we have to wait till it's finished before we can read it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriteNowDave he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 If you look below your avatar on the left there is a green box with a number and a title. That is your current "Reputation". It doesn't really do anything in particular for you but is a fun way for people to display how much they have contributed to the forum. At the bottom right of each post is an up arrow and down arrow. If you think a post is particularly well written, insightful, helpful, or humorous you can upvote that person. If you find a post to be offensive (or we would perhaps call it Odious on this forum) you can downvote it (though downvotes are rare since most people on this forum are very well behaved). TYVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriteNowDave he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 That sounds awesome! Do you intend to post parts of it on the forum, or do we have to wait till it's finished before we can read it? Thanks, I am a bit nervous about exposing it prematurely (stage freight - going to school naked) but am trying to talk myself into doing just that. Part of the reason I came here was that I am looking for peers to work with and review each others work before fully "exposing oneself" (EEK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks, I am a bit nervous about exposing it prematurely (stage freight - going to school naked) but am trying to talk myself into doing just that. Part of the reason I came here was that I am looking for peers to work with and review each others work before fully "exposing oneself" (EEK) Cool. I personally haven't spent much time in the Creator's Corner, but I know that a lot of very friendly people frequent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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