http://www.ruzkin.com Chris Hayes-Kossmann writes his way to publication... or DOOM. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-887 Century of Sand – Chapter 8 (end of Part 1) – Scribbles and Dreams Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:10:40 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-887 [...] Alpha Slip (Novel Preview) [...] [...] Alpha Slip (Novel Preview) [...]

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-369 Why analyse your own novel? – Scribbles and Dreams Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:11:57 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-369 [...] Alpha Slip (novel preview) [...] [...] Alpha Slip (novel preview) [...]

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-313 A preview of my current novel, Alpha Slip – Scribbles and Dreams Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:31:01 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-313 [...] Continue to: Alpha Slip - The First Three Chapters [...] [...] Continue to: Alpha Slip - The First Three Chapters [...]

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-231 70k… approaching the endgame. « Scribbles & Dreams Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:25:53 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-231 [...] I really wanted to have another short ready to post here before the end of the month, but I haven’t even stopped to look at anything but Alpha Slip since May. This isn’t the quickest I’ve ever written a novel, but it’s the quickest I’ve ever written a novel that I liked. I’m thinking this draft will probably end up at the 80k mark. Then the second draft (which will be the first I release out to close friends for opinions) will be about the same – I can see at least 10-15k worth of rubbish that needs cutting, but there’s also a TON of secondary characterisation I completely forgot to include in this draft, leaving most of the characters as thin as a sneeze. If you missed my chatting about Alpha Slip entirely, I posted the first three chapters here. [...] [...] I really wanted to have another short ready to post here before the end of the month, but I haven’t even stopped to look at anything but Alpha Slip since May. This isn’t the quickest I’ve ever written a novel, but it’s the quickest I’ve ever written a novel that I liked. I’m thinking this draft will probably end up at the 80k mark. Then the second draft (which will be the first I release out to close friends for opinions) will be about the same – I can see at least 10-15k worth of rubbish that needs cutting, but there’s also a TON of secondary characterisation I completely forgot to include in this draft, leaving most of the characters as thin as a sneeze. If you missed my chatting about Alpha Slip entirely, I posted the first three chapters here. [...]

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-230 ruzkin Thu, 07 May 2009 05:27:32 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-230 Thanks Dad, thanks Rory! I'm going to TRY to keep it going - I have 25,000 words done so far, which is about 1/3rd of the book. Maintaining the pace is going to be difficult though - I definitely feel that what follows on from the first three chapters isn't up to the standard of the opening. Still, that's what 2nd and 3rd and 4th drafts are for, right? Thanks Dad, thanks Rory! I'm going to TRY to keep it going - I have 25,000 words done so far, which is about 1/3rd of the book. Maintaining the pace is going to be difficult though - I definitely feel that what follows on from the first three chapters isn't up to the standard of the opening.
Still, that's what 2nd and 3rd and 4th drafts are for, right?

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-229 Rory Wed, 06 May 2009 19:15:49 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-229 Liking it Ruz. Excellent fast-paced first draft. Liking it Ruz. Excellent fast-paced first draft.

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-228 Michaelbede Wed, 06 May 2009 10:16:09 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-228 Wow, that's a brilliant beginning. Had me completely. Can you keep it going? Wow, that's a brilliant beginning. Had me completely. Can you keep it going?

]]> http://www.ruzkin.com/?page_id=249&cpage=1#comment-227 A preview of my current novel, Alpha Slip « Scribbles & Dreams Tue, 05 May 2009 12:49:31 +0000 http://ruzkin.wordpress.com/?page_id=249#comment-227 [...] Continue to: Alpha Slip - The First Three Chapters [...] [...] Continue to: Alpha Slip - The First Three Chapters [...]

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