tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post378474078855026943..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: Beautiful People - 2016 plansTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-68371392827498673162016-02-04T17:27:57.127-06:002016-02-04T17:27:57.127-06:00THANK YOU! Yes, we can slave over our fantasies to...THANK YOU! Yes, we can slave over our fantasies together, though we be a whole ocean apart. ^_^<br /><br />One can always hope. ;) I'm not sure if I *ever* "know what I'm doing," LOL! There's always an element of the unknown with any writing project. Ah, well, keeps things interesting. As for dragon-sized holes, stuffing them full of dragons might help. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-49218188952496113932016-02-03T16:07:23.243-06:002016-02-03T16:07:23.243-06:00BEST OF LUCK! It's so exciting to read everyon...BEST OF LUCK! It's so exciting to read everyone's goals. I love the thought of us all working on our fantasy series in our respective countries <3<br /><br />I totally feel you re structure. Hopefully when I plot Book 2 I'll actually know what I'm doing, and therefore avoid what you so aptly call the dragon-sized plot holes! (Lol, some hope!)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-6253020112198404862016-01-29T17:46:40.108-06:002016-01-29T17:46:40.108-06:00*devours virtual fudge**devours virtual fudge*Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-85028912880860262002016-01-28T15:01:24.474-06:002016-01-28T15:01:24.474-06:00Yesss, it does. And yesss, sometimes it doesn'...Yesss, it does. And yesss, sometimes it doesn't. *cough* But may it happen more and more that it actually happens!<br /><br />Ooh, a hopper-on-overer. *offers virtual fudge*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-29052880188221877872016-01-28T14:42:36.510-06:002016-01-28T14:42:36.510-06:00It's a crazy thought, that querying thing...
...It's a crazy thought, that querying thing...<br /><br />We can get on top of things together, then! It takes a huge amount of discipline some days, doesn't it? And some days it just doesn't happen. XD<br /><br />Yes! I remember you! And your blog is launched--how very exciting! :D I will hop on over, for sure.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-61300415124998578202016-01-28T14:17:21.895-06:002016-01-28T14:17:21.895-06:00Eep, querying! I wish you well with that! That see...Eep, querying! I wish you well with that! That seems very far off for me, so I offer sympathy if not empathy, haha.<br /><br />"If nothing else, I want to be able to look back on 2016 and say that I made good use of the writing time I had." Yesss... which means I need to get on top of things...<br /><br />I commented on your blog AGES ago, on your very first post, I think. I was reluctant to comment more because my profile linked to my blog-under-construction. But now it is launched (and I did the thing, too: https://oliviahofer.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/writerly-ambitions-for-2016-or-the-agonies-i-inflict-upon-myself/) so I have no excuse, therefore I must comment more! Hurrah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-19587249905865816402016-01-20T09:11:14.911-06:002016-01-20T09:11:14.911-06:00Aww, thanks for the support. (This month's goa...Aww, thanks for the support. (This month's goals are coming along nicely, so that's a good sign.) Ooh, that's right, you'll be querying some more in March. How exciting!<br /><br />Yes, I've been meaning to come and catch up on commenting on your posts! I'm pretty sure I read that one, I just have been terrible at commenting recently... :PTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-39888409070401113612016-01-19T20:01:48.331-06:002016-01-19T20:01:48.331-06:00I think you can totally accomplish all of these go...I think you can totally accomplish all of these goals! Yay for querying! I'll be doing some of that come March. XD Yesssssssss more steampunk is definitely needed. Woot woot! Best of luck with your writing this year!<br /><br />I did Beautiful People too! http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2016/01/beautiful-people-14-writerly.htmlVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-36316821438997677052016-01-16T09:38:32.542-06:002016-01-16T09:38:32.542-06:00That's right, I do recall her mentioning the b...That's right, I do recall her mentioning the book. :)<br /><br />Whatever the case, it'll be tons of fun.<br /><br />LOL, too true! XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-16418396138027396782016-01-16T09:37:16.792-06:002016-01-16T09:37:16.792-06:00THANK YOOOUUU!!! :D I wish you the same with your ...THANK YOOOUUU!!! :D I wish you the same with your writing goals!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-4693489227674213032016-01-16T09:36:46.994-06:002016-01-16T09:36:46.994-06:00Sorry I took so long to get back to your comment!
...Sorry I took so long to get back to your comment!<br /><br />Three main projects is still awesome. (It's times like these that we almost wish we could clone ourselves, right? XD)<br /><br />It's not as full as it sounds. Not everyone is very active, and we seem to form groups within groups as different people connect and share their work. I'll let you know what I hear back!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-62514036734678627572016-01-13T10:48:03.995-06:002016-01-13T10:48:03.995-06:00Yes, you definitely should! I read the blog, too, ...Yes, you definitely should! I read the blog, too, but the book was extra-helpful. And if you're unsure, ask Christine, she's read it, too :D. <br /><br />They do seem to be sticking to the more classic fairy tales, so there aren't too many that would fit into that category. But all three of those seems to work!<br /><br />Yes. The plot bunnies seemed well trained to do only one thing: steal your attention. Oh well, at least they're cute :D. Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-90906066618509996222016-01-13T08:55:50.605-06:002016-01-13T08:55:50.605-06:00Woah! Those are some awesome goals! I wish you all...Woah! Those are some awesome goals! I wish you all the best with your writing and querying. YOU CAN DO IT!!! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-86671487579072108042016-01-12T15:29:54.427-06:002016-01-12T15:29:54.427-06:00My idealistic self has just been shackled by my pr...My idealistic self has just been shackled by my practical self. I'm down to three main projects. It's for the best, I tell myself. <br /><br />Hm, I always seem to come across these blog invitations too late. 20 sure sounds like a full group, but I suppose it won't hurt to ask. I'd appreciate it. <br />If the group is full I will keep my eyes open. Perhaps I should even start a group myself. I'd love to beta as well as be beta-ed. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-44210755397382613742016-01-11T22:07:38.372-06:002016-01-11T22:07:38.372-06:00Yes, definitely a bit of both! Thanks, Jack--I hop...Yes, definitely a bit of both! Thanks, Jack--I hope your 2016 is wonderful. ^_^Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-4289827731718596502016-01-11T21:32:45.501-06:002016-01-11T21:32:45.501-06:00New Years goals....a mix of exhausting and fun. I ...New Years goals....a mix of exhausting and fun. I hope yours go nicely for youJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395502314886308773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-82063501941394372732016-01-11T21:19:24.788-06:002016-01-11T21:19:24.788-06:00We do have a lot in common! :D Proud to be Canadia...We do have a lot in common! :D Proud to be Canadian--check. Poet--check. Seeking out agents--*gulp*...check that box too.<br /><br />I'd love to make this a productive year too. I'm having to redefine 'productive' in this busy season of being in the job force, but hopefully laying out an actual plan will result in . . . you know. Getting somewhere.<br /><br />I can imagine! There's a lot of fantasy with great characters or worldbuilding or whatever, but so few are clean. Hmm. Recommendations. You sure you want to ask? XD<br /><br />-Anything Bryan Davis. Seriously. Anything. Dragons in Our Midst is a great place to start if you're looking for, well, dragons. (See my comment to Emily.) The Echoes from the Edge series isn't in print right now, I think, but it's got fabulous stuff like three Earths and violin music and mirrors that reflect things differently than they really are.<br />-The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen. I've only read the first, but it's great.<br />-Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. Some language, but it's witty and fascinating and full of rollicking good adventures.<br />-The Bright Empires series by Stephen Lawhead. Alternate dimensions/time travel + British-ness = fabulous.<br />-The Dragonkeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul. Quirky, light fantasy with lots of different races, including kitten-sized dragons.<br />-The Door Within trilogy by Wayne Thomas Batson. More of a middle-grade read, but it's delightful. I can still see scraps of inspiration from these books in my own work.<br />-River of Time series by Lisa T. Bergren. Romantic fantasy involving time traveling to medieval Italy.<br />-Anything by Gail Carson Levine is cute and enjoyable, such as Ella Enchanted or Fairest.<br />-The Auralia Thread books by Jeffrey Overstreet. Poetic prose and vivid symbolism. (Love it!)<br />-And last, but most definitely NOT least: the Tales of Goldstone Wood series by Anne Elisabeth Stengl. Sparkling characters, intricate story world, and all-around awesomeness!<br /><br />Whew, sorry if I just buried you in that list! XD I'm not even sure if Chapters (that's where you work, right?) would carry all those. A lot of them are Christian fantasy.<br /><br />Thanks, and same to you! (Go Tim Hortons!)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-19383763019736627142016-01-11T21:04:52.546-06:002016-01-11T21:04:52.546-06:00O__O I have mild cases of freaking out when I thin...O__O I have mild cases of freaking out when I think of it. However the writing year unfolds, though, I plan to have fun! (Adjustable goals... something I have to work to remember as well.) Thanks so much for your encouragement! <333<br /><br />I've worked into December all three years that I've entered. XD I just think it'd be nice to write it quickly so that there's still time for my novels.<br /><br />YES, EXACTLY. Give me all the clean, excellent fantasy and awesome steampunk! :D (DEB. I JUST FINISHED READING ILLUSIONARIUM. EEEEEP!!! Expect to hear about it via a future blog post and/or email.)<br /><br />Thank you, darling! May your writing year bring renewed joy! ;DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-48199197421377666302016-01-11T19:28:37.539-06:002016-01-11T19:28:37.539-06:00True. XD
Five projects? O.O Go you! I'll bet ...True. XD<br /><br />Five projects? O.O Go you! I'll bet it helps having them in different stages of the process, though. That way you can switch from drafting to editing to restructuring. Keep the creative juices flowing.<br /><br />No, not presumptuous at all! I totally stumbled into the group. Mirriam Neal (http://mirriamneal.com/) had mentioned in a post that one of her stories was up for beta. I'd fallen in love with the snippets she'd posted, so I sent her an email asking if I could read it. She said yes . . . and I found myself on an email list of 20-ish beta girls. (My inbox proceeded to explode with the fun craziness, LOL.) I think they're quite open to accepting new people. :) I can run the idea past Mirriam if you like.<br />(This reminds me, I should have a proper email address or contact form on my blog...)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-64691913694348313192016-01-11T19:23:16.571-06:002016-01-11T19:23:16.571-06:00I haven't read the book, though I do follow th...I haven't read the book, though I do follow the blog. It's good to hear that it's such a helpful book, though--I'll have to check it out! :)<br /><br />I've considered that title too! Or it could be Five Golden Braids (Rapunzel) . . . Five, er, Mermaid Tails (Little Mermaid) . . . But Snow White is a really good guess. They seem to be sticking to the classic, well-known fairy tales.<br /><br />Plot bunnies--they can be hugely fun or hugely annoying (when they steal one's attention from other stories). XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-79826887876117505072016-01-11T16:42:41.486-06:002016-01-11T16:42:41.486-06:00A Canadian /and/ and poet? /And/ you're seekin...A Canadian /and/ and poet? /And/ you're seeking out agents this year? We've got a lot in common :D :D <br /><br />I'm with you on moving forward as a goal. I didn't write that one down but I should have. Last year was slow for me so I slugged along for most of the months. I really want this year to be productive. <br /><br />You've got some great goals! And you're totally right about the clean fantasy thing. Working in a bookstore, people ask me for that all the time and I have a heard time helping them. Any recommendations would be appreciated XD (since I'm only just getting into fantasy) <br /><br /> Best of luck this year, Time Hortons buddy! <br /><br />dimensionsofmyuniverse.blogspot.comCassia Schaar https://www.blogger.com/profile/04836274182415901787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-21729007887365034272016-01-11T12:42:36.337-06:002016-01-11T12:42:36.337-06:00Sometimes. At least it means politeness is automat...Sometimes. At least it means politeness is automatic!<br /><br />I might be crazy, but I have five projects on the go. Two to write, two to re-write, and one to re-structure. <br />I hope I'm not being presumptuous, but how did you find these beta readers? Is there a trustworthy and yet free online community that writers gather at? Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-64009009842608581792016-01-10T17:28:30.422-06:002016-01-10T17:28:30.422-06:00Yay, Beautiful People! :D
*jaw drops* Oh my good...Yay, Beautiful People! :D <br /><br />*jaw drops* Oh my goodness, Tracey, you have such awesome goals for this year! O_O Editing and querying and writing and Rooglewood, oh my! :D I wish you the best of luck in all of them! ^_^ And yes, it's good to remember that goals are also flexible... which is something I usually utterly fail at remembering. XD I bet you will do great though, because I've seen how dedicated and awesome of a writer you are! :D<br /><br />As someone who was still writing/editing a Rooglewood entry in December, I applaud your idea of getting it all out of the way early. XD<br /><br />Also, YES to your thoughts of holes! Clean excellent fantasy (because much that is clean is not excellent and much that is excellent is not clean...) and steampunkkkkk. :D I'm kind of obsessed with steampunk right now. XD<br /><br />Happy writing to you this lovely year of 2016! Keep being awesome! ^_^Deborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-2194951883359580782016-01-10T11:16:20.365-06:002016-01-10T11:16:20.365-06:00Have you ever read the book 'Go Teen Writers&#...Have you ever read the book 'Go Teen Writers'? I got it as a gift a few months ago, and it has been an invaluable source of information, from editing to querying agents to what-one-sends-to-an-agent :). <br /><br />I agree, it is tons of fun, I'm so excited to see what the next theme will be (I'm guessing Snow White for some reason. Five Poison Apples?)! Yep, exploring and dabbling will probably take up a lot of my writing time :D (and, ya know, plot bunnies will probably find there way in ...). Hope you have an amazing year of writing, too :). Savannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-91183890656056147182016-01-09T21:29:52.814-06:002016-01-09T21:29:52.814-06:00It's when you start answering that you know yo...It's when you start answering that you know you've got a problem. XD<br /><br />Funny thing is, this is my first time mapping out the whole year like this. Last year I did have a specific goal in mind for book 1 (which I didn't quite reach--hence my January plan), but normally I just aim to make progress. Whatever that may look like.<br /><br />Ugh, it's so disappointing to have to put a book down because of unwanted content.<br /><br />I hope your 2016 writing goes wonderfully!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.com