Tag: writing

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Drakin, where to buy, and what’s next? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi

Hello all! I hope everyone has enjoyed The Drakin Series!! Please don’t forget to leave me a review on Amazon once you’re done. That really helps me out a lot. Copies of these books, as well as my others, can be purchased on Amazon by following this link: James Harrington’s Author Page They’re also available at Barnes and Noble, as well as many other … Read More Drakin, where to buy, and what’s next? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi

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The Ins and Outs of Publishing, A Directory of Advice. #Writing #Author #Advice

Okay, so it looks like I’m still getting a lot of publishing questions. These are recurrent questions I get on a regular basis, and while I want to try to respond to everyone who reaches out to me, I don’t want my blog becoming redundant. So I think I’m going to repost this on a weekly basis from now on to help people navigate … Read More The Ins and Outs of Publishing, A Directory of Advice. #Writing #Author #Advice

From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing

Oldie, but goodie. I love this song, especially the last minute where they’re singing the chorus without background. When to listen: This is definitely a song to play when writing a love scene. It works on multiple levels and gives a warm feeling for inspiration. Readers, Do you have a question about writing, publishing, my stories, etc? Please feel free to post a comment … Read More From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing

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Intimate Love Without Sexual Intimacey? A Drakin Question #writing #fantasy #SciFi #literature #Fiction

Hi Jim, I finished reading the Drakin series and wanted to ask you about Qira and Radley. In the event that both of them survived, how would that have worked? Was Radley sexually attracted to a woman that was essentially a giant lizard? How would that have even worked? Sexual attraction, at least in my opinion, is important to a relationship, so I don’t … Read More Intimate Love Without Sexual Intimacey? A Drakin Question #writing #fantasy #SciFi #literature #Fiction

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From Bad to Good, The Faction Switch! #Writing #Author #Advice

Hi Jim, I was really interested in the way your books turned the narrative. In your first book, you had dragons completely vilified. These creatures nearly stole Earth from humans, they destroyed almost 7 billion lives, wiping out human society. These were evil creatures. However, then you moved into the idea that not all of them were evil. Some of them were benevolent or … Read More From Bad to Good, The Faction Switch! #Writing #Author #Advice

From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing

Yes, yes, I know. They’re cheesy, but they’re great. When to listen: General playlist. There is a lot of high energy in this song! Readers, Do you have a question about writing, publishing, my stories, etc? Please feel free to post a comment or email me. jimthewritingwizard@gmail.com I’ll use those comments to select my next blog post. I have been writing for several years, … Read More From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing

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Drakin. Please remember to leave feedback! #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi

Hello everyone, so An Empire of Ashes has been out for a little while and the enthusiasm has been really awesome! I thought this would be a good time to take a moment to ask everyone who reads it to leave feedback either on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble, or even just a nice blog post on here! Word of mouth is everything in … Read More Drakin. Please remember to leave feedback! #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi

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Writers, GET OFF TWITTER!!! #Writing #Author #Advice #Twitter

Hi Jim, I was hoping you could help me. I’ve been writing for some time. I’ve been doing short stories and poems. I share them to my classmates and followers online and am hoping to get some of them published in a collection after I graduate. Recently though, I’ve come under fire. I wrote something about slavery and now some of the people I … Read More Writers, GET OFF TWITTER!!! #Writing #Author #Advice #Twitter

From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing #Dragonforce

The devil made me do it! You heard it, you cannot unhear it!! LMAO!!! What can I say, I’m all about all things dragons! When to listen:  You all know where this song comes from. Honestly, dragonforce is as close to audio caffeine as you can get. General playlist any dragonforce song when you need a pick me up or are suffering from writer’s … Read More From My Writing Playlist #Music #Metal #Writing #Dragonforce

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When to and not to Publish a work. #Writing #Author #Advice

Hi Jim, I was looking through your old posts and saw some of the unfinished/unpublished works you’ve been posting. I was wondering why you’ve never finished or published these? What made you publish others while sidelining these books? Thanks, Jeremy. Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the question. So really everyone has some test they put in place that determines whether something is a good idea … Read More When to and not to Publish a work. #Writing #Author #Advice

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The Ins and Outs of Publishing, A Directory of Advice. #Writing #Author #Advice

Okay, so it looks like I’m still getting a lot of publishing questions. These are recurrent questions I get on a regular basis, and while I want to try to respond to everyone who reaches out to me, I don’t want my blog becoming redundant. So I think I’m going to repost this on a weekly basis from now on to help people navigate … Read More The Ins and Outs of Publishing, A Directory of Advice. #Writing #Author #Advice

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Drakin, where to buy, and what’s next? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi

Hello all! I hope everyone has enjoyed The Drakin Series!! Please don’t forget to leave me a review on Amazon once you’re done. That really helps me out a lot. Copies of these books, as well as my others, can be purchased on Amazon by following this link: James Harrington’s Author Page They’re also available at Barnes and Noble, as well as many other … Read More Drakin, where to buy, and what’s next? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi