{"id":31897,"date":"2018-02-12T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T13:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=31897"},"modified":"2018-02-12T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T13:38:36","slug":"macro-monday-shells-shellseas-on-the-shoresea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2018\/02\/12\/macro-monday-shells-shellseas-on-the-shoresea\/","title":{"rendered":"Macro Monday Shells Shellseas On The Shoresea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Macro Monday would also very much prefer to be somewhere beachy and warm instead of this cold damp. (Though, I’ll note, I\u00a0do\u00a0<\/em>kinda like the foggy Twin Peaks vibe our woods have been giving off lately.)<\/p>\n

I don’t have much to put here — I have various snidbits of news, none of which I can properly share, as yet, so mostly I’m sitting here biting a belt, wincing as I say nothing. Meanwhile, if I’ve been a bit scarce here recently, it’s because I’m face down in the Editing Trench with\u00a0Wanderers<\/strong>. Currently, I’m on page 400 of… *checks document* 1100 which ha ha ha is only 700 pages to go, that’s fine, I’m sure that’s fine.<\/p>\n

So, that’s where I’m at.<\/p>\n

Waiting on\u00a0Vultures<\/strong> edits, soon.<\/p>\n

Here’s a nice review of\u00a0The Raptor & The Wren<\/strong> from Adventures in Poor Taste (excerpted below, click link for whole enchilada<\/strong><\/span><\/a>):<\/p>\n

The Raptor and the Wren<\/em>\u00a0pulls off a near perfect balance of new revelations connecting with prior knowledge and events. Story-wise, it\u2019s another fantastic chapter in Miriam\u2019s unending (and possibly futile) quest to send her demons back to where they came from. As always, the supporting cast is brilliant, terrifying, and tragic. Just like her.<\/p>\n

Also, if you thought the ending to the\u00a0Thunderbird<\/em>\u00a0made you mad, then make sure you have something to hit and\/or squeeze after the last page of this one.<\/p>\n

Also, here’s a couple reviews of Damn Fine Story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This one, from Milliebot Reads<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Wendig is comical and relatable, yet delivers excellent writing advice. Oftentimes writing guides can be dry, or maybe too full of personal experience to be helpful (depending on what style works for you). Wendig\u2019s book is primarily filled with his \u201crules\u201d and the pop culture examples he uses to help illustrate them \u2013 which I found insanely useful \u2013 and then a few personal moments here and there. I\u2019ve never enjoyed a writing guide so much before.”<\/p>\n

And another, from Reads & Reels<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

“For me, this guide is a must-read, and a must-reread, that will serve as a reference right near my writing desk. Wendig puts his unique spin on some craft techniques you may already be familiar with. I found myself making notes and underlining valuable passages throughout the book, but even more so in the second half. The section on the building blocks of tension, the one on character motivation\u2014I can\u2019t thank Wendig enough for those. He covers almost every aspect of craft, including pacing, dialogue, character arcs, themes\u2026and symbols, motifs\u2014and on and on. Get your highlighter handy!”<\/p>\n

SO YAY BOOKS.<\/p>\n

Have a great week, humans.<\/p>\n

AND FUCK YOU, ROBOTS<\/p>\n

YEAH I SAID IT<\/p>\n

The Raptor & The Wren: print<\/span><\/a> | ebook<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Damn Fine Story: print<\/span><\/a> | ebook<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Macro Monday would also very much prefer to be somewhere beachy and warm instead of this cold damp. (Though, I’ll note, I\u00a0do\u00a0kinda like the foggy Twin Peaks vibe our woods have been giving off lately.) I don’t have much to put here — I have various snidbits of news, none of which I can properly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-theramble","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pv7MR-8it","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31898,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31897\/revisions\/31898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}