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Today marks a few milestones in the progress of The Sword, the Song, and the Mage. First and foremost, I have completed Act 2 of the first draft. The heroes have completed several trials both external and internal in order to find the way to restore peace to their world. Now they must proceed onward…
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As I mentioned in the previous post, there has been a lot of work that has gone into The Sword, the Song, and the Mage and a lot of it was given freely, whether by watching countless hours of YouTube Author/Creators discussing key points and what-not-to-dos , or finding resources at that ancient feature known…
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This weekend marks the progress of The Sword, the Song, and the Mage to the threshold of 300 pages…for the second time. I had drafted up to page 324 and was not liking the feel. Up to this point I had been taking the adventure notes and copying them over to the draft and editing…
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I am currently working on The Sword, the Song, and the Mage: Act 2, and I have reached 215 pages into the story. The heroes’ paths have finally come together from their separate paths. While I had role-played through this scene back in February, I loved finally getting to revisit the Immersive Storybuilding session and…
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Today, I have finished the First Draft of The Sword, the Song, and the Mage: Act 1. Roughly 100 pages in, I am finding that the process is becoming much smoother and the storyline finally coming together in a rhythm that I like. The main character is setting off into the wider world for the…
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While there has been a long pause in my updates to this page, they are finally taking place. A few of you may already know, but I have been outlining a new novel series which feels like it holds enough weight to finally move forward and publish. It is a high fantasy, adult adventure novel…
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Rebirth. Renewal. Released. Some people look at writing, or any craft for that matter, and start with a head full of ideas and a heart full of passion. Then life happens and that energy is snuffed out. Some people begin in much the same way, but then begin to become discouraged that they are not…
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Good morning everyone! Yes, as it seems, I am back to writing. The process is definitely much slower but the morning writing is starting to pay off. Granted, a short vacation and an upcoming cross-country move may slow things down a bit more, the key is to keep moving forward. As Of an Art so…
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Good morning, everyone! So many things in life can sideline you from your goals, but never make it a permanent thing. While I haven’t posted in this story for two years, I have finished several draft chapters in the interim. I also started work on my non-fiction research projects which will be multimedia and pretty…
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Good Sunday Morning Everyone! It has been a couple of years since I last posted a chapter for Of an Art so Deadly. There have been several life-changing events since then: cross country move, two children reaching toddlerhood, drastic changes in my work environment, and trying to finish school has cut my time equity into…
James C Gilliam 