Finally, I think I am ready to start again. I spent the last two months trying to improve my writing. Spent a lot of time on the net, especially for English grammar and styles of creative writing- trying to find out what is good writing and what is not. And of course, how to write fantasy, its potholes and not-dones. One of the better links I found is Limyaael's Fantasy Rants. One should go through all of these, at least to avoid the basic stereotypes and errors in fantasy fiction. I assure you, there will be a lot to ponder in here, and your story will be much the better for it.
Now, I have also worked on some softwares, mainly open-source, which can help me in writing. I will probably share my experience with them in some latter post. But, just for now, openoffice.org rocks!
One major change I have made in my writing schedule is that I wont try to write a certain number of words a day. I will just write a single scene each day. That is easier to write and I dont have to think ahead while writing. I can spend the whole next day wondering what to do in the next scene and then spend an hour or so writing it down. There might be some discontinuity involved, but since it will be the first draft, it will be allowed.
Happy writing to me again. I hope this time at least, I go past ten chapters.
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