I have just completed a stage play using the 'snow
flake technique.' It's the first time I have ever
applied it to my work, as I usually have all the
threads in a story worked out before applying pen to
paper. All said and done, my cast is very
enthusiastic, so it obviously works!
Adrian

--- "James D. Maxon" <SamuriJim@...> wrote:

> Hi Will,
>
> Yeah, it was a struggle at school. I got thru it but
> it took a lot
> of work. I really appreciate your encouragement. In
> High School I
> worked my way out of the "Special Education" program
> and got
> into "normal" classes. My toughest subject was
> English, so I
> dedicated a lot more energy towards it and in doing
> so developed a
> passion with the written word.
>
> Growing up my love for fantasy comes from having
> books of that genre
> read to me as a kid - and the desire to live in a
> different world,
> if only for a short time, was also intriguing. As
> C.S. Lewis
> said, "We were created for something better."
> Stories like his
> Narnia helped to pave my love for imagination and
> fantasy. My
> writing took on a form of symbolism (of which I
> love) and depth of
> meaning. There is a lot that can be expressed and
> conveyed with the
> vehicle of fantasy/Sci-Fi. It can help us to look at
> things in a
> different way and discover truths we are normally
> blind to.
>
> I agree that structure is important, I need to be
> better at that. I
> used to think forcing a structure would hinder the
> creativity and
> spontaneity of the story. But as many times as I
> have gone back to
> rework it I'm thinking it's not a bad idea. I was
> thinking of using
> the "Snowflake Technique" to writing to see if that
> helped at all.
> At this point my biggest hurtle is time. After
> getting married and
> working long hour days, free time is hard to come
> by. But I am
> committed to one day getting it done.
>
> Thanks again for sharing your experience with me and
> your
> encouragement. I hope that one day I will indeed
> finish "A Wizard's
> Tale" and be able to hold the published book in my
> very own hands :-)
>
> - James
>
>
>
> --- In friendsofanne@..., "Will
> Hadcroft"
> <will.hadcroft@n...> wrote:
> >
> > James,
> >
> > Annedroyd.com was taken when I registered at 123
> Reg, so I took
> annedroyd.co.uk instead. I'll take another look. By
> the way, if you
> do want to help on the web site front (ie design one
> for me), Gareth
> Preston has said he would be happy to hand over
> duties to anyone who
> wants to spend more time on it. Cheers Gareth!
> >
> > I understand how a learning disability can slow
> one down. At
> school I was deemed "a bit slow" by my teachers
> (much to my mother's
> annoyance). My desire to be a writer was fed and
> developed when I
> signed up to The Writers Bureau correspondence
> course. You pay
> something like £200.00 (might be a bit more now) and
> each assignment
> is designed to be turned into a piece of work for
> submission to
> editors. I signed up to the course in 1996 and I
> still haven't
> completed and received my diploma - partly because I
> have too many
> writing projects on the go, and partly because I'm
> slow at working
> on assignments (though if it's something I'm
> interested in, like my
> most recent novel, I can knock it out swiftly!). I
> have two books to
> my name, both published by a reputable company. I'm
> now on the
> search for an agent and pitching my latest work.
> >
> > Reading your email, I wouldn't ever have suspected
> that you had
> learning difficulties. It reads fluently, you
> communicate yourself
> well. With fiction, you need to understand how to
> plot and structure
> your story. You need to know your characters (write
> little
> biographies for them) and you need to know how the
> work should be
> presented. If all this is in order, you could be up
> to publishable
> standard.
> >
> > Good ideas are not enough to get published. You
> need good ideas, a
> bit of flair with your writing style, and know how
> to approach
> publishers in a professional manner.
> >
> > It took me ten years to get there. I have
> confidence that you
> could get there too.
> >
> > Will.
> >
>
>
>
>
>

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