Thanks for all the interest in my crazy project. I’ve just done another revision on chapter 1. Nothing is really different in the action, but some things are smoothed out with help of the Scribophile gang. I will try and put up another chapter in a week or so -- just want to make sure it’s worthy of the public eye. ;) Thanks again!
A very good morning to all you lovely people (at least in my timezone).
Today is a big day, one that I have been dreading and anticipating in equal measure. Today, I officially start editing Deus Hex Machina and building my second draft.
Hello my Knightmares!
Wow! We had a great week! As it stands right now, we have only 18 pre-orders remain to hit Quill publishing, with 39 days left in the campaign.
With time winding down, this is when I need everyone the most. You see, just hitting 250 is a remarkable achievement, but nobody wants to just make it across the finish-line. I’m looking to not only break 250, but to get as close to 300 as possible. So with that in mind, remember my referral program!
If you’ve already bought a copy of my book, get just 2 people to buy a copy and I’ll send you a free t-shirt!
So please, if you’re still on the fence, out there lurking and watching and waiting, please take that leap and grab a copy. Be a part of the adventure and enjoy the ride!
For anyone who wants a deeper cut into the world of The Knightmares, please visit the site at www.TheKnightmares.com!
And make sure to follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GAFinocc/
And for anybody who wants to check out my other project, still in draft form, feast your imagination with VEXED. -
The 13, the most vile of all the gods on Earth, have come for her; A girl with incredible gifts locked deep within her soul. The Four Keys of Eden stand between them and the spoils of their labor, unless one man can rise to his full potential.
Hello lovelies!
First off, I’d like to apologize for the relative silence as of late. I’ve been beavering away writing and writing. And somehow, through some miracle, I managed to finish the first draft without being waylaid by my inner editor.
Only problem is that now, instead of pushing forward I’m finding myself immediately pilfering the many sticky notes and post-its I have made over the course of writing, and am currently well into the second draft.
So apologies for the delay, but Invictus is certainly not dead, and I am working on it full pelt/110%/maximum warp. Some points have needed some hefty revision work (as apparently writing at midnight under the influence of sedatives, gin and caffeine is not the best of ideas... I may have been pulling an ’Adrian’ so to speak).
If anyone would like to beta-test/read the first act, please do send me a message and I’ll link you along to it. I am more than willing to return the favour!
Love,
Em
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@Robert Batten These are just basic, but here are a few things I’ve learned:
1. Speak loudly and slowly: If you speak too fast people won’t be able to understand you, don’t speak like you would in a normal conversation, speak as if you’re trying to explain something to someone who doesn’t speak your language.
2. Practice with going through all of the vowels in a row, then do some tongue twisters to prepare: If you don’t do this then you’re more likely to trip up on words that can be hard to say or don’t flow too easily. Also don’t have anything sugary before you speak, your voice will sound clogged because sugar will leave a syrupy residue on your throat.
3. Practice some voices for the different characters in your book: As an exercise we needed to read a chapter of a book, then do specific and distinct voices for each character. This will help the listener know who’s speaking, and it will make it much more interesting than only hearing one voice. Make sure you practice this before hand and that you write down somewhere so you don’t forget. Consistency is key!
4. Enunciate: Be very clear on each letter. Hard T’s, D’s, S’s, etc. make sure each word is obvious and that the vowels are separated properly. Otherwise it may sound like mumbling.
5. Speak from your diaphragm: This will help to project your voice, it may be a recording that people can turn up, but speaking as if there is a back row somewhere that can’t here you is something to consider. Everyone’s device is different and when you speak like that it sounds more confident which makes it easier to listen to.
I hope this helps, they may seem trivial but they are extremely important things a lot of people forget to do when they’re speaking to others.