HeyJaredThe Fantasy Works of L.J. McEachern
Alt fantasy character driven fantasy writer. Dives into other genres occasionally. Has an obsession with little notebooks, fountain pens, weather, and fantasy and sci-fiction novels.
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The Two Posts I’ve Drafted Are Too Messy. So Here’s Fictional Text Message Exchange (opens the original)
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Typical text exchange between Cato and Messia. This takes place after the events of Claws of Ice Wings of Fire and likely after One’s Inspiration. Messia: Hey! Cranium I’m home. Visit me NOW!Cato: No. I’ve found intelligent companionship. I no longer need your insults to remind me I’m better than you anymore. Messai: So what Abe said is true. You have a girlfriend? SEND ME PICTURE NOW!Insert a drawing of Sarnai squatting in front of a cactus to inspect it. Now I could have drawn this, but I’m to
The Unseen Glass (opens the original)
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In Which I Checked Out in August (opens the original)
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The summer misery hit hard this year. People talk about the winter blues and slump. Folks, it’s not winter that gets me, it’s the dagum summer! Too much heat makes me unhappy and unable to focus on work. And thus, I’ve accomplished but a few of my goals this month apart from rest. Greeting, hello. The worst season is almost over. Due to the wonders of the Earth’s axis, the plasma ball, made of hydrogen and helium rays, is shifting. While everyone sighed in resignation that the sun was no longer
Not a Review: Nona The Ninth (opens the original)
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Nona the Ninth is the third book in The Lock Tomb series and takes place after the events of Harrow the Ninth.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="473.9611992945326" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s1LF!,w_1456,c_limit,f
In Which I Converse About Open Novels and First Chapters (opens the original)
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So, the other day, I went online to do some investigating. I wanted to search for, basically, the list of things one should do in the opening chapter of a novel and if I at least followed it. It’s something I think about subconsciously more than consciously now. So I just wanted the editing tool.However, in checking to find the list, I’ve come across so much advice about writing novel openings and writers giving examples, and all of their examples were movies and not books. Which is annoying to
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