The end of the year is coming around and so is Christmas, or (as I sometimes call it) the Holiday of Giving.
So I have a few things to say.
Firstly, I will be moving this blog from blogger and onto Wordpress. My other two blogs are on Wordpress and it's easier for me to keep them all on the same platform instead of swapping back and forth between there and blogger.
I'm not sure when I'll actually move the blog, it'll probably happen later today or tomorrow but I will post the link to the new blog on here so that you can go over to it.
Secondly, as it's Christmas, the Holiday of Giving, I've decided to put the price down on Ruby! You can now get a copy for free.
The price won't go back up until Jan 1st 2017 so you've got plenty of time to grab a copy before the price goes up to $1 minimum. Share the link with your friends and spread the Christmas cheer!
https://leanpub.com/ruby-willow-byrne
Merry Christmas everyone! <3
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Holiday Of Giving
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Monday, October 24, 2016
A Melody Of Words
Pieces from the puzzle of my life
Strung together into words
Laid out upon the wooden floor
The parchment curls around my toes
This is a book of words
This is a book of melodies
Welcome to the book of my writings
A Melody of Words
From my Wattpad book, A Melody of Words.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Broken Mirror
And I've discovered
If I stare in the mirror long enough
It shows me who I really was
And who I really am.
And maybe that's a good thing
But all that I can see is the bad
It tears at my heat
And it tears at my soul.
Monday, September 19, 2016
Ruby Carter Has Come To A Stop
I wondered if it was going to happen, when I started out. I had a storyline, characters, chapters planned, but there was something wrong and I was worried that it would pop up and... it eventually did.
Pretty much, the thing that was wrong was that the storyline I had came up didn't do justice to the first Ruby book and the characters.
So pretty much, this means that there probably won't be another Ruby book for now. I'll hold onto the plans for the prequel so that I can look into it in the future.
I am however focusing on another book, which is completely separate from the Ruby world. It's just polishing off character profiles and chapter outlines.
I'm very disappointed about having to stop the Ruby Carter book but I'd rather not have another published book than have a published book that ruins the story and characters of the original book. I hope you understand. <3
(If you're interested though I've lowered the price down completely on Ruby, so you can now get a copy of it for free! I'll be putting the price back on October 1st, so you've got two weeks to get a free copy. <3)
Pretty much, the thing that was wrong was that the storyline I had came up didn't do justice to the first Ruby book and the characters.
So pretty much, this means that there probably won't be another Ruby book for now. I'll hold onto the plans for the prequel so that I can look into it in the future.
I am however focusing on another book, which is completely separate from the Ruby world. It's just polishing off character profiles and chapter outlines.
I'm very disappointed about having to stop the Ruby Carter book but I'd rather not have another published book than have a published book that ruins the story and characters of the original book. I hope you understand. <3
(If you're interested though I've lowered the price down completely on Ruby, so you can now get a copy of it for free! I'll be putting the price back on October 1st, so you've got two weeks to get a free copy. <3)
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Book Work
I've decided to get back on with my book writing, after being reminded that NaNoWriMo starts in a little while!
Well I'm working on two books, one for NaNoWriMo and another to hopefully publish!
My NaNoWriMo book is actually based off an idea I've had in my head for a while (two years actually). I started writing last year for my NaNo project, but had problems with it and stopped. I've been working on the plot, characters and the world these last few days, so hopefully I'll have everything I'm going to need by the beginning of November.
The other book I'll be working on is a Ruby prequel, which will be going over some of her past and why she ended up moving next door to Lachlan. I'm a little unsure about this because I'm worried about not doing the story justice, however I guess if I don't like the first draft I can just rewrite it!
The hope is to get the prequel published by the end of the year, maybe just before December at earliest. I guess that I'll just have to see what happens. I've got the story line, the chapter outlines and the characters all sorted, so all that's left to do is start writing.
Hopefully I'll have the first draft done by November, which will leave me to do my NaNoWriMo project.
Well I'm working on two books, one for NaNoWriMo and another to hopefully publish!
My NaNoWriMo book is actually based off an idea I've had in my head for a while (two years actually). I started writing last year for my NaNo project, but had problems with it and stopped. I've been working on the plot, characters and the world these last few days, so hopefully I'll have everything I'm going to need by the beginning of November.
Vague idea for a cover, from 2015. |
The other book I'll be working on is a Ruby prequel, which will be going over some of her past and why she ended up moving next door to Lachlan. I'm a little unsure about this because I'm worried about not doing the story justice, however I guess if I don't like the first draft I can just rewrite it!
The hope is to get the prequel published by the end of the year, maybe just before December at earliest. I guess that I'll just have to see what happens. I've got the story line, the chapter outlines and the characters all sorted, so all that's left to do is start writing.
Current book cover for the Ruby prequel. |
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Monday, August 29, 2016
Maze Runner Book vs Movie - Comparison Essay
I've decided to share an essay I wrote earlier in the year for English. Here it is. :)
The
Maze runner was originally a book, written by James Dashner. A few
years after publishing, it was turned into a film.
Like
many movies originated from books, there were quite a few differences
between the two. The main ones were the differences between movie and
book characters, the relationships of the characters and the Gladers'
history.
In
the book the Gladers are a supportive little community of teenage
boys. There is some competition, but it's kept to a minimum, as they
all look out for each other, knowing it would be harder to survive
the Maze if they didn't.
In
the movie the competitiveness is played up more that the
supportiveness. This change was made to help the Gladers fit into the
Hollywood 'teenage boy' stereotype. Because of the change in their
behaviour and personality, they become a lot rougher and more
bullyish.
They
change a lot of the characters to fit in with the story to get it to
work for the stereotypical Hollywood movie. Teresa, for instance,
becomes slightly more delicate and feminine in the movie. However,
out of all the characters, they change Gally the most.
In
the Maze Runner book Gally is the meanest of the Gladers, and has a
severe disliking for Thomas. He is completely convinced that Thomas
has come to destroy their little community, after having seen Thomas
in his memories during 'The Changing'.
'When his malicious stare
fell back upon Thomas, he had one last thing to say. “Whatever you
came here for – I swear on my life I'm gonna stop it. Kill you if I
have to.”'
Pretty much he's the Glade's
version of a school bully.
However that wasn't good
enough for Hollywood, so they turned him into a 'good guy gone bad'
character. He starts off as a much more supportive character. He
still has some of the bully aspect to him, but he's much more
respected and respectful. That starts to vanish after Thomas breaks
the Glade's Number One rule by running into the Maze. Then his
character follows along with the book version.
The character's relationships
are changed a fair bit through out the movie as well, to help the
movie flow in a more “suspenseful” way.
The relationship between
Thomas and Teresa changes significantly between the book and the
movie, meaning that some of the more interesting things between them
are missed. In the book, Teresa recognizes Thomas immediately, and
afterwards continues to behave as though she has known him her entire
life. This is enhanced by a telepathy link they share, which seems to
indicate that they did know each other previously.
'Tom, I don't know any of
these people. Come and get me! -Teresa, The Maze Runner, book'
Meanwhile, in the movie,
Teresa plainly has no memory of Thomas, and vise versa. However if
they had the telepathy link between them they may have figured out
the connection sooner, but the telepathy link was removed from the
storyline to save time, meaning that it wasn't until towards the end
of the movie that they discover that they knew each other.
'“Who
are you? They said I kept saying your name during my sleep.” -
Teresa, The Maze Runner, Movie'
The
reason for the dramatic changes to the character's relationships with
each other was to save time to use for developing the story plot and
to keep the movie to a reasonable length. The saved time ended up
being used by adding non-existent book scenes to the movie, such as
the Gladers having a party to celebrate Thomas's arrival in the
Glade.
Another dramatic difference
between the two is the history of the Gladers. In the book, when
Thomas asks how long they'd been in the Maze for, he's told that the
longest was two years.
'Alby
continued. “Two years, I've been here. Ain't none been here
longer.” - The Maze Runner'
However when Thomas asks the
same question in the movie, he's told that they've been stuck in the
Maze for the past three years. The reason for the added year in the
movie is to add yet another layer of suspension, and also one of
hopelessness – because two years of being stuck inside a glade
surrounded by bloodthirsty monsters clearly isn't chilling enough for
Hollywood film critics.
There was another big
difference between how the first of the Gladers arrived as well. In
the book, a group of between forty to fifty boys were placed in the
Glade. They all had the equipment needed to begin their community.
In the movie, only one boy was
placed in the Glade per month. In this case, the first ever Glader
was Alby. The reason for this was to help define Alby's character,
explain why he became the leader of the Gladers. In the book, the
main reason he becomes the leader is because he has a natural
leader-like personality.
Quite a few things ended up
changing in the movie, much of it so that it would fit with Hollywood
standards. However, despite the changes made, the storyline of the
movie managed to flow fairly consistently to that of the book.
While I do enjoy the movie, as
it does give a different perspective, I personally prefer the book
for it's greater depth into the story.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Ruby
It's fun being back here, I'm enjoying posting on this blog.
Since I've gotten into doing writing I've wanted to publish a book. Pretty much I thought "I can write, and if they can publish a book so can I!" and then that was that. I tried writing books to publish them.
Well I quickly realised how hard it is to write a decent book that is publish worthy. I spent many hours working away with different worlds, and constantly discarding them to work on an easier or better idea. If you were to look through my many folders you would see many unfinished stories, waiting for me to come back to finish them off when I feel I can do them justice.
Earlier this year I got some inspiration for a short, four chapter story. I set my mind to planning it and writing it and I'm very proud to say that I eventually had it written and published by the end of June.
It's called "Ruby" and is about Lachlan McLean, who's life takes a turn for the better when Ruby Carter moves in next door.
To make it clear it's not a romance novel, it's drama. It could fit under the young adult category too I suppose, but I wrote it to be appropriate for anyone aged 13 and older.
You can purchase it off leanpub, and you can pay as little as $2.24 USD for a copy. 10% of the cash from each copy sold is donated to NaNoWriMo to help them run the event.
I'm so excited to share this with you guys, it's been a huge achievement for me to get this done.
Since I've gotten into doing writing I've wanted to publish a book. Pretty much I thought "I can write, and if they can publish a book so can I!" and then that was that. I tried writing books to publish them.
Well I quickly realised how hard it is to write a decent book that is publish worthy. I spent many hours working away with different worlds, and constantly discarding them to work on an easier or better idea. If you were to look through my many folders you would see many unfinished stories, waiting for me to come back to finish them off when I feel I can do them justice.
Earlier this year I got some inspiration for a short, four chapter story. I set my mind to planning it and writing it and I'm very proud to say that I eventually had it written and published by the end of June.
It's called "Ruby" and is about Lachlan McLean, who's life takes a turn for the better when Ruby Carter moves in next door.
To make it clear it's not a romance novel, it's drama. It could fit under the young adult category too I suppose, but I wrote it to be appropriate for anyone aged 13 and older.
You can purchase it off leanpub, and you can pay as little as $2.24 USD for a copy. 10% of the cash from each copy sold is donated to NaNoWriMo to help them run the event.
I'm so excited to share this with you guys, it's been a huge achievement for me to get this done.
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