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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
There are so many parts I’m looking forward to Rose. xD To start with, I actually quite enjoy the outlining process. It’s the time where I come up with my most interesting and shocking ideas and events, and then put them in an orderly fashion.
If you’re talking in story structure language, then probably the midpoint. The midpoint to me is one of…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Nice to meet you Tasha! “Prof” has a nice ring to it. 😉
Keep working hard on those books!
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Character Voice in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 9 months ago
Character sketches sound interesting, I’ll try one of those sometime. Thanks for sharing that!
I agree with you Brian; I also find metaphors more evocative and enthralling. However, I will agree with Rose that I like similes mainly because I am able to come up with non-cliche ones much much…[Read more]
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Hi Noah,
Here one of the Koontz-ian simile from “Night Window” Chapter 28.
“In Arizona, the sky was as dry as the land below, salted with stars, the moon a bitten Communion wafer.”Here’s a Koontz-ian metaphor from “Life Expectancy” Chapter 9:
“All our yesterdays neatly shelved, time cataloged in drawers: News grows brittle and yellow under the…[Read more]-
Those are great examples Brian. I think I need to take a class on metaphors or something. xD
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Ah, okay. No I haven’t heard of him, I look into him. 🙂
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Noah Cochran started the topic Character Voice in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 9 months ago
Alright y’all, hit me with your best tips to improve the character voice for a character. I’ve found various tips from a plethora of sources, but I’m interested to see what y’all think.
On a related topic, what are y’all’s thoughts on metaphors and similes? Things such as: which do you prefer or use more, any tips on how to come up good ones…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
The synopsis of your WIP intrigues Brian, let me know when you finish it. Thanks for the recommendations as well. How long have you been writing? You appear to be rather competent in this arena. 🙂
I skimmed the “Save the Cat” book, it’s a good one. It sounds like you have a solid system…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Thanks for the welcome Brian!
I have not heard of Steve Berry, but I just looked him up and his books seem right down my alley. I will definitely be trying to get my hands on some of his books.
I have seen the second of the two films starring Downy as Sherlock. It was a decent movie (helped greatly by the fact that…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
@imwritehere
We have several breeds, including buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds.
Ya know, I have no idea what are cow’s names are. But considering they are going to turn into hamburger and I will end up grilling for our dinner, that’s probably a good thing. xD
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Hey Lily!
Yes I have read some of the Ranger’s Apprentice books. I have also read The False Prince which I greatly enjoyed.
That’s a interesting coincidence Lily, I am currently reading Gies’s book on medieval women. 🙂 The best three are the Life in the Medieval Castle(1), Village(2), and Town (3). They give a great insight into life in that…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Howdy Gracie!
Well miss farm girl, I happen to be a farm boy. 🙂 I raise ducks, meat chickens, and sheep. My sister has a small cat business, so we have both inside and outside casts; which suits me fine since I love cats.
The Chosen is a excellent tv show, I have never been so moved or pulled back into bible times by a film before. We just…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
That’s an intriguing plot. How long have you been writing the first book? It sounds like you’re making great progress. How many pages do you write a week?
I read a bunch of books and watched a lot of youtube channels on writing before starting. Both of those sources taught be a lot about story structure and character building (though a lot of it…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Lona,
The George MacDonald who write the Flashman series? I actually heard of him quite recently and was looking into his books. The way Sherlock Holmes is broken up into short stories, I can’t choose one. But I have Sherlock Holmes books by around 7+ other authors. As you can see, I quite enjoy my Holmes and Watson. My favorite Christie book…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran started the topic Howdy Al! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
Howdy y’all!
I decided to try out story embers to see what y’all were like. 🙂
I’m Noah, but you can call me Professor Cochran. 😉 jk
I started writing about a month ago, but I have always loved to read and been interested in writing for a while now.
My favorite genre is the medieval era, and I read a lot of history in that time period (Dan…[Read more]
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