Taylor Clogston

@thewirelessblade @taylorclogston

I’m pursuing getting an art(well, animation, but that’s still art) degree currently, and I’ve been drawing since I was, well, very small… and the best piece of advice I can give you is honestly just to practice. Over and over and over. No matter what you’re drawing, no matter what style you like, no matter what…[Read more]

@trufflehunter Wow, that sounds super interesting! Now I want to read it. 🙂

Yay! Hans Zimmer is great! But so is Andrew Peterson. I approve. 😉

@ariella-newheart Toblerone chocolate is amazing! 😀

WAIT! More of Fire Moon!? Yass….please…. *drools* 😉

@taylorclogston I not a *coughs* um… huge country music fan…. *pauses* Well I hope I…[Read more]

@thewirelessblade Soooo… I’m a beginner too, but there have been some things that have helped me so I might as well throw them out there.

First, @the-fledgling-artist really has helped me. She’s amazing and so don’t ignore her advice! 😉

Second, I’ve found that having a sketchbook has really boosted me. Before I had a bunch of loose papers…[Read more]

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(Ah, thanks! I’ve removed the extra now.)

Thank you! That’s all really helpful.

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@evelyn

 Magic Kingdom for Sale– Sold! is about a guy who buys magic kingdom, that’s fallen into disrepair. That’s all I’m going to tell you. 🙂 It is good, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s… fresh.. quite different from the usual fantasy book.

I love Hans Zimmer! (even though I haven’t seen 95% of his movies. :P) Movie sco…[Read more]

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I’m sending a story I wrote. Have fun with it.

@taylorclogston No worries, I’m terrible at explaining my own WIPs. Yours sounds very interesting though! Its on the critique forum? Whoops. I guess I missed that. 😛

@trufflehunter I’ve never heard of that series. Is it good? What’s it about?

Yes, I am enjoying Watership Down! 🙂

Wow, Lahaina noon is weird! 😛 But cool. 🙂

What kind of music…[Read more]

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What I’ve read – Not much actually. I’m almost finished with Magic Kingdom for Sale– Sold! by Terry Brooks, but that’s about it. How are you liking Watership Down, @evelyn?

What I’ve written – Well, I recently finished the first part of an unnamed short story, but other than that, I haven’t written much.

What I’ve learned – Th…[Read more]

@taylorclogston Oh, by the way. How was Dune? Where would you rate it on a scale from 1 to 10? Are you planning to read the sequels?

@taylorclogston Neat! What is Gilded Dark and Ivory Sun about? If you don’t mind sharing. 🙂

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What I have read – So, I’m quite surprised to say this, but I haven’t read anything new lately – or at least finished anything new. I have been pretty busy. 😛

But! I’ve been reading Taming of the Shrew for school (though I’ve read it before), and Wate…[Read more]

@pursuewisdom My break was great! Pretty quiet, with lots of time for reading and writing, which is something I hadn’t had in a while. How was yours?

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I would definitely recommend it (and I think @j-a-penrose would too), but I guess whether or not it’s worth it for you would depend on where you are as a writer and how you learn…[Read more]

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Ah, I should’ve mentioned- yes he is depowered, but he now works for the devil. So he’s gone from being a Paladin to a Blackguard.

As far as his methodology, my thoughts would be that 3000+ years of working for the devil would be quite the negative character arc. While he started out somewhat idealistic, he gradually declines…[Read more]

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Thank you for the input! I’m still thinking about the bottom three points (Since they’re kinda contingent on the first point after all), but here’s the general idea I have:

Zalal’s Motive: To finally be recognized as the hero/worthy figure he (thinks he) is. This motive being stymied is what caused him to apostatize and change…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah Thank you for attaching the information! I am actually no longer in the West Coast (my life is a little bit complicated) but I appreciate you tagging me, nevertheless!

@taylorclogston I agree that he should start a website or otherwise be in the public eye. Even though what he does isn’t supported by many scientists, surely his…[Read more]

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Thank you for your input, Taylor. If I did not know him as well as I do, I might tend to think he was being overly defensive and sounding pretty iffy as well.

John did mention that he is not paid for the research he does daily and sends out in his forecasts, and it does not thus seem super surprising that he does not have the…[Read more]

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I’ve never read On Writing but I guess I should
😛 Great minds think alike?

Ah, yes, that might explain my liking of Pratchett. And hey, I’m glad someone finally caught one of the references!

I suppose there is a risk of #3 stories being used for unhealthy wish fulfillment like you said but I don’t think that has to be the case.…[Read more]

@taylorclogston Thanks! Eventually I’ll be posting short stories, for now I think I’ll start with book reviews/random stuff that will probably surprise me more than anyone. 😀

@eden-anderson Thank you! And muchas gracias for the tagging. Yes! That’s my pet tiger, Reggie. *pats his head*

@kari-karast *also grins evilly* Yes, we certainly…[Read more]