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Continue reading →: Feudal Japanese CoinsSetting one of my novels in feudal Japan has its challenges. While I have studied Japan’s political history, my cultural studies were focused on post-WW2 to contemporary. Fortunately, Copilot can be my handy research assistant for my draft Kedakai story. It was useful in understanding Shinto beliefs, such as those…
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Continue reading →: Giving Characters an AccentPersonally, I am no talented impressionist like Tom Grossi. However, I sometimes I do need to convey flavor and dialect diversity through text in dialogues during editing. The only character that I drafted with an accent is Bang Bang, a half-orc fighter. Lots of swapping ‘d’ for ‘th’ in spelling,…
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Continue reading →: Richard Gleaves’ Autumn Fool AvailableOne of my favorite living authors is Richard Gleaves, who put the fun back into Halloween. Recently, he announced that his Autumn Fool, the fifth novel in his Jason Crane series is available. The Amazon blurb describes the book: “Jason Crane’s Salem adventure continues! Caught in the middle of a…
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Continue reading →: Imagining Comrade ThumperWhile drafting Boudica and The Butcher, the story was getting so big that I had to take a break to do some world building as the relationship story had developed. During that break, I developed more than a dozen short stories with other characters also struggling during the civil war.…
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Continue reading →: Brett Mauser’s Master Class in EditingIndependent film maker Brett Mauser has announced the coming release on YouTube of season 7 of his series “The Innocence Saga.” The final season trailer video post described it as “30 years in the making, and the Innocence Saga finally comes to a conclusion in 2024. Mike and Diane must…
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Continue reading →: Facts on Military Organization from Copilot AIWhat is that standard advice, write what you know? Often characters can take a writer where they do not know. I like to use Copilot to help me research such questions as it is fast and direct to my point of uncertainty. In writing a scene, I do not need…
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Continue reading →: Migrants in the Next Civil War
Usually, when I first draft a story, I do not have a specific view about the location or superficial identity attributes of characters unless it is material to the story such as one set in Japan for particular cultural or marketing reasons. This allows some flexibility later as the story…
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Continue reading →: Imagining ClownieSometime a story just needs to be a little fun while describing something serious. My short story with the working title Clownie is like that. It is about a young woman working at the circus as a clown. One day she sees and falls in love with a male patron…
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Continue reading →: Story Research Using Copilot AIBelow is an example of me using Copilot to do research for my writing. Usually, I have a general idea of the answer but seek confirmation and elaboration for adding some immersive details to the story. My draft for “Harvest of Blood” [Chapter 1 of Boudica and The Butcher] has…
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Continue reading →: Constraints During Civil WarOne of the problems with writing a story about a future second American Civil War is explaining why the Union side doesn’t just wipe out the urban rebels with technology and firepower. One element is that this civil war is between urban and rural faction–not red vs blue states–so like…
Hello,
I’m Jaycee
Currently, I am a drafter and plodding editor of my own fiction stories. Looking towards the future when edited stories turn into published ones.
Here I am starting to bare my soul to give you a preview of what I have been working on.
See “Harvest of Blood” in this site’s menu bar for a preview of a draft chapter from Boudica and The Butcher, a novel set in a future Second American Civil War.
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