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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…
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Continue reading →: Imagining Bang BangSome of my short stories are fantasy. Within the Selfish World story universe, I think of these as part of a legendary past, so similar to such stories in our own world where there were once imagined elves, trolls, cyclops, etc. The last time I did a D&D campaign my…
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Continue reading →: Text-to-Speech ToolsIn terms of advertising stories, I would think YouTube videos could be a channel. However, looking for minimal additional production costs like a startup enterprise. AI can generate images to appeal to the visual sense, but what about audio? If the ad includes an excerpt that could me multiple voices.…
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Continue reading →: Rewriting and ReuseOne of my influences is independent filmmaker Brett Mauser of Not So Sane Entertainment. Frankly, his ability to tell an entertaining story on a low budget demonstrates his talent. While I just need to imagine something for a story at the cost of words and time, Mauser’s storytelling is constrained…
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Continue reading →: Imagining Lord AkamatsuOne of my in-development novels has a working title “Kedakai.” Set in feudal Japan near present day Yokohama, the novel is intended to be like a Disney-princess story, which examines moral virtue. Kedakai’s origin chapter introduces her as a speechless orphan living wild in the forest. Young Lord Akamatsu, son…
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Continue reading →: Rogue ElementsThe Critical Drinker shared, “The time has finally come! Looking forward to sharing our humble short film Rogue Elements with all our Kickstarter backers on Wednesday, October 2nd. For everyone else, expect a wider public release right here on this channel a couple of weeks later. Believe that!” While renown…
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Continue reading →: Purple Boxers with Yellow DragonsI have a running gag in several stories that the male lead is wearing purple boxer shorts with yellow dragon designs on them. One character explained that he did so in case he was ever in an accident. His theory was that whimsical boxer shorts would make him more sympathetic…
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Continue reading →: Imagining ChappoOne of my novels in development is about a 21st century Apache-Mexican War. The concept was to take a historical event and have it reoccur in a contemporary setting. In _Geronimo’s Spirits_, Chappo, a retired Army sergeant, returns home because his younger brother, Tak died of a fentanyl overdose. As…
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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