What all do we have here?
This page is the heart of Glint of Mischief, it was the inspiration that got this entire ball rolling.
It is the idea that by working together we can be more than the sum of our parts.
This page contains:
A Skill Exchange, "The Mischief Machine" a writing prompt generator, and the Knowledge Pool which is a a growing resource of writers offering help to one another.
If you would be interested in putting your name down for anything, let me know so we can grow this resource.
There also is the Editors List, which can be found HERE. It a list of Editor's in the Writing Community along with anonymous reviews from fellow authors to help you find the best fit for you.
It is the idea that by working together we can be more than the sum of our parts.
This page contains:
A Skill Exchange, "The Mischief Machine" a writing prompt generator, and the Knowledge Pool which is a a growing resource of writers offering help to one another.
If you would be interested in putting your name down for anything, let me know so we can grow this resource.
There also is the Editors List, which can be found HERE. It a list of Editor's in the Writing Community along with anonymous reviews from fellow authors to help you find the best fit for you.
Skill Exchange -
Think of this as the Writing Community Classifieds. What are you looking for? What do you have to offer?
Getting started as an author can be a very daunting and expensive journey. Perhaps you don't have the funds to hire a graphic designer, but you are a really great grammar editor. Odds are there is an author out there with the graphic design skills you need, who is searching for an editor. This is not a profession where you are competing against every other author out there, look at how many books you have on your shelf. There is no reason that working together we can not all succeed.
Again, this is all just getting off the ground, so Contact Me if you are interested.
Getting started as an author can be a very daunting and expensive journey. Perhaps you don't have the funds to hire a graphic designer, but you are a really great grammar editor. Odds are there is an author out there with the graphic design skills you need, who is searching for an editor. This is not a profession where you are competing against every other author out there, look at how many books you have on your shelf. There is no reason that working together we can not all succeed.
Again, this is all just getting off the ground, so Contact Me if you are interested.
The Mischief Machine
Allow me, if you would be so kind, to introduce The Mischief Machine.
This is a home-brewed writers resource. If you are suffering from a spot of the hum-drums, or just need a little motivation to get some momentum. Then you, my friend, have come to the right place. Perhaps you have been looking for a twist in your book the readers won't see coming (Guarantee that) or perhaps you want a little challenge for a fun Very Short Story (#VSS a twitter length flash fiction.)
Roll the bones and see what you get. If your feeling particularly brave, change the multiples up to two or even three. Make sure to use #MischiefMachine and/or tag me if you do use them, I would love to see what my machine inspires.
This is a home-brewed writers resource. If you are suffering from a spot of the hum-drums, or just need a little motivation to get some momentum. Then you, my friend, have come to the right place. Perhaps you have been looking for a twist in your book the readers won't see coming (Guarantee that) or perhaps you want a little challenge for a fun Very Short Story (#VSS a twitter length flash fiction.)
Roll the bones and see what you get. If your feeling particularly brave, change the multiples up to two or even three. Make sure to use #MischiefMachine and/or tag me if you do use them, I would love to see what my machine inspires.
The Knowledge Pool
The Writing Community as a whole has so much knowledge to be shared, and has so many helpful people willing to lend a hand, that it gave me an idea.
My goal is to eventually compile a list of fields of information, and fellow authors who would know about those things.
I know that I am not alone as a writer when it comes to googling how things work when I don't know. Now the problem with this is more often than not it produces cold lifeless writing when I try to make something sound realistic that is not my area of experience.
I also know that I am not the only one with the problem, as I have ran across it in numerous books as well.
More than that, maybe this would be a source of inspiration for you. Have a character, and you don't know what they do for a living? Check through here and see if there is a profession that might be interesting to you. Then learn about it from a fellow author who will give you more than facts, but who knows you need to know how something works, how it feels, sounds and smells.
If you find this list useful, please Contact me and consider joining so we can grow this resource.
History:
*American history from 1765-1825 & late 19th and
early 20th Century American history - @DavidCFWalter1
Looking for specific time periods in regions. example (1500s China, or 1800s England ect.)
Locations:
*Small town Pennsylvania - @GlintofMischief
Looking for Farm Raised
Looking for "Big City" Raised
Foreign Language/ Linguistics:
*Forensic linguistics - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
Jobs:
*Screen Printing and Embroidery - @GlintofMischief
Looking for any other jobs.
With a specific request for someone with "Commercial fishing and Trawler" experience.
Hobby's:
*Birding in the U.S. - @GlintofMischief
Looking for anything really, anything that could flesh out a main character.
Weaponry and Warefare:
*Mideviel weaponry - @GintofMischief
*Flintlock Rifles - @GlintofMischief
*Modern Firearms - @AEBowman3
Other:
*SEO (Search Engine Optimization) - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
*Info-Sec (Information Security) - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
My goal is to eventually compile a list of fields of information, and fellow authors who would know about those things.
I know that I am not alone as a writer when it comes to googling how things work when I don't know. Now the problem with this is more often than not it produces cold lifeless writing when I try to make something sound realistic that is not my area of experience.
I also know that I am not the only one with the problem, as I have ran across it in numerous books as well.
More than that, maybe this would be a source of inspiration for you. Have a character, and you don't know what they do for a living? Check through here and see if there is a profession that might be interesting to you. Then learn about it from a fellow author who will give you more than facts, but who knows you need to know how something works, how it feels, sounds and smells.
If you find this list useful, please Contact me and consider joining so we can grow this resource.
History:
*American history from 1765-1825 & late 19th and
early 20th Century American history - @DavidCFWalter1
Looking for specific time periods in regions. example (1500s China, or 1800s England ect.)
Locations:
*Small town Pennsylvania - @GlintofMischief
Looking for Farm Raised
Looking for "Big City" Raised
Foreign Language/ Linguistics:
*Forensic linguistics - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
Jobs:
*Screen Printing and Embroidery - @GlintofMischief
Looking for any other jobs.
With a specific request for someone with "Commercial fishing and Trawler" experience.
Hobby's:
*Birding in the U.S. - @GlintofMischief
Looking for anything really, anything that could flesh out a main character.
Weaponry and Warefare:
*Mideviel weaponry - @GintofMischief
*Flintlock Rifles - @GlintofMischief
*Modern Firearms - @AEBowman3
Other:
*SEO (Search Engine Optimization) - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
*Info-Sec (Information Security) - @Kaiberie (on Temp. Hiatus)
