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On-line Zine from Jeffrey Allan Boman, a long-time Montreal fan I first met at a Con*Cept waaaay back when…<\/p>\n

Jeff is a writer; I find his updates on learning the craft very interesting.<\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> to view the zine in original format.<\/p>\n

–CPL<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Talk of a writer’s voice and many updates\u00a0 Hello, cats<\/h5>\n

Here\u2019s how devoted I am to getting this on track: Feb. 4th was my last day of a month-long Writing Challenge on Medium (more on that later), and now that I\u2019m finished, I started this newsletter in earnest.<\/p>\n

I said the last issue that I wanted to get this list back on track, and I meant it. Now to produce it quicker.<\/p>\n

Welcome to new readers, and welcome back to returning ones.<\/p>\n

Voice (Not the TV Show)<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve heard this term mentioned a lot lately. It\u2019s something that all writers work to achieve in their writing. Some writers achieve theirs quickly, some take longer. I *hope* that I\u2019ve found mine; readers will tell me if I haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n

At its base, achieving a voice means that when a reader sees your words, they can recognize the uniqueness in them. I read examples from Neil Stephenson and Nalo Hopkinson, but I first noticed them in the words from Mark Twain.<\/p>\n

Note that I\u2019m not talking about style. That\u2019s a separate thing. I notice a different style in the words written by Spider Robinson (called a literary descendant of Robert Heinlein), but his voice in his text is a different thing altogether.<\/p>\n

The challenge that I see is for a writer to vary their voice between different series so that they don\u2019t end up sounding the same \u2014 but that\u2019s where the difference between style and voice come into play\u2026 and the skill of the writer in question.<\/p>\n

That’s a Wrap<\/h2>\n

I hope this issue came out earlier due to me starting it when I said.<\/p>\n

Please share this newsletter with friends who you think will be interested in it. Better yet, invite them to join this newsletter themselves. The \u201cthey tell a friend, and they tell a friend\u201d thing applies. \u00a0If they want their own subscription they could sign up here: http:\/\/is.gd\/oIOj2o<\/p>\n

Thanks to my friend \u2018Heartburn Kid\u2019 Patrick Emond for helping me to proofread this. That nickname differentiates him from another friend, Ninja Pat.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m open to suggestions for other stuff for future issues. I\u2019m learning as I go here.<\/p>\n

If you want other updates on my writing I have a Facebook Page as well: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JaBWriter\/. I\u2019d love to connect.<\/p>\n

You can send letters to bosulliman@jabwriter.com with the subject line \u2018Letter\u2019 and \u2018Suggestion\u2019 for\u2026 well, you get it.<\/p>\n

New Solutions & Updates<\/h5>\n
News and Blog Posts<\/h5>\n
How\u2019m I Doin\u2019?<\/h5>\n
Newsletter Plugin for WordPress<\/h5>\n

I\u2019m trying this out now. The notion is that I could run my mailing list and newsletter directly through my blog. I would no longer deal with hosting fees separate from it.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem likely that I\u2019ll do that, as it doesn\u2019t seem to have capabilities for HTML newsletters yet\u2026 maybe a future version will.<\/p>\n

Writing Challenge<\/h3>\n

I took part in a month-long competition on Medium. It helped to reconstruct my habit to write daily. As a result, I also have many more entries to share on that platform.<\/p>\n

One other benefit: I worked on my writing \u2018voice\u2019. You can read all of my posts and immediately tell that I was the author. There\u2019s always room for improvement, but readers could always know that I wrote it, and I came up with original, non-cliche examples. This is good! I\u2019m not Mark Twain, but if I get to be even a fraction of what he achieved, I\u2019ll be happy.<\/p>\n

One negative: my viewing stats shot up during the month. They\u2019re now dropping at a big rate.<\/p>\n

I’m Back in RPG Writing<\/h3>\n

I contacted my former publisher recently. I was working on a project with him years ago, but other forces made me vanish. I’m back now to complete the project.<\/p>\n

This will give me the funds I need to get my novel edited and to pay a cover artist.<\/p>\n

Short Story<\/p>\n

Now that the Challenge is over I\u2019m back to Ninja Writing the story.<\/p>\n

Blog Posts<\/h3>\n

October<\/p>\n

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With this, I began an overview of my novel inspirations.<\/p>\n

December
\nMY FINAL POST OF 2016: REFLECTIONS
\nhttp:\/\/www.jabwriter.com\/2016\/12\/30\/final-post-2016-reflections\/<\/p>\n

2017<\/p>\n

January<\/p>\n

WHY I\u2019M AN INDIE AUTHOR RE-VISITED
\nhttp:\/\/www.jabwriter.com\/2017\/01\/24\/im-indie-author-re-visited\/<\/p>\n

This is an older post with some updates.<\/p>\n

February<\/p>\n

HOW I\u2019M GETTING BACK INTO REGULAR WRITING
\nhttp:\/\/www.jabwriter.com\/2017\/02\/26\/how-im-getting-back-into-regular-writing\/<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t updating this blog a lot for a long time. I\u2019m still not, because I\u2019ve been posting on Medium instead, but I hoped to post more here. So: I am writing more, just not on this site.<\/p>\n

Medium Posts<\/h3>\n

Speaking of which:<\/p>\n

Stubborn for my Craft (May 2, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/stubborn-for-my-craft-1c5b13f246a6<\/p>\n

Nearly my manifesto.<\/p>\n

MY ROLEPLAY PAST (May 3, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/my-roleplay-past-fdd22c60237e<\/p>\n

Some of my \u2018backstory\u2019.<\/p>\n

May the 4th is bittersweet for me (May 4, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/may-the-4th-is-bittersweet-for-me-bb08829d38db<\/p>\n

My memories of this day.<\/p>\n

Similarities and Differences Between Writing for RPGs and Prose (May 5, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/similarities-and-differences-between-writing-for-rpgs-and-prose-318eed056220<\/p>\n

Years ago, another writer that I knew didn\u2019t think I could comment on his publishing, because mine is in a different field than his. Here are my thoughts on this.<\/p>\n

FCBD 2017 and a Movie (May 7, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/fcbd-2017-and-a-movie-1a62a6ab9af4<\/p>\n

A more pleasant day.<\/p>\n

The RPG Roots of My Current Novel (May 8, 2017)
\nhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@jeffreyallanboman\/the-rpg-roots-of-my-current-novel-4e177bd95254<\/p>\n

This one is pretty self-explanatory.<\/p>\n

It seems that I post more personal stories on Medium and more technical ones on my blog.