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Phantoms of Rockwood
Julius Thommpson Writing Blog!
Decatur Book Festival
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September 2013 Edition:
Sixth Issue 
Greetings,

      It's great to get back into publishing  the J.E. Thompson newsletter after a busy month of working as a Stage Captain at the AJC-Decatur Book Festival and the publication of my novel, Phantoms of Rockwood.
      Enjoy this newsletter and the cooling breezes of the fall!

God Bless,
J.E. Thompson

Phantoms of Rockwood Published!
        Phantoms of Rockwood  is published!
     Many thanks to my editor, Dennis DeRose, for his maginficent work on this novel.
    Phantoms of Rockwood has received a five-review from Readers Favorite (click on the book cover to read the review or this link)
    
Quick Synopsis:
       Ghosts, who were young basketball players that died too early, are given an opportunity to return to life.  They inhabit the bodies of living basketball players to inspire, motivate the starters to the coveted State Championship. As they themselves continue to learn life's obstacles that can only be overcome in growing up.   

      
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"Keep Writing...Keep Believing...Never Give Up On Your Dreams"
Gold Medal
     Successful twenty-first century authors have three lifestyle components: Passion, Organization, and Uniqueness.
     Passion: Successful authors love their craft!

     They delve into the storyline with abandon. They make time to write and know their most creative time of the day. This is different for each author.

     I know of a writer who sneaks out of bed at four a.m. and writes until six a.m. and then returns to bed and the warmth of their spouse.

      In the space between daily tasks writers will find a time to write. I'm a high school teacher and sometimes, in the six minutes between classes, I will have a pencil and pad in the hallway and in between yelling "Get to Class!" I write a few lines for an upcoming manuscript.

      Later, after the closing school bells sounds, I expand on the idea and thought and make it into something that is readable. You write when you can!

     The health of a writer's soul must be nurtured and developed.
     Successful authors find the time to write and creating that "next" new and exciting scene in their novel.

    Organization: Successful writers...Write!

     They write story lines. They write chapters. They outline. They jot down notes for the book. They are on schedule with dates of submissions and deadlines jostling their brain cells.
      Successful writers use technology. From pen and paper, Dictionary.com accounts, thesaurus, the smart authors have everything at arm's length at their writing station.

     They write!

      I'm an author who uses his android to keep a schedule of his writing. I have the chapters organized with one and two notes on what I want to accomplish in the writing of that particular chapter.

     I have two folders:

     ***One folder with all the chapters listed and the particular notes, setting and dialogue that fits that particular moment in the novel.

     I have another folder for the entire novel. When I finish a chapter in one folder, I copy/paste that chapter into the folder for the entire novel. As the chapters build, I can see the word count and get a flow for the storyline.

    These two folders give me the opportunity and freedom to work in one folder and keep a completed version in another folder.

    For Example:

         Folder One: Each individual chapter word document is listed 1-to 50 with all the incomplete chapters.

        

Folder Two

: The entire novel. As I complete a chapter, I add that chapter building the first draft.       
Right now, I'm up to Chapter Three in Chasing the Wind
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      Uniqueness: Successful writers have their own voice, pacing, and storyline.

       They are not robots.

       They do not write in the trendy categories, popular genres or alter themes to suit the masses.

       Unique writers write how they feel and the story they want to tell.

   They are creative.

     Despite our reasons for pulling the chair into a comfortable position in front of a computer and write, we measure success by finishing what we start!

    Remember:

"Keep Writing...Keep Believing...Never Give Up On Your Dreams"

 

       
2013 AJC-Decatur Book Festival
julius thompson speaking
       I enjoyed this Decatur Book Festival tremendously!

       I was a Stage Captain at the First Baptist Venue and was privileged to meet authors like kimberla Lawson Roby, Henry Wieneck and many other National known and award winning writers.

   I grabbed a few minutes to ask each writer about the craft of writing and  marketing.

   The Book Seller for the venue was Eagle Eye Book Store and supreme book seller, Doug Robinson. 



       
I hope you enjoyed this newsletter!
 
God Bless,
J. E.  Thompson
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