by Colby R Rice | Dec 30, 2013 | Book Production & Publishing, Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Filmmaking, Films & Filmmaking, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, Novels, Politics in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Producing, Screenplays & Screenwriting, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing
WOW. So it’s been such an eventful year, and I’m actually pretty surprised that it went so quickly! I’m about to celebrate the 3-year anniversary of Rebel Ragdoll (omg!), have just released my first novel, “Ghosts of Koa”, banged out some...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 26, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Politics in Science Fiction & Fantasy
After a few posts later, I’m back! So let’s get into the Hunger Games story. July 23rd, 2011. ::Lightning strikes:: I wish I could say that it was a dark and stormy night, but hell no. It was a typical summer night in Madison, WI, and I was right at the...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 22, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements
So of course with a ton of creative achievements behind you for 2013, you MUST have some impossibly huge goals in front of you for the coming year! Professionals in STEM fields, including figures like Dr. Kamau Bobb, emphasize the importance of remaining in sync with...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 17, 2013 | Book Production & Publishing, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, Novels, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation
Dual-volumed and packed with action, alchemy, and ass-kicking, Ghosts of Koa is now available as an e-book! The print version is coming in January of 2014! For over one hundred years the Civic Order and the Alchemic Order have held a shaky truce, peppered by violence...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 8, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements
Hi my creative nomads! Yes, I know this is throwback, but I needed to write this post! SO, we all know that the end of the year is a time for deep reflection, both on our past achievements and our future goals. As for me, I’ve decided that since I’ve been...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Nope, this isn’t a post bashing The Hunger Games. Calm down, lol. But it is a very real look at a scenario that many of us as writers (and creatives) go through. A nightmarish scenario, that can be soul-crushing and inspiration-sucking… but only if you...
by Colby R Rice | Nov 26, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Writing & Editing
Hey all! I just wanted to drop a quick line to all my readers because I hate being away from my blog as long as I have. I’ll try my best to keep up and give you the NaNoWriMo coolness I promised, but things have just been so ridiculously busy lately. Had some...
by Colby R Rice | Nov 17, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Films & Filmmaking, Novels, Producing, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Writing & Editing
Sorry I’ve been away, but SO MANY COOL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST WEEK!! So I’m going to hit them all in this one post. Bottom line, I have some kick ass news on all creative fronts! NOVELS: Ghosts of Koa. The First Book of Ezekiel. Officially....
by Colby R Rice | Nov 9, 2013 | Novels, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Writing & Editing
So before we get into a part-by-part break down of your beat sheet and story structure, let me show you what the entire beast looks like from beginning to end! I call this the BFG Beat Sheet, really because it is the “Big Fucking Gun” of the screenwriting...
by Colby R Rice | Nov 6, 2013 | Novels, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Writing & Editing
Sorry folks! I’ve been taken away from my blog and my writing once again by a slew of crazy things (some not so great, some friggin AWESOME), but that’s for another post. Let’s get back into plotting out novels and screenplays! We’ve already...
