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Jarvy Jared


A writer and musician trying to be decent at both things. Here, you'll find some of my attempts at storytelling!

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  • Today
    Writing is an Act of Faith

    TLDR: in which I do some somewhat philosophical ramblings about writing, because it's late, it's been a tough week, and I just need to get some words out. The power of the stream-of-consciousness essay should not be understated, even if it's completely counter to the premise of an essay.


    I've long held that writing is an act of faith, if not the product of it.

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  • 4 weeks
    What We Talk About When We Talk About Writing - A Small Update

    (At this point, maybe every blog will have a title referencing some literary work, for funsies)

    Hi, everyone! I thought I'd drop by with a quick update as to what I've been working on. Nothing too fancy - I'm not good at making a blog look like that - but I figure this might interest some of you.

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  • 9 weeks
    Where I'm Calling From

    Introduction: A Confession

    I lied. 

    Well, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. It would be more accurate to say that I opted for a partial truth. In the words of Carlos Ruiz Zafon, “Perhaps, as always, a lie was what would most resemble the truth”1—and in this fashion, I did lie. 

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  • 18 weeks
    A New Year, And No New Stories... What Gives? - A Farewell (For Now)

    Let me tell you, it isn't for lack of trying.


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  • 37 weeks
    Going to a con might have been just what I needed...

    ... to get back into the fanfic writing game.

    I might totally be jinxing it by talking about it here, but I also think me saying it at all holds me to it, in a way.

    Or maybe I'm just superstitious. Many writers are. :P

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Nov
29th
2015

Inkitt.com Update! · 10:15pm Nov 29th, 2015

I submitted A Prose By Any Other Name to Inkitt's Fanfiction contest. I'd love to get some feedback on the completed story as well as draw some more attention.

You can the find the story here.

There's also a reddit link they made me make, but I can't seem to find it...


Here are the rules and contest description:

Fanfiction novels of 40,000 words or more!

Submit your best Fanfiction novels! Show us the world of your favorite fandom, and take the story to a whole new level. It’s time for you to bring your manuscript into the light and show it off to the world..

The top 10% based on reader votes get the chance to be picked by the staff for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
Accepting finished, novel-length fanfiction stories from any fandom and any genre
Inkitt will consider aiding the winning authors in the reworking of their stories for original publication
Minimum word count is 40,000 words
In order to submit a novel, authors must make it publicly available on the Inkitt platform by pasting the text into the story editor
Submissions close on December 22, but voting will continue for an additional week
All stories must be rated appropriately by their authors
Before submitting a story, be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules
Deadline
11:59pm PST on December 22nd

Prizes for Winners

1st Place
$30 Amazon gift card

Golden badge on your profile

2nd Place
$20 Amazon gift card

Silver badge on your profile

3rd Place
$10 Amazon gift card

Bronze badge on your profile

Top 10%
All Top 10% participants receive a "Top 10%" badge to their profile

Let's see if I can't win the contest, huh? :raritywink:

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