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Becoming a Better Writer

Josh Robert Nay

Throughout this blog’s existence, I’ve shared everything from why reading is important to the problems with illiteracy, so today I thought I’d do something for my fellow writers out there, particularly the aspiring writers. Listed below, you’ll find some tips on how you can become a better writer. Please feel free to reach out to me on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with your own tips! Punctuation, Grammar and Spelling Pay attention to punctuation, especially to the correct use of commas and periods. These two punctuation marks regulate the flow of your thoughts; overusing them or not using them enough can

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Thinking and Rethinking … I Need Coffee

Josh Robert Nay

Some of you may have been wondering what I’ve been up to for the past month or two. Some of you haven’t. Either way, I think I’m going to write this entry. Most of my time has been spent on TruTower.com. It has been a wonderful experience writing for the tech blog, and I’m definitely looking forward to continuing. I heartily invite all of you to like the page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trutower. Aside from TruTower, I’ve been working on a short story here, a poem there, but nothing new to report on the publication side. It’s not that I’ve stopped

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Novels … And Nothing Else

Josh Robert Nay

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update on my writing. I’ve opted into posting short writings and that preview of Wynx instead of posting updates on either my work or my website. Simple reason: I like a little variety. That being said, I wanted to touch base on a few things. First off, I am done writing short stories and poetry for now. I find those works enjoyable and satisfying, but the satisfaction dims compared to the satisfaction of knowing I have completed yet another chapter of Wynx, or another brief passage in Fire in the Storm, one of

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Her Beloved Window: An Inside Look at Wynx

Josh Robert Nay

Please note: The following is a sample section from Josh Robert Nay’s upcoming novel Wynx. As such, it is by no means final or complete. ©2011 by Josh Robert Nay. There were many things in her small room. Every object in the room was precious to her. She loved to take care of everything. However, her mother would say otherwise. Her mother had always been clean. At least that’s what her journal had said. She couldn’t remember her mother. There was a cupboard in the far corner, in which books were treated as dirty clothes in laundry. Bookshelves lined the

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Building Blocks … A Look Back

Josh Robert Nay

Two years ago today, Josh Robert Nay Online 1.0 was officially launched. Previously, the website had been called many things and went through many reinventions: J.R. Nay Connection (1999-2003), Gaia’s Adoration (2003-2007), space15 (2007-2009) and finally, in 2009, the final and official Josh Robert Nay Online was released. Here’s a quick overview of each of the former websites and their focuses, many of them having more included than writing! J.R. Nay ConnectionMy very first novice attempt at creating a website online, I honestly didn’t have my writing in mind when I created J.R. Nay Connection (JRNC). The site itself went

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My Epic Fantasy, My Intentions, and My Wheat Thins

Josh Robert Nay

Wizards and Kings … probably my most epic fantasy series of all. It has been around 4 years in development. The back story, the books, the characters … all of it has been developed in depth. Some people might think that’s overkill, but I feel that if a series is truly going to be epic, an equally epic amount of development for the series is needed. Holes and gaps need to be filled in. Characters need personalities. Magics need to be created and/or destroyed. That’s not saying Wizards and Kings is not a “standard” type of fantasy either. It has

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The Novel Frontier Begins

Josh Robert Nay

A new short story, more content, more pages … it has been a very fruitful and busy couple of days. Accomplishments have been made with little or no setbacks, and I could not have been happier with the results … The Wild Wild Mind Anyone who had ever read my work knows I’m more of a psychological writer. Most of my writing, while it may not always be extremely deep, has much to do with the characters in their mind than their actions. I try to put a little mixture of both in so as not to make the stories

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The Pieces of a Fantasy

Josh Robert Nay

Update: This fantasy story now has a title: Wynx. It is now listed in the Books section on the website with a release date of To Be Determined! A wizard gazes into the darkness of a place he’s never been before, yet curiously remembers. Around him, pieces of a world possessed by evil but fighting a losing battle of restoral seem to reach out to him, begging him for help. Flash! Suddenly he finds himself back in his workshop, a petty excuse for one if there ever could be. He is confused. What just happened? Where was he just now.

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