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Writing in Steam!

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I have discovered apparently that Microsoft Word is the “worst” word processor to use for writing. Many articles state that fact. For the longest time I’ve been using word, for my first two novels, on my 4 year old laptop. My gaming computer didn’t have a decent Word so I figured my laptop could be my writing computer.

One day, on my gaming computer, I was looking through the Steam sales. I immediately saw the word “writer” and my eyes fixated on it. Nimble Writer. A Steam based word processor. I thought to myself, “Well, I’m in Steam most of the time anyways.”

Nimble comes with Steam Acheivements(always a plus in my book) and is distraction free. You can open all your documents from within the program, no extra windows needed. You can even export your files/stories to wordpress and others. I know other word processors have that cabability but Nimble is cheap, and in Steam. I think it’s a perfect processor for Steam users who are also writers.

I’ve messed about in the program a few times and love it. It’s simple to use.

Book Lore!

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I have started to add book lore to my site, here at brandanchapman.wordpress.com! You can now read more in depth about what my books are about and see the lore in the universe I like to call the Elemental Chaos. Shattered Soul novels are just a part of what should come of Elemental Chaos.

Check it out here: https://brandanchapman.wordpress.com/elementalists-lore/

Soon to come are lore of characters and planets!

Trangia Prison now on Steam Workshop!

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I made a prison on The Escapists map editor for the Steam Workshop! It’s based on the prison from my first novel, Elements of Lightning, as much as I could make it.

“A Protector enforced facility recently taken over by one of the President’s advisors, Ragnosk Lokar. It’s a place where the Elementalists and Elementless go when they get out of line. It wasn’t originally designed to be a compound, but once Ragnosk took over, it’s almost like he needed to keep something out, instead of in.”

Get the novel here in paperback and ebook: http://amzn.to/1NAHgSX

(Poem) The Time to Hold On and the Time to Let Go

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Complications arise and settle.
Chaos ensues as it sees the peace.

Working for a greater goal, when other goals could be met.
Chaos makes the goals into hard choices.

To be at peace with hard choices is to lie to oneself.
Chaos lurking over you just waiting for you to relax.

What good is love when you must suffer through so much?
Chaos is the one always there to put you down.

Just breathing the fresh air of a new life.
Chaos will surely be there soon.

Distance is both a cushion and a burden.
Chaos makes you its throne.

(Poem) Painting of the Souls

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Deep within I know my questions will be my bane.

Inside I know that it is not of feign.

I have my answers, of that I am sure.

The path I take is the cure.

 

My questions answered with sound from her lips,

and my heart clinging to the words before it slips.

Painting of the souls is what occurs in time,

when the hearts of ones who should be together, her’s and mine.

 

When ink and paint drip together,

my heart feels connected in a tether.

Questions still linger, but I hold hope.

They will weigh me down, with only her hand holding up this slope.

(Poem) The Black Rose

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Admiring from afar, I learned of the black rose.

She was quite beautiful, but the door was closed.

 

With eyes of blue and green,

They were the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen.

 

With lips of green apple,

Kissing them was an idea I had to grapple.

 

The day she could be my rose,

The day I could be the Doctor, I suppose.

 

I offer the feelings of two hearts,

to the black rose of the arts.

Flynn Lives! 700+ Followers on my Tumblr!

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I still really don’t know if this is any achievement. But for a Disney Tron-specific blog, I think it is.Thank you all who have followed my love Tron and share it as well! I will continue to post Tron content on there daily! And if Tron isn’t your fix of Tumblr, try following my author blog. I post video game stuff, writing stuff, samples of my own work, and lots of other stuff!

Keep fighting for the Users! Tron Lives! Flynn Lives!

I’m actually using my second Tumblr! (AKA links, links everywhere)

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I have two tumblr blogs set up. One is my popular DisneyTronBlog with almost 700 followers! (I don’t know if that really is a lot or not)

The other is a blog I made when I converted the first one to a Tron-based blog. It’s where I’ll post more personal stuff, like my poems, Alan Wake stuff, writing related pictures/posts. and non-tron things. Doctor Who pictures/gifs and other BBC shows will be shared on to there as well. It’s easy to find too. It’s just BrandanChapman. I’ll post my blog and journal updates on there as well.

If you’re a fan of Tumblr, this would be an easier means as to follow me, if you lack a Facebook, DeviantArt, Twitter, or even Google+. You can follow me just about anywhere online! If you like games, I like to stream on Twitch. I’ll post any of my decent streams on Youtube. I want to also start making vlogs. More to come on that. I may even read my book prologues for videos.

You can also get my books here, for the readers out there.

Never Surrender

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Heading into my second year as an author I began to wonder if self publishing was right for me. Everywhere I read says that self publishing is the best option for a lot of reasons, including: “more money” and control. The control I get. I have the control over who I get to edit, what gets put in the books, and the artwork.

I get that self publishing gets more money, because you can choose your price and that in turn can make you the most profit.

I guess I am just bummed because I haven’t found my target audience yet. My books are aimed for teens to young adults, and even adults. But being science fiction/fantasy may be a hard genre.

I also don’t know if readers are interested in a series of books, rather than stand alone ones. I’m writing a series, hoping to add several more to it in the next year or so.

Even though my writing career hasn’t taken off yet, with just two books self published, I’m not going to give up just yet. Hoping a day will come that readers find my books interesting enough to read.

(Poem) Pits of Ice

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Venturing into the pits of ice,
shivering in the lonely black.
It happened at a throw of dice,
losing the warmth somewhere back.

Whispers in her voice flow with the wind,
it’s all around to escape such a heavenly noise.
My chilled voice follows all of those sinned,
with the absence of all of our joys.

What comes next, after the forges and now the pits.
A fortress of despair? Castle of sorrow?
I push on, continuing takings the icy hits,
wishing to make it, hoping time will let me borrow.