Author Archives: C.A. Jacobs

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About C.A. Jacobs

Just another crazy person, masquerading as a writer.

Wannabe Writers

Posted on August 27, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

I had the joy and amusement (read: dripping sarcasm) of eating dinner tonight with a wannabe writer. I don’t think there are many things out there that can push my annoyance button nearly as quickly as those people who talk … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Make Them Suffer

Posted on July 26, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

We, as writers, are often looking for ways to increase the tension and the inability for readers to stop turning the page. There have been many times in my life when I have been reading a book and the story … Continue reading →

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The Money vs. The Reader

Posted on June 10, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

One of the things I’ve been thinking about a bit lately is if it’s more important to build a solid reader base or if it’s more important that I make money off a book that really isn’t ready to be … Continue reading →

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English is not the easiest language

Posted on June 4, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

All night, every night, I sit at my two laptops and work on pulling words together to make sense out of things that I never paid much attention to before departing on this research trip. It’s hard sometimes, to do … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Decision At Doona by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on May 15, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

I finally had time to read since I left on my research trip. I found a copy of Decision At Doona (Science Fiction, 245 pages) by Anne McCaffrey and I thought it was a perfect book for my current situation. … Continue reading →

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Getting Things Wrong

Posted on April 19, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

I knew I would be remarkably busy when I left for this trip, I guess I just didn’t really figure out how busy until I actually got here. For the last month (and it feels weird knowing that I’ve been … Continue reading →

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A Hardy People

Posted on April 6, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

Most people have at some point wondered what they would take to a deserted island or what kind of items would be most important to them if they had to give everything up. I don’t think people in modern, first … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts in transit

Posted on March 27, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

I’ve been absent for a little while and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to post more regularly or have something more useful to say in the coming year. I suspect I’ll be reading a bit more than usual and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Steel by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on March 17, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

As usual, I decided to procrastinate from packing and decided to read Steel (Young Adult Fantasy, 294 pages) by Carrie Vaughn instead of packing for my upcoming extended research trip. I enjoyed this book, as I tend to with most … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin

Posted on March 15, 2011 by C.A. Jacobs

I finished reading A Wizard of Earthsea (Fantasy) by Ursula LeGuin a couple days ago and thought that it was a pretty good read. This was one of the first books I’ve read in a while that had a distant … Continue reading →

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