Yup! It’s done. I’m done 😛 .
I have completed the fourth (and final) round of editing of my short story, The Faerie Thorn. Now I’m ready to move on to the next part of my writing adventure : preparing my bio and a synopsis to send off  to agents and publishers!
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
As I took an editing break over the weekend, I’ve spent most of today catching up. I’ve been transferring the editorial notes from my paper manuscript to the soft-copy of  The Faerie Thorn on my computer and wrangling with the finer points of English grammar.
My head got so jammed with grammar puzzles that I had to venture into the “teenager’s lair” to find a book to help me! “Spelling, Punctuation And Grammar” is aimed at 14-16 year-olds and perfect for the word-addled head of a fantasy writer 😛 . You can find the book  here.
Five hours of editing left me hungry for fresh fodder and so for today’s adventure, I answered the call of a local out-of-the-way place in the hope of finding inspiration for my next story.
Here’s how I got on (oh and I hope you enjoy the safari feel of this short film – it was quite a challenging off-road trip!)
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Well, let me just start by saying that art is not necessarily one of my top talents! In spite of this, I did have an impulse today to attempt to bring the Faerie Thorn King himself to life on paper. I think my short story would benefit from an illustration or two but I’m not sure that I’m the artist that I should employ for that task 😛
I think I have managed to capture the sense of him but I’ve not managed to portray his raw masculinity at all! (And as for the glamrock outfit – I just don’t know where that came from 😛 )
In today’s video, I talk you through his full outfit.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
It was my 200th day of adventuring today, so I decided to make my celebration the adventure of the day! I bet that most of you will not have seen an outdoor fire like this before! (It was brilliant, by the way and a fabulous recycling adventure 🙂 ).
And for those of you who’d be interested in a fail-safe Irish coffee recipe, you’ll find that in today’s video too.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Well, I made it! Today I write and narrate the final part of my original faerie story, The Faerie Thorn. In this episode, you get to find out what happened to Man Donaghy’s good Big People looks, you learn what a borrow-body is, and some of you may cry at a certain point (I did!)
Everything I have shared with you is completely unedited and so now the adventure that lies ahead is an editing one!
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I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Well, it turns out that the Faerie Thorn folk have a little more story up their sleeves than I thought and so today is not the last part of the story!
Here’s me narrating what I’ve just written (it’s hot off the press and unedited, as usual). I wonder if you expected the trolls to take what they did from Man Donaghy? I wonder if you’ve worked out what the trolls are going to do with the thing they have taken from him? I wonder if you’re curious to know how successful the trolls were in getting rid of  New Wife Donaghy?……
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I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Today I write, and narrate, the 5th part of my original faerie story. Can you work out what the Hell Gate trolls want to take from Man Donaghy?
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I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
For today’s adventure, I’m giving you a guided tour of the real places which have inspired my faerie story, ‘The Faerie Thorn’! I’ve found that being in the real setting, or imagining the real setting, has really helped the story to take on a life of its own.
(Oh – and are you wondering how well the gifts I left for the faeries were received? …..)
There are 2 videos today ~ the first video is filmed on Man Donaghy’s farm and the second at the Gortanuey Bridge where the trolls live.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
It’s a holiday weekend here in Northern Ireland, so I’ve been away camping on the farm, close to the faerie thorn. The faerie story I am writing is still unfolding and it surprises me at every turn!
For today’s adventure, I took Leslie’s advice (I interviewed her last monday about the faeries) and went along to the faerie thorn to offer thanks for the story they have woven for me.
If you’ve been following my story, this short film may remind you of one of the characters……
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
In today’s episode, we get to meet the Hell Gate trolls 🙂 .
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I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Humans Resourced 