“When I Was Big” – A Breakdown
It’s been a while since my last post, and the truth is that I’ve struggled with finding motivation to write since July. Personal life can be such a nuisance sometimes, getting in the way of things you enjoy! Unfortunately, you can’t always turn your back on it, and you must work through it before you’re…
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“War Games” – A Breakdown
This was a fun one. After feeling the proofed-and-published buzz, albeit on a rather depressing story, I was determined to remain firmly on board my little hype train and get to work on another short story, asap. Unlike a lot of the other short stories I have planned, War Games isn’t an idea that has…
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“Friday 8th December 2023” – A Breakdown
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted an update on here, and honestly, it’s because there hasn’t been much to update you on. My last blog found me motivated and ready to take on the world, but since then, my website sat a little quiet, until recently. For the first time in about four…
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A Fresh Start
Hello! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? To be honest, I don’t think anyone will have noticed that I’ve been gone for a few years, but maybe people will look back at this as a historic moment when this page has millions upon millions of visitors and when I’m a successful, bestselling author *slash* co-producer…
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Escapism
Escapism – Noun “The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.” – Oxford Languages. Now more than ever, our society is reflecting the dark, dismal worlds of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Nineteen Eighty-Four (Orewell should’ve written a sequel called Twenty Twenty). And from watching…
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The Backstory
I’ve learned the hard way that a backstory is just as important as the main story when writing a fictional novel, and I have a habit of coming up with scenarios that require a backstory more detailed than the main story itself, whether it be a specific character, a setting or the entire universe! Maybe…
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Jake Grayson Writes 