Thursday, August 2, 2012

George R.R. Martin

My first author for the Natural Born Writer's blog is George R.R. Martin. This is not a book review or a fan site, though I am a fan, but a forum to discuss gifted writers. I have listened to the entire Song of Ice and Fire series twice on audio book during the last two years. I have started reading them on my Kindle as well, though I have many other authors and genres that I read and tend to wander about through the "pages".


A few quick thoughts to begin the exploration of why I believe George R.R. Martin is a Natural Born Writer:


First of all, I believe that some individuals have more natural ability than others, but that most of the greatest are great because they love what they do. That, in my humble opinion, is a prerequisite. No one can truly achieve excellence without a passion for the craft, because without that passion, doing the herculean amount of work required to be the best is unrealistic. Thus part of my exploration of GRRM as a writer will be reading whatever biographical material I can find. Since this is no scholarly journal, and is primarily for my own thoughts and reflections, I will take the liberty of reading where my fancy takes me, which will more than likely be in the fictitious world of GRRM.


Here are the works of GRRM that I have read (repeatedly) thus far:


1) A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 1
2) A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 2
3) A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 3
4) A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 4
5) A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5

From time to time I will add comments to this blog post and will create other threads for other Natural Born Writers.

Be safe,
Scott Moon

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Dragon Badge

My name is Scott Moon. Welcome!

I published my novel Dragon Badge on May 11, 2012 via Kindle Direct Publishing. http://amzn.to/KXRR61 Please check it out on Amazon and my web page DragonBadgeBooks.com

I am very new to Blogger, and will be adding content that I hope will encourage decussion of writing, publishing, and enjoying great stories.