Let’s say you have a character that you plan to kill off. It’s a blatant plot device. You want the reader to feel it. What’s the best way to do this? The Victim is a Viewpoint Character A lot of us live the books vicariously through the main characters. If you want to feel grief [...]
A writer begins work on a treatise explaining his utter dislike for the genre of Fantasy. In the spirit of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, he finds himself transported to a fantasy realm full of strange and outlandish cookie-cutter fairy-tale characters. The drawback? This writer has a penchant for quoting lines [...]
Some of my very best friends who are fellow authors, bloggers and podcasters are listed on the new Friends page, available via a tab at the top of the page. Herein you will find links to their websites, as well as a description of what they do. If you like any of the creations available [...]
Star Wars, Codename: Starkeeper was recently awarded Six Star Wars Fanworks Fan Audio Awards! They include Best Director: Jim Perry, Best Mixer: Joe Harrison and best cast! Codename: Starkeeper is a full-cast audio drama which features the voice talents of Steve Saylor, Philippa Ballantine, Chris Walker, Chris Dickey, and a host of New Media titans. [...]
This will be the place for all my posts about writing topics, such as works in progress and the craft of writing. Posts here will be duplicates of entries on my LiveJournal site.
Sometimes I feel the need to wax political on various topics of interest To be clear, I am politically conservative. I am fiscally conservative, morally conservative, and just generally a conservative person. That does not mean that I support any particular party all the time, on every issue. I do not give money to parties [...]
Revamping my website has been an ongoing goal of mine, and I’m finally getting close to what I’m looking for. I really like this theme for its modern look and feel. To boil it down, “Ooh! Shiny!” I plan on using this as a hub to link to my various projects and things, utilizing the [...]
Jim Perry is currently a writer, podcaster, voice actor and musician. In the past he has been a stage actor, singer, arranger, conductor, guitar player and band leader. He makes his home in Southern Indiana with his wife and three children.
