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- July 10th, 2014, 10:41 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Grammatical question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11829
Re: Grammatical question
As always polymath, thank you dearly.
- July 10th, 2014, 8:16 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Grammatical question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11829
Grammatical question
In my blurb… --- Martin lost five thousand dollars, his job, and his girlfriend all in the same bet. She left him standing alone on the casino floor; his will to live left with her. A bachelor party and a crass waitress named Janice stall his suicidal plan long enough for him to watch everybody else...
- June 24th, 2014, 1:04 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: The SQUEE GOOD NEWS Thread
- Replies: 356
- Views: 173411
Re: The SQUEE GOOD NEWS Thread
I have been waiting a long time to post in this thread. Several years ago I came here for answers on a novel I was working on. Since then, I have shelved that novel, written another one, and pressed publish for the first time. My debut novel THE REVERIE is now available on Amazon here: http://www.am...
- May 30th, 2014, 5:50 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing a quality blurb...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5303
Re: Writing a quality blurb...
After much re-tooling this is what I came up with. Martin lost five thousand dollars, his job, and his girlfriend Jenny all in the same bet. She leaves him standing alone on the casino floor, and his will to live leaves with her. A comedy of errors involving a bachelor party and a crass waitress nam...
- May 12th, 2014, 4:31 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing a quality blurb...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5303
Re: Writing a quality blurb...
Wow Beethovenfan, thank you so much. That was very helpful.
I read it over and over and knew that it sounded too dry but I couldn't figure out how to spice it up. This gives me a much better starting point.
Thanks again! Gonna get working on it immediately.
I read it over and over and knew that it sounded too dry but I couldn't figure out how to spice it up. This gives me a much better starting point.
Thanks again! Gonna get working on it immediately.
- April 28th, 2014, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing a quality blurb...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5303
Writing a quality blurb...
I've been stuck writing this blurb for the past month, changing words here and there and moving sentences around and such. I've been so focused on it that now I think I'm too focused on it. I'm not even sure if it covers everything a blurb is supposed to, and I certainly don't know if it grabs the r...
- December 1st, 2013, 6:01 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: What are the rules for using Trademarked names?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3494
What are the rules for using Trademarked names?
In my current MS I make a reference to Monopoly, The Los Angelas Lakers, and The Price is Right. Am I allowed to do this or do I need to change the verbiage so the reader knows what I'm referring to without actually mentioning the name?
- August 1st, 2013, 2:33 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Cartoon about story
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3301
Re: Cartoon about story
Hilarious
- July 11th, 2013, 1:18 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Finding an Editor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7041
Re: Finding an Editor
Still looking!
- June 18th, 2013, 12:43 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Finding an Editor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7041
Re: Finding an Editor
That's a HUGE help wilderness! Thanks!
- June 3rd, 2013, 3:58 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Finding an Editor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7041
Re: Finding an Editor
Fair enough. Thanks polymath.
- June 2nd, 2013, 2:44 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Finding an Editor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7041
Finding an Editor
I'm in the market for a good editor to edit my 81k word manuscript, but I'm also a struggling starving artist. Where can I find an editor that will do a good job but won't charge me a ridiculous amount?
- February 20th, 2013, 5:07 pm
- Forum: Synopses and Plot Outlines
- Topic: Having serious trouble
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11746
Having serious trouble
So this is my first time writing a synopsis and I'm having serious trouble. I read all of Nathan's posts, as well as some others from random author blogs, but I'm still having trouble implementing that golden knowledge into my own synopsis. A big problem I'm facing is: A) My book is told through mu...
- February 6th, 2013, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do most authors use Pen Names?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4488
Do most authors use Pen Names?
I started thinking about this after I discovered several authors I knew writing under pen names. Do most authors use pen names? Is there a specific thing to shoot for when choosing a pen name?
- December 3rd, 2012, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Nominate Your Query or First Page for a Critique on the Blog
- Topic: Nominate Your Query for a Critique on the Blog
- Replies: 213
- Views: 184419
Sent ten queries, only one response. HELP
Dear Mr. Bransford Martin’s gambling addiction costs him his girlfriend, his job, and every last penny to his name. Isolated at the Hotel Reverie, and grappling with the choice to take his own life, his seemingly empty future takes an unexpected turn when he encounters an equally unstable, yet far m...