“When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good.”
-- Atlas Shrugged
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- April 26th, 2010, 7:27 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Favorite Lines from Novels
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12544
- April 26th, 2010, 7:14 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Fantasy Query: UNDER A DEAD MOON
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3196
Re: Fantasy Query: UNDER A DEAD MOON
Young noblewoman Fierine Cheraville Calloun dreads following her father’s path to master the arcane—a path fraught with forbidden magic, dangerous alliances, and magical enforcers , ; a path that ultimately got him killed. But the rioting workers and protesting peasantry threaten her comfortable li...
- March 11th, 2010, 3:36 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: QUERY: Playing God
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3936
Re: QUERY: Playing God
Thank you all for the great advice, it was very helpful to have a few fresh sets of eyes to look over the letter. The consensus was that the first sentence was good, the rest of the paragraph needed some work and the second paragraph while having a few too long sentences was pretty effective. So wit...
- March 10th, 2010, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Speculative Fiction Query REVISED 3/14/10
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4382
Re: Speculative Fiction Query
When a new technology reveals that a ten-year-old girl is the reincarnation of America's deadliest homegrown terrorist, her foster father must fight to protect her from those who want retribution for the crimes she committed in her past life. From Under The Wheel , my 98,000-word novel, explores wh...
- March 7th, 2010, 2:34 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: QUERY: Playing God
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3936
QUERY: Playing God
I’ve gone through a few very different drafts for my query letter, and because of the archetypal nature of the story (elite agent discovers something horrible about his government and rebels) I’ve come to realize the importance of focusing on the details which make it different. This is my latest at...
- March 5th, 2010, 4:17 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: QUERY: Black Hole Son (2nd draft)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3671
Re: QUERY: Black Hole Son (2nd draft)
I am querying because of {REASON}. I think Black Hole Son would be a good match for your interests. Remy wakes up on a park bench. He has no memory and no idea who he is or how he got there (first part isn't needed because it's implied by the second part) , but he has some pills, some money, and a ...
- March 5th, 2010, 2:34 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 528
- Views: 309829
Re: What are you reading now?
Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S. Thompson