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- November 12th, 2010, 10:29 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Does anyone ever lose that spark?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 17485
Re: Does anyone ever lose that spark?
A few years ago, Neil Gaiman gave a pep talk for NaNoWriMo authors that I love because he talks about this very phenomenon. You can find it over here , but I'll quote the important part: The last novel I wrote (it was ANANSI BOYS, in case you were wondering) when I got three-quarters of the way thro...
- September 12th, 2010, 11:45 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Banned Book Week 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8782
Re: Banned Book Week 2010
Genre Reviews is hosting a Banned Books Week contest. Blog entry with the contest info is here.
- May 2nd, 2010, 6:47 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Research Help - New York 1900's / Canada - Current
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6334
Re: Research Help - New York 1900's / Canada - Current
There's also rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and...Ink wrote:Ha!
Are wheat and corn considered tourist attractions? You will see a lot of that.
- April 27th, 2010, 7:22 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Fantasy Query - THE COURTESAN'S BLADE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2745
Fantasy Query - THE COURTESAN'S BLADE
Guess it's my turn. Be harsh, please. Rip me a new one. [personalized agent greeting here] In an attempt to avoid any more scandals in a politically unstable kingdom, the king secretly hires a courtesan to occupy his wild son. Prince Anton, known for his drinking and indiscriminate sex with courtier...
- April 27th, 2010, 7:18 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query Mallory's Story- Rip it apart. :D
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4759
Re: Query Mallory's Story- Rip it apart. :D
Sometimes the dead haunt the living, and sometimes, the living hurt the dead. For a wandering spirit named Mallory Richards, every day hurts. The way it's placed so early, the pain sounds like it happens before she meets Evan, so I want to know who or what is hurting her. Does she go to Evan to esc...
- April 27th, 2010, 10:44 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Fantasy Query: UNDER A DEAD MOON
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3199
Re: Fantasy Query: UNDER A DEAD MOON
Agreed that this is a fairly solid hook as is. I notice you have a lot of very short sentences, and in such a short writing sample, it can sound a bit disjointed. Unless this is indicative of your writing in the story as well, I might consider limiting myself to only one very short sentence, where i...
- April 25th, 2010, 1:09 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Favorite Lines from Novels
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12567
Re: Favorite Lines from Novels
"Never make promises in the dark. Always wait until dawn."
-Laura Resnick, In Legend Born
-Laura Resnick, In Legend Born
- April 24th, 2010, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Strong Female Characters
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4498
Re: Strong Female Characters
The best way to write a strong female character is not to think of her as a strong female character.
Just create a character who's real, with likes and dislikes and abilities and flaws and what have you. Make sure this is a person first, and a "female" second.
Just create a character who's real, with likes and dislikes and abilities and flaws and what have you. Make sure this is a person first, and a "female" second.
- April 24th, 2010, 6:08 am
- Forum: Synopses and Plot Outlines
- Topic: Plot Outline- Untitled
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3458
Re: Plot Outline- Untitled
This is the sort of thing I get really excited about reading. It's different and exciting and the greek thing has my geek coming out. Like the others, I'm slightly confused by the ending, but as this is only the outline, I'm sure it makes more sense in the actual manuscript, with more detail. As wil...
- April 23rd, 2010, 10:27 pm
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: Life of a Suburban Unicorn - Ch1
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3316
Re: Life of a Suburban Unicorn - Ch1
Any thoughts on this chapter would be appreciated. :) ----------- Chapter One Elizabeth Brooke was not spying. She stood in her own backyard, admiring a fine view that anyone could see from the road behind her, trying out a brand new pair of binoculars. If she happened to be pointing them at the fa...
- April 23rd, 2010, 10:04 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: dirge of the desert - new attempt, new slant
- Replies: 50
- Views: 17614
Re: dirge of the desert - new attempt, new slant
Agreed with the others about lukewarm phrases. You've also got a lot of adverbs in the first paragraph, considering how short it is. It's a really interesting premise, so let your wording reflect that.
- April 23rd, 2010, 9:42 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Query: VALENTINE, New Revision & stuff
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11910
Re: Query: VALENTINE
I have not got much to contribute, because I am the last person on the planet who should be critiquing queries. (And yet, here I am... hmm.) Just wanted to stick in that because your first two sentences are both so short and simple, the flow of them brings to mind an easy reader rather than somethin...