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- May 27th, 2010, 11:28 am
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408459
Re: Ask Nathan
I don't think I'd mention the possibility of self-publishing with an agent. Some agents may be disposed to helping you self-publish, but probably not too many. If they like you're work an agent is probably going to want to try first with the traditional method even if you are planning on falling ba...
- May 27th, 2010, 10:33 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Book title inspiration!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13606
Re: Book title inspiration!
The Plimsouls! Awesome tune, karenbb! I'm a huge fan of Peter Case.
So why not call it A Million Miles Away?
So why not call it A Million Miles Away?
- May 20th, 2010, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Two Competing Ideas...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4488
Re: Two Competing Ideas...
Scott, I had an idea that had to be written in three forms. I understand your pain. Sometimes an idea has to have all its ways with you. :-D That's fine, but...*sniff*...will it call after? ;) I think I've decided, actually. The bigger hook won in the end, the one that'll get the query answered if ...
- May 19th, 2010, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408459
Re: Ask Nathan
Why not just put the links without mentioning the possibility of a self-pub venture? I thought they needed further explanation. For example, if an agent were to click on the website of the book, they may think my head isn't into "working for someone else", say, or that I'm not open to maj...
- May 19th, 2010, 4:12 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Grey or Gray
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4709
Re: Grey or Gray
I use grey because I like the way it reads and looks on the page better. It feels more like a colour (color) to me and is softer. "Gray" seems harsher, less transparent, more anchored in black. This also translates into pigments: grey is a lighter grey with more white in it and more trans...
- May 19th, 2010, 4:06 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Two Competing Ideas...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4488
Re: Two Competing Ideas...
Margo, I was thinking along the same lines. I'll have competing ideas, and generally it means I'm trying to say the same thing with both of them when I'm finally able to see under the hood. It could be a character I'm feeling or a theme I've been consciously or subconsciously pondering. At the momen...
- May 19th, 2010, 9:51 am
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408459
Re: Ask Nathan
Nathan, if an author was in the process of self-marketing their book but prior to self-publishing comes across an agent that may be well-suited for it, is it a good idea to share any of the work you've done? I refer specifically to websites and blogs that may have been created. Sure - I'd mention i...
- May 18th, 2010, 12:47 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: You have another think coming
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17771
Re: You have another think coming
Judas Priest will not be impressed.
- May 17th, 2010, 12:51 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 528
- Views: 310432
Re: What are you reading now?
Having gone back to a first book in a series--the author's debut, in fact--and re-reading the second book, I'm learning a whole lot about writing in general, and how we can greatly improve over two manuscripts. Anyone ever come across this? Incidentally, the books are The Keeper and The Missing by S...
- May 17th, 2010, 12:31 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: What's the Message?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7432
Re: What's the Message?
My message is one of self-reliance and that "you make your own luck". The sub-theme would be "it's okay to be a little strange, so don't allow social customs to define you or erase your individual power".
- May 17th, 2010, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 408459
Re: Ask Nathan
Nathan, if an author was in the process of self-marketing their book but prior to self-publishing comes across an agent that may be well-suited for it, is it a good idea to share any of the work you've done? I refer specifically to websites and blogs that may have been created.
- May 7th, 2010, 1:48 pm
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: How did you decide the genre?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5069
Re: How did you decide the genre?
Been thinking: if you research the agent and they list what they're looking for, you'd probably do well to pick one.
- May 6th, 2010, 8:31 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: What makes a person good?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4294
Re: What makes a person good?
I think the good in life that best connects in fiction is someone who honestly tries . That's why we need conflict. The concept of "good" in the abstract is, at best, subjective, but I think we can all recognize when someone attempts to rise above and work towards the light, even in the sm...
- May 4th, 2010, 4:51 pm
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: How did you decide the genre?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5069
Re: How did you decide the genre?
A good topic and common quandary. From the little I know of your MS, writermorris, I'm inclined to describe it as paranormal romance with literary elements. Or perhaps "sophisticated paranormal romance". That kind of covers for me that it's driven largely by genre convention, but is mostly...
- May 4th, 2010, 1:02 pm
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: Agents by genre
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7265
Re: Agents by genre
I was thinking of starting a thread that would help querying authors trade info on agents (like Absolute Write Water Cooler), so maybe I'll just gauge the interest from this post.
Good idea?
Good idea?