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- December 5th, 2011, 3:45 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: "Jacob Wonderbar" in Spain
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1982
"Jacob Wonderbar" in Spain
Hi, I didn't know where to post this, so forgive me in advance if this isn't the right place. Thanks :-) So me and my wife were wandering through FNAC's (a popular tech, book, music and movies store here in Spain) children book section, and I saw this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1496559/Jacob_Wonderbar...
- July 30th, 2011, 2:33 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: How to sell PDF versions of weblog articles?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3425
Re: How to sell PDF versions of weblog articles?
It sounds like you're looking for Scribd . Almost: after reading about it, seems the Scribd store is only available in the USA. So no cookie for me, because I'd like my potential buyers to be able to buy from Spain, whence I'm from. Anyway, if it wasn't for that, it'd be perfect. Thanks for the sug...
- July 30th, 2011, 6:46 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: How to sell PDF versions of weblog articles?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3425
How to sell PDF versions of weblog articles?
Hi, I was writing computer articles (about Linux, to be precise) for a paper magazine until a few months ago, when it folded and closed shop. But as I still have the writing bug, and I enjoyed writing those articles, I decided to create a weblog and publish there the articles that I'd like to write ...
- April 29th, 2011, 6:17 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do you "warm up" before writing?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8836
Do you "warm up" before writing?
I'm usually never in the mood for writing. But sometimes, I can "warm up" by posting on forums (like this), replying email or commenting on my friends' Facebook posts. After that, I feel the long gone pang of an idea, the urge to write something meaningful. Am I the only one? Do you consci...
- April 29th, 2011, 6:06 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Overheard at My Last Power Lunch with Donald Trump
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3685
Re: Overheard at My Last Power Lunch with Donald Trump
Point well taken. Still trying to figure out how to add a URL in this forum. Let me try this ... http://www.amazon.com/dp/0425240975?tag=buccomsboo-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0425240975&adid=0APVQT4K55Z4T01SGM48& Minor suggestion: use an URL shor...
- January 5th, 2011, 2:41 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Short story series?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8256
Re: Short story series?
The series "Song of Fire and Ice", by George R. R. Martin, is written somewhat like this. Each chapter is a character's POV. It works very well, or else the series wouldn't be so famous. But the problem is when you hate some of the characters, and skim through their chapters. It happened t...
- December 13th, 2010, 6:53 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: All that paper...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9296
Re: All that paper...
So I saved my money, and bought a 9 inch, touchscreen computer, along with a program that allows me to write on PDFs. The screen can be flipped and closed over the keyboard, which transforms it into a tablet. The end result is that I can do everything I could with paper, but now it's on screen, so ...
- November 1st, 2010, 2:28 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Famous planners and famous pantsers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7010
Famous planners and famous pantsers
Hi, not having yet done anything resembling "writing seriously", I can't decide if I'm a planner or a pantser. I think I'm more of a planner, even if only out of unhealthy perfectionism. Now, how do famous authors fare? Are there more planners or more pantsers? The only example I know is S...
- October 17th, 2010, 3:42 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Plot help with character motivation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2024
Re: Plot help with character motivation
There are great ideas here, and I'll think about them carefully. Thanks everyone! :-)
- October 16th, 2010, 5:17 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Share your opening sentence!
- Replies: 236
- Views: 86667
Re: Share your opening sentence!
My First Sentence: "It has been two hours since I crashed on this strange planet, and I could feel the desert blow my long black hair across my face, as I reflected on what happened before the crash." My honest opinion: get rid of "my long black hair". Say only "my hair&quo...
- October 16th, 2010, 5:14 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Plot help with character motivation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2024
Plot help with character motivation
Hi! I turn to your massive wisdom to ask for some help. I've got a problem with my MC's starting motivation. All looks logical and sound, but I can't "feel" it. It doesn't grab me by the neck and force me to keep on reading, so to speak. The setting is a somewhat classic medieval age. The ...
- October 11th, 2010, 2:17 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1967
Re: Edgar Rice Burroughs
You know, I'm going to be honest. I've never read one. I have to say, I tried Kipling, and couldn't hack it. Is Borroughs better? He wrote Tarzan, right? Right, Tarzan is his most popular work. He also wrote countless other, grouped by "saga": Pellucidar, Barsoon (Mars), Caspak ... You ha...
- October 10th, 2010, 5:48 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1967
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Am I the only one that loves Edgar Rice Burroughs books? I know that most of them couldn't pass a semi-serious scientific examination. Most of them have plot holes. Most of them have 2D, archetypical, plain characters (specially the main characters). But even so, every time I start reading some of t...
- October 9th, 2010, 6:51 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How much outlining is too much outlining?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3664
Re: How much outlining is too much outlining?
I've tried using in-depth outlines before, and I've found that once I outline I no longer feel any urge to write the story. It feels done to me. I've told the story, in however abbreviated a form, and have no desire to then go write it in a more narrative form. That's what happened to me the last t...
- October 8th, 2010, 5:47 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How much outlining is too much outlining?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3664
How much outlining is too much outlining?
This has probably been asked many times, but this time is different because ... ok, it's not different, but bear with me, please :-) I've never written more than a few short stories, and now I want to write something a bit bigger: nothing too scary, maybe a novella or the like. Something that you co...