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- January 23rd, 2011, 7:31 pm
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: YA Fantasy - First 500 Words
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4866
Re: YA Fantasy - First 500 Words
I'm a little confused about what qualities are dream-like or vague! Could you elaborate a little bit for me, Anobile1? :) Thank you! Hmm... I'm not really sure how to elaborate. Calling it dream-like and vague is probably a little inaccurate, I have to admit. Lets see... it lacks a sense of... imme...
- January 23rd, 2011, 1:55 am
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: YA Fantasy - First 500 Words
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4866
Re: YA Fantasy - First 500 Words
First of all, the first paragraph doesn't grab me. It feels a little awkward and dream-like. It's hard to tell what's going on, yet there's a lot of specific details. The details are good, but it might be good to balance them with clearer action. I's also say this applies to the rest of the excerpt,...
- November 1st, 2010, 5:47 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 823184
- October 29th, 2010, 11:02 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 823184
Re: Do you have a new blog post?
A new feature (not sure how often it'll be yet): Questions for Readers. Can you pick up a new book you've never heard of and jump right it, or do you have to know what you're getting into? Come comment and discuss.
http://amorenanobile.blogspot.com/2010/ ... p-new.html
http://amorenanobile.blogspot.com/2010/ ... p-new.html
- October 29th, 2010, 4:18 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2128
Re: Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
Alright, thanks again!
- October 29th, 2010, 2:49 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Can you write anywhere?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6803
Re: Can you write anywhere?
I can write anywhere (so long as it's relatively comfortable), but only when there's no chance of anyone interrupting me. Planes are great (unless my mom is with me), and the middle of the night is (unfortunately) great. Too bad the latter has completely thrown off my sleep schedule...
- October 28th, 2010, 11:42 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 823184
Re: Do you have a new blog post?
New Post! which is the first of a new weekly feature: Words You Might Not Have Heard. Each week I'll post two uncommon words and their definitions.
http://amorenanobile.blogspot.com/2010/ ... heard.html
http://amorenanobile.blogspot.com/2010/ ... heard.html
- October 28th, 2010, 11:29 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2128
Re: Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
Thank you for the answer! I thought that was probably true, but unfortunately my novel doesn't feel like science fiction or fantasy. I don't suppose it would be possible to call it Literary or Commercial Science Fantasy?
- October 28th, 2010, 1:14 am
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2128
Do dragons and magic always = fantasy?
My question is basically what's in the title: if a novel has dragons and/or something resembling magic, does it have to be classified as fantasy? In my case, my novel takes place on Earth and the dragons are created with genetic engineering. The magic has a somewhat scientific explanation and most o...
- October 23rd, 2010, 7:28 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: On the friskiness of language
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3018
Re: On the friskiness of language
I think Scottish Gaelic (and presumably Irish Gaelic) is great for this... Oh man, Gaelic. I wouldn't say it's the best sounding language (though it's not far off), but it's by far the coolest. There's a legend about Gaelic being the universal language for Europe a few thousand years ago. My lingui...
- October 13th, 2010, 9:02 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: How many books do you read per week (or month)?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 21874
Re: How many books do you read per week (or month)?
I read about 8-12 books a year. If I was always reading something, it would be a lot more, but I've always had a hard time starting a new book, so something has to sound really good to get me to take the plunge.
- October 12th, 2010, 9:24 am
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 823184
Re: Do you have a new blog post?
New blog post! This one is a short story that takes place during the timeline of my current WIP, with two of said WIP's main non-human characters. Link: http://amorenanobile.blogspot.com/2010/ ... ogies.html
- October 12th, 2010, 9:10 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4822
Re: Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
A big thanks to everyone for all the feedback! Quite a few of you seem to think it sounds like a good book too. *dances in circles of joy and relief* Re-writing this thing took a lot longer than I'd expected. Luckily, I don't dislike writing queries. I actually enjoy it, though after spending so lon...
- October 5th, 2010, 8:45 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4822
Re: Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
Wow, thank you! You really gave me some good options for how to improve this thing, Tomioka. And thanks to both of you for saying it sounds like a fantastic book. I hope agents agree. ^^'
- October 5th, 2010, 7:08 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4822
Speculative Sci/Fan Query - FREE TO FORGIVE
Second version is on page 2 Phew, it's stopped being hot where I live so the summer blues is wearing off. Time to get back into writing! So, after spending a few hours reading Query Shark and other stuff about queries, I was once again inspired to work on my own query. This is the best version I've...