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- March 6th, 2011, 12:15 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Originality of Idea
- Replies: 35
- Views: 14126
Re: Originality of Idea
"There are no original ideas." <-- most often said by someone who is ripping off someone else's idea.
- December 11th, 2010, 4:33 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Can you enjoy the book even when you can't stand the author?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17077
Re: Can you enjoy the book even when you can't stand the author?
Sommer, I'm glad you brought up this question. It was bad enough what this man did the first time around - "Little" in the title of his book some say is an inside joke referring to a writer who really did live the wild life and who some say Frey 'borrowed' from -- but this really puts him ...
- October 7th, 2010, 4:21 am
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Going out with a MS during the holidays or wait?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1819
Going out with a MS during the holidays or wait?
Nathan, if one of your clients (who hasn't sold anything) gave you a manuscript you loved, in a hot genre, in mid-November, would you wait until Jan to go out with it?
- October 7th, 2010, 3:56 am
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: When you discover your agent's just not that into you...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4948
Re: When you discover your agent's just not that into you...
Brodi, I absolutely love this story. What happened in between the time when you got the new agent (which looks like it was April) and three weeks ago (Sept), when it sold in 48 hours? I guess I'm asking, if I'm reading this right, you rewrote from the new agent's notes, between May and Aug/Sept? Tha...
- September 28th, 2010, 2:49 pm
- Forum: Nominate Your Query or First Page for a Critique on the Blog
- Topic: Query Critique Friday 9/24/10
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24650
Re: Query Critique Friday 9/24/10
Nathan's critique said it well. I just wanted to add another voice saying that in spite of the problems with your query, the end result was that I was intrigued by your story. Something about it felt fresher than the usual fantasy of this kind, and you hinted that your voice might be special, a funn...
- September 17th, 2010, 8:33 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Gender roles: Emotionally weak heroines
- Replies: 58
- Views: 29021
Re: Gender roles: Emotionally weak heroines
Sommer, just want to say I find myself agreeing with your posts. There is a much-deserved backlash from all the weak female protags (I'm one of the readers who couldn't finish any of the Twilight books). I can't stand seeing a woman standing off to the side in a film's fight scene -- love the ones w...
- August 28th, 2010, 12:45 am
- Forum: Nominate Your Query or First Page for a Critique on the Blog
- Topic: Page Critique Friday 8/27/10
- Replies: 27
- Views: 30182
Re: Page Critique Friday 8/27/10
Anyone who submits to the critique deserves credit for bravery. This page has the right tone for a crime story, and I like what reminds me of the dry, British crime films of the 60s and 70s. But I agree with everyone who spotted it as a screenplay. I would guess it was first written as a screenplay ...
- March 8th, 2010, 7:48 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Editors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4274
Re: Editors
Jm, I do understand your desire to have someone outside of your family give you professional feedback. But I also know many authors who have been published who never paid for a freelance editor. And, I know several writers who paid for editing but who are still unpublished. I think I know one publis...
- January 27th, 2010, 1:52 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Editors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4274
Re: Editors
It's confusing why you'd even consider paying for this if you have family in the business who have given you free editing. And you also have connections to authors. You shouldn't have to pay to "know" someone, if you get my drift. You will not get special treatment because she's read your ...
- December 7th, 2009, 5:36 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 404474
Re: Ask Nathan
A follow up then - would you prefer the client call you or email you with the one liners/paragraphs? Thx.
- December 7th, 2009, 5:30 pm
- Forum: Ask Nathan
- Topic: Old Ask Nathan Thread
- Replies: 793
- Views: 404474
Re: Ask Nathan
Hi Nathan. If one of your new, unsold clients were to run a few ideas by you for their next manuscript, and the categories were either 1) urban fantasy series (adult) 2) YA dystopia 3) YA urban fantasy, all things being equal (writer excited about all three and you think all are fresh concepts), whi...