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by Leeinbex
June 14th, 2024, 5:27 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Are you reading more or fewer books than 5 years ago?
Replies: 8
Views: 38863

Re: Are you reading more or fewer books than 5 years ago?

I think I’m reading less books, but listening to far more. I know it sounds weird, but it’s far easier to do audiobooks at work than trying to read during breaks and after work. I generally finish 1 or 2 books a week. I’ve read new authors as well as finding unknown works from my favorite authors.
by Leeinbex
March 5th, 2024, 8:10 pm
Forum: Excerpts
Topic: First page for my MG book: The Wizard’s Dog
Replies: 3
Views: 35488

Re: First page for my MG book: The Wizard’s Dog

Thanks for the interest! I’m actually working with an editor now. Hope to get great ways to improve it. This is my first MG book.
by Leeinbex
October 16th, 2023, 3:07 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Hello, aspiring Middle Grade writer here.
Replies: 2
Views: 33005

Re: Hello, aspiring Middle Grade writer here.

Hello SouthernWriter!

I’m also an aspiring Middle Grade writer! How are things going on your manuscript? Is it in another forum?
Good luck!
by Leeinbex
October 16th, 2023, 3:01 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: New Member Intro
Replies: 0
Views: 23683

New Member Intro

Hey all! I’m Lee Smith and I’m not real good at introductions. (Maybe it shows?) I’m from Columbus, Ohio and I’m old. (63.) I’d like to think that I haven’t been writing because I’ve been busy with all the other parts of my life, but I’m not sure if that’s true. I was an elementary school teacher fo...
by Leeinbex
October 16th, 2023, 2:46 pm
Forum: Nominate Your Query or First Page for a Critique on the Blog
Topic: NEW - Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog
Replies: 214
Views: 3219805

Re: NEW - Nominate Your First Page for a Critique on the Blog

Title: THe Wizard’s Dog Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy “Any suggestions?” Haddo asked, his fat feet standing in the broken glass. The three of us stood across the street from the Cobra-Hounds, a new gang in Reading, PA. They’d busted up his family’s bodega behind us, the yellow and blue wood sign still...
by Leeinbex
October 14th, 2023, 5:55 pm
Forum: Excerpts
Topic: ECHTRA : BLOOD MAGICK - FIRST PAGE
Replies: 11
Views: 37456

Re: ECHTRA : BLOOD MAGICK - FIRST PAGE

I liked the imagery of darkness as fog. Quite compelling. Why not make IT the antagonist against Mavis? Bright florescent lights illuminate the inside of a diner, flooding through huge windows in a feeble attempt to push the darkness back. Why not: Bright florescent lights illuminate the inside of t...
by Leeinbex
October 14th, 2023, 5:33 pm
Forum: Excerpts
Topic: First page for my MG book: The Wizard’s Dog
Replies: 3
Views: 35488

First page for my MG book: The Wizard’s Dog

Title: The Wizard’s Dog Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Word Count 249 “Any suggestions?” Haddo asked, his fat feet standing in the broken glass. The three of us stood across the street from the Cobra-Hounds, a new gang in Reading, PA. They’d busted up Haddo’s family’s bodega behind us, the yellow and b...