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- June 14th, 2012, 5:57 pm
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
- Replies: 49
- Views: 32665
Re: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
I'm cool with it. I'm still in the middle of moving and taking care of psycho car stuff, but I should be in the Black Hills (my end destination) on Saturday and then things will be a bit more like normal.
- May 22nd, 2012, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
- Replies: 49
- Views: 32665
Re: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
I have added both of you, hillsy and dios4vida as friends. Here is my link: http://breakinglit.livejournal.com/
I don't know about the two of you, but I'm starting to get a little excited. I'll get my intro posted as soon as I can, probably sometime tomorrow.
I don't know about the two of you, but I'm starting to get a little excited. I'll get my intro posted as soon as I can, probably sometime tomorrow.
- May 21st, 2012, 7:51 pm
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
- Replies: 49
- Views: 32665
Re: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
I'm fine with using LiveJournal and starting any time. For the proposal I thought it may be easier to just type it up as an intro post. That way we can describe the novel, maybe what we want each other to watch out for, and different themes we may have been trying to express or something. I guess wh...
- May 14th, 2012, 9:29 am
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
- Replies: 49
- Views: 32665
Re: Contructing a Fantasy Supergroup
I like the idea of starting out at 1000 words a week. Seems like a good jumping off point. But I'm a tad concerned about posting on LiveJournal. I've never used it, but I'm a little uncomfortable having my work out there so anyone can see it. Or is there a way to limit who can see it?
- May 12th, 2012, 7:50 am
- Forum: Connect With a Critique Partner
- Topic: Contructing a Fantasy Super writing group
- Replies: 49
- Views: 32665
Re: Contructing a Fantasy Supergroup
I'm interested. I'm just starting a new job, so I may be a tad slow with readings at first depending when we start. I just rewrote my "baby" in a different form of fantasy. If I had to compare my work to any author it'd be Neil Gaiman (although I'm not sure how like his work mine really is...
- March 18th, 2012, 12:27 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Contests/Magazines
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2193
Re: Contests/Magazines
Thanks, Ryan. I actually don't consider any contest or publication that requires a fee. Even if it's 5-10$ I know that after a while that'll add up.
- March 13th, 2012, 6:19 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Contests/Magazines
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2193
Contests/Magazines
I have a sort of supernatural short story. Does anyone know of good writing contests or magazines I could submit to? The only one I really know is Writers of the Future, but I don't think mine fits the genre requirements.
- March 12th, 2012, 2:26 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Showing vs. Telling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4023
Re: Showing vs. Telling
Thanks for the help everyone! dios4vida, last week actually I started looking for those words and highlighting them so I could get them fixed. It's a great method!
- March 6th, 2012, 10:32 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 528
- Views: 310239
Re: What are you reading now?
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
- March 4th, 2012, 1:30 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Characters Who Should Have Died
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5593
Re: Characters Who Should Have Died
In that case, maybe sometime I'll give the rest of the series a try. Besides the love triangle, though, I didn't care for the ending. It seemed awkward and forced.
- March 3rd, 2012, 9:57 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Showing vs. Telling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4023
Re: Showing vs. Telling
Thanks for the help! Any tips on how to show?
- March 3rd, 2012, 7:09 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: With a twist...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1983
Re: With a twist...
One thing I've enjoyed about books is the subtlety of the clues. Sometimes I can pick them out and other times I can't. It adds to the mystery of the story. I don't want to know what happens in the end. Usually that means it's because the story has been done many times before. Of course, sometimes I...
- March 3rd, 2012, 9:41 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Characters Who Should Have Died
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5593
Re: Characters Who Should Have Died
I'm not going to lie, I was a little happy to see Katniss on the list. I was excited when the first book was told in present tense. I thought it'd be more powerful if she died. Also, the love triangle is the reason I have never read the last two books in the trilogy. As soon as it was confirmed in t...
- March 2nd, 2012, 11:51 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Showing vs. Telling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4023
Showing vs. Telling
One of my weak points is that I know what it means to show, but I struggle with the how. What are your best tips on changing your telling to showing?
- February 28th, 2012, 11:00 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What are you reading now?
- Replies: 528
- Views: 310239
Re: What are you reading now?
East by Edith Pattou