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- November 6th, 2010, 1:59 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4667
Re: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
Dear (specific agent): There's a vampire loose in Savannah, and it's Rachel Marsh's fault. Rachel is a witch, hiding her magical talents behind a façade that's equal parts sweet Southern lady and genial business owner. She makes her living running Athena's Attic, a junque shop where she sells items ...
- November 4th, 2010, 4:12 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4667
Re: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query
After a complete life implosion that ends with no farm, no horses, no dogs, and living with my sister, I'm back with Attempt #LostTrack. Let's throw this one off the troika, see if the wolves devour it. Dear (specific agent name): There's a vampire loose in Savannah, a girl is missing, dead bodies c...
- October 17th, 2010, 7:34 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4667
Re: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query
Thank you, everyone, for your comments! I'm working on a new version and will post when I get all the words in the correct order. Just wanted to say, think less "teeny-tiny vampire" and a little more "genie in a bottle". Although, teeny-tiny vampire did remind me of that great Bu...
- October 16th, 2010, 2:18 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do you listen to music? What motivates your muse?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4694
Re: Do you listen to music? What motivates your muse?
It varies according to my mood. Sometimes it's techno, sometimes it's show tunes, classic rock, whatever. Usually I pick a song or two that get me in the mood, and then once I'm off and running it can be anything as long as it's music I like. Bad songs will yank my attention out of what I'm doing, s...
- October 16th, 2010, 1:05 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Should wealthy writers win literary awards?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17902
Re: Should wealthy writers win literary awards?
... Er, if their books are good, yeah.
- October 16th, 2010, 11:26 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Placeholder Characters
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3112
Re: Placeholder Characters
One of the best pieces of advice I ever got from a book was from Donald Maass's "Writing the Breakout Novel" in which he talks about combining characters. Sometimes you'll find you end up with one complex character instead of two blah characters. There hasn't been a story I've written sinc...
- October 15th, 2010, 3:17 pm
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4667
The Little Black Box - Urban fantasy query *3RD REVISION*
(Revisions posted below) Dear (specific agent): There's a vampire loose in Savannah, and Rachel Marsh sold the little black box it came out of. Rachel is a witch and shop owner in downtown Savannah making her living selling trinkets and knick-knacks, all of which carry some kind of enchantment on th...
- October 15th, 2010, 9:57 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Mouths - YA Fantasy: All rejections, no requests = new query
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5504
Re: Mouths - YA Fantasy: All rejections, no requests = new query
In order to escape a dangerous parallel world, three disparate teenagers—a jock, a geek, and a chick who doesn't like labels, thank-you-very-much—must overcome their mutual distrust while eluding the monk who yanked them out of New Hampshire. I know some people say they've liked it, but you don't n...
- October 15th, 2010, 9:29 am
- Forum: Queries
- Topic: Young Adult Fantasy Query
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7620
Re: Young Adult Fantasy Query
Thanks to both of you for your great suggestions. I tried to address all of your comments. I hope I answered all your questions, though I still seem to want to put too much info into once sentence. I'm a little worried about the length of it now and I'm also wondering if the opening sentence is a l...
Re: Nanowrimo
>.> So if I don't give you my NaNo name, you can't find me and there's no accountability. Hm... Oh well. I'm GimmeMocha on NaNo.
- October 15th, 2010, 8:58 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Beta readers - when and who?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2901
Re: Beta readers - when and who?
I'm like Claudie. I don't get beta readers until the ms is in the best shape I can get it in. When I think it's done and ready to send, that's when I get my first-reader to take a look at it. It's no help to me if I send them something and get back a page of comments on stuff I know I have to fix, a...
- October 14th, 2010, 10:55 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: What genre do you read the most?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13058
Re: What genre do you read the most?
If my book gets published, Sommer, I'll give you a heads up. There's a vampire, but he's more your classic Nosferatu vamp than a brooding, handsome type. ;) Mostly I read urban fantasy, but being burned out on those tough-as-nails, sarcastic female leads *and* the hot vampire thing, the pickings are...
- October 14th, 2010, 2:52 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Can you write anywhere?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6800
Re: Can you write anywhere?
Any time, any place. Though I actually write better when there's noise. All that silence where it's just my keys tapping sorta gets to me. Headphones and Rhapsody see me through, usually, but anything that ruffles the air will do. Y'know where's a great place for me to write? My laundromat. Seriousl...
- October 9th, 2010, 5:18 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: What Do Boys Want? thread ode to Mira,master question asker
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6755
Re: What Do Boys Want? thread ode to Mira,master question asker
...J. T. SHEA wrote:Boys want to save sweet young ladies FROM OTHER BOYS/MEN!
My WIP has beer, steak, girls, comics, big toys and sea adventures. Must add boobs, tapioca pudding and Batman. Thanks everybody!
*head tilt*
Huh. I'm a girl and I kinda want to read this.
- October 9th, 2010, 12:43 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How to resurrected dead characters?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3604
Re: How to resurrected dead characters?
Anytime. ;) I mean, I know that fantasizing, daydream, cast-list stuff is also the eye-rolling kid stuff that we did in high school and jr. high when we all wrote really bad self-insert Mary Sue fic. And yeah, it was bad writing. But y'know what? It was also fun as hell. And you need to rediscover ...