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- May 10th, 2011, 8:46 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Zombie-Proof House!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6329
Re: Zombie-Proof House!!!
I want this. :)
- May 10th, 2011, 8:30 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Let's Discuss Edward...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11724
Re: Let's Discuss Edward...
Okay, I'm probably going to say something shocking here: I don't see how Bella's and Edward's relationship was as terrible as some people are saying. I have read SO many YA books lately that have portrayed female MCs who treat their male counterparts like crap while the guy essentially worships at h...
- May 9th, 2011, 8:28 pm
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Introduction Thread
- Replies: 647
- Views: 406850
Re: The Introduction Thread
Hello, everyone! I'm actually not a new member, but it's been such a long time since I've visited that I might as well be. :) My name is Emily White, I live close to Niagara Falls, NY, I primarily write YA sci-fi and fantasy, and I'm <i>very</i> excited about my debut novel, ELEMENTAL! And yes, I am...
- August 2nd, 2010, 2:01 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 821889
- August 1st, 2010, 3:16 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Orignality in Fantasy (specifiaclly re: Creatures and Races)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12209
Re: Orignality in Fantasy (specifiaclly re: Creatures and Races)
That's just it -- YOU want new and different things. You shouldn't dismiss the quite large group of people out here who don't want new things when it comes to this sort of fantasy. I don't want to read about an elf with a twist. I want to read about elves who are elves. People always go on about th...
- July 20th, 2010, 1:13 pm
- Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
- Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
- Replies: 2655
- Views: 821889
Re: Do you have a new blog post?
Why Aren't Publishing Companies Doing This?? http://steppingintofantasy.blogspot.com ... doing.html
I'd like to get all your thoughts on why publishing companies haven't started using commercials to advertise new books.
I'd like to get all your thoughts on why publishing companies haven't started using commercials to advertise new books.
- July 8th, 2010, 8:02 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Any book collectors here?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6198
Re: Any book collectors here?
Oh yes! I collect school books from the 19th century and earlier. I specifically like the science textbooks (of course the English school readers are fascinating, too). I have one collection that talks about life on Mars and how our telescopes have caught even the day to day doings of the Martians. ...
- July 8th, 2010, 7:55 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: East Coast Heatwave
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8602
Re: East Coast Heatwave
That's hotter than the highest ever officially recorded! The hottest I can remember with humidity was 105 degrees at the Great Lakes Naval Academy, north of Chicago. We were there for a nephew's graduation, and the poor guys had to stand at attention for some time in the sweltering hanger. Towards ...
- July 8th, 2010, 4:42 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: East Coast Heatwave
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8602
Re: East Coast Heatwave
I've lived through 130-145 degree weather wearing layers of clothing and body armor, so this is actually pretty bearable. Yowza! Where does it get that hot? Even Phoenix, Arizona doesn't get over 120. I think she's talking Iraq. Even the metaphors there are hot. Indeed. :D Iraq and Kuwait, actually...
- July 8th, 2010, 9:15 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: East Coast Heatwave
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8602
Re: East Coast Heatwave
I'm surrounded by Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, so the New York temperature is slightly cooler here. To tell you the truth, I wouldn't even run the A/C if it weren't for the kids. I've lived through 130-145 degree weather wearing layers of clothing and body armor, so this is actually pretty bearable.
- July 2nd, 2010, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 24309
Re: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
i don't think anyone is saying that ALL stories should or should not have absentee parents. each story and character should be considered individually. i think that some of us are saying that having absentee parents can come in handy, while others are saying that we shouldn't kill off parents (or m...
- July 2nd, 2010, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 24309
Re: The Absentee Parent Conundrum in Children's Lit
Though I do see (and understand) the trend in YA to use absentee or bad parents as a source of tension or a way to force the MC to learn to stand on his/her own two feet, I must say I prefer writing the opposite. In the WIP I'm currently editing, the MC was ripped from her parents and forced to spen...
- June 28th, 2010, 4:45 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Forum game: Random facts about you
- Replies: 123
- Views: 58201
Re: Forum game: Random facts about you
This may sound a bit morbid, but I enjoy walking through old cemeteries, mostly the ones that are alone in some abandoned farm field, or just a random plot in the middle of suburbia where the old stones are surrounded by new houses and stores. Maybe it's my writer's mind, but so much is revealed ju...
- June 27th, 2010, 7:23 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Forum game: Random facts about you
- Replies: 123
- Views: 58201
Re: Forum game: Random facts about you
Random facts about me: My husband and I got engaged three weeks after we met. On Jaws: I LOVE JAWS! But surfing at Dillon Beach is still out of the question. My husband and I did, too! :D This is a fun game! Let's see...well, I once sang the national anthem at a Minor League baseball game, I can sa...
- June 14th, 2010, 2:22 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: So who's entering Nathan's first page contest?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 24116
Re: So who's entering Nathan's first page contest?
I wouldn't worry about it. Nathan started the contest for people who follow the blog, not us forumites. I'm more of a reader myself. I come often, but comment rarely. :D Edit: I should clarify because it looks like I'm telling you to be inactive. What I meant to say was that you shouldn't feel guil...