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- April 27th, 2010, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Submission Stories
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3587
Re: Submission Stories
How long was your wait? How did you handle the wait!? What was it like when you found out? My agent submitted my second novel (the first one hadn't sold at that point) in October of 2008, and I received an offer in June of 2009. I probably would've handled the wait better except the company I worke...
- January 29th, 2010, 5:49 pm
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: The iPad
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17447
Re: The iPad
I've always had a strict rule of not buying first generation Apple products, but I'm breaking that rule this time and counting down the days until I can buy one. I'm thrilled with the idea of having a real tablet computer that I can carry around my house and use for email and surfing without the has...
- December 18th, 2009, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Is doubt part of the process?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4747
Re: Is doubt part of the process?
Actually, I'm a liar.Maybe you are talented :)
Doubt and struggle are constant.
- December 18th, 2009, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Is doubt part of the process?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4747
Re: Is doubt part of the process?
I never doubt a word of what I write. I sit down every single day and knock out somewhere around 2000 words, and I love every one of them. My plots always make sense, the characters sparkle to life, and the prose on the page mirrors exactly what I have in my head. The books just flow out of me one a...
- December 18th, 2009, 2:53 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Is there a such thing as too much dialogue
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6116
Re: Is there a such thing as too much dialogue
There is if it's bad dialog, otherwise, knock yourself out. Gregory Mcdonald's 'Fletch' novels are 99% dialog, and they're great books. As far as dialog attribution goes, if you're clear about who's talking you don't need it at all. Cormac McCarthy, for example. Do whatever you want, as long as it w...
- December 17th, 2009, 11:04 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Define Fiction for me ;)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2866
Re: Define Fiction for me ;)
Fiction is truth wrapped in a lie.How do you define fiction?
- December 17th, 2009, 5:24 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Do you ever feel you're getting worse?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5864
Re: Do you ever feel you're getting worse?
How do you beat the crazies? I don't think you can. Everything I write seems terrible while I'm writing it, then once I finish and move on to something else, I find myself wishing my current project was as good as what I was writing before. It's a never ending cycle, and one you (or at least I) can...
- December 17th, 2009, 5:15 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: So...Star Wars or Star Trek?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21716
Re: So...Star Wars or Star Trek?
Definitely Star Trek.