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- June 15th, 2010, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: Born to Die opening *Critique?*
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3985
Re: Born to Die opening *Critique?*
Hello First off, I must say that I would want to read more - I felt the tension of the scene right off the bat and for some reason this type of scene felt familiar. The word to describe it is not predictable but I get a sense that this is what I would expect of a good read and so it felt very snug a...
- June 14th, 2010, 2:15 am
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: I Did Something Stupid- need advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3400
Re: I Did Something Stupid- need advice
I agree with Mira, I wouldn't stress it so much, it was a mistake, you know that. Give it about a month I say then email in your query.
- June 14th, 2010, 2:12 am
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: Which opener grabs you the most? Women's fiction.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13011
Re: Which opener grabs you the most? Women's fiction.
Yes, I feel bad giving you this mixed message but I quite like excerpt two - it matches the feeling of intensity and confusion much better and starts off at an exciting pace - as opposed to the first one where the exposition takes away from the immediacy of the situation. I'd like to see what's happ...
- January 3rd, 2010, 7:43 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Open your eyes and begin
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6803
Re: Open your eyes and begin
(Hello, hi, I'm new here, hiya) Okay, now that that's out of the way: I don't understand these little rules. If the writing is good, isn't it just good? I mean, typically when I go shopping and my friends are somehow forced to come along with me, they always ask why I don't like particular things an...
- January 3rd, 2010, 7:27 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: First post here.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2135
Re: First post here.
Hello, I'm new as well. Probably shouldn't be anywhere on the Internet right now as I have the first book of a trilogy to complete but ah well, I have the right to procrastinate!