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- May 26th, 2010, 2:52 pm
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: The Butterfly Key - Prologue first 4 paragraphs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3643
Re: The Butterfly Key - Prolugue first 4 paragraphs
I like it. The atmosphere is definitely there and the story is interesting. It leaves me wanting to know more. I like the juxtapose of family/holiday/warmth with tension. I do wonder if the tension could be brought in a bit smoother, it seems like almost an afterthought loaded on top of the warmth ...
- May 26th, 2010, 7:00 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Violent cartoons or t.v. shows you remember as a kid
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7199
Violent cartoons or t.v. shows you remember as a kid
Now I am talking kid shows only. pick 1 cartoon and 1 non-cartoon I think I would have to say in no particular order: 1) Tom and Jerry - Violent violent violent 2) The Muppets - The Swedish chef chasing the chicken with a butcher knife or making donuts by throwing dough in the air and shooting a hol...
- May 26th, 2010, 6:51 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: A Nerd for Words
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2064
Re: A Nerd for Words
I had to laugh because I have the same thing in my manuscript. Something to the effect of... "He held her tight in his arms" I'm not a expert but I think tight or tightly is correct either way and is still a adverb either ways. But just wait... an expert will come by and slap me for being ...
- May 26th, 2010, 6:47 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: So I want to self publish... kinda sorta, not really
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7340
So I want to self publish... kinda sorta, not really
Okay, here's the deal. I wrote a story for the wife. Had it professionally edited, and all the goodies. I still want to go through the traditional means of publishing, however my wife wants a copy now, and not a manuscript. And we all know how slow the publishing industry works. It could be years, o...
- May 26th, 2010, 6:34 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Summer Reading for kids
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7953
Re: Summer Reading for kids
I'm in agreement, "Nix" Lord of the flies from that list.
My daughter's loved the series with cats... er, going of memory here but I think its "warrior series" by Erin hunter?
My daughter's loved the series with cats... er, going of memory here but I think its "warrior series" by Erin hunter?
- May 26th, 2010, 6:30 am
- Forum: Excerpts
- Topic: The Butterfly Key - Prologue first 4 paragraphs
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3643
The Butterfly Key - Prologue first 4 paragraphs
Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you. Prologue Downy snowflakes the size of cotton balls fluttered from the heavens on that unforgettable December evening with the help of a light wind blowing in from the northwest. The air and snow swirled around like a soft exhale of an angel’s breath, coa...
- May 7th, 2010, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: What do you "do"?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13952
Re: What do you "do"?
United States Postal Worker
- April 18th, 2010, 4:25 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Big "Oops" for Penguin Austrailia?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2777
Big "Oops" for Penguin Austrailia?
SYDNEY – An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with "salt and freshly ground black people." Penguin Group Australia's head of publishing, Bob Sessions, acknowledged the proofreader for the Pasta Bible should have picked up the error, but called it no...
- March 25th, 2010, 10:38 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Share Your Dreams
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4769
Re: Share Your Dreams
I have nightmares of being married with three daughters... Oh damn, that's reality.
I have a goofy one where I try pulling my gums out of my mouth with my finger and no matter how much I pull it all comes out like taffy!!! It's really freaky!
I have a goofy one where I try pulling my gums out of my mouth with my finger and no matter how much I pull it all comes out like taffy!!! It's really freaky!
- March 23rd, 2010, 8:00 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Best TV show of all time?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17152
Re: Best TV show of all time?
Married...with children
For cartoon I would have to go with Voltron
For cartoon I would have to go with Voltron
- March 16th, 2010, 7:06 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Glad I Didn't Give Up
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4480
Re: Glad I Didn't Give Up
Awesome!!! Grats!
- March 12th, 2010, 6:50 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: The importance (and difficulty) of gestures
- Replies: 55
- Views: 48558
Re: The importance (and difficulty) of gestures
I like them... it makes the characters seem more realistic, and to me, that is what bonds you to certain characters. But you are correct if you use to many, then it becomes repetitious and annoying.
- March 12th, 2010, 6:46 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Does your genre make it difficult to find an agent?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11042
Re: Does your genre make it difficult to find an agent?
Christian Fiction has something like 27 or 28... and to make things worse, many of them work in the same agency!
- March 12th, 2010, 7:51 am
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Word counts per page?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3165
Re: Word counts per page?
double-spaced?
- March 12th, 2010, 2:07 am
- Forum: Finding An Agent
- Topic: Which email provider do you send queries from?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4848
Re: Which email provider do you send queries from?
Yahoo for me also!!shadow wrote:YAHOO