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by knight_tour
May 14th, 2010, 2:05 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?
Replies: 85
Views: 37363

Re: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?

That's wonderful Nathan. I'm so glad to hear that you are enjoying it. JRR was an incredible linguist, one of the greatest storytellers ever to have lived ... but even I can admit in spite of my dedicated fanboiism, he was not the most polished writer. And it is exactly that kind of raw novice tale...
by knight_tour
May 14th, 2010, 1:53 pm
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

I posted a new chapter I wrote for my next book, sci-fi - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/05/s ... apter.html
by knight_tour
May 8th, 2010, 8:32 am
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

I continue to introduce the cast of my fantasy novel, and I post a couple of photos of my sons - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/05/s ... drath.html
by knight_tour
May 5th, 2010, 1:43 am
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

Wow, I put up another post about a minor character in my fantasy novel, and I got the most enthusiastic comments that I have yet received! http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/05/s ... indor.html
by knight_tour
May 1st, 2010, 5:09 am
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

I posted the map for my epic fantasy novel - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/05/m ... shard.html
by knight_tour
April 30th, 2010, 2:40 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Death to synopses
Replies: 12
Views: 4032

Re: Death to synopses

My experience was identical to yours. I created three different ones of varying lengths.
by knight_tour
April 28th, 2010, 1:27 pm
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

I began introducing the cast of my novel - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/04/i ... welby.html
by knight_tour
April 27th, 2010, 2:17 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?
Replies: 85
Views: 37363

Re: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?

It's wonderful that you loved The Hobbit, Nathan. How is it going with LOTR? My oh my these hobbits sure take their time to get going don't they?? Aw, we're not all patience-deprived out here. I actually prefer my fantasy books this way, though I can't find many of them. I love loads of character d...
by knight_tour
April 25th, 2010, 10:34 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?
Replies: 85
Views: 37363

Re: Start with THE HOBBIT or FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING?

It's wonderful that you loved The Hobbit, Nathan. How is it going with LOTR?
by knight_tour
April 25th, 2010, 12:30 am
Forum: Finding An Agent
Topic: Does the query system work? An analysis
Replies: 11
Views: 4616

Re: Does the query system work? An analysis

Nobody's entire story can be unpacked in three paragraphs. If you could get the point across in one page, there'd be no point in writing a book. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be able to briefly tell somebody what your book is about. There should be a central theme or conflict. If you can...
by knight_tour
April 24th, 2010, 12:57 am
Forum: Finding An Agent
Topic: Does the query system work? An analysis
Replies: 11
Views: 4616

Re: Does the query system work? An analysis

The query letter provides enough information for agents to reject most submissions. If your query has clunky prose, awkward sentence structure, passive voice or poor grammar, you have provided the agent with everything she needs to know about your writing. If these problems are present in the query...
by knight_tour
April 23rd, 2010, 1:22 pm
Forum: Finding An Agent
Topic: Does the query system work? An analysis
Replies: 11
Views: 4616

Re: Does the query system work? An analysis

I suppose that's about right, though I think there would be a lot more to it. You wouldn't even have to build a new site if an appropriate site was already agreeable to agents, say Absolute Write or something. I think all submissions would have to go through a mod who would check to ensure the MS wa...
by knight_tour
April 23rd, 2010, 12:33 pm
Forum: Finding An Agent
Topic: Does the query system work? An analysis
Replies: 11
Views: 4616

Re: Does the query system work? An analysis

I posted my idea in Nathan's original post comments. I don't see why it wouldn't work if done well. Build a website where writers with completed and edited manuscripts can post their first 50 pages. That is all that writers can do there (though I suppose it could have a forum where they could talk a...
by knight_tour
April 23rd, 2010, 11:49 am
Forum: Social Media and Book Promotion
Topic: Do you have a new blog post?
Replies: 2655
Views: 819011

Re: Do you have a new blog post?

I wrote about the apparent overabundance of Young Adult in fantasy these days - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/04/f ... adult.html

Edit: Guess I'm blogging too often! I did a mock up cover for my book - http://tedacross.blogspot.com/2010/04/c ... shard.html
by knight_tour
April 23rd, 2010, 11:45 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Premise
Replies: 5
Views: 2254

Re: Premise

My premise developed as I wrote my book. My characters came first; in fact they evolved in my head for more than twenty years before I ever typed the first word. I had the characters down pat and knew a few scenes/plot points that I wanted to write. Bringing it all together seemed to happen on its o...