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by sierramcconnell
August 26th, 2010, 1:54 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Which book have you read the most number of times?
Replies: 90
Views: 31464

Re: Which book have you read the most number of times?

When I was in third grade, I remember I had a book of short stories that I'm almost certain was named "A Rainbow in My Pocket" because that was one of the stories. I can not find this book anywhere, but I would buy it in a heartbeat if I could. It had a story about the princess with the sh...
by sierramcconnell
August 25th, 2010, 4:00 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 528
Views: 309981

Re: What are you reading now?

I just got done re-reading for the second time Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick in preperation for Crescendo coming out in October~! And now I'm reading Sin Undone by Larissa Ione for the plot, I tell you, I really mean it! I don't read any other romance! XD I have thought to re-read Angelology again,...
by sierramcconnell
August 25th, 2010, 10:43 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: You know you've spent too much time editing when...
Replies: 23
Views: 7063

Re: You know you've spent too much time editing when...

...you are reading a book that you've been waiting for (it's a series) and think, "Dear Lord, this was hardly edited at all, just look at that sentence structure!"

And immediately start to go for the red pen.
by sierramcconnell
August 25th, 2010, 10:39 am
Forum: Finding An Agent
Topic: Not even a partial
Replies: 15
Views: 5586

Re: Not even a partial

Meh. Expect the worst, hope for the best, and never be disappointed. Send off a query knowing they're going to reject you. Just know they're going to. Say, "Alright, I wrote this, this person is going to reject it because even super-awesome writers were rejected at least 30 times before being a...
by sierramcconnell
August 25th, 2010, 10:31 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Teenage Writers?
Replies: 47
Views: 23944

Re: Teenage Writers?

Well, I'll be 29 in September but I was a teenager once! XD

Does that count at all? ; . ;

Okay fine... [saunters off toward the old people]
by sierramcconnell
August 25th, 2010, 10:29 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Who first inspired you to read?
Replies: 14
Views: 6425

Re: Who first inspired you to read?

I can't remember a time I didn't know how to read. My mom was a pusher, which meant that we were early in everything. We potty trained early, we walked early, and as soon as the first word came out, we were learning to read and write. So I was reading before I was two according to my baby book. I wa...
by sierramcconnell
August 24th, 2010, 12:36 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: As a reader how do you feel about this?
Replies: 15
Views: 5519

Re: As a reader how do you feel about this?

I like realistic books. So if its realistic for the antag to get away, then I wouldn't mind it, and it opens it up to a sequel. Hoo-ray~! But why stop at one? Why not have a sprinkling of other characters? Do you have only one antag and one protag? Are there more people involved? :3 Make a web. It's...
by sierramcconnell
August 24th, 2010, 10:23 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: How do you get yourself to write?
Replies: 40
Views: 18939

Re: How do you get yourself to write?

Wait, I might have skipped over some of these replies because the title caught me but I'm confused. You have to get yourself to write? I can't not write! I constantly have ideas in my head that are tugging at my fingers. I want to write, right now. In fact, as I'm typing this, I think I would rather...
by sierramcconnell
August 24th, 2010, 10:16 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: How do you pick a beta?
Replies: 7
Views: 2686

Re: How do you pick a beta?

I come from the NaNo forums because that was one of the places I was first enticed to finally get over my fear of writing. They have a place specifically for finding betas. I don't recommend having someone close to you do it for you, because they're too invested in you. You'll get one of two respons...
by sierramcconnell
August 23rd, 2010, 10:44 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Introduction Thread
Replies: 647
Views: 406714

Re: The Introduction Thread

Hello everyone! I'm a twenty-eight year old (soon to be twenty-nine) female from Kentucky who has been telling stories her entire life to escape the world she lives in. Last year I finally decided to crack down, get over my incessant fear of completing a book, and joined NaNoWriMo. Now I have a comp...