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Re: Submitting a Manuscript
I actually was toying with this idea before I read Twilight, and, unfortunatly, the plot summaries sound similar. However, the actual story is quite different, and the personalities of Isabella ...
Aug 27, 2008 -
Re: I need all the help I can get
My suggestion is nearly identical to KailaMarie's. Just start writing. Write about perhaps the first time Lucas sees Natalie. What does he feel, what thoughts go through his mind? If ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Book ideas: Having so much trouble thinking up one!!!
Erm... I kind of have the opposite problem... I come up with hundreds of story ideas, but they can never go anywhere... If you are having a writer's block, I ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Submitting a Manuscript
I have a manuscript completed that I have decided isn't good enough and am editing for the sixth time since I wrote it two years ago. But, no matter how ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: How long is/was your longest story?
I thik a novel can't really be defined by word-count, but rather content. Of course, there is a dividing line between short story and novel. A novel has a complete ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: how many drafts do you go through??
Um, I haven't posted one up here yet, but before I let certain people read it, mine goes: Daydream >Mutter to myself and discover astounding dialogue > Tape record ramblings ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread
I don't think that my current problem isn't writer's block so much as nervousness... I don't want to write something because I already have a completed manuscript that I can't ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Need help finding a name
You said the main character reunites with her family/community, right? How about Return? That way it can also be about the way humanity "returns" to the world after destruction. But ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: G H R I E K
I like the idea. It would make an epic graphic novel or other such equivilant. I think if Ghriek was put into novel form, it wouldn't have as much of ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Scribblings of the Scribe
The best stories are those that the author adores. If an author puts love and care into their work, a reader can often tell. And while your story may sound ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: What font/font size do you use?
I don't know what publishers/agents prefer, but I use Times New Roman iwth a font size of either 10 or 11. I seem to vary from story to story.
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Story Idea. Does this sound halfway decent to you?
I quite like it so far! Of course, I would need to read the actually story first... But the plot sounds promising. DISCLAIMER: Do not expect pretty prose in this ...
Aug 26, 2008 -
Re: Vampire Novel
Well, I'll have to check out your story now, but the plot summary seems good. And just as Jay said, I congratulate you on getting this far. I also think ...
Aug 16, 2008
