My favorites: The original Classics Illustrated graphic novels. TheHarfy Boys, Tom Swift, Rick Brant Science adv., Ian Cameron's The lost ones (Disney crucified it as Island at the Top of the World), & HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean. What are your favorites? Are their books out that can teach a person to read?
Hi Sara. It’s been a hard sell to NY for the last several years, but several indie publishers have had great success with UF. My understand is that the momentum there has slowed a bit, but it’s possible to have indie success with it if you’re savvy about the requirements of indie marketing. I’ve been waiting for NY to return to the paranormal but whether that will be UF under a new name or something else—horror?—is anyone’s guess.
If you’re asking because you’re writing it, write what you love. If the market is down it’ll come back around.
Darn. Poor phrasing. Last sentence should ask about learning ways to understand different writing styles, phrases, words so the stories would be better understood.
You might try How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster. Otherwise, you could study tools like rhetorical devices to understand how and why they’re used.
Well, here's the thing: I had to put those aside. I've tried a lot of times to write the fifth book but it's been like pulling teeth. I'm not saying I won't ever write them. I want to. But right now I'm focusing on some projects that feel less like grave digging.
Hmm... some favorite spooky, creepy reads? How you outline/plot a story/novel? Balancing work and life and writing and goals and family and hobbies and and and... ❤️
My favorites: The original Classics Illustrated graphic novels. TheHarfy Boys, Tom Swift, Rick Brant Science adv., Ian Cameron's The lost ones (Disney crucified it as Island at the Top of the World), & HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean. What are your favorites? Are their books out that can teach a person to read?
Refreshers on plotting/planning and inspiration. Getting ideas and staying focused. I do like the idea of favorite reads: fiction, memoir, poetry. 🙂
Great list! Coming soon ...
No question - I just want to let you know that you're awesome and I'm glad we're friends.
Thank you, Lee! You're awesome, too.
I'd love your take on urban/contemporary fantasy and how saleable it is. It's a hard sell to agents, but how does the indie market vary?
Hi Sara. It’s been a hard sell to NY for the last several years, but several indie publishers have had great success with UF. My understand is that the momentum there has slowed a bit, but it’s possible to have indie success with it if you’re savvy about the requirements of indie marketing. I’ve been waiting for NY to return to the paranormal but whether that will be UF under a new name or something else—horror?—is anyone’s guess.
If you’re asking because you’re writing it, write what you love. If the market is down it’ll come back around.
Darn. Poor phrasing. Last sentence should ask about learning ways to understand different writing styles, phrases, words so the stories would be better understood.
You might try How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster. Otherwise, you could study tools like rhetorical devices to understand how and why they’re used.
Foster also has a title: How to Read Novels Like a Professor, which may be more applicable if you're reading mostly popular fiction.
...the Hardy Boys... I missed that, not spell check.
Any more Sabina novellas in the offing? There was a fantastic level of humour in the novels that I've rarely seen.
Thanks so much. I loved writing those stories. I’m open to writing more if a really great idea comes to me.
How to treat descriptive copy after dialogue
That's a great topic! Thanks for the suggestion.
Quick question I’m a huge fan of Prospero’s War series.... is there another book coming?
(Fingers crossed)
Well, here's the thing: I had to put those aside. I've tried a lot of times to write the fifth book but it's been like pulling teeth. I'm not saying I won't ever write them. I want to. But right now I'm focusing on some projects that feel less like grave digging.
Thanks much.. and like lee i also think your awesome
Thank you!
Hmm... some favorite spooky, creepy reads? How you outline/plot a story/novel? Balancing work and life and writing and goals and family and hobbies and and and... ❤️
Adding these to my list of future topics. Have a great weekend!