That's a cool sounding idea, but it's not needed in my case. It would be an unnecessary step. My real name is unknown in both the literary and...
About character development: I might have misled with my phrasing. The characters are already unique. Like real people they have endearing...
An additional tip: Since great characters are often born from real experience, don't forget to live, to travel, to observe. Your days should be...
I agree! Editors, publishers and agents all perform an invaluable service. They don't just exist to just take a cut of the profit. No matter how...
Mcck, you've given me additional food for thought. I'll admit that I'm even less sure now of how to proceed with this particular story. I know...
I'm going to heed the advice and take a month to increase the length. I would hate to have it ignored/slushed because of word size. The few who...
Ed, that is exactly the type of advice I was seeking. I'll try to provide some more information. The novel is intended as an adult literary...
OK, thanks. I only intend to post short stories here. There is little likelihood of ever publishing those anyway. I just didn't want to lose...
Thank you for the input everybody. Looks like it's time to make the leap. The reason for wanting to publish is simple. Books are my sole...
Good advice. Didn't mean to sound over confident regarding success. It's just that I'm not keen on ever being in the public eye. My fear of...
Would something like this work? "Then the distracting hum of a Founder aircraft overhead, faint though it was, finalized the fear she felt." Might...
It's at 60,000 words. I wanted it to be thin enough that even non-readers would not hesitate diving in. After some consideration I have decided to...
Read a lot. Write a lot.
There are good points raised regarding the permanence of the net. That could be a good thing too. It can be fun to review a writer's early work....
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