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Nobody is going to steal ideas. Ideas are cheap. There are millions of them and neither you nor I have had a single one that doesn't owe... -
AlexS reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Question about self marketing/promotion vs approaching publishers first with
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Well...if you were a publisher, and were going to invest your money in someone, would you rather an unknown, or one who had a following... -
AlexS replied to the thread Does anyone know where I can get stats for city populations in years past?.I just google "population of <city name> <year>" and usually get reliable results.
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AlexS replied to the thread Introducing the Antagonist.“a huge individual” – would be a stronger impression if the first description is something inhuman, ephemeral, like “a hulking shadow”...
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AlexS reacted to Diana Silver's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
Whoooah, keep going!
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AlexS reacted to Demesnedenoir's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
Sounds encouraging. I had a spec script requested by a production company in LA and I got this letter back, and I'll totally paraphrase...
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AlexS reacted to JBCrowson's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
That's awesome. You absolutely have to send it to that email.
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AlexS replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.Ok, the third response (this one from an agent) was much more encouraging. Paraphrasing, it was: "Doesn't work for me, but here's a...
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I liked the free sample. One of my pet projects at Mythic Scribes is to read and review a book or three by our published authors. I...
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AlexS replied to the thread Please check out my book!.You are absolutely right, now that I look at it again, the cover looks like the "Long Night" episode of Game of Thrones :giggle: I will...
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Good luck with your book. I like the cover, though perhaps it's a bit low on contrast.
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AlexS reacted to Incanus's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Like.
I have a bunch of quotes about first drafting from writers printed out and stuck on my wall where I work. The one from Maya Angelou...
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AlexS reacted to Malik's post in the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades? with Like.
One of my favorite First Draft quotes is, "I need to remind myself that the first draft is just me shoveling sand into a pile so I can...
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AlexS replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.Not day passed, and I got my second response! "You have an interesting story to tell and there’s a lot to like about your approach...
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRB678K What the Dead Remember is a dark fantasy exploring themes of memory, mortality, and the thin...