Problem is i've been writing for years ever since I was very young. I did write another book a couple of years ago and I agree that first book was beyond awful and I totally abandoned the whole story. I thought this second story was better., I even imagined it to be quite good as its something I...
i've gotten feed back recently from friends and family and I even posted my prologue on this websites showcase....it appears my grammer is awful and no one likes my story. guess this writing thing was a bad idea.
i'd have to say that author and cover influence me the most i usually read the first page too, if the story grabs me in the opening paragraph then i'll buy it... though im not immune to shiney advertising... :cloud9:
It was a prevalnt attitude in the republic (of Ireland), especially in the midland and rural area's before the 1990's. intelligence especially in girls was ssen as something unnatural. I guess religion and economics are at the root cause of such negitive attitudes. Also the arts were not seen...
I had exactly the same gifts growing up but unfortunatly in my 'house/school' such creativity was actively punished, especially in a girl. I am happy to report that i have nearly 'abandoned'(you never really finish a work merely set it free) my first novel and written several short stoies to...
I was actually thinking of the master-aprentice-thrall kinda thing being a sort of darker reflection of the triptych with the dominant persona gaining all the benefits of the 'relationship'. a sort of what happens if the try[tich goes dark side.
wow all I did was create an alphabet and a few key phrases for one language, my wizzard hat off to you for putting in so much effort. very impressed. im starting with a society that's just surivied an apocalyspe, and is on the run so I can build as I go from the ground up.
intresting notion, I went and reread/wateched some of the films/books mentioned with that in mind, a question does the trytitch apply only to hero charachters or can it be equally valid for the evil ones as well.