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It's a cruel, cruel world we live in. But alas, if it were not cruel, we would not know pleasure. To be honest, I think my name at the top of the letter would have made a huge improvement to my mood. It's the little things in life after all! From my own experiences, both running an editing...

Thanks for the confidence. I took a nice long sleep, and my spirits are soaring in the heavens once more! While I appreciate all of the advice, I hope my reaction didn't come off as sarcastic, or overtly vexing, I attempted to be quite mellow. Did not intend to rant like a doom preacher on the...

Greetings fellow scribes, I haven't posted here in awhile, and I thought I'd come back to give my first impressions after receiving my first rejection letter from an agent. I am writing this bare minutes after opening the email, so prepare for an amateurish ramble of disconnected thoughts...

Hey guys, Awhile ago I released a review of "The Name of the Wind" on here. Well, I've decided to revamp it in video format! I hope you all enjoy. :)

That was the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks for sharing!

You think that's bad? There was a movie called "Mad Max" in Australia staring Mel Gibson. It was in English, clear as crystal, but when it went to America, they dubbed it. Yes. They dubbed a movie that was already in English, because they thought Americans wouldn't understand the language.

Thanks Meg! It is truly exciting, although I'm somewhat nervous also. Never know which direction it can go, eh? Haha, why thank you Md Falling—as I am going to refer to you from now on for simplicity purposes. :P

Hmm. I've heard of cases where the title is changed by the publisher. And unless it's stated in a contract, they have every right to do so, would they not? Of course, they'd be more than willing to accept your title, I mean, you know what the story is, but I can guarantee J.K. Rowling had no...

Would "The Chronicles of Narnia" classify as weird? You've got talking animals, gnome-like creatures that sleep on their backs and use their foot as an umbrella, doorways between worlds in inexplicit situations and even a wood in-between all worlds. If anything, its probably the weirdest set of...

As I said, at least $1000. Obviously for this price the quality will be sub-par.

Thanks, BD! :) I'll give you a buzz as soon as I get a confirmation call or email from my publisher to note they received the final manuscript, which should be any day now.

It's a sad truth that so many will go unpublished, and sometimes this is the only option. The problem with self-publishing isn't necessarily the quality of the work, but it is in the distribution of said work and the factor of money. If you want your book to go far, you're going to need a lot of...

We are growing stronger and stronger by day ... :D

In my experience, it's more on a publisher-by-publisher basis. Take Allen & Unwin for example. They care about money, and as such, take on roughly ten new authors a year without any prior publishing history. However, out of these ten, they will only put their effort, time and money into one of...

Thankee-sai. :)