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Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with
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After so many rejections we learn to scan across any opening praise looking for the BUT. Imagine my surprise about a year ago when I... -
Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
Good god... after a measly 31 rejections? I had at least 500 rejections across my first three novels until the fourth one was accepted...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Career success?.I've put my thoughts on success in another thread so I won't repeat that here. The Dark One is right in his advice, and the only thing...
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Would-be writers ask me all the time for advice and pretty much all of them are disappointed when I give it. This is more or less my...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).No, they're a person with some real mental health issues. I came across a few like it on the various UN missions I served on, although...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I don't have a website, or any form of social media presence as an author. I just don't have time. My publisher does explain when the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.Thank you for all the supportive comments. I mean that. I think what I'm having trouble coming to terms with is the expectations that...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).At this point I'm going to suggest that you read Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence. That book disproves your point in many ways.
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).As I wrote earlier in the thread, this is partly why I use a fade to black. It's the events around which develop the characters and...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I wish it were that simple. I hadn't quite appreciated that I'd develop a sense of loyalty to my readers, by which I mean that the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I wish it was that simple, but it isn't. I can't not write. I'm compelled to write. So it isn't a question of walking away. I guess what...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.No, that is not what I wrote. I write for deeply personal reasons, which isn't the same thing. Inevitably I, like most authors (or so...
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Now I know that seems like an odd question, but bear with me through this post and maybe you'll understand why I'm asking myself that...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.Read a lot, especially local news and politics. You'd be surprised at how many personal conflicts and vendettas there are in local...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.Might I suggest that you should study them a bit more? If you want story and plot material for your fanatsy world then the run up to...