Recent content by MG Silverstein

I was looking for fantasy websites for inspiration on how to create my own. The ones I really liked were this one, and Fantasy Faction.

I read a lot of YA fantasy, and adult urban fantasy. I think my reasons are pretty typical. The cover pulls me in, if it is too beautiful I will read the back, and the first chapter. If I like those I buy it. If the cover is compelling I write down the name of the book, and then look up the...

Nathalia Suellen is an amazing cover artist who has very reasonable prices for art. She has mainly done dark fantasy covers that focus on female characters - but she can do most anything. NATHALIA SUELLEN - Independent Dark Artist, Professional Commercial Illustrator. Kit Foster is super...

Limyaael's Rants: Avoiding Medieval Fantasy, Part 1 I love this rant! Definitely posting about this at my fantasy blog. Thanks for the link! I found this LJ site a year ago, but lost it somehow. This will be a fun read.

I agree with this. I think it could depend on the antagonist/protagonist relationship. Friends who became enemies are going to be equal. A teacher/student relationship turned sour will be unequal. It also could depend on how evil the bad guy really is. Is your MC fighting the ultimate evil...

Does he write in multiple first person?

I will use a device to make it clear who is who. That is a great idea. The two characters voices are very distinct. Not only that, but their experiences are so different. One lives in a magical world, and sees everything through that lense. The other character lives in our world, and assumes...

After working on my current YA Urban Fantasy WIP for close to a year, I realize that I need to add another POV. My story needs to be in multiple first person point of view. I have several reasons for this, but they are beside the point. My question is, how do I do this well? I'm going to the...

Its great to hear how successful reviewing has been for you. I'm about to start reviewing live action fantasy. I'm interested in a more general fantasy audience, live action and book readers. I read somewhere that successful authors make the most money off of people who don't consider themselves...

I read her book Quit Your Day Job which goes into how she became a successful self published author. She gets into social networking, pricing e-books, marketing etc. But I don't recall how much detail she got into. Its great. Absolutely. But I only post once a week, and I also post other things...

I'm afraid 60k might be too much. But I'm currently a housewife, so I really don't have any excuses for not writing a ton.

Sorry about reposting, I'm trying to get used to this setup. H.P. Mallory is a self published Kindle millionaire who attributes most of her sales to Facebook. She got more than likes, she created a community. 70 followers is fantastic! I only have 3. My issue is making my blog sticky. I get at...

H.P. Mallory is a self published Kindle millionaire who attributes most of her sales to Facebook. She got more than likes, she created a community.

Thank you! I'm super excited about it. Did I already say that? Haha.

I completely understand! I was in an intense brooding mood only an hour ago. My husband did not like me then, haha! Good! All the other forums/communities I've joined have barely any urban fantasy fans/writers. This is great. :)