Kevin, I think you make a lot of good points. The statement about the 30s vs 90s rings true, too. I'm just a throwback to the 90s, I guess. I think I might've done all right in that era. I'm working on writing faster (I'd like to work up to 2 good-sized novels a year, but I don't know yet if...
Hi, De. When I got serious about writing a novel two years ago, I followed the "21 Days to a Novel" exercises that Michael Stackpole teaches. Worked great for me, so that's something you could look into.
I've often heard that real fights are often quick. I use that as my justification whenever I want to write a fight that isn't incredibly long and drawn out. LOL
I'm new here, too. I envy you for your knowledge, btw. Fight scenes were probably the toughest material I had to research and rewrite in my novel. I eventually settled on a Roman legion vs. Greek phalanx type of scenario, but I still have a lot to learn in this area.
Thank you for starting up this thread, Frank.
My first novel, The Black God's War (Amazon Goodreads) came out last month. I'd love to have a Mythic Scribes member review it. I'd be happy to send out a free kindle or epub.
Short blurb:
Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers...
Timely for me. I just started reading an ebook I found for 99 cents at Amazon called Loki. I don't know the author, but so far I'm really enjoying it. It's straight-up Norse mythology, so anyone with an interest in this area should definitely check it out.
Hi, Kevin! Good to see you.
sash, I self-published my first novel last month, and it's been doing very well for an indie fantasy novel, with nearly 500 sales the first month and a good amount of buzz. For that, I've worked my tail off for over a year, promoted a preview novella for a year...