Recent content by Rhi Paille

I guess I didn't have much of a strategy there. Just put out the book and wait for people to pick up on it. Fantasy is one of those rare genres where people become dinosaurs and legends and instead of being forogotten they're said to have paved the way for other authors. I guess I don't look...

I used to, but after Twilight and the Hunger Games, I've realized something: when you read a book you become the characters in that book, maybe not all of them but someone resonates with you. In a movie, you watch the action but you're not living it. I guess reading is more like virtual reality...

Evening! I'm getting sidetracked from what I'm supposed to be doing while my husband watches Game of Thrones. I'm not caught up yet because I work too much and I'm a big Fringe fan, sooooo I'm getting there. I recently started a thread called "Top 10 Stereotypes in Fantasy" which worked...

Also, I may just leave this panel open forum and let the people attending have at it. We could likely come up with a lot! Here's my top 10: 1) There's ALWAYS a prophecy. 1b) That prophecy is always revealed at the beginning of the story and by the end of the story it's been fulfilled. 2)...

You guys are AWESOME. On another note, my YA Fantasy novel does contain some stereotypes, but if it didn't, it wouldn't be fantasy or YA. Ha, amusing how that works huh?

Afternoon! Soooo I have a panel to do at a convention this weekend talking about stereotypes in fantasy. I do remember a handy list of 75 things, but it was pretentious and I'd rather not use something smutty to present my findings. Instead, I thought I'd ask you fine folks over here what...

Afternoon! So here's my question: Do you think about what you write? And the reason I'm asking is this: I'm fairly certain Meyer didn't think about Bella and Edward getting married and having a half vamp / half human child. On that same thread I'm sure LJ Smith didn't think about it when...

I'm a plotter. :) And when I do write something I'm usually a "write like the wind" kind of person.

The Din, Better to start at the top and work your way down. Start with agents, you can cast a wide net, but I suggest you research and pick your top 5 and 10 (15 total) agents, you "dream" agents, based on what books they've sold before, etc. etc. A dream agent is the one that will get you into...

I agree with Twervin, it's insanely difficult to find an agent these days. And no matter where you go you're always in the slush pile. Unless you're already an author with a nice back list, or you come highly recommended either through an NYC MFA program, or another agent or editor, you're...

I'm with a Small Press and I have to say . . . while there are some definite benefits, the drawback is again distribution. My thought though is that um, the Big 6 is no longer even the biggest publishing houses out there. Case in Point the "BIG 6" is comprised of MacMillan, Random House, Harper...

Hey everyone! Haha about Dreamhand, I need to go find him around here one day, when I have some actual time for things. Cloud asks if I write, why yes I do write, and I guess I'll go post about it in the shameless self promotion board, or just self promotion board, meh you know what I mean...

All previous experience with forums has told me to stay far far away from them. I'm only here because I feel really guilty that Dreamhand thinks he's talked to me a few times and I either a) didn't talk to him at all and he mistook me for a tree or b) I did talk to him and have zero...