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The Dark One replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.Yes, it's certainly a process, but life is too short to waste on bad literature. -
The Dark One replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.I mostly use 1st person but not exclusively. Also, I occasionally cheat by using third when switching to scenes where the MC is not...
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The Dark One replied to the thread Is this success?.I can't in any true visceral sense relate to the OP's issue - my level of sales/fame is significantly lower than MS's - but I can relate...
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The Dark One reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with
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The Dark One replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.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...
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The Dark One replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.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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The Dark One replied to the thread Career success?.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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The Dark One replied to the thread Favorite topic to write about?.Hard to fight a crocodile, even for the hardiest of fighting men. If I had to identify a common(ish) theme to my work it would probably...
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The Dark One replied to the thread Favorite topic to write about?.The bearing of finch is a difficult matter It isn't just one of your holiday memes You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I...
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The Dark One replied to the thread How many books have you read?.There's one for US$172 on Abe Books. I had no idea it was so valuable. I had a copy many years ago but lost it, so bought another...
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The Dark One replied to the thread How many books have you read?.Out of print for years. I have a copy but I won't let it out of my sight. Where have you been Finchy?
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The Dark One replied to the thread How many books have you read?.I've probably said this on here before, but if I had to nominate just one book as the most perfectly written novel I've ever read, it...
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The Dark One replied to the thread How many books have you read?.I couldn't begin to say... at least accurately. I've read obsessively forever, both fiction and non-fiction, not to mention...
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The Dark One replied to the thread Time travel dream idea for story.In the past.
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The Dark One replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.Whatever happened to Finchbearer? Quite liked her.