I always craved the criticism, back in my new writer days, as I desperately wanted people to think about and deconstruct my work. I was always...
It's probably been done before, but what about an ambiguous old prophecy whose elements are suddenly, and unexpectedly, and very conveniently in...
Pretty much my view. I'd never heard of Third Person Deep, but after reading this thread I'm startled to realise it's something I've always done...
I would mostly agree with JW but add the rider that while xenophobia is a natural state of humankind, it also has its obverse which is brotherhood...
None of that is inconsistent with anything else posted so far, it just means your concept of success is pluralistic and multi-phased. Mind you, I...
It wasn't really logic, more an observation. Three months still seems incredibly fast to me, but if people can do that I'm both impressed and...
Not always. How often do you read a first book (in any genre) which is very good, and then the sequel and/or subsequent books are terrible? If a...
Darth Vader? Apart from that, can't think of anything off the top of my head... If you want a guy who's just plain bad from the start but...
I think it kinda happens both ways. The big shiny success thing remains evanescent and ever elusive, but as you gain experience, the horizon also...
You wrote a book a month for two years? How on earth does anyone do that? It takes me years to write one. Mind you, I work full time and have a...
That sounds suspiciously successful.
What a charming rebuke! I'll have you know the cocoa is a cheap generic brand, the cup is chipped and the only reason it looks warm is because my...
This could feasibly go under a different category, but I include success at the craft as well as any other form of success...so fair enough. I'm...
All of my books (so far) were published by small trad houses and I would say the editing on offer was pretty average. The very first time I had a...
