My work is as much M/M or F/F romance as fantasy, so my target audience expects 'adult material.' I think you should figure out who your target...
Hi SashaMerideth! Have you considered marketing this among more than one niche? I write mostly M/M and F/F stories. The book my writing partner...
I use a small laptop too--I need to be mobile. I will consider switching to a tablet if I find one that works for me . . .
To me, the big news about Pottermore is that J.K. Rowling is finally selling her Harry Potter series as e-books (that will, thankfully, be...
Welcome, Cicadagrrl! I love your name--probably because I love cicadas. Listening to them rattling is a high point of ever summer for me. I'm...
Same here. Gmail, Dropbox and Amazon.
I love, love, love stories where enemies can't help but give each other a grudging respect--and can't help but feel an attraction. I think there...
I think this question depends on three things: 1. Your genre 2. Your target audience 3. What you hope to accomplish with an erotic scene--in...
The herald spoke up again. "Ladies and Gentlemen of the empire and the three kingdoms, I give you Lord Jonathan Baumgarten of Rivishvech, son of...
True, but you can give these readers the extra information they crave without clogging up your story. I think it's a grand idea for fantasy...
Well put. I love world-building, and my writing partner and I are putting a 'bible' together for our world--but I don't want to inflict every last...
Welcome Theankh! I know just what you mean about posting on forums when you should be writing . . .
Welcome TWErvin! I just put Flank Hawk on my to-read list at Goodreads. One reviewer mentioned zombies in panzers--definitely worth checking out!
Absolutely! My experience of collaboration has been entirely positive: I think I've found the ideal writing partner. Alexandra and I have a lot...
Thanks Black Dragon! The story we're working on at the moment is called Sons of Obsidian--it features a black dragon who is, technically...
Pathfinder is a tweaked, house-rulish version of 3.5, generally giving more options and a bit more power to each character. It streamlines a...
Thanks Myrddin! I read through the Ambition threads today. I don't have much experience with play-by-post games--I still do the old-fashioned...
I shook my head when I saw 4th edition come out. I decided I had invested far too much time and money into 3.5 to make the switch! Now I'm mostly...
That's what I was wondering. I think there would be any number of pitfalls in transferring an historical figure to a fantasy world. However,...
The cover of a book doesn't make much difference to me, because I choose my books via recommendations and communities on social sites like...