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Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on Nov 21, 2009 2:15:41 GMT -5
No, no you're not. You've got 9 days left to write 7k. That's less than a thousand a day. In the famous word of that guy that you can never quite remember the name of but he's in all the Adam Sandler's movies. YOU CAN DO IT. Rob Schneider. And yeah, he didn't mean -that- defeat. I saw him at the post office. I also saw the guy who plays (played) Desmond on Lost at that same post office. |
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Post by Kaez on Nov 21, 2009 15:40:38 GMT -5
Weebly explains very odd and slight wordcount boost. >.<
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 15:56:23 GMT -5
 I want to try and finish Chapter 5 today. |
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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on Nov 21, 2009 16:00:57 GMT -5
Read Weebly - excellent going Kaez. Reading Brooks' tips/Q&A made me want to start a new book and I only got 1/4 of the way down that page!
Also - YAY! - Agro's word count moved!
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Post by Kaez on Nov 21, 2009 16:04:12 GMT -5
Read Weebly - excellent going Kaez. Reading Brooks' tips/Q&A made me want to start a new book and I only got 1/4 of the way down that page! Also - YAY! - Agro's word count moved! A)) I read the full page earlier today. Extremely motivational and he's very right when he talks about lessons learned. I honestly think that with proper editing, I've got a chance to get this one published (assuming the rest of it goes well), but I'm very sure that my next one will have a -better- chance. This has been a learning experience if there ever was one, that's for sure. B)) YAY! |
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 16:06:55 GMT -5
I watched the special features of Half Blood Prince last night, and they had a documentary on Rowling. That was quite inspiring.
"I decided here, I was going to write my book. What the worst could happen? It was rejected by every publisher in Britain? So what? At least I did something."
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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on Nov 21, 2009 16:09:26 GMT -5
Yeah. I keep having ups and downs about Bel-Gonows.
Yes I will go to big publishing houses because this is an awesome story I want to share :: No I won't because its crap and I doubt a big publishing house would be interested.
That and I'm excited about my next novel because of what I learned making this one. I know the next will be 10x better - and possibly not set in Bel-Gonows.
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Post by Kaez on Nov 21, 2009 16:22:23 GMT -5
From what I gather, agents are the way to go. Contracts are guaranteed to be better, finding a publisher is easier, etc.
They'll decide if a big publishers is the way to go.
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 16:26:04 GMT -5
From what I gather, agents are the way to go. Contracts are guaranteed to be better, finding a publisher is easier, etc. They'll decide if a big publishers is the way to go. I approve of this message. Although sometimes doing both is good. |
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Post by WJChesek ((Evern)) on Nov 21, 2009 16:41:53 GMT -5
From what I gather, agents are the way to go. Contracts are guaranteed to be better, finding a publisher is easier, etc. They'll decide if a big publishers is the way to go. If you find anything out about where one can find such a person, let me know, |
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 16:43:14 GMT -5
From what I gather, agents are the way to go. Contracts are guaranteed to be better, finding a publisher is easier, etc. They'll decide if a big publishers is the way to go. If you find anything out about where one can find such a person, let me know,  Listings of Agents, Publishers, Editors. Also how they want the manuscript presented etc etc. |
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Post by Kaez on Nov 21, 2009 16:51:36 GMT -5
^ That. Well, well worth the money, I hear.
Just be sure to cross-check addresses and phone numbers with interweb sources, apparently these things tend to be a tad outdated in that field.
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 17:08:32 GMT -5
700 words down. Probably about 3/4 of the way through the chapter now.
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Post by WJChesek ((Evern)) on Nov 21, 2009 17:55:21 GMT -5
If you find anything out about where one can find such a person, let me know, Listings of Agents, Publishers, Editors. Also how they want the manuscript presented etc etc. I have one of those... In fact, it's right here by my desk. Guess I could use it for its intended purpose, makes a lousy coaster anyway. |
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Post by James on Nov 21, 2009 17:56:38 GMT -5
Listings of Agents, Publishers, Editors. Also how they want the manuscript presented etc etc. I have one of those... In fact, it's right here by my desk. Guess I could use it for its intended purpose, makes a lousy coaster anyway. You probably need the latest edition. As Kaez says, they get outdated quickly. |
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