Join any form of media. Pick one and do it really well. Facebook is a perfect media. We're writers. We have original material. Nobody on Facebook does anything but share.
I just joined Tumlr. It is like Facebook so I'm testing out new angles of what is appropriate to post. I want original material that isn't replicated on Facebook.not many views there, but I'm still learning.
I've found this advice from one of my conferences quite helpful:
Join Twitter and reserve your pen name. Don't use it to follow anyone or as a time waster. Go to #mswl (manuscript wish list). Follow publishers and assemble a list of potential receptive submission options. When your book is done, then use this list, read up the websites and find out about current projects. Then submit to one publisher at a time.
OMG. I've browsed your reviews and need time to respond. Give me a bit of time to let these sink in.
We're having another 'meeting' at work about keeping our team in place. I'm starting to make plans to decide how I can possibly stay at my present job and do all the work of 7 people by myself.
Show me the money, Promedica. Show me the money.
It might not be until next year, but it is a possibility. If I switch jobs, it should be easier to travel.
Sooooo tempting. I'll see what I can do. Maybe there is a continuing ed thing that I can get to in that area.
New Jersey,
Chapter number? Book number?
Girl's night in Washington State! Woot, woot!
I'm jealous of all your free time. FYI, the hemorrhage of talented people in my department is continuing. We lost another one to vascular. I may be moving back to Cleveland if this keeps up. However, there was a job in Tacoma, WA. How far is that from you, Janet? I might interview there just so we can get together for dinner.
I spent more than a day working on the rope system so that Jaylene didn't leave a rope behind while in the Sandtrap. I hear you.
gotcha.
I work the next two nights and it's a weekend, so don't know if work will allow me to work on anything fun. Either way, I'll get to your story by Monday.
I just won't comment on the power moments since you already realize my opinion. I'll see if I can find anything else to mention that might be of use.
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Bathroom water glass or drink bottles? Get rid of them. Ever swig mouthwash out of the jug? Throw it away. Get rid of anything that is in contact with said toothbrush (like toothpaste that rubbed against toothbrush or a tray), go around your house with some wipes. Clean surfaces you might have touched after eating with fingers or blowing nose. Clean door handles. Computer surface, handles of toilet. Then do the same to your car and car keys.
Just a few more ideas.
Make sure you throw out your toothbrush. It is a common vector for reinfection.
Agreed.
Or 10 out of 10. Yeah, that rack kept the series alive for a good 5 seasons.
It could be realistic for me to graph out the chapters before the next revision (gasp). Really. That way, I could prove the action curve to you. It would also keep my reply from taking another year before it appears.
I've finally finished the first draft, so my plan was to approach the next draft with a less bumbling approach. What exists is just character driven. Number 2 draft can be an organizer-draft where plot and focus determine where things go.
Don't get me wrong. I see where you and Ernie are pointing. I agree that Alina is a weakness in the current version. I just think her stuff and property becomes a valid character in later stories.
Alina is a focus in the second book. Her inherited property and the massive cleanup as her sins are put out to air, that is what keeps Alina in the story as a parallel threadline. She is a hoarder. Her belongings hold clues that Anver needs.
With Katerin cooperating, Anver can learn more to help him later in the stories. I just didn't put it in the first draft because there wasn't enough space. With two books, there is room for the detail.
Hope not. I think she is concentrating on that cutie baby in the picture.
That is my debate about this discussion. I'm planning on two books for Anver. If I make Alina a speed bump, then the first book loses power. I see it as Alina is the 'little bad'. A few necromancer moments happen and she is blamed. Then the duel happens and something else happens, so they realize there is a medium bad guy lurking in the shadows.
Book two, they find out about Lucas after a longer search, and solidify their target. Then they follow Maalok into the crypt,
Does this keep Alina on the back burner? Or do I still need to dance around Alina to make her less of a character?
Point taken. Alina is now a speed-bump. I'll see if I can navigate that role successfully. Not sure for now, but there is always the good ol' college try.
Oh, there are two new chapters up. I had a flurry of energy. And some free time.
And I joined Tumblr. Eh, it's only another Facebook. I figure that there is enough material about autism for me to talk about.
Tomorrow, it is back to the coal mines. Pray for me.
:-)
Norm D'Plume:(alias Dirk) is a guy who translates Latin so that he can swear without anyone understanding. His books are a series of puns, filled in with nods to writers, actors, and plots that he likes. Into that mix, he picked out the names of Greek gods, gave them to his characters, and then made a few of them gay.
He also puts anyone he likes or hates into his novel. Beware having him like you. It is known to be hazardous to your health. I'm assuming there are at least five teachers and a couple ex-girlfriends hidden in the text. Thus far, I haven't dared to ask.
Got a nit on your response about Shogran using the Covenant gem. You say Melayne isn't too worried about someone using a gem unethically because they are probably skilled enough to not blow up the world, yet she is terrified of Merran's power because she might act upon whims without ethics/control?
Double standard, dude. Melayne would be terrified of Shogran having a Covenant gem. Someone is mis-aligning TIME.
What would Pike have done with one of those babies at his disposal? Hmmm? Now time is bending, Shogran has Caneth trapped in a tornado, and is also stealing children. It isn't beyond Melayne to see the big picture.
OK, the reason there are no points for your chapter is because you didn't post it to a group that pays points.
Our group is free to post, so we didn't have to pay double for the same content.
To fix this:
1) Join the premium group (it counts as one of the groups in your total options. I see you've already joined three so far. Make sure one is premium)
2) Repost your first chapter and click the premium group to include it in the publishing. Then the points will come up to be debited.
Here is the line that told me this was the problem. It was just above your first chapter,
"This content was not posted in a group that uses points and does not pay points to be reviewed!"
