1 Reply by Genevieve Fosa

(4 replies, posted in Fantasy World Builders)

Hello,

What motivates me? I want to see how the book will end. I have tried writing on all day benders, and find that I burn out and the quality of my work goes down. So, I limit myself to a given amount of time every day, stopping where I know I can pick up again the next day. Sometimes, I make a few notes, or jot down a few questions that I will want to deal with the next day - mostly to maintain a sense of continuity, and to make sure I don't  let the various threads get too tangled.
Genevieve

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2 Reply by Genevieve Fosa

(61 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

For me it is time constraints that prevent me from writing all the reviews that I would like to. That said, I have only been a member of this site for a few months. I started with a free membership to see whether I would like it, and I did - so I have paid for another month, and will be paying for quite a few more.

My reason for wanting to continue to be a member, is that the people participating on this site are doing so because they want some constructive feedback on their work. I tell them what I see, and in exchange, other writers have given me some wonderful pointers on my work.

I am generally happily surprised at the quality of writing I see posted here, and I feel honored to be a member of this site.

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3 Reply by Genevieve Fosa

(20 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)

I am of two minds about this. I have read that it is good to get people interested in your book, before it is published, as the more interest you can drum up for it, the greater its possible market value. I've heard that some people have gone so far as to use Linked-In and Face Book to post drafts of their opusi. (What would the plural be to that word?)

I know that you cannot put a copyright on an idea for a book, nor can you copyright a book title. So, if someone else wanted to use your title and plot, it would be perfectly legal for them to do that. Icky. However, basic plots have been rewritten many times over. See for example: http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/04/13/nnp/18425.html

Is there any record that this site is being monitored by other publishers? You see, on the one hand, I do want to protect my story, but on the other hand, I want to build up as much interest in it as possible.

Genevieve

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4 Reply by Genevieve Fosa

(13 replies, posted in Fantasy World Builders)

Hello,

I have been scanning through the replies to this post, and I have come to the conclusion that, if you are writing one novel about a time and a place that could exist, then those writers are correct, who say that you don't need to spend hours plotting out maps, diagrams, histories, and the like. However, if that book is going to become a series, or, if there are other writers who want to write about that same world, it is time to sit down to plot those things out, so that information from one book carries over to the next, and the subsequent books can build on it in a logical fashion.

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5 Reply by Genevieve Fosa

(8 replies, posted in Cop Shop)

That's interesting. The closest experience I ever had to Amy's - well, actually there have been a few, the first when I was a very young teenager, playing in the park near my home. An old man - at least he seemed old to me at the time - offered to push me on the swing. I didn't know how to say no at the time, and he did push me a few times - feeling me all the way up and down in the process - till I managed to jump off the swing and run as quickly as I could, back to the house. When I told my mother about it, she only laughed. Times were certainly different then.
Genevieve

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