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Pamela Jo replied to the thread Craft Chat Character Descriptions-who else needs practice?.I couldn't find any examples I could cut and paste here that have really given me writer envy. But Rivers of London and other books I just stop and whisper, "Damn that was smooth." Anybody got some better examples to post? I'm listening to... -
brendancody reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day Metaphors have a way of ... with
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Vagabond Heart reacted to AgentPete's post in the thread Help Please! Comparables I Don't Like with Like.
That’s exactly it, Brian. If you want to refine this a bit, you might indicate how the market may have grown/developed/changed since the comp you’re referring to was published, and how your project meets that need. But I’d stop well short of... -
Hannah Faoileán reacted to Paul Whybrow's post in the thread Thought for the Day Metaphors have a way of ... with Like.
"Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space." Orson Scott Card -
"Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space." Orson Scott Card
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JohnBertel reacted to Hannah Faoileán's post in the thread Craft Chat Character Descriptions-who else needs practice? with Like.
I feel the same as you. Quite a few of them have a 'Tell' clause, as if the reader can't work out the meaning of the action for themselves. e..g. Her fingers drummed a steady rhythm on the tabletop, betraying her growing impatience. There are... -
Just watched the video on using prefixes so I've had to change my prefix from "NEWS" to "FANARE". I haven't blogged for a while now because I have been up to my eye-balls doing this: -
CarolMS replied to the thread The Huddle Huddle South April 9th - 8.00am (BST) Please note UK clocks went forward last week. Please check the time in your time zone..Oh, phooey! Looks like I'll have to miss this Huddle meeting. Darn. -
CarolMS replied to the thread Fanfare! Why I've not been blogging.Terrific, Eva! I'm loving seeing this. So well done. 😍👏:bouquet:
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Just watched the video on using prefixes so I've had to change my prefix from "NEWS" to "FANARE". I haven't blogged for a while now because I have been up to my eye-balls doing this:
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to Rich.'s post in the thread Help Please! Comparables I Don't Like with Like.
I remember @AgentPete once said that comps should be along the lines of "readers of X and Y will like my book." If that's the case, then it's all about marketing and where your book will sit in the bookshop; it's not about quality, per se, but...
