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Reply I give up on a book when it loses its reality. Often the writer is attempting to jump to the next dramatic scenes, but the method he uses just does not make sense. I cannot cheer for characters that get knocked unconscious easily. Villians that always seem to be able to predict where...

Reply To be a book that I consider worth telling others to read, it must: 1) Have a clear plot that is developed throughout. 2) Have characters (MORE THAN ONE) with enough depth to carry the story throughout. 3) Allow me to see the world around the events (a BIG problem with modern...

Reply There are a number of successful authors that started by self-publishing. I do hope to join their company. What I find to be major problem with modern novels is the method that it takes to become a novelist: you have to start with short stories (articles for non-fiction). I find...

Reply They called me egotistical, but you call yourself arrogant. Whatever. Hopefully, some good discussions (not arguments, let us be friendly) will erupt. I am a newbie too, but glad to see that this sight is attracting others.

Reply Wolhay has a good idea, go for his early novels (many of which were published under a different name). These were edited almost to the point of banality (he felt that the discussions with the editor were amusing enough to have them published after his death). The early works however...

Reply It is good getting to know you, Miss Shelf. The only response I want to say is about your comments of reviews and being able to flip through the pages of the book. Those are factors of marketing, and that is one benefit of a mass-market publisher. I don't put stocks in reviews, so...

Reply Hello, Miss Shelf. Yes, I have an ego, but I will apologize if I am rude. Also, yes, I did come here to promote myself and my writings, but I will also respond to other writers and will buy their published works (and hand them out to others). Let me say that I disagree with your...

Reply Yeah, I saw the diatribe against PA. Let me say that my first book WAS self-published. PublishAmerica has treated me BETTER, and given me a BETTER product, AND I paid NOTHING. Let me also say that I enjoy reading independent books. I buy books from PublishAmerica and other fringe...

Reply I fully believe that if there was a way to correctly foretell the future, we would go out of our way to prove it wrong. As a parent, I have found this belief to have merit. Thus, no, I do not read the horoscopes. Truthfully, I find the comics page to have the better advice concerning...

Reply Enjoyed it. I however wish it would have stayed in the believable realm, but that is just me (sorta reminded me of Spongebob's Bubble Buddy which was inanimate but did all these things). I do believe that a napkin would make a better politician than most, but that is because I believe...

Reply F.M.Thompson is very correct, EVERY publisher is different. Once you find a publisher (however: Writers Guide, internet search, friend, etc.), find out how they want submissions. I find that the internet is a good source for up-to-date info. Then, do what they request. Don't expect a...

Reply "Age of the Twilight - Ascension" by Kain S. Branford was the only book that I wanted to give ONE star. I actually got the impression that he had written it in English, translated it into another language, then used a computer program to translate it back. The wording was very strange...

Hello everyone. I am TerishD, a writer with a couple of published novels under his belt and more to come. I have been writing all of my life, but was inspired to start showing off his talents almost exactly four years ago (It was in the latter half of April). Since that time I have been...