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    Innate Talent vs Monkeys on Typewriters

    I must say the topic caught my interest. I love writing and am passionate about it. I got some stick on this site once and haven't been back much although I do believe criticism can be a good thing. I love the comment by Vincent Peale that, "Most of us would rather be ruined by flattery than...
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    The new economy of book publishing

    publishing: more than just putting a manuscript out there I hope you are right. I spent 6 years writing a book they say is good and the effort the publisher went to with editing, typesetting and cover design still seems to have cost a packet. I dont know who writes the book that is ready for...
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    Short Extracts from Beckwood Brae

    Back to what is a Christian Fantasy Writer Thanks Occlith, It is no secret what the themes of the book are - they are published. The themes are around the question of what has gone wrong with men in the 21t century. The bible has a striong view of masculinity - very strong in fact. The...
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    Author would appreciate some help

    I actually find some cover art is a put off. Is the first bit you read - for me it isn't always the first page, the impotrtant thing. I read a book to be transported to a different place even if that is another house and another street in my city. I can quickly see if an author is going...
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    Short Extracts from Beckwood Brae

    to Occlith "Christian Fantasy" a very big question Occlith, Thanks for your comments. I really mean that. One thing life has taught me and it is a hard lesson, is that an honest critic is very valuable; even more so to an author. I don’t mind hearing opinions on my writing. In fact, I seek...
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    Short Extracts from Beckwood Brae

    Beckwood Brae is now a newly published book but the author will be happy to get reader's impressions of the extracts below. From Ch1 The Forest Norri grabbed a branch and waited until his heart had stopped pounding. He had almost slipped! He never slipped. He looked back at the dewy...
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