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  1. Nathan

    Paul Auster

    I just read "Oracle Night" and "In the Country of Last Things", both by Paul Auster, and I am very impressed. His subject matter is very surreal and dreamlike (nightmarish in Last Things), and I recommend him for fans of Steve Erickson, Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon. "Oracle Night" explores...
  2. Nathan

    Echo verse poetry

    Never heard of Echo Verse. Care to illustrate?
  3. Nathan

    I need advice on where to begin for my manuscript

    Don't stop there ... I wrote a book and after many query letters finally got an agent. Unfortunately, the agent was unable to sell the book, and I later learned through some internet searching that the agent was basically "blacklisted" among publishing houses (ie, she'd send her "contacts" the...
  4. Nathan

    Currently looking for a partner.

    Yeah, I'm quite interested. I'm full of ideas, too, and love to write. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres, as long as it's not Tolkien-lite. So I'd be very interesting in co-writing, and I also have a little graphic ability, but not enough to be the primary penciller. However, I'm pretty...
  5. Nathan

    The Undead, a poem (and not one about D&D)

    Great I like it alot. Only one problem for me, and that is the word "emotionlessly." I think you can use a better word. I get the impression, mainly based on the first paragraph, that we're looking at skeletons at the bottom of a sea, maybe trapped in a sunken pirate ship or something, but...
  6. Nathan

    red and blue

    Spell it like that and it almost looks like someone's name... *shudder*
  7. Nathan

    Black Light

    Heady stuff You speak like a sage, Dark Marine. Sure you're only 17? ;-) I'd like to read more. I really have no idea where you're going with this, other than the theme of personal change, which is very important, and I'm intrigued. The writing itself is yours; you are clear, without...
  8. Nathan

    Let me know what you think

    I'm going to try something below; I won't add any words (well, maybe a couple of conjunctions), but I'm going to take some away, just as an experiment. I think you write well, but in my opinion not all of the adjectives/articles/words are necessary and it might flow better with less of them...
  9. Nathan

    Ode to Plagiarism

    Interesting; the plagarizm works as a device, somehow. Maybe you'll start a trend where everyone's swiping lines from famous poems and working them into their own writing (of course it could be argued that tons of people do that already, they just don't acknowledge the source, if they're even...
  10. Nathan

    Upon Finding a Thought-Evoking Photograph Among a Pile of Others, a poem

    No, the title is good; it gives the poem context. I also like the structure; it's not too sing-songy or anything annoying like that; it works well. I'd like to read more of your poetry.
  11. Nathan

    someone give me some feed back please!!!!!!!!!!

    Those are good criticisms, but personally I think the vagueness works because it sets a murky tone which is supported by the fact that the first half is being somewhat imagined by the narrator (not the walk in the forest itself, but the danger of being lost in the wilderness). As for the age of...
  12. Nathan

    Upon Finding a Thought-Evoking Photograph Among a Pile of Others, a poem

    It's good. The most effective part is the structure/rhythm/"meter" (not precise, I don't think) of the first four paragraphs, specifically the first lines of each. You mirror the same pattern in each, and it's well done. Also, I love the end how you compare the people to the trellis/ivy...
  13. Nathan

    Just a little more advice please

    I encourage you to break the mold of a typical murder mystery's layout. Be aware that if you seek publication for the work as a traditional mystery, Cathy's comments might be repeated to you by agents/editors, but as long as you're willing to stick to your guns and face rejection (and every...
  14. Nathan

    red and blue

    You have real talent It's very good. I like the fragments, especially the first three lines. It's poetic (in a good way; we all hate bad poetry, don't we?) and evocative. Also well done is your use of color (the yellows and greys, etc.) and the mention of the smell of leather and peanuts...
  15. Nathan

    Adventure books (fantasy or not) in the vein of The Odyssey?

    The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe Life of Pi - Yann Martel
  16. Nathan

    Sci-Fi in Schools?

    I was lucky enough to go to a Jesuit high school where a senior year elective was "Science Fiction." We read Dune (and had a trial of Paul Atreides; it was great), a bunch of short stories; too bad it was only one semester long...
  17. Nathan

    We Shape the Road With Our Feet

    Lovely. It has all the great themes, like humanity's relationship with nature and our relationships with each other, maybe implying that we are more the same than different. I love thinking about that. (I'm not trying to put a message in your poem that isn't there; that's just what I felt...
  18. Nathan

    Suggestions for my Father

    I suggest anything by Paul Auster; very real, gritty characters put in interesting situations. I think he meets all the requirements you listed, and his stories are a combination of mystery and soul-searching. I recommend he starts with Leviathan, the story about a successful man who blows...
  19. Nathan

    Currently Reading

    They're all great, but I have a special place in my heart for "Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" if you're into new ideas and technology, questions about identity (how we know who we are), and strange symbolism (like being bereft of one's shadow). Last night I started "The...
  20. Nathan

    What - to date - is your ALL time fave book

    The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe Four volumes (now published in two collected volumes), one amazing work. Not just the story, but the language. And the meaning.
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