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From a Buick 8 is wonderful. Like The Body/Stand By Me, it captures the feeling of growing up perfectly, but this time reversed. Loads of people don't like it, and I dispair of that. I honestly can't see how that's possible. It's certainly his most mature novel, the characters are completely...

It sounds to me like a lot of people here are feeling threatened...

It's wonderful in that it's so rich - It feels like so much more than a story in a book. You could spend forever looking up the themes and references and just go off on these wonderful tangents, all because of a book. I'm too tried to word it properly now, but I find it sad that people couldn't...

Have you been following the story? The girl is a victim of AIDS, and it seems that she knew this. There are also reports that she enticed several boys into oral sex. All is not as it seems:confused:

This is all very true. I think 'shoehorning' was probably too much of a throw-away term - I introduced plenty of characters fairly early on, but left them behind as the story focused on other things. I tied them up with writing that is probably a little too convenient. I reckon I could open one...

Yo, although I wrote the novel itself in 2 weeks, I consider that as 10% of the work being done - I'm at my best during the editing phase. That's why I was so quick with the first draft - which, for me, is basically a list of cool ideas and characters linked together with unconvincing dialogue...

Hello - I've nearly finished my first ever BIG story :eek: It's around 40 grand in length, but I've heard that publishers usually go for 75+ from unpublished authors - should I be shoehorning a sub-plot in here? I don't mind doing it, and reckon I could pull it off without it being obvious, but...

Oh totally. I don't hold it against him - it's what makes his books so unique, as well. But it would be great if we got something like Name of the Rose again, which was just so full of great ideas and characters. Sometimes Foucault's Pendulum got a little bogged down with its own ambition -...

'Cos you're not reading boring books?:p

If you look for that in your fiction then I feel sorry for you. Me, I like a good story starring characters who I root for. Stephen King delivers.

It's a beautiful book. Some passages read as if they were written by some divine hand. I can't remember specifics as it's been a while, but one about two Italian generals from opposing milita sides meeting and their mutal respect - that's the most moved I've been by a book, ever. It's not...

Really? I can't write at all at night. It has to be during the morning or afternoon, which makes life difficult. Doesn't stop me from trying at night though...

Hello Sophie:cool:

No! Cheers Poppy1:)

Hey! I'm new too, so we can blink in this alien sunlight together:cool:

It's simple, easy to remember and asthetically pleasing to the eye. I reckon, anyway. H oo p Say it softly.

Hi my name is Hoop and I am new to this forum. I'm from the south coast of England and I look forward to making lots of lovely friends (and even more enemies) on this forum! I like reading, obviously - any sort of book, that is. I also like film and television and video games and cooking and...

You've made my day, Poppy1 :) Which is cool, as it's only 8 past midnight.

I'm just wondering about writing traditions. This may have been asked before, but you'll have to forgive me as I'm going to write mine down anyway. The reason for this? None, I just want to compare... 1, Some people say they can't write with music, others say they can't write in silence. I...

!! The apostraphe's are missing because I did it on Mac Word then transfered it onto a PC. :mad: