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Post: 9170256_541 created on Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:25 amPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:25 am
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Yay, this thread is really helpful! I'm currently working on an original story of the Magical Girl genre that I hope to get published when its finished. I do have a question though: My story is of the Magical Girl genre (If you don't know what that is, examples are Sailor Moon, Pretty Cure, Cardcaptor Sakura, etc.), so what genre would I search on for that on Agent Query? Adventure? Fantasy?
 
     
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Post: 9170256_544 created on Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:08 amPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:08 am
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Okay, somewhere on Gaia I was introduced to the Q10 writing program but I can't find a list of the commands anywhere. Help?
     
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Post: 9170256_545 created on Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:36 amPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:36 am
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Okay, somewhere on Gaia I was introduced to the Q10 writing program but I can't find a list of the commands anywhere. Help?

Pressing F1 will bring up the list of commands.
 
     
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Post: 9170256_548 created on Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:07 pmPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:07 pm
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Hello, I have a question that I would like some input in!

My weekends are usually spent writing since this seems like the best time for me, as well I enjoy writing. However while I write it's very difficult to create the timing and flow correctly. It feels to fast, to slow, and to choppy. I am by no means good at writing, and I wish to improve.

Since my writing feels like it could be so much better, even coming out of me. I will rewrite until I feel it works and is acceptable. And my question regards this.
Does this just come with hard work and practice? Or is there more I could be doing to help my point get across more smoothly.

I've began to read alot during the school week since I previously have not read much of anything. While I am reading I make sure I understand each word clearly, even if I know the gist of the word I find what it means precisely. But that is all I have come up with.

Any suggestions for things I could do, or what you have done?

Thank you.

*Edit*

I read the first page after I wrote this, and it basically had the answers I was looking for. What I would like is someone to throughly critique my writing. My friends brush it off as good, and I have talent. But that's not what I'm looking for I want to be better!

When I post something online I just get no comments, no critiques nothing.

So if someone would critique my writeing I would be very grateful.
     
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Post: 9170256_549 created on Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:57 amPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:57 am
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The Manuscript Formatting for Beginners doesn't link the paper it once did.
 
     

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Post: 9170256_550 created on Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:18 pmPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:18 pm
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The Manuscript Formatting for Beginners doesn't link the paper it once did.


I've replaced it with a link to a different site. 3nodding
     
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Post: 9170256_552 created on Thu May 08, 2008 10:49 pmPosted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:49 pm
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=x Well, not sure if this is helpful or not, but here's a self-publishing website that may help people out when they've completed their stories and whatnot.

Lulu Self Publishing

On that website, people may publish their completed stories, poetry, etc. for a cheap price. They may also sell their works on there. surprised Highly recommended.
 
     
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Post: 9170256_553 created on Fri May 09, 2008 1:21 pmPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:21 pm
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Hello everyone. ^_^

I read the whole first page about a month ago, and since then I've been [very slowly] writing my first vampire fiction novel.

And, considering it's been a whole entire month, I've only gotten the prologue and [almost done] with chapter one.

Yeah, things aren't going too good with all this end-of-the-year activities at my school, though at least I've got most of the story planned.

But as I was writing, I started thinking about how many vampire stories there are on the internet today. Though there are many, many nice, literate ones, there are an ample amount of which I think inspired people to just turn away from the whole subject of vampires entirely. This, I think is completely absurd, for there are many excellent, aspiring authors out there whose stories are too good to miss out on.

I am definately not saying I am one of those people, but I would like my story to be heard, or rather read. I think it would be worth reading, but would a vampire story really get a lot of interested readers these days?

Answers, please. biggrin
     


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Post: 9170256_554 created on Tue May 13, 2008 9:48 pmPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:48 pm
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My only problem is that some critics never explain their thoughts too well. It is even worse when they judge a story by its contents and not its construction. Also, I get very few to none critiques so most editing and revisions are done by me when I go back and look over stuff. The same thing regarding betas.
 
     
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