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Author Craft / Re: Author In Progress
« on: March 27, 2008, 04:41:47 PM »
Quote from: sluice on March 27, 2008, 07:13:40 AM
To Dusty Black: 


Your idea, and no offense meant to anyone else on, is by far the best in this thread.

I think most of us have the same problem; all these sci-fi/fantasy influences, the desire to write in these genres, yet an enormous difficulty in creating a truly "original" idea.

So much has been done. Honestly as soon as I read words like "FBI, special ops, private detective, hidden magic, dark lord," and even at this point just "vampire" and "werewolf" I tune out. This idea you have of removing this "mental block" and things happening to him/encounters is like nothing I've heard before. I don't know where you can take it, but by all means keep writing/submitting.



Thank you so much for your positive feedback!

I keep submitting it after several rejections, which tells me that my query letter must need help.  It seems no one wants to take a chance on anything that even lives next door to Sci Fi, even though mine is closer to comedy with a bizarre slant.  I've often been compared to Christopher Moore, although I wouldn't dare make that connection myself.

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Author Craft / Re: Author In Progress
« on: March 24, 2008, 08:57:24 PM »
Quote from: CynDe on January 30, 2008, 07:21:38 PM
I have been off the boards for a while, so here's an update. A wonderful agent accepted my manuscript and most of my free time has been spent editing and getting it ready for evaluation by an editor. Wish me luck!

Good luck!

(I'm late to the party, as usual!)

I'm an aspiring author (duh), and I have recently finished my first novel.

It's about a normal dude, who opens a mental block inadvertantly revealing a "Strange Aura" that causes all manner of bizarre things to be drawn to him.  He has run-ins with the ghost of a novelty songwriter, a werewolf, bigfoot, and a secret society of senior citizens (say it three times fast!).

If anyone's interested in checking out, I've linked it below.  It's called Beyond the Graves, and I am currently seeking representation for it.  Also, I just like getting feedback for it.  So if you decide to read it, let me know what you think.

Also, if you know anyone in "The Biz" who'd be interested, send me a message (fat chance, I know, but I have to try!)


http://rapidshare.com/files/100053009/Episodes_1_thru_5_COMPLETE__single_space_.doc.html

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Author Craft / Re: The first line
« on: March 24, 2008, 08:41:07 PM »
I'm a little late to this party, but here's something I started off with.

“Prepare to accept my seed, pitiful Earth female!” The foam rubber monster bellowed with his tentacles flailing wildly, “You will be the mother of an invincible race of super soldiers!”
   
“Uhm… Okay!” the vacuous blonde giggled and chirped. Her overly ample breasts bounced ridiculously as the monster chased her around a laboratory set so old that it probably predated film.  As they practiced their alien foreplay, both the blonde and the monster were blissfully unaware that the boom mic dropped down into the scene from time to time as if to say “hi”.

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