Comments on: Flogging the Quill (dot com) http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com She'll write a book to go with it... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-1199 Gail Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:20:35 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-1199 Here's the thing about Ray, though. Based on his bio, he's a well-established professional editor with a great platform, yet he's written five novels and hasn't been able to get any of them published yet. I know it's hard to get published these days, but still -- I'm not sure I'd go changing my novel based solely on his say-so. With all respect to Ray, if he hasn't managed to get his own novels published, I'm not sure he's going to be able to tell someone else how to get hers published. I'd take his input as just that --input -- not the holy grail of writing advice. As a fellow aspiring novelist, I wish you the best of luck with your novel! Here’s the thing about Ray, though. Based on his bio, he’s a well-established professional editor with a great platform, yet he’s written five novels and hasn’t been able to get any of them published yet. I know it’s hard to get published these days, but still — I’m not sure I’d go changing my novel based solely on his say-so. With all respect to Ray, if he hasn’t managed to get his own novels published, I’m not sure he’s going to be able to tell someone else how to get hers published. I’d take his input as just that –input — not the holy grail of writing advice.

As a fellow aspiring novelist, I wish you the best of luck with your novel!

]]> By: Anica Lewis http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-952 Anica Lewis Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:43:03 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-952 The end of each chapter is definitely important! If you make it too good a stopping point, people will, well, stop. :P I know I do. But you don't want it to have a really gimmicky-seeming hook, either. It can be really tough! The end of each chapter is definitely important! If you make it too good a stopping point, people will, well, stop. :P I know I do. But you don’t want it to have a really gimmicky-seeming hook, either. It can be really tough!

]]> By: Eden http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-951 Eden Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:20:00 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-951 Ooh, that's a good idea too!! Because it's the end of a chapter that gets the reader to move on to the next. I know I tend to read to the end of a chapter before I put a book down to do something else, but if the end makes me read on...well, that says something for the book. So it's definitely important!! Good stuff here =) Ooh, that’s a good idea too!!
Because it’s the end of a chapter that gets the reader to move on to the next. I know I tend to read to the end of a chapter before I put a book down to do something else, but if the end makes me read on…well, that says something for the book. So it’s definitely important!!
Good stuff here =)

]]> By: Sarah http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-950 Sarah Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-950 I think that's a great idea. We can do the start of a chapter. Maybe also one on does the last 230 words make you want to turn the page and keep going, too. :) I think that’s a great idea.
We can do the start of a chapter. Maybe also one on does the last 230 words make you want to turn the page and keep going, too.
:)

]]> By: Eden http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-949 Eden Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:48:04 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-949 True! It's a lot of work to keep your readers interested. I didn't even think about the next chapters yet ahhh! haha And I think that could be a good critique. Or maybe, since we've spent time on beginnings already, we could all submit a later chapter and see if the first page of it works... True! It’s a lot of work to keep your readers interested. I didn’t even think about the next chapters yet ahhh! haha

And I think that could be a good critique. Or maybe, since we’ve spent time on beginnings already, we could all submit a later chapter and see if the first page of it works…

]]> By: Sarah http://giveagirlapen.com/using-technology/flogging-the-quill-dot-com/comment-page-1#comment-946 Sarah Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:36:27 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=1356#comment-946 I love Ray! He has helped me tremendously over the last year and a half. And we can do the first 230 words. But we need to remember, the beginning of each chapter needs to be this way. I have to read through mine to see if each chapter is gripping enough to keep the reader going. I love Ray! He has helped me tremendously over the last year and a half.

And we can do the first 230 words.

But we need to remember, the beginning of each chapter needs to be this way. I have to read through mine to see if each chapter is gripping enough to keep the reader going.

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