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06-03-2005, 02:01 PM
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Elven Warrior
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Writing a book.......
Does any one know any websites that give good tips on writing a book
 P.S.i wasn't sure whether to put this thread into General Messages or the thread it is in now; so feel free to move it  .
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King Last edited by strider8 : 04-04-2006 at 02:23 PM. |
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06-03-2005, 05:15 PM
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Elven Warrior
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probably the thread dedicated to writing called 'Writers Workshop' wouldve been best
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06-08-2005, 09:46 AM
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The Lovely Hobbit-Lass
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I've never looked up any websites on the subject, but a friend of mine receives 'Writer's Digest', and I imagine that they might have a website that could be useful. It's a thought, anyway. *shrug*
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It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year! |
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06-08-2005, 11:39 AM
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Elven Warrior
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King |
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06-08-2005, 01:11 PM
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The Lovely Hobbit-Lass
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No problem.
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It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year! |
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06-09-2005, 02:58 PM
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Lady Tipple & Queen of Blessed Thistle
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Writer's Digest is an excellent place to start. Away from the web, nothing (NOTHING!) beats a writers group/club that edits each other's chapters...best learning experience you can get....uhh, avoid the groups that just like to read to each other, without the editing/correcting/suggestions they become worthless...unless you like to hear others and yourself talk. IMHO
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06-10-2005, 02:51 AM
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Elven Warrior
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King |
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07-07-2005, 02:34 PM
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Lady Tipple & Queen of Blessed Thistle
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Hmmm...looking for a new writer's group when I move here in 2 weeks....[snooty voice] "gots lots to say and all that"
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07-10-2005, 05:54 PM
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Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury
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I know some excellent message boards that help with writing (as for books, they might help anyway).
Here's my fav: Fantasy Writing And here's an entire forum, in which are threads which contain links to message boards: Writing at the Advert
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07-29-2005, 09:25 AM
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If you're having trouble starting, you could try looking for a website with a blinking red warning message, "Why are you wasting your time on this website? Get writing already!"
Unfortunately, I haven't found one of those yet, which is why I'm still here.
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07-31-2005, 02:26 AM
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Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury
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Yeah, I'm sure that site would help writer's block a whole lot!
 Baby steps to 90 seconds......baby steps to 90 seconds...
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08-14-2005, 07:13 PM
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Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot
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Writer's Digest helps a lot for writers. Its full of tips to improve your writing along with addresses for publishers. They have a writing contest every year. I hope that helps out a little. I used to get it, but I didn't renew the subscription. Stupid me.
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08-15-2005, 03:28 AM
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Elven Warrior
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The axes hewed Forlong as he fought alone and unhorsed; and both Duilin of Morthond and his brother were trampled to death when they assailed the mumakil,leading their bowmen close to shoot at the eyes of the monsters. Neither Hirluin the fair would return to Pinnath Gelin, nor Grimbold to Grimslade, nor Halbarad to the northlands,dour-handed Ranger. Those that would not return home, page830-831, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, The Return of the King |
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08-15-2005, 08:23 PM
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Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot
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no problem. It helped me out a lot with my writing.
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10-05-2005, 12:01 AM
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Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation
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BTW...are you allowed to promote your book in a "General Literature" thread once you publish it?
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Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan) |
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10-05-2005, 12:08 AM
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Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury
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Hell! I would!
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10-16-2005, 03:11 PM
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Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot
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Me too!
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10-16-2005, 06:25 PM
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Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury
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As much free publicity as possible. On top of that, I can be totally oblivious to the fact that I am extremely proud of myself by doing so.
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11-17-2005, 03:26 PM
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Elven Warrior
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i dont know what sites tell you how to write a book or give tips but im writing two novels right now and i can tell you you need a lot of imagination and time to work on a book what kind of book are you wanting to write? tell me about it
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11-17-2005, 03:33 PM
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The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
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And a good spell checker.
I trust you'll be at least using some punction for those two novels?
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