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I'm in the home stretch of finishing off a novel I'm writing; the last chapter is done, and I'm simply going back and proof-reading / revising.
Once I finish, could I please get someone to look it over? I'd need an e-mail address so that I could send you the relevant files.
Thanks.
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Kraken
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| Posted: 06-Feb-2008 22:15 Post subject: book question |
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It's finished if someone could please look it over.
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| Posted: 07-Feb-2008 01:23 Post subject: book question |
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what is the premise?
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Kraken
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| Posted: 07-Feb-2008 09:29 Post subject: Re: book question |
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| Vagabond wrote: | | what is the premise? |
It's a comedy with romantic and action edges to it; one of the base themes is "Be careful what you wish for."
The protagonist is Guy Jones, who (over the course of a weekend) finds his life changing up from the "simple" monotony of a software designer to something far different. In the process, he winds up involved in something that not even he could ever imagine... (cue the sequel, which I'm already working on; Tokyopop wants a minimum of three volumes if I go with them).
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ralgith
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| Posted: 16-Feb-2008 11:08 Post subject: Re: book question |
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Humm, go ahead and fire it on over...
ralgith@gmail.com
I need a good book to read anyways 
(Now I just gotta hope its good *tease*)
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Kraken
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| Posted: 16-Feb-2008 12:11 Post subject: Re: book question |
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The e-mail is on its way.
Thanks!
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| Posted: 24-Feb-2008 15:15 Post subject: Re: book question |
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And I've read it, made a lot of change suggestions (mostly for grammar) and I like the overall story. I'm curious to see the final version and the rest of the story too.
I'd have to say, You're very good at taking constructive criticism  Keep up the good work, and once its published make sure you nail me an email with the final manuscript 
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 24-Feb-2008 20:32 Post subject: book question |
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dunno if i can read it soon but send it here:
vagabond820@hotmail.com
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| Posted: 15-Aug-2008 19:13 Post subject: book question |
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I just finished vol. 2.
Could I get some help looking that over as well?
Thanks.
PS - turns out that it was a good thing I finished vol. 2 before pitching the series; this month's Writer's Digest is all about how to find agents.
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ralgith
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| Posted: 16-Aug-2008 11:07 Post subject: book question |
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Fire it to my gmail same as before
Been waiting for this for months.
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| Posted: 16-Aug-2008 13:20 Post subject: Re: book question |
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| ralgith wrote: | Fire it to my gmail same as before
Been waiting for this for months. |
It's interesting.
My idea was to wait to pitch vol. 1 until I'd finished vol. 2, that way I'd have a trump card in place.
Well, I finished vol. 2 earlier this week.
Yesterday, I got in the October issue of Writer's Digest.
It's all about how to find an agent.
Cool timing, eh?
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| Posted: 18-Aug-2008 14:42 Post subject: book question |
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I might have found an agent, and so I've gone and drafted a query letter.
Could someone look it over for me please?
Thanks.
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| Posted: 18-Aug-2008 15:43 Post subject: book question |
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e-mail it too as usual...
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| Posted: 18-Aug-2008 19:50 Post subject: Re: book question |
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| ralgith wrote: | | e-mail it too as usual... |
Thanks again.
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| Posted: 02-Sep-2008 13:36 Post subject: book question |
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I got the query letter and a writing sample off in the mail today.
I even paid the extra to send it certified so that I'll know if someone actually got it.
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