"Nice piece. The flow is a little up and down. In the last segment, I would use (Fly) instead of Flew; it balances out the tense. When trying to get your work published, I would not use italics, at least not for the entire piece. "
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I went to my writing group today and there were writers there who thought when their book was done, all they had to do was send it out and Gazam it was published. It doesn't wotk that way! I have…Continue
Character Building
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What is your guys take on character building...
Writing in two different genre
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How does one write Mystery and Children's books? And shouth the author use a pen name on one of them?Continue
Book size for new writers
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Robert L. Allen replied to Pritha Chattopadhyay's discussion 'Comments Please :)' in the group PoetryRobert L. Allen replied to Sue Theisen's discussion 'Past Time' in the group Fiction Writers"The story of a woman who when she sleeps travels to past lives and upon waking returns with evidence of that past life. Unfortunately she does not remember the journey nor does she have any clue as to what is happening.
All it's…"
Robert L. Allen replied to RF Husnik's discussion 'Endings' in the group Poetry"I would look at the sentence, tense. I flow is good. I would use Italics instead if quotations, and no punctuation. "
Robert L. Allen replied to Carly Jean Montgomery-Wildermuth's discussion 'Those who wear masks' in the group Poetry"Second stanza, fourth and sixth sentences stops the flow, might think a rewrite.
Third stanza, third sentence, very powerful!
The ending leaves more to come. Powerful piece with a lot of emotion.
Just a thought; forth…"
Robert L. Allen replied to Lydia J Belt's discussion 'My Savior' in the group Poetry"Second sentence, Perhaps think about replacing (there) with (here).
Sixth sentence, Catching me when I stumble and fall, I'd take out over anything,
Good work, keep it up. "
Robert L. Allen replied to Sue Theisen's discussion 'Past Time' in the group Fiction Writers"To answer you Anna: The woman brings back evidence of the past life. I think it sounds great. It drew me in. The harmful behavior is just a snippet of what's to come. She is not traveling in physical form but rather in dream state.…"
Robert L. Allen replied to Sunny Frazier's discussion 'WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE?' in the group Fiction Writers"I'm right there with you guys!!! I was seven chapters into my book when I thought, why is my villain doing this. I had a reason, but it wasn't strong enough. I came up with another idea. But in using it, I have to rewrite the…"
Robert L. Allen replied to Sunny Frazier's discussion 'WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE?' in the group Fiction Writers"Hi Sunny,
Thank you! Another question; other than a handful of poems published, I have no writing credits. Do agents and or publishers tend to pass over people without them? I write fictional mystery. The MS I have send out, I believe the…"
Robert L. Allen replied to Robert L. Allen's discussion 'Help! Dashes or Hyphens' in the group Fiction Writers"Thank You Both...It was great help. I hate looking up English questions while the writing is moving quickly. I did, but I din't understand, so it was great help from you guys..."
Robert L. Allen replied to Sunny Frazier's discussion 'WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE?' in the group Fiction Writers"I know the query and synopsis is very important. However, I have yet to write them in a manner that shows off my work. They seem to come up short. I have just finished or perhaps not quite all the way done, a query I am satisfied with. How important…"
"Yes, that's right because the one-thousand is two words that have become one just like mother-in-law.
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Anna L. Walls replied to Robert L. Allen's discussion 'Help! Dashes or Hyphens' in the group Fiction Writers"'One one thousand, two one thousand, three one thousand' and 'one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand' seem to be the correct way to write this."
Robert L. Allen replied to Rockella Renee's discussion 'Tribulation by Rockella Renee' in the group Fiction Writers"Ten o' five PM or Ten-o-five PM or 10:05 PM
11 people stood watching. Eleven people stood watching. I can't believe with all the reading you do, you haven't seen numbers. However now that you mention it, you might…"
Robert L. Allen replied to Robert L. Allen's discussion 'Help! Dashes or Hyphens' in the group Fiction Writers"Thank you! "
Robert L. Allen replied to Sunny Frazier's discussion 'WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE?' in the group Fiction Writers"So what are independent presses? Does the author pay out of pocket to have the book published? Is there a need for an agent? Do they request a synopsis, a query letter, and what are the guidelines? "
"Dashes are created to create asides. Hyphens are used to make multiple words into one term. It should be a hyphen with no space after or before. So use the first one."
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- At 3:48am on November 22, 2010,
scribbler said… - Nice to meet you. :) Welcome aboard. I’ll look forward to getting to know you better. You can post topics at the forum with your publishing and writing questions.
- At 8:40pm on November 24, 2010,
Kay Elizabeth said… - A warm welcome to you Robert. Authors.com is a great place to be. Enjoy yourself! :)
- At 5:40pm on June 4, 2011,
Ellen Ward said… Hi Robert.
I'm not specifically and "Agent." This seemed the best fit within the categories available to describe myself. I am actually and Author's Assistant. What does an Author’s Assistant do? I can do so much, but I will attempt to be brief and concise.
The Manuscript: help oversee and coordinate the process, organize source material, obtain necessary permissions to use the work of others, research potential publishers, fact check.
Manuscript to Printed Book: help in understanding the process and planning the budget/timetable; help coordinate and oversee the process; help find other professional resources like a book cover designer, typesetter, editor, indexer, proofreader, and copywriter; help in setting up a publishing business, getting the ISBN, help with printing and distribution.
Book Marketing: help find professional resources - publicist, photographer, web designer, copywriter.
Those are some of the services that are provided with some descriptives. Other services include helping with traditional PR and internet marketing.
As far as word count or working with fiction or non-fiction, it really does not matter. I can help you along any part of your journey.
I look forward to more communication between us.
Thanks very much
- At 1:20pm on July 24, 2011,
Donna Montrose Porter said… Hello Robert,
Thank you for your words of welcome and for the comments you made reagrding my poem, and after looking at your suggestion I agree, the wording is not ideal, thank you for your honesty, it does help me to improve my writing.
I wish you luck with your writing and look forward to reading more work on here.
Thanks again
- At 8:19am on August 13, 2011,
Mary Snyder said… - Thanks for the welcome, Robert. It's nice to meet you!
- At 4:02am on August 16, 2011, Robert L. Allen said…
- Hi Mary, I see you write short stories. What length book is considered a short story. Word count...
- At 11:41am on September 10, 2011,
Stacy Eaton said… - Robert - Pleasure to meet you - thank you for the friendship!
- At 11:32pm on September 20, 2011,
Catherine Green said… - Ha ha that is hilarious! I think I must have an identical twin or a doppelganger. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine was convinced he saw me driving down a street in a city where I was living, but I was at work in my office at the time! I must catch this mysterious woman...
- At 3:53am on December 13, 2011,
Lyn Miller Lacoursiere said…
Hello Robert L. Allen; I'm so sorry you couldn't get to my website. I made a drastic mistake. Would you please try again?
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