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Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"A good editor (who will include a line edit) is usually expensive--$5 a page or more--but if you hang out for a while over at AW you might join a beta readers' group that will give you some useful responses, which you will, of course, take with…"
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"I really appreciate your suggestions and critique of my novel. The comments are very helpful. Are you an editor that can help me at this time? Or do you recommend someone? Do you think Dave King's Starving Writer's Program is worth looking…"
Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Well, 2046 is 35 years down the road, if I'm not mistaken. That's almost half a lifetime. (Now, 2016, that's almost here.) You have a lot of time.
All hard-working writers who seek an audience, especially those…"
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Thanks, it is very informative. I guess I'm so impatient to get this story out there that I'm rushing. The book takes place in 2046 and that is almost here. And the the lack of science wisdom in the world is here and now. I just feel…"
Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Beth, you may be interested in this old discussion over at AbsoluteWrite:
"Is it worth it to hire an editor?""
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Okay I thought I caught all of those periods and commas in dialog. I will change those two problems too. I'm saving up for an editor as we speak."
Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Right, Beth--for middle-grade fiction, 46,000 would be in the ball park. It might be better to shoot for a happy medium, but shorter books can work if everything else is working, too. I was thinking YA.
There are numerous punctuation…"
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"I Googled middle grade novels and 46,000 words is the minimum the books can have unless they are chapter books. Also I had two engish teachers go over this novel and fix sentence structure and punctuation. I don't know where you are seeing…"
Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"It's brave of you, Beth, to submit your novel's manuscript for review by a group of readers whose taste and acuity you cannot know much about. I commend you for your dedication in writing a novel in the first place (most world-be…"
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Matt Peters's discussion 'Th' Night 'Fore Last: My "Christmas" Poem' in the group Atheist Writers"This poem is pretty good! Rolled outta my ditch to see what was the fuss was could be (rolled out of the ditch to see ...) other than that it looks good."
Beth Eileen Zurkowski replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"What are the weaknesses in this story? I have removed huge chunks out of the second story I had going in there and want to know if it now flows smoothly and works. Do the characters ring true? Do they sound like eleven year olds?"
Don replied to Beth Eileen Zurkowski's discussion 'The Shade Riders and Nocturnal Ned' in the group Atheist Writers"Beth, it would be a big help to the members, I think, if you would say something about why you have posted your work-in-progress here in this group. What are your questions? What strengths and weakness do you see in your ms.? What…"
Don left a comment for Beth Eileen Zurkowski"Beth, before you make bold to submit your work to the gang at AbsoluteWrite, you will want to spend a good while poking around there to familiarize yourself with the site and with the procedures and protocols. It's a very big site with a lot of…"
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- I'm married to a husband and I have a kid. I enjoy, writing, making TV, and Movies, painting and drawing. Making computer games and animation, excersice.I don't know if this is a writer's group but I hope so.
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- Catholic
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- It faded away
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- At 2:25pm on May 8, 2011, Don said…
- Beth, before you make bold to submit your work to the gang at AbsoluteWrite, you will want to spend a good while poking around there to familiarize yourself with the site and with the procedures and protocols. It's a very big site with a lot of members and quirky nooks and crannies. There may be a minimum number of posts a member must make before she can submit her work--but I may be wrong. Anyway, spend some time there; see what you can learn and whom you can befriend.
- At 11:25am on May 8, 2011, Don said…
Beth, you can post whatever work-in-progress or unpublished material you like at a site like this without any concern for copyright protection or first publication. As a writer and a writing teacher, let me say (I have mentioned this on the Writers' page), that a much better place for helpful exchange and for general information that you might enjoy having is AbsoluteWrite.com
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Don
- At 11:57am on February 25, 2010, Beth Eileen Zurkowski said…
- Oh. How did it turn out?
- At 2:30am on February 25, 2010,
Erich Grieser said… - Oh, I used the egg as a model and carved a block of basswood to look like the egg.
To carve an egg or ball it gives you great experience with the grain and you soon
learn the proper directions your knife has to take to make the cleanest cuts.
- At 2:42pm on February 24, 2010, Erich Grieser said…
- I also started with a small basswood block and took an egg out of the fridge and carved it. I did sand it when finished but real carvers don't sand at all.I started with a beginners book and one knife I found at a carving show. Chip Chats shows where and when they are. I mostly learned from magazines, some have "how to" articles. Please search google for chip carving and caricature and relief carving. You will get "hooked" like I am. Its a wonderful art. Beth, it is so nice to know a fellow freethinker and also interested in carving. Wow, that's exciting!
- At 11:20am on February 24, 2010, Beth Eileen Zurkowski said…
- Hi Erich,
I didn't know a lot of women carve. Usually I see a lot of men. I'm not sure I chip carve. Could you describe that? Is it whittling? Do you get Chip Chats magazine? I love to see people's final project in there. Some of those carvings are so beuatiful it's unbelieveable. I'll check out Exchristien.net. I don't carve too much basically because I don't know a whole lot about what I'm doing. I tried to make a round ball. So I started with a square block of bass wood. I whittled down the corners... After a while I couldn't figure out how I continue or if I take over with a sander then. I'd like to take a class just for the fun of it.
- At 12:09am on February 24, 2010, Erich Grieser said…
- ExChristian.net is the right site......... Do you chip carve?
- At 12:00am on February 24, 2010, Erich Grieser said…
- Hi Beth, I just carve for my pleasure...... the challenge to produce something neat. You being an artist would understand....... A lot of ladies carve. I learned a lot from a course at the local technical school....... not expensive. I haven't heard of this fellow but good teaching carvers can be very expensive.
Check out X-Christian.net for some really good writers.
- At 6:10pm on February 23, 2010, Erich Grieser said…
- Welcome, Beth...... good to see a fellow Wisconsinite!
- At 5:51pm on February 23, 2010, Beth Eileen Zurkowski said…
- Thank you. Very good.
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