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| bio | website | jaerhard.com |
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| location | Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| age | 47 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 5 months |
| seen | May 11 at 22:06 | |
| stats | profile views | 37 |
Just some guy having too many accounts on too many sites (and most of those I can't even remember ;-)
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Mar 9 |
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How do I construct a plot out of my many setting/character details? "properly" Mind the quotes. You know, all generalizations suck. ;-) (I usually value your input, but... too much generalization.) |
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Mar 9 |
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What's the benefit of using invented languages in-story? I'm not quite with you on the generalizations (which names work is a very subjective thing). But +1 for the pulling-it-off-isn't-easy. Tolkien pulled it off because he was both extremely passionate about this part (it could be said that his world was built around the languages) and an expert on language and linguistics. |
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Mar 9 |
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Does giving away free stories boost sales? No budding author has Jordan's fan base. None can. ;-) |
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Mar 8 |
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What's the benefit of using invented languages in-story? @TehShrike thanks for warning people ;-) |
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Mar 8 |
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Decide on a theme/overarching meaning before writing a short story? Although both Brave New World and 1984 are novels, not short stories... |
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Feb 22 |
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Which edition of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style? @DDay: thanks! I wasn't aware of that question/discussion. |
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Feb 21 |
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Which edition of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style? I have to link this: 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice ;-) |
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Feb 18 |
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Internet communities where I can read/rate/review short fiction, and post my own? Haven't found anything about language on the site, so I guess it's "English". Too bad. :-( |
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Feb 16 |
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Very Dark Fantasy There seem to be quite a lot of players who enjoyed playing the various open-ended Star Wars games (most notably Knight of the Old Republic 1 and 2) on the dark side, as dark as they can be. |
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Feb 16 |
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Very Dark Fantasy I liked "Despicable Me" because the "hero" didn't get redeemed in the end: Gru was every bit the evil mastermind that he started as. |
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Feb 16 |
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Very Dark Fantasy Whenever you think "this has not been done", think again. Chances are it has been done before. Yes, I think I'm on the record for thinking that an original plot is possible. But I'm also realistic enough to know that it's hard. |
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Feb 12 |
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What is the most cost effective way for me to get my book printed? yes, it has to do with the contract you sign. "first publication rights" are customary, but not law (of course, correct me if I'm wrong). |
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Feb 9 |
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Strunk and White vs “Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace” by Williams and Colomb "less agitated" mayhap, but, from the first page alone, not much less vitriolic. I love it! :D (Big fan of Lewis Black's "Back in Black" on the Daily Show, for example) |
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Feb 9 |
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Strunk and White vs “Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace” by Williams and Colomb I'm actually tempted to add that link as a comment to every answer below. ;-) |
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Feb 9 |
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Strunk and White vs “Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace” by Williams and Colomb @BruceAlderman: you know where Brandon lives? Granted, with a name (assuming it's his real name) of "Brandon" it's likely that he's in some English-speaking country. But there are Brandons even here in Germany, and I doubt small-town libraries here have it. |
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Feb 9 |
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Strunk and White vs “Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace” by Williams and Colomb @RegDwight: thank you so very much for that link. It's a very interesting and amusing read. And it may save me the money I'd eventually have spent on Strunk&White ;-) |
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Feb 8 |
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Where can I find sales numbers for books? In case your wondering: yes, I'm pretty much a cynic when it comes to business. |
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Feb 8 |
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Where can I find sales numbers for books? Another factor is: if authors did know actual real figures, they may be in a better bargaining position. Keeping them (that is, us) in the dark is "good for business". Oh, and it's also a good thing (for them) to keep the numbers (the actual numbers) from the better-selling authors. It's surprizing (if you believe in honesty) how many well-known authors had to sue and/or do an audit on the sales to get at the real figures (accompanied by sometimes hefty "late" royalty payments) |
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Feb 8 |
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Where can I find sales numbers for books? Reason? Simple: greed. Okay, "wanting money". Of course, there are costs involved in compiling a report (or Nielsen's figures) But how high are those costs? We don't know, and they're not telling. |
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Feb 7 |
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Is where I live going to have a positive/negative effect on getting a novel published? Improving your writing only increases your chances for getting published, of course, it's not a guarantee. |
