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RD Williams, author of 'The Lost Gate'

thanks RD i keep coming back to this blog for the little nuggets u give so freely... im working on my dialog content by just try'n hold a conversation with just 4 members or rehashing a conversation i have during the day....what are some of the way you have used to perfect your dialog technique...

Wow, now this all makes sense and is something I have not heard or thought about. Thanks!

Thank you so much for your words of wisdom. I have to apply that discipline to read, read, read and read some more in my daily regime. I have found it challenging for many published works for the genre of my preference are so technical or "scholarly" and with the pace of life, I need an easier read. Then, there are those which are written poorly and again blocks my desire to read. But, like you said at our fingertips is an excess of resources in which to glean; therefore, I must research and read. Thanks again.

Hi, talking about strange fantasy effects, I invite you to take a look at my new blog, which is written by the principal character in my novel Johnny Oops if you can believe that. I really enjoy the thoughts in your blog and find them very informative.

Arthur Levine
http://johnnyoops.blogspot.com

Interesting points that you make here. It's always so tempting in fantasy to just create a boundless world where anything and everything you dream of can happen.

I must admit I have not ready many of her books, but I wondered when I saw MacMillan listed as the principal author on another site for this book. Perhaps she is more less letting someone else write about her ideas, letting them take her basic vision and ideas and breath life into it. In which case, if you have read her 'solo' books, the newer ones could be a let down in a way, not seeing the same style and not having the same 'feeling' from the book, or as you so nicely put, you don't hear her 'voice' in it. I might have to seek out some of the books that she wrote as the sole author and see what kind of comparison I come up with. :)

Hm...Ms Kurtz USED to write really excellant books. I don't think she is doing much of the writing anymore. I have read her co-authored books and didn't hear her "voice" in them at all. What do you think?

Welcome to Blogville! I think I might like the Friday Book Highlights. It's great to get feedback before you read. I'll be back to see you soon!

Hi! I saw your link in Tor's blog.

I love this feature - I'm always looking for a new book to read,

Welcome to blogville!

Good Morning and welcome to Blogville! I have just finished reading all four of your entries and I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed each of them.

As for this first entry, well I am like you, I have been writing stories since childhood. I find that most of my stories start as this little niggle at the back of my brain...half-formed idea or single scene. It begins to grow over the days that follow, until I have to get it out of my head by putting words to paper.

That is when the characters come to life and their world takes form...I call it "Magic time".

I guess I don't write for fame or fortune because the fact that I have published but one short story rules out both of those. No, I do it for the sheer joy of creating a story, a world, a group of characters, from whole-cloth.

It is only in the last few years I have begun to entertain the notion that someone might actually pay for what I do...we shall see where that leads.

Anyway, I wanted to welcome you to the blog page, your blog is very informative and an easy read about a subject which everyone here on this site for writers should have an interest in. When you have the time, make the rounds and read and comment to some other blogs and before you know it, you will have tons of folks in here following your own blog.

I look forward to reading more of your blog in the comming days and months.