Daniel Thompson

@warrioroftherealm Ah! How did you know that old English is my weakness?

I think your big help here is that most people don’t equate dinosaurs with dragons. If they do, well, good for them. They probably aren’t going to have a problem with your fantasy creature.

Hi @shannon,

I live in Ohio and love it, but I do really like Texas as well. Well, the green parts, that is.

Welcome, @shannon!!!! You come from a big family too; bigger than mine even. 😀 I have eight younger siblings. Do you have any favorite songs?

@that_writer_girl_99

That’s great! I would offer two pieces of advice.

1. Write about stuff you’re passionate about. This will keep you writing and attract like minded people.
2. Develop a distinctive voice. Half of blogging is offering important content, but the whole other fifty percent is your voice. This is why I follow @ethryndal‘s blog,…[Read more]

Hi, @Rjk,

Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet.

Zikers, that’s a lot of ideas! (You aren’t an ENFP, are you?)

Well, I’m excited to see what discussions you bring up. See you around.

@his-instrument You can give me a synopsis of all the chapters. A google doc would be best.

@kate-flournoy, you’ve… lost your mind. *shakes head* Well, what do I say? I’ll add you to Emma’s doc.

@graciegirl @dragon-snapper Signing off.

@graciegirl I’ll join you. I’m doing some grammar checking and such.

@winter-rose It’s fine to wait for the second draft before you take a break. Probably best actually.

@daeus Sounds good. I think you have my email from last time.

Oh! I forgot! And I’m looking for a Brittish beta-reader too. I’ve got two characters who are modern Britts, and I have very little idea how modern Britts talk. If you happen to know any Brittish people who might be interested, I would be appreciative.

@dragon-snapper Okay, well, you can be part of the first round if you think that would be best.

Go ahead and send me the manuscript right away.

@hope Sure.
@his-instrument While I don’t have time to completely beta read it, I could brainstorm with you about the overall plot, characterization, theme, and stuff like that. I might be able to beta read the first couple chapters too, just for stylistic stuff. I don’t know for sure, but we’ll wait and see.

@graciegirl @hope @his-instrument @emm…[Read more]

@winter-rose Breaks? What are those? Who has time for breaks? XD

I do leave a project for a little bit when I’m done with it, but I never actually take a break from writing because I’ve several projects going at a time. To get a good perspective on a manuscript, yes… taking a break for a few weeks or months (I’ve heard months is good but have…[Read more]

@daeus This book comes highly recommended. 😀 Though… I don’t have time for a page by page beta reading like I did last time. I should be able to read it through in a month and jot notes on each chapter or anything plot or character wise that catches my eye if that works for you.

As for a manuscript swap… even if it wasn’t taken, 170,000 is a…[Read more]

I half agree with you @dragon-snapper. If you work on a new project during your break, I think it’s fine though.

@winter-rose Breaks aren’t absolutely necessary, but they are really helpful. If you feel like your work is a sloppy mess, it’s more likely that you need a break from it. But I don’t think that means you have to keep it from your alpha reader. What you might do is just let her read it and give you her thoughts, but don’t look at her thoughts until…[Read more]

@northerner Thanks 🙂
@his-instrument Are you talking about The Prince of the Barbarians?
@lifeofkatie Sure, well, it’s all up to you. At the moment, I don’t feel any particular need for another beta-reader, but if it’s something you’d want to do, I’d be more than glad to get your feedback. Each new perspective notices something nobody else did.…[Read more]