@hope
Active 4 years, 11 months ago- Rank: Eccentric Mentor
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Quick Critique in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 3 months ago
@dragon-snapper I’ve no idea…next year, hopefully? Though I’ll be getting beta readers sometime this fall. Hopefully. 😉
@daeus I see what you mean. Thanks. (And yes, you want to read it! That is good, precious, yes it is. Wes very happy abouts that.)
@ingridrd And…yes. Always a typo somewhere. Thanks for catching it. 😉
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Quick Critique in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 3 months ago
@dragon-snapper I’ve no idea…next year, hopefully? Though I’ll be getting beta readers sometime this fall. Hopefully. 😉
@daeus I see what you mean. Thanks. (And yes, you want to read it! That is good, precious, yes it is. Wes very happy abouts that.)
@Ingrid And…yes. Always a typo somewhere. Thanks for catching it. 😉
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Greetings, my fellow squires and knights of the pen! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
I can’t stand bad writing either. There is only one or two authors who I will read despite somewhat choppy writing because I love their stuff so much. @theliterarycrusader
The War of the Realms might have slightly better writing than the Kingdom and Knight series. I own both those series and I love the stories, but the writing itself? I don’t…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Greetings, my fellow squires and knights of the pen! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
I can’t stand bad writing either. There is only one or two authors who I will read despite somewhat choppy writing because I love their stuff so much. @theliterarycrusader
The War of the Realms might have slightly better writing than the Kingdom and Knight series. I own both those series and I love the stories, but the writing itself? I don’t…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Favorites? in the forum Book Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@Daeus That’s why one has to watch the movie before reading the book. Because they can enjoy it before realizing how much is left out. 😉 I really liked the movie though, from the bits of the book I do know, some things were made more exciting (action wise). And the ending was happier than the book too, I think. Also, one of my characters from…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Quick Critique in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 3 months ago
@anne-bria This is my longer blurb, for Amazon at least. It does look a bit too long for the back of a book, but for the Amazon description one wants to go longer rather than shorter. Or so I’ve heard.
@sarah-hoven I agree with you both about taking off the bolded…here’s a shorter blurb that I could put on the back of a book. I’ve used the…[Read more]
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Hope Ann started the topic Quick Critique in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been working on the blurb for my novel, Fidelyon, and wondered if any of you had any critiques. Especially regarding the flow of the first few lines, directly followed bye the prophecy. I’m considering taking out the bolded sentences…I’m not sure. (also, what is the official name for these things? Blurbs? Book Descriptions? Reader Traps? ;)…[Read more]
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Hope Ann started the topic Quick Critique in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 3 months ago
I’ve been working on the blurb for my novel, Fidelyon, and wondered if any of you had any critiques. Especially regarding the first few lines, then the prophecy. I’m considering taking out the bolded sentences…I’m not sure. (also, what is the official name for these things? Blurbs? Book Descriptions? Reader Traps? 😉 )
A shield. A spear. An…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Favorites? in the forum Book Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@daeus Consider me properly inspired…after I get the next several books on my tbr list done. But you and @Kate-flournoy have talked about it so much that I want to read it. Also, I saw the movie. Which I really liked, though I could tell things were sped up even though it didn’t seem rushed. Have you seen the movie, Daeus?
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Hello. My name is Anne Swiftblade… in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Welcome, @anne-swiftblade. I love your username…swiftblade. That conjures up a number of cool pictures. 😉
Lord of the Rings. YES! Me too.
Fantasy. Another YES! What are you working on right now?
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Greetings, my fellow squires and knights of the pen! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Greetings, @theliterarycrusader! I have a MC who is an INFJ. I’m a INTJ myself…a type that is pretty rare among women (0.8%). I’ve read most, if not all of Chuck Black’s works too. I enjoyed The War of the Realm trilogy. The idea was very interesting even if the writing isn’t the best. 🙂
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Hope Ann replied to the topic It's Time for War. ~NaNoWriMo'16~ in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Favorites? in the forum Book Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@kate-flournoy No, I’ve not read The Hunchback of Notre Dame. I’ve not read Les Miserables either, though my sister has… Right now I want to get my hands on The Count of Monte Cristo and read that sometime this fall/winter.
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Hope Ann replied to the topic It's Time for War. ~NaNoWriMo'16~ in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@aella I will fight alongside the rest of you! *straps on sword* *checks on daggers and bow* I’ve never done NaNoWriMo, though I have done some of the camps. But I do want to this year. I’m going to be writing a novella and a prequel to the novella, so I’m thinking around 45,000 words. I’m planning on planning and outlining the story in September…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Chatter in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@his-instrument That is so neat! I’ll have to watch for that the next time I watch the movie. 🙂
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Variation for Capture the Flag ideas? in the forum Fantasy 8 years, 3 months ago
Or maybe fight with real weapons…like in Percy Jackson? They have some pretty intense games of capture the flag there. @Jada-morrison’s idea is good too. Perhaps they have to capture a person. Or perhaps one team member on the opposite is a spy and no one on either side know who it is so everyone is sending out spies and making alliances. And…[Read more]
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Quotes in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@warrioroftherealm Love that quote! (I love your profile picture too, by the way)
Life is too short for reading inferior books
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Faith and Prayer in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@corissa-maiden-of-praise Ooo, that is a tough question. Hmmm…
I could argue for both sides, so I guess I’ll start by asking is it a Biblical idea that preparing for an answer to prayer is a sign of faith. Or is it a sign of presumption?
I’ve not studied this but I think assuming the answer is a bit presumptuous. After all, when we’re asking…[Read more]
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Corissa Maiden of Praise and Hope Ann are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago
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Hope Ann replied to the topic Titles…again in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 3 months ago
@Greta Thanks. I’m currently naming the book Fidelyon…an idea I got a few days ago. 😉
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