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SciFrac, If you have strong inclinations towards a multimedia: graphic/audio, style of work, why limit yourself to just the novel format and pursuit this idea? It could be allot of work, but you may find it more enjoyable. I love watching book trailers. Some are pretty cheesy, but if...

Some obscure ones The Killing Fields: (Vietnam photojournalist trapped behind enemy lines) The Deer Hunter: (very slow beginning.. but has some amazing scenes) Silent Night: ( Based on a true story) And a more recent, but descent: Valkyrie with Tom Cruise

interesting. Thanks for posting the Link Brian. was unable to download it from my area, but here's a You tube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNp-bNHq0Ns&feature=related As for the series.. Hmmm. its a bit on the low end.. Sparse in the visual department, and too fast to get any...

If you intend to write from the killers pov then you'll have to reveal who he/she is early in your story. But perhaps your big reveal can be something else other than uncovering murderer. ...Perhaps its another element or turn of events, both the killer and investigator are completely...

good advice indeed. As the saying goes "There are two types,.. those who have lost data and those who are about to." I like to keep everything close a hand. A small USB flash stick (password protected) on my key chain, is great for that.

Thanks for the detailed replies.. I've been familiarizing myself through some You tube videos. Didn't realize trading card games (Magic) were so complicated. thanks again.. Jeff

I've been scouring the internet for several hours trying to understand the concept (Rules) behind "Trading Gard" Games. There are countless games out there, but I've yet to find a single site/ you tube video which actually explains how to play... in simple basic terms. Every game, no doubt...

Hello, Teresa. I'm not much of a thread poster.. but been lurking for quite a while on the forum. So sorry to hear of your daughters horrible experience, and this coupled with mortgage issues. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.. Love the book cover! btw.. It also reads...

I think its a very interesting idea. You seemed to have covered many pros and cons. I would agree that there's strength in numbers and can see this as something quite positive. Perhaps instead of combining several authors to a single website, you could create a kind of "Buffer Zone" of...

Working digitally is probably your safest bet. Easy to store, make backup copies, categorize, access via other programs, plus its portable ie: cell phones etc. As for the program you use.. There's a ton out there, you'll have to try them out and see if it fits into your...

"Come father. Let us embrace at last." When I first saw this movie I remember being rather confused when the Holy Grail aspect was introduced. Despite keeping true to the Arthurian Legend.. It seem to be disjointed. Still, a terrific movie. And I agree about the musical score. what can...

Or perhaps you need to outline a bit more.. there's nothing wrong with that either. Are you incorporating sub plots? these can often be the interesting bits that tie in everything together.

I would agree that doing a simple search on Baby names will yield a ton of results, which you can choose by gender and Nationality. However I wouldn’t place too much emphasis on the name Origin and Meaning. I’ve found many discrepancies between sites. Jeff

For me writing plot structural ideas aren’t effected much by external stimuli.. in fact, a noisy chaotic environment can sometimes help, (given the nature of my current story) yet when it comes to dialogue and scene exactness, I find even the slightest distraction throws me completely off. For...

Not sure why Vanity or self publishing receive a bad reputation. No one would look down upon a starting Rock band to put together their own CD , print and sell them locally, or a painter for creating reproductions of their work and selling them at art venues, .. yet in the world of...

There are plenty of amnesia movies out there... some of them voluntarily planned you may want to check these out for similarities.. http://www.fancast.com/tags/amnesia/440/main Memory Loss / Amnesia Movies at the Box Office - Box Office Mojo I also recall Asimov utilizing...

Regarding the question of what makes a great story… There are many movies I thought were absolutely brilliant when watching at the theater, yet somehow I’m only able to see these a single time. Among many of my favorite movie choices, I would consider to be quite mindless, albeit...

I think our minds are great at thinking in terms of broad strokes.. But for me, when I try to plot ideas in my head and continually end up with dead end results, It’s most often from over thinking the same ideas. Despite my attempts to attack structure from different angles, my mind simply...

Thanks! Jeff

Thanks, I guess my question relates to the thought process behind his stories, from an aspiring writers point of view. What triggered his ideas and how/why he arrived at the conclusions in his books. If this is discussed at all… But thanks again for the info...