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"Littlest Lovecraft presents: The Dunwich Horror" made my library. Let me know what you think of it.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this but here goes. Two ladies, both fans of H.P. Lovecraft, have put out a series of illustrated children's books based on H.P. Lovecraft's works. I just read the second one. The authors are Tro Rex and Eyona Bella. The series is called "Littlest...

For me it's most anything by Tolkien. I've tried "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, but I didn't quite get the humor. The suicidal cow did me in.

Oh man. Any writing blitz in December might as well die a ineffectual death. It's not even getting off the ground.

There's no such thing as too old. Forgive my bluntness, but most teenage writers have...problems with their writing. Take Christopher Paolini for example. I liked the movie "Eragon," but when I read the first two books of his "Inheritance" series, I found him to be immature and willing to use...

I was wondering if anyone else refuses to do NaNo because there is already too much on his/her plate during the month of November. Here in the States, we have Thanksgiving, and then the rush for Christmas. If NaNo was in January, I'd give it a try. As it is, there are projects and recipes, and...

Age: 22 Reason/Real Reason: To me they are both the same. I was re-reading one of the "Wolfwalker" books, and thought I can do this. It's so simple. Yeah, right, that's why I'm still trying to put my first draft together after 10 years.

The Goodreads Choice Awards are up and Mr. Lawrence has made semifinalist in the Fantasy section for "Prince of Fools." Congratulations.

Agreed, Teresa. This is why I keep the physical copies. I just don't trust the electronic media revolution.

Tinker, I read some of these self-published works. Most of the time, it needs to go back to the editing floor. That's why I think many see themselves shooting their career by self-publishing. There's a lot of filtering, on the part of the readers, that has to take place before a gem is...

About 20,000 in the second draft. Not sure how big it'll get.

Don't compare your stuff to the 'masters.' Here's a secret. The first draft will always suck. Write it, hide it, and chop, crop, and re-assemble it. The rules of writing, the ones we can all agree with, are: read, write, re-write. If you are still uncertain, get drunk first, it worked for...

To answer your question of if the author is God, Randy. Yeah, of his/her created work, the author is god. They say what is canon, who goes together, and who lives or dies. I'd say that qualifies.

Peter Straub's "Ghost Story." I was a crying mess by the time the dog was killed. To be honest, if I'd known that he was writing with Stephen King at times, I wouldn't have pick it up.

Well, I think I can explain my position better on negative reviews by showing an example of one of mine. Here is a book that I didn't much care for. It shows how I see that a negative review should work. Yes, why a reviewer hates or enjoys a book should be included. But as I said, if I can't...

I was going to say "Eats Shoots and Leaves" but Ray beat me to it. Perhaps you can also find some used English textbooks somewhere?

It's very possible to write a negative review without bagging the author. I've done it. Like I said, there has to be a favorite scene, even if I don't like the book. Something that I can remember with a smile. Oddly enough, after giving one negative review, the author offered me the sequel.

I have a simple policy. Respect is shown to the author, politeness is key. I don't spoil the story for anyone. There is always a favorite scene shown, something for the reader to seek while reading as well as giving me something good to see in each novel that I read. If I am unable to find...

One. I finish it then start another. Easier to write my reviews that way.