Bummer about THE REPLACEMENT. I know I'll probably love whatever else she puts out, but I really did love Mackie. You're right though I'll just have to re-read it whenever I'm yearning for him cause it definitely has re-read value
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LOL @ All the strange similarities between us girls (see Anne's comment below also referencing American Girl dolls - hehe). Never heard of Magic Attic Club, but I guess it's good they no longer exist or I might be trying to find a reason to buy myself another toy I don't need, but love (which is the case with all of the toys I already collect
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I'm assuming I liked that Sherrilyn Kenyon essay, even though it's been years since I read it. (I'll probably be re-reading it within the next week or so to see if it has anything useful for my research paper, tee-hee.)
Yeah, obsessing over the word count CAN be a hindrance. Even though those scenes might seem long on their own, when compared to the overall pace of your novel, trying to shorten 'em might throw readers off more, because then it won't feel as in tune with the rest of the book. Just let the story do what it wants for now and worry about the technical stuff later, even if it does cause your book to be a monstrous bundle of words. (Ha, ha.)
And hey, of course I'd be happy to give suggestions like that! That's what critique partners are for. ;)
I think I’m going to try and stop focusing so much on word count and just keep it tamed. I mean in the first draft I had some chapters that were 10,000 words alone. I definitely don’t want that this time around, but I’m going to try and keep some of the original friend building scenes and see how I can create them with less detail and space, but still get the point across.
Yay, the Replacement! I'm hoping to put up pictures of Maggie S. doodles from my ARC and a few of the funny comments if I can make my camera work and clear that Brenna Y
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I would LOVE to see the doodles and such your ARC copy of THE REPLACEMENT. It'd be super cool if you could find a way to make your camera cooperate
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Ok,I have two go-to Christmas recommendations. (Well one and a half since one is a kiddie book.)
1. My FAVORITE Christmas book:"The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman" by Louise Plummer. Totally obscure realistic YA fiction from the 90s... and its stuck with me ever since. Super sweet Christmasy setting for a "first love" story.
2. This is a total elementary school kiddie book but I can't help it... "The Best Christmas Pagent Ever" by Barbara Robinson. My fourth grade teacher read it to me when I was like 8 and the first three pages STILL crack me up everytime! SO cute.
I have many more things to say but I'll send you a PM later so I don't overflow the comment space. :) ~P~
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Yeah, obsessing over the word count CAN be a hindrance. Even though those scenes might seem long on their own, when compared to the overall pace of your novel, trying to shorten 'em might throw readers off more, because then it won't feel as in tune with the rest of the book. Just let the story do what it wants for now and worry about the technical stuff later, even if it does cause your book to be a monstrous bundle of words. (Ha, ha.)
And hey, of course I'd be happy to give suggestions like that! That's what critique partners are for. ;)
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1. My FAVORITE Christmas book:"The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman" by Louise Plummer. Totally obscure realistic YA fiction from the 90s... and its stuck with me ever since. Super sweet Christmasy setting for a "first love" story.
2. This is a total elementary school kiddie book but I can't help it... "The Best Christmas Pagent Ever" by Barbara Robinson. My fourth grade teacher read it to me when I was like 8 and the first three pages STILL crack me up everytime! SO cute.
I have many more things to say but I'll send you a PM later so I don't overflow the comment space. :)
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