Comments for The Vandal – Derek Haines

Comment on Said Harry Potter – Harry Potter Said by Snug

Snug — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:37:11 +0000

Hello, new here. I was wondering if age and category of book, such as chapterbooks, middlegrade books, young adult novels and farther on up, are taken into consideration when regarding dialogue tags? A lot of my favorite kids books use all the above mentioned tags to wildly varying degrees; said Harry, Harry said, Harry said angrily, said Harry angrily, and the sentence leading into the dialogue so that no tag is needed, Am I forgetting any? None of these seem out of the ordinary and to me, rather, they appear quite comfortable on the eye. For younger readers such as the age groups for the above mentioned categories, are these tags perfectly fine? And, where it’s considered unneeded, unnecessary or just wrong, are you speaking from a place of adult novels?

Thank you!
Daniel

Comment on The McDonald’s Vampire by Andre Michael Pietroschek

Andre Michael Pietroschek — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:16:43 +0000

It is one part wishful thinking, but two parts factually experienced reality: Reading a novel on any smartphone, even the seven inch screens, hurts the eyes and causes headaches.

Hence the time for novelette & novella might be one more legitimate step on the way of authorship, depending on one factor, the readers buying it, or not.

Inspiring idea, thank you!

Comment on Not A Bestselling Author, But A Selling Author, Yes by Kevin Parham

Kevin Parham — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:02:21 +0000

In reply to Nicholas Rossis. Great article, Derek. Thanks for sharing! It just goes to show that 'slow and steady' is always the best way to sell books. Hyperbole never lasts long, nor is it very effective. I concur with you in many respects. If, after publishing three or four books, your storyline is solid, the writing is competent (including the editing) and you do what's necessary with respect to getting the word out (Marketing), then, in time, you'll begin to see an increase in sales, which to me, is a resounding success!

Comment on Nineteen Roses by Kaylon Roden

Kaylon Roden — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:15:25 +0000

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