tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33140642.post2208634355559969672..comments2023-06-29T00:58:12.052-07:00Comments on Hello Reader!: An Answer for EverythingThe Magna Beasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032919264437461525noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33140642.post-53548825261904309662010-03-16T23:53:26.700-07:002010-03-16T23:53:26.700-07:00On the topic of questions that you raise that will...On the topic of questions that you raise that will be a long time answering: think about if whether they are actually necessary or not. You might find that after some contemplation that the issues can either be answered sooner than you previously anticipated or are kind of superfluous; in that case, your problem will be solved. If they are necessary, you could downplay them or just hope that your readers will be so interested in other things that the unanswered questions are not too bothersome.<br /><br />Other than that, your idea of genetic engineering—and its basis in that humans and aliens have been living alongside each other for a long time and that love is inevitable—is really nice and believable. I completely understand where the idea came from and think it’s cool. :D Are you going to talk about this a bit in your novel (the first one) or is it more of an ‘implied’ or ‘glossed over’ idea? <br /><br />As for your last paragraph: one of your top priorities should definitely be to have fun. ☺ Of course make time for writing, but you can’t be a good writer if you aren’t out in the world having experiences. I know you know that, I just think it’s a good thing to remember. <br /><br />For your subsequent posts, I liked what you did today. You could use other posts to talk about some novel concepts presented in your work, like cultural characteristics of the aliens or things of the like. The other thing that would work nicely is posting more excerpts, especially parts of the novel that have some ‘problem’, as in when you read them there’s just something about it that you don’t like but can’t figure out what it is. Your readers can be helpful in identifying how to address these problem areas. Of course, also posting your favorite passages would be good for entertaining us. ☺ Oh! And you could post examples of those questions that go unanswered that you mentioned earlier and see if we think that we’d be too curious if we had to wait to learn the answer/if we would be angry over not learning the answer.<br /><br />Off-topic: did you get my e-mail? I recently switched e-mail addresses and was concerned that it never actually reached your inbox (I have bad luck with e-mail for some reason).Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133100735805243521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33140642.post-25583083061395596132009-09-10T21:10:15.574-07:002009-09-10T21:10:15.574-07:00Hey Sheba! Thanks so much for your feedback! It&...Hey Sheba! Thanks so much for your feedback! It's very much appreciated. And yes, the book will definitely involve love. But the rest of the book hasn't been on here yet. I have it on my computer. I've posted an excerpt from Chapter 5: The Ties That Bind in a previous post. The link is here: http://themagnabeast.blogspot.com/2009/08/some-downtime.html#more<br /><br />If you have the time, comment! Critique! I'd love to hear from everyone, especially you!<br /><br />And thanks, I like the names too :DThe Magna Beasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032919264437461525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33140642.post-2385610336815081162009-09-10T12:53:02.454-07:002009-09-10T12:53:02.454-07:00I think the genetic engineering concept is pretty ...I think the genetic engineering concept is pretty cool. And if you write about love I will so totally read it! Where's the rest of the book? Did you only post part of it?<br /><br />Ps. I like the names of the characters.Shebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193086917489415003noreply@blogger.com