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practical experience, FTW
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
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You've read Hunger Games right? (LOL I haven't mind you... Decided I would even if for some reason the cover turns me off, but since I waited this long thought I'd wait until the third one was out)
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
Location: California
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I'm just gonna post it. I totally approve of posting negative crits of books, as long as you give real reasons why and aren't just like, "It sucks."
The Maze Runner. And my issue is that the author is avoiding the world-building, at least in the first third, by having the MC ask about everything and either being interrupted or being told to shut up. The MC spends the whole time calling the author out on it, and all it does is frustrate the reader, not put them in suspense, at least for me. Then a third of the way in, the MC finds someone who will answer his (still just world-building) questions, and he decides he would rather work on weeding than talk. And that's where the author lost me. Also, I felt the quality of writing wasn't on par with The Hunger Games, which the book was compared to, which was why I picked it up.
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the ducks are watching
Join Date: May 2009
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I'm so tired. And I have no idea what I'm doing this evening. *sigh* I miss socializing.
Also - you're an English major, right, Sarah? Did you do any internships or not? Cause I have no idea what to do in that department. O.o |
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
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You sound like me.
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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I'm writing 100 declarative sentences about my characters.
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
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There is nothing I hate more than writing papers right now.
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
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I just got accepted into grad school and they told me I could apply for a TAship where I would be teaching six units of GE English, but unfortunately, they told me I could do this four days before the app was due, so I didn't have time to finish it.
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I just realized that a prologue would make The Continent better. But prologues are generally considered bad so now I'm torn...
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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Psh, do a prologue. Worst case, you'll have to cut it (or rename it chapter 1)
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let it snow
Join Date: Sep 2009
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I think it was the girl? I can't remember. It's been a decade! lol
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
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Nope. I worked at Starbucks. lol
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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I did an internship summer before senior year.
It actually helped me get my current job (granted, this was my third job after college, and I had only been out for two years, lol) ETA: (well, actually, technically it was my fourth)
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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I'm afraid to buy this book. I'm afraid I won't be pulled into it like I was the HG. Also, I could potentially have received one or more of my books from the contests I won two weeks ago, and then I could wait until I had a coupon to buy this one.
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
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What book?
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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Incarceron, lol.
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Steel Magnolia & Snarky Pants
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Georgia
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Don't kill the bar, Dude.
Join Date: May 2009
Location: California
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If you don't like it, you can publicly humiliate me on the boards.
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Angel, demon, hero, villain
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LOL, nah.
I'm just really jaded about fiction right now, and then just having that other book disappoint me on top of that has made me a little fearful about getting this one. (Note: I was jaded before HG too, it just was good enough that it broke through)
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