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[TacKY]

Nevermind, I should of posted this on a different forum

[Max White]

Well, I havn't exactly read your works, so I would feel bad about voting for a book I have never read. Also, I know age should never be an issue, but at the age of 17 I'm left to wonder how would you write a 'Book following a schizophrenic during World War I', taking into account the fact that you almost certainly lack the historical or medical accuracy. On the other hand, your book may be very well researched and well written! For all I know it is the best book about the WWI era ever! I do not know, and this is a problem.

In other news, 6 posts? I can't help but feel you are sort of trying to take advantage of the bay12 forums by looking for people who arn't internet douch bags and begging for support.

[rarborman]

I'd have to ask if this is fiction or nonfiction.

[TacKY]

Well, I havn't exactly read your works, so I would feel bad about voting for a book I have never read. Also, I know age should never be an issue, but at the age of 17 I'm left to wonder how would you write a 'Book following a schizophrenic during World War I', taking into account the fact that you almost certainly lack the historical or medical accuracy. On the other hand, your book may be very well researched and well written! For all I know it is the best book about the WWI era ever! I do not know, and this is a problem.

In other news, 6 posts? I can't help but feel you are sort of trying to take advantage of the bay12 forums by looking for people who arn't internet douch bags and begging for support.

Just because I don't post a lot doesn't mean I am mooching off the bay12 forums. If I get into that category, there will be an excerpt of some of the manuscript for people to read. Most of the "voting" is done by people at Amazon and the judges anyway. I have done my research when it comes to World War I and I guess people get misconceptions about a person based on their age. Not that I need support anyway; just posting to let people know like that guy posting about the "beganningmyth" or whatever the hell he called it.

[Max White]

Hey, relax buddy, were freinds here. Like I said, you should never judge a book by the age of the auther, but both WWI and mental illness are big topics, some that a lot of mature authers will not touch. Just make sure you know what your getting in bed with, and things are fine! As for 'just letting the world know', like the Beganningmyth guy, you may or may not have noticed he got grilled a little.

[TacKY]

Hey, relax buddy, were freinds here. Like I said, you should never judge a book by the age of the auther, but both WWI and mental illness are big topics, some that a lot of mature authers will not touch. Just make sure you know what your getting in bed with, and things are fine! As for 'just letting the world know', like the Beganningmyth guy, you may or may not have noticed he got grilled a little.

Yep, I noticed and by "little" you mean the whole forums lol.


On second thought I should of posted this in a writing forums but I will post short stories on this board later once I have the time.

[Max White]

I think some people to a slightly unreasonable degree. Ripping books in half is never productive, no matter how obscure the book.

[TacKY]

I think some people to a slightly unreasonable degree. Ripping books in half is never productive, no matter how obscure the book.

I agree. One person may hate it while the rest of the world loves it. Just look at Twilight.

[Max White]

Twilight isn't that 'loved', but rather those who enjoy it are more vocal about it, making numbers appear over inflated and hyped, then people buy the book because you must read anything over hyped just so you can either see what the fuss was about, or be justifyed in not liking it.

Edward Cullen is some what of a firefly, and that what makes the fan girls love him so. People will write poems and songs about how wonderful fireflys are, and how they glow in the moon light, yet have you seen a firefly in real life? They are, to many, ugly little insects with a faint glow. Our freind Edward is the same, glorified in art, but in real life a guy like that would be shunned for being creepy, and that is why he is so desirable to manny, the perfect guy they will never find in real life, because they never look twice when they walk past the emo kid. He has been calling himself 'a monster' long before Cullen, yet when he does it, it isn't because he is 'deep and troubled', it is because he is an annoying emo kid. Sad truth is sad.

[TacKY]

Twilight isn't that 'loved', but rather those who enjoy it are more vocal about it, making numbers appear over inflated and hyped, then people buy the book because you must read anything over hyped just so you can either see what the fuss was about, or be justifyed in not liking it.

Edward Cullen is some what of a firefly, and that what makes the fan girls love him so. People will write poems and songs about how wonderful fireflys are, and how they glow in the moon light, yet have you seen a firefly in real life? They are, to many, ugly little insects with a faint glow. Our freind Edward is the same, glorified in art, but in real life a guy like that would be shunned for being creepy, and that is why he is so desirable to manny, the perfect guy they will never find in real life, because they never look twice when they walk past the emo kid. He has been calling himself 'a monster' long before Cullen, yet when he does it, it isn't because he is 'deep and troubled', it is because he is an annoying emo kid. Sad truth is sad.

From what I heard Twilight is a pretty bland book but if even one person enjoys it then the author has did their job.

[Vector]

Not my cup of tea (All Quiet on the Western Front was pretty much all I could take), but write away.  If it's researched well enough I might jump on it.  I'm a serious sucker for historical fiction right now.