tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post4541774490814646418..comments2023-04-12T06:15:02.968-04:00Comments on Fantasy Debut: DEATH WIZARD CHRONICLES by Jim MelvinTia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-84169183350740474852007-10-08T14:04:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:04:00.000-04:00Dear Tia: Here's a review from Mary "Lynn" Lewis, ...Dear Tia: <BR/><BR/>Here's a review from Mary "Lynn" Lewis, the Virtual Wordsmith. <BR/><BR/>http://virtualwordsmith.blogspot.com/Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-85291562134543580202007-09-15T20:46:00.000-04:002007-09-15T20:46:00.000-04:00Raven:Exactly!Raven:<BR/><BR/>Exactly!Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-18315562211326265042007-09-14T23:08:00.000-04:002007-09-14T23:08:00.000-04:00Jim, I think posting the beginning is the way to g...Jim, I think posting the beginning is the way to go. Much better for us to start where we're supposed to start (and get hooked there, too) instead of trying to figure out what's going on in an excerpt from the middle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-33904401696363828632007-09-14T21:14:00.000-04:002007-09-14T21:14:00.000-04:00Oh, and I will send along the reviews ... as they ...Oh, and I will send along the reviews ... as they come.Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-37489384555457701002007-09-14T21:13:00.000-04:002007-09-14T21:13:00.000-04:00Tia:Ha! No, I didn't mean that others were not on ...Tia:<BR/><BR/>Ha! No, I didn't mean that others were not on the mark. I was just commenting on some of your observations. And Raven, I like excerpts too, although you can't underrate the effect context has on writing. That's why I chose to post the start of Book One on my long-excerpt link rather than something in the middle. Like Stephen Donaldson says, the writer earns his/her voice from page one.Jim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-80531171978879247812007-09-14T15:27:00.000-04:002007-09-14T15:27:00.000-04:00Too true! But for the reader, always a good thing....Too true! But for the reader, always a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-76805075092622426582007-09-14T07:54:00.000-04:002007-09-14T07:54:00.000-04:00Jim, mention those reviews to me and I'll link the...Jim, mention those reviews to me and I'll link them here. Also, I hope you don't mean that people have been posting things about your book that are NOT "on the mark".<BR/><BR/>Raven, I appreciate excerpts as well. They have both made me want to buy the book when I otherwise would not have, and they have made me say "ugh! not for me!" when I might have wasted money on it. So for the author, it's both a good and a bad thing.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-89425591416878325052007-09-13T23:59:00.000-04:002007-09-13T23:59:00.000-04:00I love it when excerpts are available online. They...I love it when excerpts are available online. They give you a great idea of which books to look for when they come out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-72265395177132822902007-09-13T21:59:00.000-04:002007-09-13T21:59:00.000-04:00Dear Tia:For me and my series, the best is yet to ...Dear Tia:<BR/><BR/>For me and my series, the best is yet to come. I have some major reviews in the works. And I'm working on joining another big festival. Thanks so much for taking the time to mention my series. It is MUCH appreciated. Not to mention that everything you said was on the mark.<BR/>-- Jim MelvinJim Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109419832672177370noreply@blogger.com