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Halloween Coloring Book Pumpkin by Brandon Goostree
My earliest and most favorite collaborator — Brandon Goostree — released this coloring book pumpkin on the front cover of his halloween coloring pages for adults and kids. There’s a great blend of scary halloween coloring and funnier stuff for kids. I asked him a few questions as the artists and kids from our Third Saturday event…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 6
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 5
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 4
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 3
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 2
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — Chapter 1
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Note about me:…
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Name of the Wind analysis — prologue
Hey friends, long time no write about the Name of the Wind, Kingkiller, etc. I’ve intended to do a Name of the Wind analysis reread (not to mention the other books) for some time now. — You should assume spoilers henceforth! Forthwith! This post shall take a fortnight of hours to read! Unfortunately, when I…
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Comp Titles — What? Why? How? HELP!
Dirty secret time: what an editor wants to see when they read your comp title — your analysis of comparative and competitive titles that parallel your book — is how much YOUR BOOK will sell. Now. An agent will want story hooks, that’s fine. Some of them like comping games, films, even weird middle school boardgames,…
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Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio — Name of the Wind in Space?
I honestly was simultaneously skeptical and curious about this book Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio, wanting it to really hit me hard, fearing it would really disappoint me. I found so much of a thrill in this book. So much laughter and tears. So many things that echoed the anger I feel at the…
