My Book
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Topic: My Book
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Subject: My Book
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:17pm
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Well I'm writing a spy novel It will have no sex in it but it will have action, violence, murder etc. I want it to come out to be at least two hundred pages and I want it to be publishe so I was wondering what font should I use. What kind would I be taken more seriously by a publisher with as of right now I'm writing it in font size 11. |
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Posted By: paintballman_13
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:19pm
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Posted By: Bunker_Attack
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:20pm
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10.. you never want it too big ------------- 
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Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:27pm
| 2.... No just kidding use 11. |
Posted By: -The Unknown-
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:27pm
Small looks better! ------------- |
Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:28pm
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Use 4 and give a magnifying glass with the book.
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Posted By: :ShockeR_ratm:
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:29pm
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.535353 ------------- 
Nobody ever suspects the fun police! 
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Posted By: -The Unknown-
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:31pm
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BTW how long do you think it will take you to write the whole thing? ------------- |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:34pm
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I've been writing it since last year but its taken that long because I'm bad at typing and I cant really get motivated to do it right now I'm on the fourth chapter but I'm going to start serously typuing it tommorow but I'm not sure when I'll be finished. |
Posted By: [Mr. Smith]
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:37pm
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I swear, every time somebody asks a question in this forum, the first person to reply has to say somehting stupid. ------------- Proud owner of an ACE'd 2K3 matrix  |
paintballman_13 wrote:Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:42pm
Yeah I just ingored it |
Posted By: Fallout_soldier
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:43pm
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^yep ------------- 
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Posted By: MSG.Mobius
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 9:46pm
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12 is like the stantard for things.... ------------- 
Coming in May 2005! |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 10:25pm
| bump |
Posted By: tippy_182
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 10:29pm
Thats what I say. ------------- 
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Posted By: matt06
Date Posted: 05 August 2004 at 10:29pm
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wow...good luck with that....my stories I had to write for school were good for about...2 lines..then I got fed up and started rambling
id say 10 or ....12 might be pushin it a little, and 11 is like identical to 12. |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 7:50am
| bump |
Posted By: Random_Person
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 8:21am
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thats a cool project, i like makeing up storys but i hate to type and phsically write them down, so i never write. but i think that 11 is good ------------- http://profile.xfire.com/kentuckyfriedgangsta"> 
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Posted By: Bill Gates
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 8:48am
me too |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 9:19am
| I'll give you guys an excerpt soon |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 9:43am
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If you're serious about looking to get it published, then what you're working on is a manuscript.
You want something that can easily be read, marked, and edited, so choice of font is every bit as important as size. I personally suggest 12 point Arial, double spaced to allow for line notes. 12 point is easily read, even by those without perfect vision, and is commonly used as a business-standard font size. ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 9:48am
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You'll also want to do a good bit of looking into Query Letters and Literary Agents.
----- I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Stephen King's "On Writing" and read it cover to cover. He talks about writing style, some "real world" guidelines, and writing habits. He also helps you determine whether you should seriously be pursuing writing at all. ----- This isn't intended to be an advertisement, more of a resource link, but the Online Writing Workshops are a great place to read the works of others and submit your own for review by other authors. http://www.onlinewritingworkshop.com I'm a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy workshop myself. ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: spydero99
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 9:52am
i suppose maybe an uploaded free version on the forum? ------------- erm, eh, well, ok, your right, i am sorry Enos, i dont know what i ever did, but you have jurasdiction over the forum, so, i am sorry for all i have done to offen you Enos |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 11:12am
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Thanks Sandman I'll check that out and I just changed it to your specs. Oh yeah and spydero I will probably put the story in here if it gets published and If I can get your adresses I might send signed hardcover copies |
Posted By: Bauerp0weR 18
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 12:32pm
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Whoa now, that just boosted the coverprice a whole $0.73, haha just playing with ya. Try to make your story have a twist, then you'll get the "Bauerp0weR Seal of Approval" if you fool me Add some things to make it seem misleading, that's when you have a great book, when you have to use your mind and keep guessing til the end. edit: like SandMan said, using 12 font and doublespacing it would be a great idea. ------------- Black Smart Parts Ion Halo B Check-It Unimount macroline 68/45 Pure Energy tank |
.Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 12:59pm
| my first book probably won't have a twist but the second one will |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 1:45pm
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I'm actually quite a good reviewer if you'd like me to look over what you've done so far and give you some tips. Let me know. ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: JoeG254-PB
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 1:46pm
| Ok thanks I might just do that |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:20pm
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.2 font size anyway, why no sex? everybody loves sex in spy books? And it MUST have a twist, otherwise it will be boring. |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:27pm
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Depending on how you define "twist". Most books don't technically have a plot twist. If they did, the entire practice would become mundane. ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:31pm
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well, Seeing as there are so many spy/espionage novels out, that this book, would need quite a good turnabout in the plot to set it apart. I'm not completely talking out my [naughty] here, I do write quite a bit... |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:37pm
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Yeah, well, the Fantasy market it pretty saturated as well, but people still manage to crank out original plots and characters.
A true plot twist, where the story abruptly changes direction based on a surprise revelation, should be an uncommon occurrence. If ever it becomes common, it loses its potency. ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:42pm
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Very true. Although i have to say, in fantasy, there is a huge amount of near cloning books. It is sad how well poorly written books sell (causing the saturation in fantasy). |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:55pm
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Oh, you mean the entire Wheel of Time series??? ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 3:59pm
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/me has never even seen those anyway, i mean throughout the whole Fantasy genre, people will just steal some from here, some from there... |
Posted By: SandMan
Date Posted: 06 August 2004 at 4:03pm
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Yeah, Robert Jordan is the most successful hack in the history of fantasy novelists... ------------- Real Men Love Cheeses |