tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486046588922416306.post4844614450188075667..comments2010-09-12T21:43:26.036-04:00Comments on Dirty Carrie: Dead Linesdirtycarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414721562876577708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486046588922416306.post-33134471784277198192010-09-12T21:43:26.036-04:002010-09-12T21:43:26.036-04:00Er. I know this is a year late, but I thought I h...Er. I know this is a year late, but I thought I had readerly obligation to comment.<br /><br />I found the link to your blog from Authonomy, where I'm thoroughly enjoying Dragon Baine. It's currently on my bookshelf. It's the only thing I've found all afternoon that was worth reading.<br /><br />You aren't writing to your eyes only, to the Void, or to the faceless masses. You're writing to readers you haven't yet met, who are meeting you for the first time through your work. There's a difference.<br /><br />I'm only on the fifth chapter, but I foresee good things. I'm actually amazed you managed to wrap up this much in 60k words. Is this a stand-alone work, or will there be further books in this world?<br /><br />If you need more concrete goals, there's nothing that can beat National Novel Writing Month. I imagine you've heard of it already, but on the off chance that you haven't, it's definitely something worth checking out. (In a nutshell, it's a worldwide challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction during the month of November. Hundreds of thousands of people participate each year).<br /><br />I'll be surprised if you read this -- goodness knows I don't keep tabs on my own year-old blog entries -- but if you ever stumble across it, I hope it helps.<br /><br />-- NatalieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com