tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post3566980596767554107..comments2024-02-16T02:56:00.399-08:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: All Weekend Q&A!Natalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-34119869645522863412013-01-28T15:06:45.992-08:002013-01-28T15:06:45.992-08:00When you find out for Nick can you let my husband ...When you find out for Nick can you let my husband know too. :) Apparently he and Nick have the same reading tastes.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-54481432998071179602013-01-26T19:07:38.126-08:002013-01-26T19:07:38.126-08:00Thanks for the great advice, Natalie! Thanks for the great advice, Natalie! Jessellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860164559991908452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-69075197295254265452013-01-26T13:51:21.343-08:002013-01-26T13:51:21.343-08:00Thank you Natalie, your right that's the best ...Thank you Natalie, your right that's the best advice lolKeisha Martin Romance Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075320694648296594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-50275909570586800652013-01-26T08:38:39.284-08:002013-01-26T08:38:39.284-08:00Yeah, let me just call him. I'm sure he's ...Yeah, let me just call him. I'm sure he's never been asked that before.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-67883025499488187672013-01-26T08:30:07.710-08:002013-01-26T08:30:07.710-08:00When is Brandon going to finish the next Stormligh...When is Brandon going to finish the next Stormlight book? Think you could nudge him along?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126561808521998532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-4681001039825583892013-01-26T08:26:04.871-08:002013-01-26T08:26:04.871-08:00Keisha, I wish I had more advice than "keep t...Keisha, I wish I had more advice than "keep trying," but that's all I can really say. It can be hard to find the right people to call crit partners. Sometimes things don't work out—it's happened to me as well. <br /><br />Hopefully someday you'll find that person you click with.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-51064816797227714782013-01-25T22:01:41.439-08:002013-01-25T22:01:41.439-08:00I love to read the funny banter between you and Ki...I love to read the funny banter between you and Kiersten which is a nice segue way into the question about finding great critique partners, I have not had much luck,since 2010 when I decided I wanted to take my writing goal serious I also made a commitment to find critique partners/beta readers and I was successful but it never last long. <br /><br />The main problem is the chemistry or I may critique plenty and not get back a fair critique, I have also participated in a few critique groups but that too fell through. Lastly I feel CP/Beta is crucial to the journey and I feel defeated sometimes not having couple any advice. <br /><br />** TYSM for always paying it forward to the writing community. Keisha Martin Romance Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075320694648296594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-1157829446780372372013-01-25T17:10:20.299-08:002013-01-25T17:10:20.299-08:00I'm a cheater, heh. I think it's okay to e...I'm a cheater, heh. I think it's okay to explore new ideas if you really feel like it. Sometimes I write a few pages to get the voice out of my, and then I go back to my big project. Sometimes I realize a project isn't what I want it to be, and writing something new I love gives me the push to jump ship. <br /><br />Writers have lots of ideas. I don't think you should be married to any single one:PNatalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-68781201503110972312013-01-25T17:08:21.357-08:002013-01-25T17:08:21.357-08:00I think my advice would be to DO things. So much o...I think my advice would be to DO things. So much of my writing has come from my life. Not so much in exact, autobiographical experiences, but more just in the feelings and knowledge and growth that comes in doing things. You can't write if you have an empty well to pull from, you know?<br /><br />Voice will come naturally as you figure out who you are as a person. It's okay to mess around and not quite know yet. Experiment with your writing. Focus on getting better instead of getting published. Read. All the standard good advice.<br /><br />It's simple stuff, but it really does work. Maybe not as fast as you want it to (at least that's how it was for me), but it does work.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-21123986456215235162013-01-25T17:03:29.618-08:002013-01-25T17:03:29.618-08:00I have one book pretty well sorted out. But I fin...I have one book pretty well sorted out. But I find myself thinking more about two other WIPs. Feel a bit unfaithful. Advice?Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-10783872030832145352013-01-25T16:40:49.310-08:002013-01-25T16:40:49.310-08:00Hi Natalie! What advice can you give to young writ...Hi Natalie! What advice can you give to young writers on finding their writing voice? Jessellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860164559991908452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-2150573905294589182013-01-25T14:46:10.426-08:002013-01-25T14:46:10.426-08:00Ah, yes! That makes much more sense now:) It's...Ah, yes! That makes much more sense now:) It's actually easier for me to answer questions than to come up with my own content, lol. Sometimes all my ideas just seem stupid so I don't post anything at all. I've always been a pretty open person, so I don't mind sharing things.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-91102431254409608882013-01-25T14:43:16.104-08:002013-01-25T14:43:16.104-08:00sorry, sorry, I meant 'intimidate' you, no...sorry, sorry, I meant 'intimidate' you, not 'Intermediate'! big mistake.And thanks for your great answers so far :)<br /><br />As for Kiersten Whit's replay....I'm SO going to blog about it Muhahahahahaaaaa :PHaneen Ibrahimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630051804744173965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-18584515390925863842013-01-25T14:15:47.374-08:002013-01-25T14:15:47.374-08:00Horrible confession, Savanna, I have not seen a si...Horrible confession, Savanna, I have not seen a single episode of Veronica Mars. Yup, VM virgin here. But I keep hearing awesome things about it and hope to see it at some point in my life. Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-26198636745502802422013-01-25T14:14:46.010-08:002013-01-25T14:14:46.010-08:00Kiersten, don't hijack my Q&A or I won'...Kiersten, don't hijack my Q&A or I won't send you any more chapters.<br /><br />Haneen, here we go!<br /><br />1. Hmm, I'd like to hope we would settle on a renewable, non-planet-killing energy. I don't know what kind, but that would be better than assuming we find another thing to deplete the planet of. <br /><br />2. I think I started the Q&A around the time I was getting frequent readers. Maybe sometime in 2008? At first I would just have people ask questions and I'd answer them in posts. But then I thought it would be cool to give immediate answers via comment for a day.<br /><br />As I've gotten busier, Q&A is a chance for me to interact with readers like I used to when I was much active in blogging. I love being able to talk to you guys and wish I could do it all the time, but once a month is where I'm capable while meeting my other responsibilities. <br /><br />And I'm honestly not sure what the third question in #2 is trying to say. But if you clarify I'm happy to answer:)<br /><br />3. If you mean finish a rough draft, then I average about 3-6 months. If you mean including revisions, that could be years. <br /><br />4. I've written all over the YA board. HOUSE OF IVY AND SORROW (Winter 2014) is paranormal. I've written cyborgs and ninjas and steampunk fantasy. Dragons, elves, zombies, and aliens. So I pretty much go where I feel like going, so long as it's a story that interests me.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-9442739077021552622013-01-25T14:02:17.511-08:002013-01-25T14:02:17.511-08:00Veronica Mars related questions :) What is your op...Veronica Mars related questions :) What is your opinion of the show and character? Also if you like the show what is your favorite episodes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810277423570484125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-67857529270423832602013-01-25T13:38:27.823-08:002013-01-25T13:38:27.823-08:00See, Natalie? SOMEONE appreciates me.See, Natalie? SOMEONE appreciates me.Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-65654878535385554182013-01-25T12:45:00.255-08:002013-01-25T12:45:00.255-08:00No question, just grateful to read all the interes...No question, just grateful to read all the interesting info here. Thanks for doing this! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-85009545568585806552013-01-25T12:41:30.490-08:002013-01-25T12:41:30.490-08:00Oh God! I just can’t get enough of you and Kierste...Oh God! I just can’t get enough of you and Kiersten White’s CP question/answer thing, it just keeps getting more hilarious, puts a smile at my face every time :)<br />That being said here are my questions (sorry if too many your generosity ruined me :P:<br />1- What kind of energy do you think we would be using in the future other than what we have right now?<br />2- When did you start this Q&A ritual on your blog? what did you exactly hoped to achieve from it? And doesn’t the whole thing of giving readers the freedom to ask you whatever intermediate you, or used to? (that's not one question, right?)<br />3- How much does it usually take you to finish a book?<br />4- And other than Biopunck & Contemporary where do you find yourself?<br />Haneen Ibrahimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630051804744173965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-82404732704478803442013-01-25T12:21:59.781-08:002013-01-25T12:21:59.781-08:00Woo hoo! Just a "few" books, eh? ;)
Wh...Woo hoo! Just a "few" books, eh? ;) <br /><br />What a great list! And yay, this is Transparent's year! :D I am also excited for that. Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55911078620807527312013-01-25T12:16:21.301-08:002013-01-25T12:16:21.301-08:00Well, it's 2013! So naturally I'm excited ...Well, it's 2013! So naturally I'm excited for my own debut:) But I'm also SO pumped for this year because a lot of my dear friends have novels debuting this year:<br /><br />PIVOT POINT by Kasie West (And also her contemporary out in July called THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US)<br />LET THE SKY FALL by Shannon Messenger<br />INSOMNIA by JR Johansson<br />RELIC by Renee Collins<br /><br />I'm also excited for a few non-debut but friend novels:<br /><br />MIND GAMES by Kiersten White (Also THE CHAOS OF STARS this Fall)<br />ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins<br />SCHOOL SPIRITS by Rachel Hawkins<br /><br />And then there are my Friday The Thirteeners pals:<br /><br />PROPHECY by Ellen Oh<br />THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER by Megan Shepherd<br />DUALED by Elsie Chapman<br />TAKEN by Erin Bowman<br />NOT A DROP TO DRINK by Mindy McGinnis<br />BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by April Tulcholke<br />SALVAGE by Alexa Duncan<br />A POINT SO DELICATE by Brandy Colbert<br /><br />Oh! And people I have no connection to:<br /><br />I will be buying the final installments of both the Heist Society and Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. And anything that Holly Black puts out:) <br /><br /><br />Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-43155702004016772082013-01-25T11:55:59.024-08:002013-01-25T11:55:59.024-08:00Any books coming out that you're particularly ...Any books coming out that you're particularly excited for? :) Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-69936311463170036082013-01-25T11:32:18.786-08:002013-01-25T11:32:18.786-08:00Kirkus has a reputation for being fairly critical,...Kirkus has a reputation for being fairly critical, and many times they give unfavorable reviews. So I suppose mentioning it wouldn't hurt. Though I am not familiar with paying for reviews or how that works, so I'm certainly no authority on it.<br /><br />Is his book fiction or non-fiction? Because platform isn't really as much a factor in fiction as non-fiction.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-55586591355040147432013-01-25T11:27:52.525-08:002013-01-25T11:27:52.525-08:00Thanks Natalie!Thanks Natalie!Maya Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095006683729632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-72477945283071670302013-01-25T11:27:02.607-08:002013-01-25T11:27:02.607-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maya Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095006683729632047noreply@blogger.com