Activity for DPT
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #276120 |
@MarkBaker I'm not sure why you left these comments? You've provided an answer above and presumably can expand there if you have more to say about things. Perhaps these comments are not intended as 'schooling' but ... FWIW they do come across that way. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #38112 |
It's a word that is useful in maintaining viewpoint. *Bob felt a great weight* is in Bob's viewpoint. *Sally seemed to feel a great weight* is not in Sally's viewpoint. It is a very, very useful word to maintain viewpoint to Bob (or whomever) in limited perspective. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39531 |
@celtschk I suspect it happens more broadly than we realize. Check some of the famous authors in your genre. Example, I bet The Left Hand of Darkness doesn't follow strict viewpoint rules. I remember for a fact that things like myth and technological reports comprise chapters scattered throughout. Wh... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39518 |
We both landed on plants, heheh. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #38883 |
Some authors use acknowledgments and similar non-story sections of novels to feed a reader non-story information. Sometimes, review blurbs from other authors (or reviewers) provide a means of communicating a bit of these sorts of things. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39390 |
Some friends have subbed to them. They're a big publisher, so legitimate. "Check first" meant "Take a look." It might be exactly what the OP needs in terms of a publisher. OTOH Tor is focused on spec fic I believe. Not, e.g., romance. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39363 |
Nice to see a variety of answers. Thanks for chiming in. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39331 |
To your first comment--I know, but the SE practice of saying "A similar question has already been asked, now jump through this hoop please" will have a dampening effect on participation in my opinion. Of course, I'm not invested enough into the site to make a fuss--but it's feedback y'all can use if ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39299 |
Mark's right. From the current page (= this bug report) I conclude that I am already on 'Meta' page (which I am). To ask a meta question, I need to leave this page and go back to the main board. From this page there is no 'ask meta question.'
I bet that's part of the confusion. the 'ask meta quest... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #39219 |
Hello. Thank you folks for setting it up. Do I report bugs here? Entering my website on my profile did not lead to a correct link. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |