Comments on: Everything You Wanted To Know About Pike’s Novel… http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html Less talk, more tick-tock Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sebastian http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-420 Sebastian Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:37:28 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-420 so... can we sign up to be notified when it's published/available to read the whole thing? so… can we sign up to be notified when it’s published/available to read the whole thing?

]]> By: Clockwork Hare » On Writing, And Why This Is The Weirdest Adventure Of My Life http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-244 Clockwork Hare » On Writing, And Why This Is The Weirdest Adventure Of My Life Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:39:08 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-244 [...] lemme tell ya, this whole NaNo thing where all of a sudden I’ve been introduced to a world of editing and critiquing and advice [...] [...] lemme tell ya, this whole NaNo thing where all of a sudden I’ve been introduced to a world of editing and critiquing and advice [...]

]]> By: Rick http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-195 Rick Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:38:33 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-195 Hey, I followed you from AotH cuz I think you're a blast. As a fellow writer, I recently stumbled across this website: www.pw.org, go to magazines then classifieds in the toolbar thingy up top and it gives you a list of entities currently looking for submissions. They have everything from poetry to novels and give websites so you can get further information than the blurb on pw. You answered a question for me once, thought I'd return the favor. Loving it, keep blogging :D peace Hey, I followed you from AotH cuz I think you’re a blast. As a fellow writer, I recently stumbled across this website: http://www.pw.org, go to magazines then classifieds in the toolbar thingy up top and it gives you a list of entities currently looking for submissions. They have everything from poetry to novels and give websites so you can get further information than the blurb on pw.

You answered a question for me once, thought I’d return the favor. Loving it, keep blogging :D

peace

]]> By: Egill Sv (Netheral) http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-129 Egill Sv (Netheral) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:03 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-129 I really quite enjoyed reading that prologue, I like the use of vocabulary so I have to add to the already abundant amount of comments imploring you to not dumb down the novel! I could see my self buying and reading your book, granted I find the time to do so (raiding with school and homework can be such a time hog, rarely have any time to read for entertainment any more). Good luck with the editing! :D I really quite enjoyed reading that prologue, I like the use of vocabulary so I have to add to the already abundant amount of comments imploring you to not dumb down the novel!
I could see my self buying and reading your book, granted I find the time to do so (raiding with school and homework can be such a time hog, rarely have any time to read for entertainment any more).

Good luck with the editing! :D

]]> By: Apoth http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-128 Apoth Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:54:33 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-128 Pike, I followed you on aspect of the Hare and your blog helped keep me interested in WOW, especially my hunters. I have never however, taken the time to thank you. So, very late thanks. I am posting now to join the others in asking you not to dumb down your vocabulary in you novel The best books I read as a kid made me learn new words while providing hours of entertainment. My 8 year old daughter is on that same path now, I will make sure she gets your book when it is published. Thanks again, and keep up the good work. by the way my NE hunter has all the mechnostriders :) Pike, I followed you on aspect of the Hare and your blog helped keep me interested in WOW, especially my hunters. I have never however, taken the time to thank you. So, very late thanks. I am posting now to join the others in asking you not to dumb down your vocabulary in you novel The best books I read as a kid made me learn new words while providing hours of entertainment. My 8 year old daughter is on that same path now, I will make sure she gets your book when it is published. Thanks again, and keep up the good work.
by the way my NE hunter has all the mechnostriders :)

]]> By: Zhire http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-127 Zhire Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:23:19 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-127 "Fuzzy animals" FTW. Redwall, anyone? Besides, what about that race in Marrowind/Oblivion that's lizard or cat like? See! Mainstream! “Fuzzy animals” FTW.

Redwall, anyone?

Besides, what about that race in Marrowind/Oblivion that’s lizard or cat like? See! Mainstream!

]]> By: Donovitch http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-124 Donovitch Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:19:42 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-124 As someone that used to be one of the people in the group of "young adult readers" I can attest to the way we read- if there is a word we don't understand we simply take the context and simply come to understand the meaning being conveyed without ever having to know what the word meant...in most situations anyway- the key to this is you cannot let the meaning of the idea you convey be hinged entirely on the difficult word in question. So based on this and having read a little of what you have and assuming the rest of it follows a similar style of writing you should be fine marketing it to the young adult crowd. Also something of interest you might want to consider: most people don't read novels anymore at all (sadly) but the majority of book sales are to people who are profuse readers who can get through difficult words here or there as long as it isn't as difficult a read as the first edition of Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde (sure I know alot of avid readers love that one but I HATED it- if you are going to write in a way that you can convey anything to a target audience it should be made so that they can keep track of wth is happening without having to keep a notebook and write an outline of the plotline actions) I have read the original Dracula and Frankenstein- both are moderately difficult reads due to vocabulary and grammar usage but neither goes overboard- they are both still readable and both are read by "young adult readers" regularly. As someone that used to be one of the people in the group of “young adult readers” I can attest to the way we read- if there is a word we don’t understand we simply take the context and simply come to understand the meaning being conveyed without ever having to know what the word meant…in most situations anyway- the key to this is you cannot let the meaning of the idea you convey be hinged entirely on the difficult word in question. So based on this and having read a little of what you have and assuming the rest of it follows a similar style of writing you should be fine marketing it to the young adult crowd. Also something of interest you might want to consider: most people don’t read novels anymore at all (sadly) but the majority of book sales are to people who are profuse readers who can get through difficult words here or there as long as it isn’t as difficult a read as the first edition of Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde (sure I know alot of avid readers love that one but I HATED it- if you are going to write in a way that you can convey anything to a target audience it should be made so that they can keep track of wth is happening without having to keep a notebook and write an outline of the plotline actions) I have read the original Dracula and Frankenstein- both are moderately difficult reads due to vocabulary and grammar usage but neither goes overboard- they are both still readable and both are read by “young adult readers” regularly.

]]> By: Souvraya http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-121 Souvraya Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:38:49 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-121 Oh. My. God! I just read the prologue! I want more! It's like Girl Genius (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php) mixed with wonderful fantasy, a touch of "His Dark Materials", and green skin! I love it! I am so buying this book when it comes out! It's on my to read list already! I might even read this before I finish The Wheel of Time, if it becomes available within the year. Love! <3 Oh. My. God!

I just read the prologue! I want more! It’s like Girl Genius (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php) mixed with wonderful fantasy, a touch of “His Dark Materials”, and green skin! I love it! I am so buying this book when it comes out! It’s on my to read list already! I might even read this before I finish The Wheel of Time, if it becomes available within the year.

Love! <3

]]> By: Kit http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-120 Kit Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:27:25 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-120 Keep the big words. When I was a "young adult" I loved reading that expanded my vocabulary. To this day, people think I'm smarter than I am because I use "big words." Keep the big words. When I was a “young adult” I loved reading that expanded my vocabulary. To this day, people think I’m smarter than I am because I use “big words.”

]]> By: Sarai http://www.clockworkhare.com/2010/03/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-pikes-novel.html#comment-119 Sarai Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:15:44 +0000 http://www.clockworkhare.com/?p=111#comment-119 I really want to read this now. Hope it gets published quick! *crosses fingers* I really want to read this now. Hope it gets published quick!

*crosses fingers*

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