Recent content by Montecarlo

I think I write for moments. Moments of emotion and inspiration. That feeling when the last page is read and the book is closed. Those scene endings that make you stop, take a walk, and reflect. I try to replicate my favorite feelings with original stories.

technical: habituated Normal sounding: used to it In between: accustomed to it

I keep everything synced to OneDrive

I think subtext is critically important. In some ways to me good writing is like a magic illusion: it only works if the audience doesn’t know how it’s done. Like for my novel I needed the audience to feel the main character deeply desires love and family even though she didn’t consciously...

You and me both. If you ever figure out the antidote let me know

Book of the New Sun is my absolute favorite

For me it feels like something I would see in a politics post in Facebook.

Serious question—have you done any market research that shows readers overwhelmingly prefer modern values over historical accuracy? And with society as divided as it is, do you really think there is a universal standard there? It sounds to me like you prefer to portray things as they were...

I was on the old board, with the same username (I think? Not 100% sure). Been thinking about posting more often. The WIP I had discussed on the old board has been “finished” over a year now, with the latest revisions just a few weeks ago. I had some luck securing an agent. After more than a...