This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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My own first novelI wrote it in 1994, then it sat in a filing cabinet for 13 years. I loved the characters and the setting, and couldn't stand to give them over to the book lice, mold or recycle bin. So I dug it out, polished it up and got it published (Yay!).
My only regret is that I went with a rather ill-thought-of Print on Demand (POD) publisher who charges about double what the book is worth ($20 for a 144 page soft-cover novella!). Looking back, I would have tried harder to get a more reputable publisher.
If you want to write, do so. Little will change you more than the experience of creating your own world with your own people and having it all somehow make sense, if only in your own mind. Don't worry about who will read it, know that the right people will read it. I'm now into my second novel and I love it even more than the first! I wouldn't have had the courage if I hadn't written the first one.
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setimret likes his metaphors mixed, not stirred, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:01,
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AgreeVery little as satisfying as that big sheaf of papers. Must get round to writing another...
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Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Thu 15 May 2008, 22:14,
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