Mar 04 2010
Tom’s Second Review Forum
Please see the comments below. Thanks!
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Mar 03 2010
Mnkyking’s Review Forum
Quill’s Story is a traditional coming of age story, set in a recognizable fantasy world-but with an Asian flair.
The story begins with a young boy meeting his first love, who happens to be an elf. Drawn to her by the outsider character that defines their lives, he has his first meaningful positive emotional experience when he stumbles upon the girl in the deep forest. Later in the story (as you might expect) things get quite a bit rougher for the boy, and he must learn martial and magical secrets to not only fight evil, but merely to survive.
1. What are you trying to write?
*A short story, with an eye to sequels/spinoffs. Fantasy/action genre with martial arts mostly replacing the “sword” in “Sword and Sorcery” as the centerpiece.
2. Do you have a target audience in mind?
*Fans of traditional (Tolkien-style) fantasy, D&D’ers, Martial Arts fans. Generally late teens and older, as I expect to get a little too graphic with the violence for the little ones.
3. How thick is your skin?
* Like a rhino filled with custard. Seriously, though-be as critical as you like, so long as it’s useful in some way.
Feb 20 2010
Contra Glove’s Review Forum
This story, Under the Raven’s Banner, is about an office lady/bridge bunny-type with electric powers who seeks to secure herself professionally (and physically!), even if it means going into combat.
Expect at least a post a week. I will try my best not to abandon this.
Feb 02 2010
EWill79’s Review Forum
I’m writing a comic book script with a slightly different slant on the super-hero genre. If I could put it into a pop culture reference I would say it’s Invincible meets Tim Riggins from the TV version of Friday Night Lights. I feel hesitant to describe characters, scenes etc, instead I’ll just post the first 8 pages or so. Let me know what’s working, what isn’t, etc. Thanks everyone. The title of the book is “Sweet Primitive.”
[B. Mac notes: The language here is heavily profane. You've been warned!]
Jan 20 2010
Joel’s Review Forum
What I’m writing: Flyover City! is a novel told in blog-form. The main character is a 28 year old slacker-type from Denver that would be a bit of a comic book geek in real life. In the world of the story, however, superheroes are real– so Newsweek and Time Magazine feed his fix just fine.
Best references: Pop novels like “Microserfs” and “High Fidelity” are as much of an influence as “Hitchhiker’s Guide” and “Soon I Will Be Invincible”. I SWEAR I had the idea before comics like Astro City, Love Fights, and Marvels came out — but those are good comparisons.
Note: please keep in mind, as far as the writing style is concerned, that it IS written as a blog (and I’d love to have you check out my blog). The entry I’m attaching will hopefully give the readers here a good idea of how the “superhero stuff” plays out against the “regular guy” POV…
Aug 20 2009
Ghost’s Review Forum
My novel is kind of a cross between a dark superhero story and teenage angst. “My father is abusive,” “school sucks,” “I can’t get a date,” “I survived a terrorist attack and now the government is hunting me down.” You know, just the typical stuff.
Aug 08 2009
SVT’s Review Forum
What am I trying to write?
I’m trying to write a superhero novel about a guy and a girl, I’m uncertain about the age (it happens), who battle some kind of huge pseudo-army of people. Whether it be a criminal organization or a mystical race of vampires, I am uncertain (there goes that word again).
Who is in my target audience?
Teenagers, possibly college students. Of the older, more mature sort. I don’t intend on making this book full of rainbows and butterflies. Some comparable works would include Animorphs, Maximum Ride, Kung Fu Panda, Fantastic Four, Spiderman, and The Wizard of Oz (I’ll explain later).
How thick is my skin?
If you don’t call my work terrible or anything of the like, we’ll be fine.
Aug 04 2009
Lighting Man’s Review Forum
Lighting Man is working on a superhero graphic novel. Please see the comments below for more details. Thanks!
Jul 06 2009
Jackie Petrelli’s Review Forum
Hello, I’m working on a superhero novel. Please see the comments below. Thanks!
Jul 06 2009
Trollitrade’s Second Review Forum
This is for Trollitrade’s second work, called ‘Candy Land‘.
Please see the comments below. Thanks!
Jul 06 2009
Trek Fan’s Review Forum
I’m working on a superhero novel called The Black Maverick, a story of a young man who is given a gift he doesn’t rightly know how to use. Even with the help of allies, he makes enemies far more ruthless then he. Can he help save his city from the onslaught of his enemies or will he fall to the temptations that come with his powers?
Jun 10 2009
Black Cat’s Second Review Forum
I’m writing a fantasy novel, DemonSlayer Kai. Please see the comments below. Thanks!
May 25 2009
Psycho Child’s Review Forum
I’m writing a fantasy manga. It’s mainly about three teenagers named Cyrus, Wes and Logun. They join a school to acquire and develop their own special techniques. As these boys advance though the ranks of this school, they will find out the dark secret of their rival school, Theta C Academy. This school only accepts students that already have their etching power. This manga will have action, drama, betrayal, love and hatred.
Apr 29 2009
Becca’s Review Forum
Who am I? Hey. I’m Becca. I’m eighteen, Creative Writing Major, Canadian (I live in that city where the Olympics will be). I’ve been writing since I was six, but only got super-serious about it about four years ago.
What am I writing? More like what aren’t I writing?! But what I’ll be posting here for review is a novel called The Superhero Effect, written in NaNo 09 and beyond. Basically I got thinking… what if a superhero didn’t have a secret identity, or a day job? What if being a superhero was his job? And that lead me to write The Superhero Effect, which takes place in a somewhat near future in a city taken over by gangs, and where superheroes are employed by the police in an elite task force, and called SCFs – Specialized Crime Fighters.
Target Audience? It’s YA. I’m thinking it would have much the same audience as Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, as its level of violence is much the same, as is its slight romantic subplot.
Notes for Reviewers: Be honest, but polite and sympathetic. It’s a NaNo novel, not revised yet, and I know there are some rough patches. Hopefully posting it here will help smooth the rewrites and edits I know I have to do. Thanks guys!
