MelissaBaby: I'm Impressed

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

Few LIT writers impress me or hold my attention for more than a paragraph, but I fell over a tale by Melissababy and enjoyed it. Good job.

 

[holliday1960]

Few LIT writers impress me or hold my attention for more than a paragraph, but I fell over a tale by Melissababy and enjoyed it. Good job.

Melissa was last year's rising star on Lit, James. She's very good, indeed. One of those childhood storytellers who is only now discovering her own real natural talent for writing. Melissa has been a breath of fresh air on Lit. I hope she continues for a long time.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Few LIT writers impress me or hold my attention for more than a paragraph, but I fell over a tale by Melissababy and enjoyed it. Good job.

Thank you, I appreciate that very much.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Melissa was last year's rising star on Lit, James. She's very good, indeed. One of those childhood storytellers who is only now discovering her own real natural talent for writing. Melissa has been a breath of fresh air on Lit. I hope she continues for a long time.

Thank you. I expect I'll be here a while. I've probably got another year's worth of Mary and Alvin to write, and I have three other series ideas I am considering after that.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Thank you. I expect I'll be here a while. I've probably got another year's worth of Mary and Alvin to write, and I have three other series ideas I am considering after that.

Three Mary and Alvins? That's impressive - people will be buying in supplies for the next few years and making sure they've got logs to keep the fire burning .

 

[MelissaBaby]

Three Mary and Alvins? That's impressive - people will be buying in supplies for the next few years and making sure they've got logs to keep the fire burning .

I don't imagine doing another series with the scope of Mary and Alvin.

 

[Emirus]

I don't imagine doing another series with the scope of Mary and Alvin.

Everything has a lifespan. Some television series, no matter how enjoyable, have a lifespan of just a handful of episodes. You can tell that as soon as they begin. Others you know right from the beginning you will be enjoying for years. I think it depends upon the subject matter.

Arguably my favourite author is David Baldacci. I’ve read every book he’s written and they are all on display on my bookshelves. We moved house recently, downsized, and I had, on my wife’s instruction, to get rid of more than 400 books. Which still left me with about 200. Right from the start I refused to part with my Baldacci’s. He has the annoying habit of writing a series of stories about a character(s) and then ending it and coming up with a new character. It’s very annoying but he knows when to stop before getting boring.

I wish I could write a series or serial. The most I can manage, at the moment, is about 12k words. After that I lose interest. It’s the same when I’m reading on here. Three or four Lit pages is as much as I can manage before losing interest unless it’s a really, really good story. I don’t think I’m on my own. I would love to come up with characters and a storyline to write a serial even if it was only 5 x 13k.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Everything has a lifespan. Some television series, no matter how enjoyable, have a lifespan of just a handful of episodes. You can tell that as soon as they begin. Others you know right from the beginning you will be enjoying for years. I think it depends upon the subject matter.

Arguably my favourite author is David Baldacci. I’ve read every book he’s written and they are all on display on my bookshelves. We moved house recently, downsized, and I had, on my wife’s instruction, to get rid of more than 400 books. Which still left me with about 200. Right from the start I refused to part with my Baldacci’s. He has the annoying habit of writing a series of stories about a character(s) and then ending it and coming up with a new character. It’s very annoying but he knows when to stop before getting boring.

I wish I could write a series or serial. The most I can manage, at the moment, is about 12k words. After that I lose interest. It’s the same when I’m reading on here. Three or four Lit pages is as much as I can manage before losing interest unless it’s a really, really good story. I don’t think I’m on my own. I would love to come up with characters and a storyline to write a serial even if it was only 5 x 13k.

I have not read any of Baldacci's books. Can you suggest a good starting point?

I suspect that for many people, writing a longer series seems daunting because they don't know how to get that much "story" out of their ideas. But I think that the key is to create complex characters. They will push you into complex situations.

 

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

Melissa was last year's rising star on Lit, James. She's very good, indeed. One of those childhood storytellers who is only now discovering her own real natural talent for writing. Melissa has been a breath of fresh air on Lit. I hope she continues for a long time.

Yes. I noticed I ignored blemishes that usually distract me. The talent is there.

I found another hot prospect yesterday. She writes stuff that's rude and crude and entertaining. Her talent is good.

 

[holliday1960]

Yes. I noticed I ignored blemishes that usually distract me. The talent is there.

I found another hot prospect yesterday. She writes stuff that's rude and crude and entertaining. Her talent is good.

I agree and did the same. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but when it's told from the heart, it's often more gripping, much more inspiring, and yes, more entertaining than the usual fairytale one imagines in a dream. I binge read Melissa's first story and couldn't walk away from it until I knew how it ended. It's not a story we havent all seen or heard before, yet she put something into it that held me spellbound. Before it was over, I felt like I really knew her. I'm not always like that, but MelissaBaby's story, it was a bit of magic and a bit of poison all in one cup. Fascinating. By all means, James, do share your latest discovery. Is she from Lit? or mainstream marketplace?

 

[OmnislashXX]

To the tune of that one Justin Timberlake song:

Melissababy. You're writing is so fine.
Melissababy. I just want to make you mine.
Melissababy. I just want to hear ya say.
(Melissa) I want ya baa-baay.

 

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

I agree and did the same. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but when it's told from the heart, it's often more gripping, much more inspiring, and yes, more entertaining than the usual fairytale one imagines in a dream. I binge read Melissa's first story and couldn't walk away from it until I knew how it ended. It's not a story we havent all seen or heard before, yet she put something into it that held me spellbound. Before it was over, I felt like I really knew her. I'm not always like that, but MelissaBaby's story, it was a bit of magic and a bit of poison all in one cup. Fascinating. By all means, James, do share your latest discovery. Is she from Lit? or mainstream marketplace?

From LIT. I'll send her account name to you.

 

[Emirus]

I have not read any of Baldacci's books. Can you suggest a good starting point?

I suspect that for many people, writing a longer series seems daunting because they don't know how to get that much "story" out of their ideas. But I think that the key is to create complex characters. They will push you into complex situations.

The majority of Baldacci’s stories are thrillers. I don’t know if you like to read that kind of story or a story in the same vein as you write. If you do read what you write then you should enjoy One Summer; Wish You Well; and The Christmas Train. He’s written several series with the same character(s) and I have a soft spot for The Camel Club because of the diverse characters that feature in each book. Also the main character isn’t the usual type of tough hero/anti-hero. All his series feature very dissimilar main characters.

As for writing a serial, which is what both your stories are, I don’t think that I’m capable of doing that plus I don’t think I would want to. Writing a series, as in stories linked by a central character, is another matter.

I began Hela as a trilogy and she is a complex character as you have said characters should be in a series. The first two stories illustrate two sides of her personality and the third will show another side to her. If I ever get round to writing it. My appetite for it was knocked by the poor response. After I finished Retribution I had ideas for two more stories continuing the timeline to show her in even more depth. Obviously readers didn’t think the stories were as good as I thought they were.

But you don’t know what you can do until you’ve tried. Every fledgling writer on here should bear that in mind. There are worse things in life than falling on your face. Slipping in dog shit is one of them.

 

[MelissaBaby]

To the tune of that one Justin Timberlake song:

Melissababy. You're writing is so fine.
Melissababy. I just want to make you mine.
Melissababy. I just want to hear ya say.
(Melissa) I want ya baa-baay.

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[MelissaBaby]

The majority of Baldacci’s stories are thrillers. I don’t know if you like to read that kind of story or a story in the same vein as you write. If you do read what you write then you should enjoy One Summer; Wish You Well; and The Christmas Train. He’s written several series with the same character(s) and I have a soft spot for The Camel Club because of the diverse characters that feature in each book. Also the main character isn’t the usual type of tough hero/anti-hero. All his series feature very dissimilar main characters.

As for writing a serial, which is what both your stories are, I don’t think that I’m capable of doing that plus I don’t think I would want to. Writing a series, as in stories linked by a central character, is another matter.

I began Hela as a trilogy and she is a complex character as you have said characters should be in a series. The first two stories illustrate two sides of her personality and the third will show another side to her. If I ever get round to writing it. My appetite for it was knocked by the poor response. After I finished Retribution I had ideas for two more stories continuing the timeline to show her in even more depth. Obviously readers didn’t think the stories were as good as I thought they were.

But you don’t know what you can do until you’ve tried. Every fledgling writer on here should bear that in mind. There are worse things in life than falling on your face. Slipping in dog shit is one of them.

Thank you for the tips on Baldacci.

Two of the ideas for future writing projects are along the lines of the sort of character series you described. One would be light, and hopefully, funny, while the other is darker. I may alternate them. But that's still a way in the future.

 

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

I have not read any of Baldacci's books. Can you suggest a good starting point?

I suspect that for many people, writing a longer series seems daunting because they don't know how to get that much "story" out of their ideas. But I think that the key is to create complex characters. They will push you into complex situations.

As a rule I ignore David Balducci, but he got one book right; ABSOLUTE POWER. Even Clint Eastwood made a movie of it. Its good. The others I leave alone.


The story is simple, the President beds a wayward wife and gets too rough when he smashes her face and teeth etc. She defends herself and the Secret Service shoot her dead. A burglar sees the whole event.

 

[MelissaBaby]

The story is simple, the President beds a wayward wife and gets too rough when he smashes her face and teeth etc. She defends herself and the Secret Service shoot her dead. A burglar sees the whole event.

This is why I don't fuck presidents.

 

[Emirus]

As a rule I ignore David Balducci, but he got one book right; ABSOLUTE POWER.

Perhaps you should stick to pictures and leave the words to others? As for the lady in question it could have been worse. She could have ended up on Twitter.

 

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

Perhaps you should stick to pictures and leave the words to others? As for the lady in question it could have been worse. She could have ended up on Twitter.

Says the man who uses AND rather than AN.

 

[Emirus]

Says the man who uses AND rather than AN.

You are making a spectacle of yourself. An idea might be an eye test and new glasses.

I also like the Alex Cross books by James Patterson and some, but only a few, of his collaborations with other writers.

 

[MelissaBaby]

You fellas need to stop bickering and talk about me more.

 

[OmnislashXX]

This is why I don't fuck presidents.

Probably a good idea.

 

[Emirus]

You fellas need to stop bickering and talk about me more.

Sitting in a rocking chair on the porch with a cup of tea and a plate of bickers, preferably chocolate bickers, is not to be sneezed at.

 

[OmnislashXX]

I'm not bickering with anyone but I don't know you well enough to talk about you. So, let's change that.

 

[MelissaBaby]

I'm not bickering with anyone but I don't know you well enough to talk about you. So, let's change that.

That's my cue. My Fall and Rise