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Where are the beta readers in professional publishing?
Yes, hehe, I'm still alive. Why I haven't posted anything for so long is a good question which I'm not sure I know the answer to, but anyway, here's something literary inclined people may find interesting. :)
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Brave - a weird movie, but I guess in a good way
Thanks to our wonderful Hungarian film distributors, I only got to seeing Brave this afternoon.
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Five things commentary meme
A deal's a deal, can't go to bed before writing this! ;)
According to the meme posted by dqbunny, I am to write about the following things:
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Mostly Spoiler-free Namesake Review :)
I wanted to do this for such a long time. :) Now that my copy of the first volume is here (Thank you, Isa and Megs!) and I finished reading it, I think it's the perfect occasion!
For those of you who don't know about Namesake, it's a great webcomic created by dqbunny and secondlina , about people who visit fantastic worlds where the events of several well-known ( Read more... ) -
The evilness of Hajime Kanzaka and the terrible curse of Tokyopop
No, this is not a Tokyopop-bashing entry. On the contrary, actually. A few days ago, I've been put into a situation that reminded me quite a bit of what they must have faced when trying to localize the Slayers novels.
( Read on to find out how I gave in to the insidious temptation! ) -
In case you were wondering what was happening to LJ...
atiko posted some enlightening links:
http://varymydays.tumblr.com/post/8143622925/livejournal-ddos-attacks
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2063952,00.html
We often hear people talking about the freedom of expression and how it is limited in certain countries. Since we do not live in said countries, we might think that we have next to no ( Read more... ) -
Differences between book and film as a medium is one thing, but...
I saw the last Harry Potter movie over a week ago, but I still feel compelled to write about it. Apparently, it annoys me that much.
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Punctuation problems
The fifth chapter of my fic is almost ready (currently in beta), and I am facing an issue which I'm sure all people noticed who post stories on fanfiction.net: for reasons I cannot truly understand, the site recently started swallowing all double/triple punctuation marks except for the ellipsis. What this means is that things like "?!", "!?" or ( Read more... ) -
A mythical beast appeared in my home!!
It's chasing me through the house!
( HEEEELP!! )