Comments for Timothy C. Ward http://timothycward.com Podcaster and Aspiring Author of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Wed, 16 May 2012 20:02:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on AudioTim 26: Lane Diamond, author of Forgive Me, Alex by DanDanTheArtMan http://timothycward.com/2012/02/28/audiotim-26-lane-diamond-author-of-forgive-me-alex/#comment-378 DanDanTheArtMan Wed, 16 May 2012 20:02:07 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1335#comment-378 I'm really glad I listened to this before throwing the third draft of my novel at ALL of the beta readers I have lined up. I think I'll take the advice given and try two passes - one half of the beta readers give me feedback, then I made changes if their feedback demands it and I agree - then try the rest of the beta readers on the 4th draft. Does that sound like a good way to use my beta reading pool? Thanks for the great episode! I’m really glad I listened to this before throwing the third draft of my novel at ALL of the beta readers I have lined up. I think I’ll take the advice given and try two passes – one half of the beta readers give me feedback, then I made changes if their feedback demands it and I agree – then try the rest of the beta readers on the 4th draft. Does that sound like a good way to use my beta reading pool? Thanks for the great episode!

]]> Comment on AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan by Draft Four: Seizing the Opportunity « The New Authors Fellowship http://timothycward.com/2012/05/01/audiotim-33-indie-publishing-with-hugh-howey-and-robin-sullivan/#comment-376 Draft Four: Seizing the Opportunity « The New Authors Fellowship Tue, 15 May 2012 06:03:14 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1786#comment-376 [...] had the privilege of interviewing Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan recently on my podcast, and their recurring advice of quality over quantity showed me a new level of patience in making [...] [...] had the privilege of interviewing Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan recently on my podcast, and their recurring advice of quality over quantity showed me a new level of patience in making [...]

]]> Comment on The Telling Has Shipped! by Mike Duran http://timothycward.com/2012/05/14/the-telling-has-shipped/#comment-375 Mike Duran Mon, 14 May 2012 20:22:45 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1873#comment-375 Hey, I appreciate your kind words, Tim. And I'd love to set up another podcast! Hey, I appreciate your kind words, Tim. And I’d love to set up another podcast!

]]> Comment on AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan by Taking Time for Quality | Timothy C. Ward http://timothycward.com/2012/05/01/audiotim-33-indie-publishing-with-hugh-howey-and-robin-sullivan/#comment-374 Taking Time for Quality | Timothy C. Ward Mon, 14 May 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1786#comment-374 [...] and manager for Fantasy author, Michael J. Sullivan) joined the conversation (for episode two, AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan). I acted as moderator and they went off on their experiences going from independent publishers to [...] [...] and manager for Fantasy author, Michael J. Sullivan) joined the conversation (for episode two, AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan). I acted as moderator and they went off on their experiences going from independent publishers to [...]

]]> Comment on AudioTim 34: Adventures in SciFi Publishing Interview by Moses Siregar III http://timothycward.com/2012/05/08/audiotim-34-adventures-in-scifi-publishing-interview/#comment-370 Moses Siregar III Fri, 11 May 2012 18:08:16 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1838#comment-370 Both can be great. I'd say a con where you're hoping to market your book or meet an agent or editor is more hit or miss. If you make the magical connection, then it's the best way to go. But there's a good chance you'll leave that event without accomplishing much. Higher whiff rate. Superstars is one where you'll learn more about the business side of being a writer. Great advice, great inspiration. In that sense, it's a sure thing. Both can be great. I’d say a con where you’re hoping to market your book or meet an agent or editor is more hit or miss. If you make the magical connection, then it’s the best way to go. But there’s a good chance you’ll leave that event without accomplishing much. Higher whiff rate.

Superstars is one where you’ll learn more about the business side of being a writer. Great advice, great inspiration. In that sense, it’s a sure thing.

]]> Comment on My First Free Comic Book Day by timothyc http://timothycward.com/2012/05/06/my-first-free-comic-book-day/#comment-369 timothyc Thu, 10 May 2012 18:53:50 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1814#comment-369 Hey, Dan! Thanks for stopping by. That would have been cool to see your son dressed up as Batman, and no doubt super excited to be there. I'm glad to be off of Posterous too. I had a lot of trouble uploading files too. I hope I didn't lose too many listeners in the early going because of that. Oh well, I guess. Hey, Dan! Thanks for stopping by. That would have been cool to see your son dressed up as Batman, and no doubt super excited to be there. I’m glad to be off of Posterous too. I had a lot of trouble uploading files too. I hope I didn’t lose too many listeners in the early going because of that. Oh well, I guess.

]]> Comment on AudioTim 34: Adventures in SciFi Publishing Interview by timothyc http://timothycward.com/2012/05/08/audiotim-34-adventures-in-scifi-publishing-interview/#comment-368 timothyc Thu, 10 May 2012 18:46:06 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1838#comment-368 My pleasure, Moses. And yeah, that would have been cool to hear about. If you want someone to talk to about it (I'm assuming you could on AISFP), but if not, let me know. I'm curious about the angle of continuing education for your stage of your career and how that helped and motivated you. A specific question I'd have is the value of paying for something like that over money to attend a con where you could market your book. My pleasure, Moses. And yeah, that would have been cool to hear about. If you want someone to talk to about it (I’m assuming you could on AISFP), but if not, let me know. I’m curious about the angle of continuing education for your stage of your career and how that helped and motivated you. A specific question I’d have is the value of paying for something like that over money to attend a con where you could market your book.

]]> Comment on AudioTim 34: Adventures in SciFi Publishing Interview by Moses Siregar III http://timothycward.com/2012/05/08/audiotim-34-adventures-in-scifi-publishing-interview/#comment-367 Moses Siregar III Thu, 10 May 2012 18:27:25 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1838#comment-367 Just finished listening. Thanks so much for having us on! Too bad you didn't interview me a month later. I'm feeling much more on fire about my writing after the recent Superstars seminar. :-) Just finished listening. Thanks so much for having us on! Too bad you didn’t interview me a month later. I’m feeling much more on fire about my writing after the recent Superstars seminar. :-)

]]> Comment on My First Free Comic Book Day by DanDanTheArtMan http://timothycward.com/2012/05/06/my-first-free-comic-book-day/#comment-366 DanDanTheArtMan Mon, 07 May 2012 22:07:48 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1814#comment-366 Hey Tim! We had a fun free comic day too! My son who just turned 4 went dressed up as Batman, and they had a guy there in a very good Batman costume, so we got a picture of them together - it was awesome! I'm so glad you switched from that posterious or whatever it was called, it seemed clunky and I noticed the .mp3s of your episodes took a long time to download for some reason. This website is simple and clean - I like it. Easy to read and navigate, which is the most important thing about web design. When I was a kid I had some Spiderman comics, and some batman comics, and I read them over and over again, but I was never a collector. Like you my comic book knowledge comes mostly from watching cartoons. When I was in art school I was turned on to one specific comic artist named Humberto Ramos who was doing the pencils for Spectacular Spiderman, and I started collecting those, but I never read them. I just looked at all the artwork over and over again. I really like the guys style. I've been hearing that he has another series going now and I've been meaning to start picking those up, but I've been so busy that it's probably something I'll do months from now. I want to pick up some comic books that have a good story too, and I've heard that Batman Year One is really good. Someday I'll snag the whole series as a paperback and read through it. Here's a link to show you Ramos's style: http://x.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/2/c0/4bc6a8d68bedf/detail.jpg Hey Tim! We had a fun free comic day too! My son who just turned 4 went dressed up as Batman, and they had a guy there in a very good Batman costume, so we got a picture of them together – it was awesome! I’m so glad you switched from that posterious or whatever it was called, it seemed clunky and I noticed the .mp3s of your episodes took a long time to download for some reason. This website is simple and clean – I like it. Easy to read and navigate, which is the most important thing about web design. When I was a kid I had some Spiderman comics, and some batman comics, and I read them over and over again, but I was never a collector. Like you my comic book knowledge comes mostly from watching cartoons. When I was in art school I was turned on to one specific comic artist named Humberto Ramos who was doing the pencils for Spectacular Spiderman, and I started collecting those, but I never read them. I just looked at all the artwork over and over again. I really like the guys style. I’ve been hearing that he has another series going now and I’ve been meaning to start picking those up, but I’ve been so busy that it’s probably something I’ll do months from now. I want to pick up some comic books that have a good story too, and I’ve heard that Batman Year One is really good. Someday I’ll snag the whole series as a paperback and read through it. Here’s a link to show you Ramos’s style: http://x.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/2/c0/4bc6a8d68bedf/detail.jpg

]]> Comment on AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan by My First Free Comic Book Day | Timothy C. Ward http://timothycward.com/2012/05/01/audiotim-33-indie-publishing-with-hugh-howey-and-robin-sullivan/#comment-365 My First Free Comic Book Day | Timothy C. Ward Sun, 06 May 2012 18:51:44 +0000 http://timothycward.com/?p=1786#comment-365 [...] Contact ← AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan [...] [...] Contact ← AudioTim 33: Indie Publishing with Hugh Howey and Robin Sullivan [...]

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