I'm writing a book.

I use to play a game with the same name, back when 8bit was king.

Looks interesting. Any idea when it might be published?

Also, is this stand-alone or part of a series?

Series of books, hopefully TV series also, hopefully movies, hopefully video games, hopefully merchandise, etc.

I played it, too.

Perhaps hundreds of thousands of well-read Americans dream of becoming authors, and tens of thousands of novels are written every year, but only a handful of them actually get published and become successes.  What makes you think that you'll be part of this select group and that your sci-fi novel will stand out from the pack of the other 10,000 or so sci-novels that people will write (and probably not get published) this year?

I have my own dream of authoring my own Atlas Shrugged type of book--a work of political and philosophical fiction, but I have a hard time taking it seriously since I know that it would be competing with 100,000 other manuscripts.

(Not trying to be a big ass, just telling it like it is as I see it.)

Maybe he is already a successful author? (I've never heard of him, but I havn't heard of alot of authors)

Anyway, it sounds cool.

Well I do personally know people who own (yes, I said own, as in owner and founder) publishing companies.

..and they might print it as a favor to a friend, but that does not mean it will sell and be populair with the audiance. And if it's not popular then you can forget the movie, merchandise, etc.

But by all means try. Even the most successful authors at one point had a dream of making it big.

Well if I have trouble finding a publisher, I could always release it online or enter some independent book contest.

Funny how some people can only look at something from the negative side.

Good luck to the OP, hope you make it.

Thanks.

Check out the "Fansite Database".

The Starflight prologue is now available to download and read for free online (as a teaser for my upcoming book). It should be noted that you require an account on the official Starflight Forums to download or view the prologue, you can create a free account on the website at the following URL: http://s1.zetaboards.com/starflight/register/

You can download and read the prologue for free at the following URL: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Starflight/topic/1769938/

Don't say you're writing a book. Yell about that you finally wrote it once published.

Superstition lead to many dissapointments for some talented authors before, i started to prefer poetry when Astral Media (the movie Network, Alliance, etc) simply cancelled (WGC has a knack for tricky contracts, btw) an assignment to one of my screenplays. Be aggressive in your own promotional quest for recognition and have **EXTREMELY** solid material first - then reveal (on your site) that someone really invested in your stuff.

From experience, it's a dominoe effect; news spread fast.

Get a formal membership there (owned & operated by Dana Brunetti & Kevin Spacey), read for awhile and observe as often as you wish, let the true critics pave you a road within rational perspectives. It's level entrance, minimal. Pre-requisite. For anyone creative enough to dare challenging others.

Last call; never give up since competition is furiously dangerous to your health and hopes.

Your prologue was tasteless, generic, and ultimately plain boring.

Good luck though, and please stop spamming our forums.

You didn't read it.

Because I didnt like it?

I'm writing a book too! I have two series. One is future and one is an alternate Earth.  I'm working on the alternate Earth one now (page 153ish) and making 3-d models of spaceships and technology for my futuristic series....good luck tho.

You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.

Despite registering, there doesn't seem to be anything prologue-ish kicking around (the above URL goes to an error page).

IMO a forum approach is overdoing it when you have merely set the stage for the rest of the book.  A blog approach would give you a more personal connection with those who are likely to read your book and puts the juicy excerpts on the 'front page' so to speak, as you continue writing.

As far as writing it is concerned, don't get yourself locked into doing it in sequential order.  The reader gets to experience the book in the right order, you can write whichever part needs writing most as long as things make sense when all the pieces are put together.

lol ... maybe a movie

I removed the prologue, it was a limited time thing only (1 day only).

I'm writing about 10 books.  It's horrible.

I bet you are....