On publishing: Some people are complaining about writers who want to publish their Nano novels come December 1. They say that you need extensive revisions before you even think about publishing. Well, you know that and I know that, but some are a bit more idealist rather than realistic. Also, they could be going to one of those self-publishing places where you pay people to print your material up. I wouldn't pay for a self-published novel even if it was written by my own mother but that doesn't mean that other people don't think it's legit. All I can say is--even the trashy authors go through editors and reputed publishers. It's worth some pain to do it right.
On epics: This is just me, but I don't understand why people would want to write series and epics. I have an attention span of a gnat so if a book isn't self-contained, I avoid it. The author would have to be really, really good to get me interested past one book. This goes the same for television series (when I used to watch television). Unless each episode is self-contained (like murder mysteries), I don't tune in the next time.
On opening lines: I can't believe some people already have this totally planned out. I don't think of actually writing anything until I'm faced with a blank page. Of course, I know what my opening scene will look like, but I just haven't verbally described anything in my head yet.
On titles: Last night, I was thinking about titles. Nothing jumped out at me as The Title. Oh well.
