2009-09-24, 22:55 | Link #1 |
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A Question about Light Novels
I'm not sure where to post this. Feel free to move this if I violated something.
I was just really wondering though... and I did some searching too. Has there been an American who created a light novel (in English, with manga-styled illustrations)? Or, maybe I should ask has there been a English-speaking person who has created a light novel? I've been wondering about making one myself when I have the opportunity. I'm good at drawing, but doing comics can be exhausting sometimes... I'm faster at writing than at drawing. Maybe I can self-publish through something like Lulu. |
2009-09-24, 23:06 | Link #2 | |
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2009-09-25, 07:01 | Link #5 | |
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If you aim at the Japanese market, then you should promote yourself strategically. It is not a bad way to apply to the Dengeki Illustration Contest, for example. |
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2009-09-25, 11:44 | Link #6 |
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In Japan, one form of self-publishing is done through the keitai, and the stories are usually pretty light. The writer uses his keitai to key in the story, chapter by chapter, and puts them online. His readers then go to read it. I believe that a few of the writers' works have been published in real life now.
Side note: Chinese writers have something similar, but they go through an online publisher like Qidian who, if they prove popular, will sign the writers to contracts. Once signed, future chapters then cost a few yuan each for the non-pirate readers. The really big writers get book and/or game deals. Translated into Western terms, the writing part is closer to fanfic than the self-publication process, IMHO. If velderia is serious about doing an English version of the light novel, starting out - and then growing beyond - this way is one possibility.
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2009-09-25, 16:36 | Link #7 |
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Twilight (yes THAT one) is published in Japan in light novel format. They splitted the books into a smaller books, included shoujo manga styled illustrations. The four books are splited into 13 light novel sized books.
http://twilight.lost-star.org/manga.php Despite it's not written as a novel, looks like Japan decided it's better to make it more like a light novel. As much as I dislike twilight, I think a light novel format seems to be a good format for it.
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2009-09-29, 18:36 | Link #10 |
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For the new spice wolf novel to generate more sdales, I think yen press should make a spinoff company (still owned by Yen press) that specializes with novels. No matter how hard they try to make the cover look western it;'s still gonna be relegated to the manga section in Barnes & Novle because - It's yen press!
won't surprised if they change the spelling of her name to HOLO |
2009-09-29, 21:52 | Link #12 |
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Aye, this cover is being discussed inthe S&W forum... it only makes sense to me if they're going to shelve the books in the adult fiction section. I don't see it going anywhere good in the anime/manga section (fear the irate mothers who think anime/manga is for kids).
Now I think S&W *belongs* in the young adult or adult section (all that economics) but so far most bookstores automatically put light novel translations in with the other manga.
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2009-09-29, 22:03 | Link #14 | |
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they just offended many manga fans with the cover and the majority non-manga fans will not pickup something near B&N's manga/comic section |
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