Re: Possible Rise of An Author

In article <480e6830$0$4106$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
serenebabe <serenebabe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"PJ" wrote:
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Bill Penrose wrote:
Sylvia wrote:
Bill Penrose wrote:
Sylvia wrote:

OK, so I have a couple of boxes of MS's written by unpublished
novelists
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http://archive.salon.com/books/feature/2002/02/25/slush/index.html:
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Excerpt from article:
"The sad thing is that I have this attitude now toward authors
who send in unsolicited manuscripts. Before, I thought that the
slush pile was great because you could discover some talented
genius and that all these authors laboring away in obscurity
without agents were so noble. Now, I consider every unagented
author to be slightly psychotic and deranged, and every
unsolicited manuscript to be bad. [...]

"Was it cruel of us to make fun of the slush? Sure, maybe.
But we were overworked, underpaid assistants at the bottom
of a lofty totem pole, and putting down bad writing was our
way of lifting ourselves up. "

Is your Discouraging to Writers-esque comment an example of why you
don't recommend this misc.writing to aspiring writers?
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.. I guess that would have ruined your "just give up" message.
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Eh??? I thought the article was funny and apropos.
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I found nothing funny about it. And if the article was apropos, I
find that idea depressing.
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Really? I thought it was hilarious!

MIGS would do well to keep that in mind next time Heather whines about
her chances of getting published, begs for advice about agents/getting
published, and/or whines when someone criticizes *her* writing.

Excerpt from article:
"Was it cruel of us to make fun of the slush? Sure, maybe.
But we were overworked, underpaid assistants at the bottom
of a lofty totem pole, and putting down bad writing was our
way of lifting ourselves up. "

I mean, really, really funny.
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"I will continue believing that being kind to each other is more
helpful and useful than trying to tear each other down."

-- Heather/serenebabe whines when *she* draws
negative attention, April 10 2008

"Sticking around, wading through the quarrels, this forum
takes on a new flavor. This made me (almost) spit my coffee
out all over the floor with laughter, as have several of the
snarkier posts around here these days."

-- Heather/serenebabe, in MW, enjoys negative
comments aimed at other peeps Dec 2007

"At first, I was freaked out and hurt. Confused. Baffled.
Sad. Embarrassed as hell, even."

-- Heather/serenebabe,in MW, stops laughing when
*she* draws negative attention April 10 2008

Not that anyone believes Heather is shallow and insincere (especially
about writing) or nuthin'. Not much.

--
Sylvia
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