Re: [WR (no, really)] Possible Rise of An Author

Sylvia <sylvia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:sylvia-0F44C4.18345924042008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
<confused>

No, I was only holdin' about 50 pages of it and I didn't drop it on my
tiny feet or nuthin'. But, thanks for askin'.

Concern is my middle name.
The other one is a secret.


I knew I shouldn't have gone there while I was tired.

Lessee... the characters were so full blown and differentiated, and
the heroic part of the action was so interestin' that I felt this
author had a big chunk of herself and her experiences in her novel. As
I said, I got that she's pretty sharp and a really good story teller,
so she could have spun all of it from research, but I don't think so.
Whether or not she did, I got caught up in the idea that this
captivatin' Voice oughta be reachin' a lot more ears... eyes...
wotever. Oh, never mind.

<annoyed>

Who's been mixin' my metaphors?!

<straightening Metaphor Bins>

Never a quiet moment to sit back and enjoy the fruits of labour... All
the administration, and kitty don't have no opposable thumbs.

Miz Button Kitty ain't a non-fiction writer, and her critique is based
on wot's comfy to sleep on.

Three-ply TP should do the trick.
And it's multi-purpose.


Well, it ain't easy. I find that not looking at it for a few weeks
helps to distance me from my creative work, writin' or otherwise.

Anyway, I did finish that story and it did make the cut. It really
ain't my kind of novel, but it is good and I believe that other peeps
would enjoy it more than I did just from the standpoint of personal
taste.

I wish all publishers thought like that. But they tend to be such an
opinionated lot.

Wot guilt? This is a contest. If the author can't keep me engaged due
to crippling problems (flat characters, lack of a clear plot, sucky
writing, bein' more boring than a boring, boring, thing, etc.), I
ain't gonna waste more time on that MS when I gots other author's
peekin' out of them boxes, just waiting for a chance.

I'm readin' one now that I thought wouldn't last past my 50 Page
Chance 'cause it also seemed as if I had another OpEd piece, but close
to Page 50, it got interestin'. Other characters besides the narrator
popped in once the the narrator traveled to another town and finally
started DOING SOMETHING. So, I gave that MS more time and found an
good story. I'm on Page 154 now. Whether or not I give it a nod for
the second round, my main comment is gonna be that the author kill
most of that somewhat preachy exposition at the beginnin' and start
the story as the narrator gets to the new town.

Unique concept.
But my guilt-comlex has looked at your method, and told me in no
uncertain terms that I may not adopt it.
I think it's a little scared of being out of a job.

Oooh! Thenk yew!

Only a pleasure.
Mostly.

Please sign this release form so that I don't get accused of pilferin'
the Dark Chocolate from this Welcome Basket. I don't know *why* peeps
think that I would do such a thing...

I left the chocolates in?
Darnit.
_scribbles on the form_
You do know that choccies are terrible for creativity, right?



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