That was not a straight-up rejection, Deb's right. She liked it enough to take time with it...
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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erikaj - May 31, 2005 4:28:11 pm PDT #2440 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
deborah grabien - May 31, 2005 4:39:02 pm PDT #2441 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Amy! You have some serious sex and romance in your inbox, lady.
Amy - May 31, 2005 5:13:10 pm PDT #2442 of 10001
Because books.
I got it, Deb, but I'm behind -- freelance stuff and the book and the Big Life Stuff I mentioned before. I'm going to read it tomorrow definitely -- tonight I'm too wiped out to even enjoy it.
deborah grabien - May 31, 2005 5:17:34 pm PDT #2443 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yep - it's a Whenever You Think It Will Be A Calgon Moment read.
Lee - May 31, 2005 5:19:21 pm PDT #2444 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Allyson, have you thought about giving stuff to Joyce to read? She's not nearly as fannish as Graham is.
Liese S. - May 31, 2005 5:29:58 pm PDT #2445 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hey, Allyson. That's fantastic. Of course we'd rather not have a rejection letter, but as everyone else said, a good letter with some important information.
Anyway, I checked with my decidedly-not-in-fandom SO and he says he would be willing to read for you. Let him know what sort of feedback you want, specifically, but he would probably be able to give you some outsider input.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 01, 2005 12:43:07 am PDT #2446 of 10001
What is even happening?
Sure. Profile addie?Gmail is better. The account is bigger.
erikaj - Jun 01, 2005 10:57:15 am PDT #2447 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
This was for picture 9 If I had known my father and I wouldn’t be going to the beach again, I tell myself now, I would have had a better time, not complained as the sand itched me or kept the t-shirt on over the bikini I’d begged for but didn’t have the guts to wear proudly. But of course, if I’d known then what I know now, I’d have known his weird silence was his planning for another life, without my mother and me. But that’s how life is. You always think you have plenty of time.
deborah grabien - Jun 01, 2005 1:01:44 pm PDT #2448 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
OK. Deep breath.
I HATE GRAMMAR NAZIS.
I've just spent the last fucking HOUR readind a series of teeny weeny little post-it notes. This is layout kid with delusions of copy-editorhood.
Every single fucking comma this dumbass wants to change to a semi-colon, or remove entirely, or whatever? Gets a mention of the OED. No, pardon me. The SHORTER OED.
Dear kid, FUCK YOU AND SHUT UP. You are not a copy-editor; I do not care about the Shorter OED, to which I do not refer when crafting dialogue, because guess what, numb-nuts, people talking informally do NOT sound like dictionaries; and I do not appreciate having to spend three hours typing out "Page 116, 3, 6: NOT MY PURVIEW" because you're mixing layout questions with grammar notations.
IOW? Fuck off and die.
Fucking punctuation gestapo dickweed. I don't believe I have to waste my time on this. So far, in 63 tiny little post-it notes? I've found five actual things that needed addressing.
Assholes.
GAH.
headdesk
Anne W. - Jun 01, 2005 1:53:26 pm PDT #2449 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Man, did he pick the wrong person to nitpick. I assume you're going to speak to someone about this?