Kristin, that is wonderful imagery. I can see it in my mind. And feel it, too. Nice.
Bunch of wanna blessed-bes. Nowadays every girl with a henna tattoo and a spice rack thinks she's a sister to the dark ones.
Willow ,'Bring On The Night'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
SailAweigh - Oct 05, 2005 12:35:41 pm PDT #4497 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
deborah grabien - Oct 05, 2005 1:32:29 pm PDT #4498 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Kristin wrote a perfect drabble. Dayum.
erika, I have AMC in my mailbox and will get to it as soon as I humanly can, I promise.
Aimee didn't see the transsexual? Where was she looking...?
Aims - Oct 05, 2005 1:34:19 pm PDT #4499 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Apparantly not in the right place.
deborah grabien - Oct 05, 2005 1:37:18 pm PDT #4500 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
But s/he was right there! In the dining room! With the teeshirt that said "Flamingos: The Other White Meat"!
Aims - Oct 05, 2005 1:39:39 pm PDT #4501 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I only saw pasta and cheese.
deborah grabien - Oct 05, 2005 1:41:33 pm PDT #4502 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Seriously, I kind of like the idea of having an invisible transsexual named Lugo in our dining room. If the FBI ever drops by for a chat, I can ask Lugo what s/he thinks about it, and scare the g-men to death...
We really are a classic San Francisco house, though, all joking aside.
deborah grabien - Oct 05, 2005 4:52:09 pm PDT #4503 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Dude.
Cruel Sister word count: 74,219.
Just finished the Big Bang. What's left is a winding down and the epilogue.
And then?
Done do0-be-do- done DONE.
Susan W. - Oct 05, 2005 7:47:39 pm PDT #4504 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
One of my editor/agent chair duties is to have a list of questions ready to start discussion at the Saturday morning editor/agent panel and for filler in case there's a lull in the Q&A, and I'm trying to make a good list. Here are the ideas I've had so far:
- What are the most common mistakes writers make when submitting to you?
- What makes a submission stand out and make you want to see more of an author's work?
- What do you see as the main trends in the romance genre?
- What would your advice be for a writer whose muse and/or interests don't match the trends? Most people in the industry that I've met advise you to write what you love anyway, because that's your strongest work--given that, how do you improve your chances of finding a niche in the marketplace?
- What are your favorite and least favorite aspects of being an editor or agent?
Any other ideas? I'm trying to make them general enough to apply to most of the people in the room, and save the "How do I find a home for my quirky overlong historical romance-military fiction hybrid?" stuff for one-on-one discussion.
deborah grabien - Oct 06, 2005 7:13:21 am PDT #4505 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
erika! This month's column by my editor at Minotaur - Ruth Cavin - should interest you:
deborah grabien - Oct 06, 2005 7:23:37 am PDT #4506 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan, BTW, how about a "what NOT to do" question? Sure ways to turn the agent and editor off?