You just made me scare Rupert out of my lap, damn it.
Consider yourself COMM'd, momentarily.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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deborah grabien - Oct 26, 2005 8:29:12 am PDT #4732 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
erikaj - Oct 26, 2005 8:33:55 am PDT #4733 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Pinky's plans were crazy like that. Maybe I should be all outraged that I have a friend who uses that as a pet name for me. Nah, he got the pass when he got to live after making a pet name for me...too late. Sorry, Rupert.
Amy - Oct 26, 2005 9:21:50 am PDT #4734 of 10001
Because books.
I'd love to read Still Life, Deb, if you want to shoot it my way.
Whatever happened to Burden of Memory, though? Are you still letting that one stew?
Susan W. - Oct 26, 2005 9:27:50 am PDT #4735 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
In addition to her email critique, Mary Balogh sent me a hard copy of my manuscript with extensive specific comments. I need to send her an email letting her know it got here safely and maybe offering to send her some of my pumpkin bread as a token of my gratitude. The only thing is, I agree with much more about her big picture suggestions of what needs to be changed than her specific ideas on how to change it--which is probably only natural, given that our styles and voices are very different. Do I need to even address that fact, in case I publish this story and she reads it and thinks, "Dang it, I spent so much time on her critique, and here she does the exact opposite of what I thought she needed to do, and there she kept that bit I said was totally unbelievable!" Or do I just thank her profusely, say she's given me a lot to think about, make sure she's not allergic to pumpkin/chocolate/eggs, and leave it at that?
Amy - Oct 26, 2005 9:30:25 am PDT #4736 of 10001
Because books.
Susan, just thank her and leave it at that. Whatever edits she suggested were her opinion, and if you don't agree with every one, there's no reason to bring it up. If the book gets published, yay! And at that point, I think MB would simply be happy for you, not pissed off that you didn't take every word of her advice, since presumably an editor would have her own two cents to contribute.
deborah grabien - Oct 26, 2005 9:37:43 am PDT #4737 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Amy, will send. And BoM is stewing, yes.
Shit. I just laid a bit of a gauntlet down with my agent. This is going to possibly get tricky.
Amy - Oct 26, 2005 9:38:58 am PDT #4738 of 10001
Because books.
About Kincaid, Deb? Or in general?
I meant to say earlier, too, I'm sorry about Still Life. But you've heard my rant on genre and marketing and all that.
deborah grabien - Oct 26, 2005 9:41:32 am PDT #4739 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
About Kincaid, Deb? Or in general?
Kinkaid. Insending. Would love your opinion.
Susan W. - Oct 26, 2005 9:45:11 am PDT #4740 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks, Amy! Will do.
Amy - Oct 26, 2005 9:45:19 am PDT #4741 of 10001
Because books.
Sure thing. Will keep an eye on email...
It's terribly hard to be productive when AMC is airing The Hitcher and Rutger Hauer is being evil!sexy and murderous. The hero in my novella is going to chop off someone's finger any minute now...