Amy, insent to your gmail.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Susan W. - Nov 10, 2005 4:20:15 pm PST #4847 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
erikaj - Nov 10, 2005 5:06:20 pm PST #4848 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Part of the problem is, of course, that 'heartwarming" isn't my usual beat. Stuff like that probably happens at agencies, too. I do think that she hinted at stuff instead of putting it on the page for us though, but it wasn't a question of "suck". In fact, I liked it until about the last three grafs where she reached for my heartstring just a bit too hard, and that is a personal bias born of my many trust issues. But the editor, Sharon, explained it this way...they have X time and X money for every edition, and they have to factor in fundraising time and her health because she isEIC, right? So if something isn't everything we want, we'd better keep the space open for something that is. (I still feel bad. But I'm not her beta. It's not my problem. Some other anthology saw something in it I didn't though because it was published before us.)
Susan W. - Nov 11, 2005 2:27:05 pm PST #4849 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Anyone wanna beta-read my book? Familiarity with/enjoyment of historical romance preferred, though not absolutely required, because part of what I'm trying to do here is guage whether or not I've hit my target market. It's roughly 110,000 words--at least, that's what I get when I split the difference between the page count estimate and the actual MS Word count, and it's a nice round number.
I'm mainly looking for general impressions, though I'll probably have a set of questions for after you read it (I don't want to send them before, because I don't want to prime you to look for problems that may not be there or that may be tiny and mild). And I'd like to get feedback by mid-December, just to stay more or less on the schedule I set for myself.
If interested, email my profile address.
Pix - Nov 11, 2005 4:36:15 pm PST #4850 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
My article in English Journal is finally published! Print version won't be delivered for another week or so when the magazines ship, but since many of you helped me (a lot) in my beta last year, I thought I'd post a link to my homepage where I put a link up to the pdf.
It's here: [link]
Thank you, everyone!
victor infante - Nov 11, 2005 4:41:19 pm PST #4851 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Congrats, Kristin! (And further reminder why I want you to write for me. :)
Anne W. - Nov 11, 2005 4:49:48 pm PST #4852 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Oh, Kristin! I remember you posting an earlier version of that last year, and it still packs a powerful punch. Beautiful work, m'dear.
Susan W. - Nov 11, 2005 6:04:40 pm PST #4853 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
That's such a powerful piece, Kristin. Congratulations!
deborah grabien - Nov 12, 2005 11:56:06 am PST #4854 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I love that damned piece, Kristin. It's really amazing.
Pix - Nov 12, 2005 1:39:48 pm PST #4855 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
t beaming
Thank you!
Stephanie - Nov 13, 2005 2:34:58 am PST #4856 of 10001
Trust my rage
Kristin, I loved that piece when I read it the first time around (in your LJ, I think?) Congratulations on getting it published! (Oh, and yeah for having a palce to live!)