What's the topic, Aims? Is input needed, or are you zooming along?
My topic is "Teaching Birth Control in Public Schools". I zoomed along through my points about how abstinence is BAD, got to 969 words and then died. I haven't been able to find any documentation to back me up, and I SAY SO isn't gonna cut it.
I also discovered that part of the problem was that Joe was feeding me the Nighttime TheraFlu, and I ws crashing hard. I'm working a bit now to see if I can get it closer to the 1400. I sent it in anyway, and will send more before I get on the plane tonight.
Oh dear. I'm supposed to write a description of my book. I don't know how.
Allyson, what's the end target? Cover blurb, pitch, what?
A blurb or a fuller description? If the latter how many words?
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Author Questionnaire. PITA.
My favorite question is "Why is this book important?"
Kill me. Please.
Allyson I've had to deal with tons of pita stuff because I read every freaking reference book they put out on this stuff amd did every pita thing they said to do. Doesn't mean I'll do it right, but it means I'm past being annoyed by it. I have your on-line site for an outline. Shoot it my way. I'll fill it out of you. Then you can look it over, and growl "look what that asshole is is putting in those blanks" and do it your way. But maybe having a first draft someone else has done to tear apart will make your life easier.
My favorite question is "Why is this book important?"
Oh GODS, those horrible things. They're insane.
That particular question, though? Try something like this:
"WTVPPLL's importance lies in the unique multi-faceted look at how new communities, and a new definition of family, have emerged from cyberspace and become realspace phenomena."
Something like that.
Allyson, your book explains to my parents how I can go on vacation to a remote (to me) island on a major normally kin holiday when I've never met half the people (I outed myself to my brother, given I'm going to be in print, if even only passingly!)
Why is it important? It portrays a slice of chosen family, derived from a largely laughed at and derided medium, the internet. It shows the deceits and delights and draws us to what really matters: human relationships. It shows how we carve out, in the midst of crazy masses and fractious communities borne of like interests in something as ephemeral as tv, clusters of people who we ultimately call home.
It's about people. And if you aren't fascinated by people, well... I can't help you.
Ima just plagiarize sarameg, then.
sarameg, problem is, what they want is a one to two-sentence blurb so that they can pitch it to a reviewer. These pr info forms are tear-inducing; I tried being eloquent and got back "that's wonderful can you put it in less than forty words it's for our marketing pitches".
