Go right ahead! I'm mightily flattered should you do so. I tripped a lot trying to sum it up.
(ps, my brother, poorass that he is, told me he'd buy the book based on my lame-ass description over the phone. So yay!)
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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.
sarameg - Jul 03, 2006 6:38:38 pm PDT #7695 of 10001
deborah grabien - Jul 03, 2006 6:39:57 pm PDT #7696 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Heh. Allyson, go get 'em.
sarameg - Jul 03, 2006 6:40:59 pm PDT #7697 of 10001
Eh, I'm just offering my impressions. I don't know crap about publishing. If what I can describe helps, that's the least I can do.
Typo Boy - Jul 03, 2006 6:42:15 pm PDT #7698 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
You could plagerize a certain Allyson Beatrice who said that Vampire people
"is an introduction to online communities, and the lovely sense of acceptance that could be found by connecting with like-minded souls."
Allyson - Jul 03, 2006 7:05:11 pm PDT #7699 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okay, halfway through!
This one: Is there anything about the book or author that is unprecedented, trailblazing or surprising? Does it reveal any secrets?
Um. Help?
Typo Boy - Jul 03, 2006 7:13:59 pm PDT #7700 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Vampire people is a book about a world where the writers can be bigger stars than actors. A world where the most traditional of family weddings celebrates the marriage of two women who met one another on-line, attended by guests who mostly did too. A world where you meet a dear friend for the first time when she travels across the country to stay with you. Where celebrity pussy refers to finding a home for the a star's cat.
sarameg - Jul 03, 2006 7:18:26 pm PDT #7701 of 10001
Penlind? Fate of Joss's cat? The nature of detective work in the internet? Portrayed identity versus trust & all that. "Normal" people are active in internet communities (not counting myself as normal...)
OK, I'm not helping now. But really, it's slice of life that most think is degenerate! All sorts of revealing things there. My dad just doesn't get it. So I don't try to explain in between his rantings on cell phones and blackberries, though I might this next trip. Mom...oh man. She'd get it, if she could figure out amazon.com. She'sjust happy I am happy.
Allyson - Jul 03, 2006 9:38:41 pm PDT #7702 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okey dokey! Manuscript and author questionnaire sent off to editor.
Now, I wait.
Lee - Jul 03, 2006 9:44:35 pm PDT #7703 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
YAY, except for the waiting part.
deborah grabien - Jul 03, 2006 9:51:35 pm PDT #7704 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I remember pulling out SMP's questionnaire for Haunted Ballads. A dozen typewritten pages, mostly of questions I purely had no answer for. I emailed my editor with a "WTF?" in language better suited to the grey eminence that is Ruth Cavin.
She wrote back ":::snort::: Oh, they sent you one of THOSE things. Feel free to bullshit."
Only time I ever saw her swear, until I told her about Mr. Post-It.