I'm weirdly obsessed with agents' blogs.
I'm eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a friggin' beer!
Anya ,'Storyteller'
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.
Jesse - Apr 11, 2007 4:50:17 pm PDT #8919 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Deena - Apr 11, 2007 4:52:24 pm PDT #8920 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I read that one too, but I've been a little swamped lately--completely missed that post.
Amy - Apr 11, 2007 5:14:01 pm PDT #8921 of 10001
Because books.
I'm sorry I wasn't here, Deena! I do pretty good rejection letters -- after a while I had it down to a science to include something positive (and specific) about the work, as well as one or two good reasons for why it didn't work for me (por the market).
Not that I ever liked writing them, mind you. Except to the complete wackos who wrote whole novels about their pet lizard's nihilsm, or a pair of sugar-addicted nuns who painted pornographic Easter eggs and made billions, or things like that.
Deena - Apr 11, 2007 5:20:39 pm PDT #8922 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
This one doesn't fit in a kind of way that those don't fit. Though not quite that psychedelic, sort of Tailchaser crossed with Animal Farm, with albinism and a lot of anthropomorphism.
Connie Neil - Apr 11, 2007 5:33:03 pm PDT #8923 of 10001
brillig
I'm close to having something ready for you, Deena, but it involves creating an ending of hope and encouragement, and my muse has been the mood to do defiance in the face of catastrophe.
Amy - Apr 11, 2007 5:33:51 pm PDT #8924 of 10001
Because books.
sort of Tailchaser crossed with Animal Farm, with albinism and a lot of anthropomorphism.
::winces::
Oh my. You could say it's "very inventive" and "draws from many different rich mythologies" but maybe "lacks a certain focus we feel is necessary to tell a strong story".
Deena - Apr 11, 2007 5:50:42 pm PDT #8925 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Heh. I just told him that it didn't fit and good luck in the future. I was a bit terse, perhaps, but polite.
YAY CONNIE!
hope and encouragement.. huh. Are you SURE that's what it requires? I mean, we'll take it gladly, but I wouldn't want you to piss off your muse and I know she's not quite that kind of girl.
Connie Neil - Apr 11, 2007 6:14:23 pm PDT #8926 of 10001
brillig
Heck, I'll send you what I've got, tell you where I think it needs to go, let you mull over how to get there. After all, you're the editor/publisher :)!
Volans - Apr 11, 2007 11:31:25 pm PDT #8927 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Deena/Amy, I sent a link to Drolleries to my friend Julie, who (sorta) makes a living as a storyteller. I think the stories she tells are very much in line with what you are looking for; I just don't know if she writes them.
Typo Boy - Apr 12, 2007 8:26:11 am PDT #8928 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.
My feeling it that you are better off with a standard rejection letter for works you don't like; save personalize ones for work you like, but don't fit the market. Maybe I'm pushier than your average writer, but I always take personalized rejections as a reason to put you at the top of my submission list for my next work.