For those who wanted the link, How to Succeed as a Failing Writer is up at WriteMovies.com.
Enjoy!
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victor infante - Jan 13, 2004 8:48:30 am PST #3083 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Consuela - Jan 13, 2004 12:40:50 pm PST #3084 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Great essay, Victor. Witty and insightful.
victor infante - Jan 13, 2004 12:43:39 pm PST #3085 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Thanks, Consuela!
Susan W. - Jan 13, 2004 12:48:02 pm PST #3086 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
So, how does this sound for an email to that agent that said the nice things to get more clarity on the first person issue?
Dear AgentName,
Thank you very much for the valuable input you provided on the partial I recently submitted of LUCY AND MR. WRIGHT. You mentioned that you weren't convinced about the first person narrative. Would you mind telling me if that was a craft issue or a marketing one? If the former, I'd want to review the voice and POV before my next round of submissions, but if the latter, I may just need to set this manuscript aside in hopes that someday first-person historical romances will come into vogue!
Thanks again for your consideration. I'm currently working on my second novel, which is also a Regency historical but is written in third person from both the hero's and heroine's POV and has a faster-paced, more action-oriented plot. Would you be open to considering it when it is complete?
Sincerely,
MyFullName
deborah grabien - Jan 13, 2004 12:58:59 pm PST #3087 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan, sounds like a nice basic request to me, on every level.
Susan W. - Jan 13, 2004 1:06:25 pm PST #3088 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks! Email has now been sent.
Susan W. - Jan 13, 2004 1:27:47 pm PST #3089 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Wow. And already I get a response. She said it was a craft issue--she thought the use of first person was a little too modern, and she wasn't entirely won over by Lucy, so having her as the narrator didn't help.
So to me, that's a YMMV issue, and nothing to prevent me from re-submitting it elsewhere as soon as I've given it that pacing edit.
deborah grabien - Jan 13, 2004 1:30:39 pm PST #3090 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
There, see? You can generally assume that, with a response as detailed as the original one she gave you, she liked it enough to have formed opinions and be willing to share them.
Astarte - Jan 13, 2004 1:47:39 pm PST #3091 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Woo and Hoo, Susan.
victor infante - Jan 13, 2004 2:40:14 pm PST #3092 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Wow. And already I get a response.
Way cool.
She said it was a craft issue--she thought the use of first person was a little too modern, and she wasn't entirely won over by Lucy, so having her as the narrator didn't help.
And reader, I married her!