Thanks for the feedback, y'all. Those lines did scan a little bulky to me.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Strix - Dec 25, 2008 7:06:09 am PST #1238 of 6690
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Atropa - Dec 26, 2008 9:23:40 am PST #1239 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My copy-edited manuscript arrived on the doorstep today.
This is no reason to freak out, I know.
Does that knowledge stop me from freaking out a bit? Ha.
Barb - Dec 26, 2008 9:29:24 am PST #1240 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Just keep in mind, Jilli, the copy editor is generally not your actual editor and that the power of STET is yours.
Especially if the C.E. is being a noodge.
Atropa - Dec 30, 2008 9:35:26 am PST #1241 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I lucked out. My copy editor is awesome. I'm doing the second pass on the copy edits today, and then the manuscript gets mailed back.
In other JilliBook news, my editor let me know that the publisher and editorial director read the manuscript and are really pleased with it! But they're worried that the current cover design isn't elegant and gothy enough, so they want the art department to come up with some more designs. The current design is the standard Lady of the Manners portrait in black, white, and red, on a black background (matte, with gloss black pinstripes).
I'm assuming the publisher and editorial director reading and being pleased with the manuscript is kind of a big deal, yes?
Amy - Dec 30, 2008 9:37:13 am PST #1242 of 6690
Because books.
I'm assuming the publisher and editorial director reading and being pleased with the manuscript is kind of a big deal, yes?
Yes, it totally is.
Barb - Dec 30, 2008 9:39:21 am PST #1243 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
I'm assuming the publisher and editorial director reading and being pleased with the manuscript is kind of a big deal, yes?
I'd whimper in jealousy if it was almost anyone else. As it is, I'm super pleased for you.
Atropa - Dec 30, 2008 9:45:43 am PST #1244 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I had no idea that the publisher and editorial director were ever handed manuscripts to read. So when Emily the Awesome Editor sent me that mail, I kinda stared at it in open-mouthed bogglement.
Connie Neil - Dec 30, 2008 9:50:16 am PST #1245 of 6690
brillig
Jilli, I fully expect you to be invited to talkshows, because Goths are hip, they're happening, they're now, and you look so wonderful.
Barb - Dec 30, 2008 9:50:54 am PST #1246 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
I had no idea that the publisher and editorial director were ever handed manuscripts to read.
Well... it's how my book wound up canceled. My (very baby) editor and her immediate supervising editor both loved it. They gave it to the publisher, who hated it.
So trust me, love. This is a Very, Very Good Thing.
Atropa - Dec 30, 2008 9:53:21 am PST #1247 of 6690
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well... it's how my book wound up canceled. My (very baby) editor and her immediate supervising editor both loved it. They gave it to the publisher, who hated it.
The publisher was VERY VERY WRONG about your book. Like a big wrong thing.
So trust me, love. This is a Very, Very Good Thing.
Meep!