X-posty goodness with Amy.
I didn't create the troll. I didn't date the troll. In fact I hate the troll. I helped deflate the troll-- All done.
Willow ,'Potential'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Barb - Feb 13, 2009 5:39:52 am PST #1278 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Deena - Feb 13, 2009 5:41:08 am PST #1279 of 6690
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Interestingly, I was just reading an agent's blog where someone asked the question, "I was asked for the full manuscript, but I only have a partial. What do I do?" Basically, she said what Amy did. "Oops, you should have finished the manuscript first. Confess fast and get it done."
More x-postiness!
Amy - Feb 13, 2009 5:44:57 am PST #1280 of 6690
Because books.
I once asked for a manuscript from an author after reading her adorable partial. (It was lighthearted paranormal romance, so cute.) She confessed she hadn't finished it, although she said she had in her letter AND when I met her at a conference. I saw red, explained to her why that was a very, very bad idea, and asked when she might be finished. She said a month or two at most. Never heard from her again. If I had given her a contract based on that partial, I most likely would have been screwed.
Allyson - Feb 13, 2009 5:55:31 am PST #1281 of 6690
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
But non-fic is different for reasons unknown to me. Vampire People was sold with the proposal, and then I was given x months to finish it by the editor.
Amy - Feb 13, 2009 5:59:06 am PST #1282 of 6690
Because books.
Sometimes it's different, Allyson. Not always. And the market is really tight right now.
And MM, you can give it a shot either way. But I wouldn't be surprised to hear that you need a completed manuscript, is all I'm saying.
Allyson - Feb 13, 2009 6:34:56 am PST #1283 of 6690
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
Yes, the market is making me queasy right now.
Allyson - Feb 13, 2009 11:13:14 am PST #1284 of 6690
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
I wish some publishers would come out and be uber frank about what they're willing to buy in this market.
Wolfram - Feb 13, 2009 11:21:26 am PST #1285 of 6690
Visilurking
They just know it when they see it. And by that I do mean porn.
Typo Boy - Feb 13, 2009 4:05:39 pm PST #1286 of 6690
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.
Interesting. Several agents told me that would have been interested in my proposal if the manuscript had not already been finished. Maybe an excuse.
Laga - Feb 26, 2009 6:04:53 pm PST #1287 of 6690
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Is it foolish to write a novel in the present tense?