tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post114702213551221482..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 17Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147235900087297142006-05-10T00:38:00.000-04:002006-05-10T00:38:00.000-04:00OK, maybe I'm a dolt, but I have a usage question....OK, maybe I'm a dolt, but I have a usage question. I see the term "blurring the boundaries between..." used often and in literary contexts (it's even used in MLA style guides). This particular query enlisted the term "boundaries between...," but Mr. EE points out, "Usually, boundaries aren't between things, but outside things." <BR/><BR/>Not to sound like a geometry or grammar idiot, but EE's correction confuses me and makes me fear I might have been using this almost-cliche (shame, a cliche!) incorrectly. I cannot find anything in my AP style guide about this (I trust it ever so much more than MLA). Is it that I cannot visualize boundaries? Do I have boundary issues? Can't a group of concepts with overlapping outer edges blur as they combine and enmesh? Please help (and don't laugh too hard at my incomprehension)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147177633022190242006-05-09T08:27:00.000-04:002006-05-09T08:27:00.000-04:00You've got me wondering now if making the compulsi...You've got me wondering now if making the compulsive liar the narrator instead would have been an interesting or simply an unsaleable choice. It would certainly take the "unreliable narrator" device to new extremes.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry, I'm wandering off down my own little street now...)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the novel!nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147139612136481102006-05-08T21:53:00.000-04:002006-05-08T21:53:00.000-04:00you are absolutely right, BD is not a personality ...you are absolutely right, BD is not a personality disorder (i swear i pay more attention to the wording when actually working on the ms), though from what i have read the rate of comorbidity of BD and personality disorders is relatively high.<BR/><BR/>as for the confluences of these mental health issues in one character ... let's just say that that particular character isn't entirely made up. but perhaps my evilness is manifested in the fact that i wrote a novel about her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147134062652608972006-05-08T20:21:00.000-04:002006-05-08T20:21:00.000-04:00Bipolar is classed as a mood disorder, not a perso...Bipolar is classed as a mood disorder, not a personality disorder, although, as you say, some of these classifications often appear more arbitrary than not. Seems more than usually evil however to give your character a mood disorder AND symptoms of a personality disorder like narcissism :D.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147123644172801812006-05-08T17:27:00.000-04:002006-05-08T17:27:00.000-04:00thanks for your help dear evil editor! i obviously...thanks for your help dear evil editor! i obviously have some work to do.<BR/><BR/>about the personal background/ experience: i keep reading that mentioning this may be absolutely required for non-fiction, but redundant for fiction (because the work presumably stands on its own). so is it just a matter of an agent's personal preference/ mood/ time of day/ level of caffeination?<BR/><BR/>agents also tend to mention that they would like their hopefuls to know their market (in my case, um, holland). how do i demonstrate that otherwise? <BR/><BR/>re lying + bipolar: many people who suffer from BP also have symptoms of other personality disorders or associated problems, such as compulsive lying. and there is a lot of hinterland between standard definitions of mental illnesses. (now i guess i have to figure out a way to not have to explain that in the query.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147104785034757002006-05-08T12:13:00.000-04:002006-05-08T12:13:00.000-04:00I'm blanking on the connection between compulsive ...I'm blanking on the connection between compulsive lying and bipolar disorder.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147086208583038952006-05-08T07:03:00.000-04:002006-05-08T07:03:00.000-04:00There was an outcry to change back, accompanied by...There was an outcry to change back, accompanied by a suggestion that those having trouble reading the original template switch to Firefox (Windows) or Safari (Mac).Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147057971704906492006-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:002006-05-07T23:12:00.000-04:00This was hysterical. Perhaps it's appeal will only...This was hysterical. Perhaps it's appeal will only be to the mentally ill residents in Holland. That's a unique market right there.<BR/><BR/>PS I thought Evil Editor changed the template to mint green. Was I high?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147046984008986432006-05-07T20:09:00.000-04:002006-05-07T20:09:00.000-04:00Yes, lots more room to give more information!Yes, lots more room to give more information!Patrice Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061901112336162568noreply@blogger.com