tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post115392078653747776..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 135Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153986993682245052006-07-27T03:56:00.000-04:002006-07-27T03:56:00.000-04:00Is the author male? Just curious because... well, ...Is the author male? Just curious because... well, has a male sci-fi writer ever written a novel where the heroine is NOT a genetically engineered perfect warrior? Having a hard time thinking of one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153973936532096212006-07-27T00:18:00.000-04:002006-07-27T00:18:00.000-04:00yeesh, this is harder than it looks. Cutesy? Ugh...yeesh, this is harder than it looks. Cutesy? Ugh. The plot <I>is</I> serious, but humor is integral to my writing, and I was trying to convey that. Clearly I missed my mark. Thanks, EE, I will continue to work at it!<BR/><BR/>I'll think about the title some more, as well. And cherish the comparison to LMB! Thanks for the opinions, fellow minions. (and if this shows up again and again, forgive me, it didn't look like it went at all.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153973419280873072006-07-27T00:10:00.000-04:002006-07-27T00:10:00.000-04:00I would be interested in the romance angle, becaus...I would be interested in the romance angle, because it's where Eve is conflicted, perhaps going against her own better judgment. That's a more visceral struggle than the one to... not get killed? But I'm a sucker for the romance angle, so I may be very biased.<BR/><BR/>Makes me think of Lois McMaster Bujold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153972671785484772006-07-26T23:57:00.000-04:002006-07-26T23:57:00.000-04:00I'm glad that EE took out the trap baited with chi...I'm glad that EE took out the trap baited with children for hunky doc Ben. Made me think he was a pedophile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153947499886599962006-07-26T16:58:00.000-04:002006-07-26T16:58:00.000-04:00Since this is the second time this title has shown...Since this is the second time this title has shown up here, I got curious and did a quick search on Amazon. Result: there are at least twelve books with some version of "Shining Armor" in their titles, including a Garfield compilation, which suggests to me that the author might want to start thinking about alternatives.Daisy Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031425541717458261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153942982692740992006-07-26T15:43:00.000-04:002006-07-26T15:43:00.000-04:00Actually, I think the romance angle takes this sto...Actually, I think the romance angle takes this story out of the 'Seen It' category. <BR/><BR/>I would be more concerned about the tone - the plot sounds very serious, but the first half of the query is cutesy (I think it's the actual word 'cute' that puts it over the top). I know the genre is mixed, but the query gives me the impression that the book's tone is really mixed.Novelusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446059248591407659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153938401689357582006-07-26T14:26:00.000-04:002006-07-26T14:26:00.000-04:00I'd be far more interested in the DNA manipulation...I'd be far more interested in the DNA manipulation/perfect mutant warrior angle than the romantic angle. The romance sounds a bit shoe-horned in to me. Of course, I'm just a zombie deathfish, so I could be proven wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1153927962311722752006-07-26T11:32:00.000-04:002006-07-26T11:32:00.000-04:00Is Tackle Me Now a cousin to Tickle Me Elmo? ;-)Se...Is Tackle Me Now a cousin to Tickle Me Elmo? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I'm glad EE dropped that nickname. I don't care for it. Of course, I don't know the intimate details of the story, but that nickname...methinks it's too hilarious for the story.<BR/><BR/>And after EE cleaned up the query, it sounded more interesting to me.<BR/><BR/>~NancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com