tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post115481265440521742..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 146Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154910317411731532006-08-06T20:25:00.000-04:002006-08-06T20:25:00.000-04:00I enjoyed #1 too...Lots of good info/advice in the...I enjoyed #1 too...<BR/><BR/>Lots of good info/advice in the Face Lift...T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154903504537080572006-08-06T18:31:00.000-04:002006-08-06T18:31:00.000-04:00[Is it ever cost-effective to transport prisoners ...<I>[Is it ever cost-effective to transport prisoners to another planet?]</I><BR/><BR/>Well, they used to transport them to another continent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154894935640423002006-08-06T16:08:00.000-04:002006-08-06T16:08:00.000-04:00I liked the cat story ;)I liked the cat story ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154893937143462132006-08-06T15:52:00.000-04:002006-08-06T15:52:00.000-04:00For young adult, you do not need a simpler vocabul...For young adult, you do not need a simpler vocabulary. These are kids who are reading Shakespere in school, for crying out loud. And the one guarenteed kiss-of-death for YA is writing down to the audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154889278575490612006-08-06T14:34:00.000-04:002006-08-06T14:34:00.000-04:00The problem I have with the name Dinah Minx is, in...The problem I have with the name Dinah Minx is, in a SF novel, I have trouble not imagining her wearing a bra with a laser gun at the tip of each cup. (And yes, this is a problem, unless we are in Satire Land.)<BR/><BR/>As for YA, it's fine for that audience, especially since SF is its own world. YA SF need not even feature teenage protagonists. The only necessary differences between it and regular SF are the shorter format and simpler vocabulary. (Think "geeky thirteen-year-old boys," and you see that the target audience does NOT usually want coming-of-age stories.)<BR/><BR/>Verification word: ozhext--describes Dorothy after the Wicked Witch put her in the hourglass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154886054847720982006-08-06T13:40:00.000-04:002006-08-06T13:40:00.000-04:00picatrue: I was in the kitchen with Dinah... How...picatrue: I was in the kitchen with Dinah... How did you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154884965701440162006-08-06T13:22:00.000-04:002006-08-06T13:22:00.000-04:00Dinah Minx? I too started thinking of Dinah Mite,...Dinah Minx? I too started thinking of Dinah Mite, or Dinah-Mix (sounds like a fertilizer)ausys...please change the name, please...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154873573035846712006-08-06T10:12:00.000-04:002006-08-06T10:12:00.000-04:00I had the inclination to change the name from Dina...I had the inclination to change the name from Dinah Minx to Dinah Mite. Guess I was heading in the wrong direction, but it might add a bang to the story. :-)<BR/><BR/>"Is it ever cost-effective to transport prisoners to another planet?" England used to transport prisoners to Australia, which was just about as far in those days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154865399504053572006-08-06T07:56:00.000-04:002006-08-06T07:56:00.000-04:00Sooo, someone's in the kitchen with Dinah... strum...Sooo, someone's in the kitchen with Dinah... strummin' on the ole banjo?<BR/><BR/>Have the feeling there's a really good plot here...somewhere.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154863171194918972006-08-06T07:19:00.000-04:002006-08-06T07:19:00.000-04:00xiqay--YA does not (and should not) always equal c...xiqay--YA does not (and should not) always equal coming-of-age story. <BR/><BR/>You are right about the age of the characters. How old is the MC?<BR/><BR/>lsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154859194786413482006-08-06T06:13:00.000-04:002006-08-06T06:13:00.000-04:00Erm, no, I don't think all YA novels have to be co...Erm, no, I don't think all YA novels have to be coming-of age, nor are all coming-of-age novels YA.<BR/><BR/>My understanding however is that the protagonist in YA should not be more than about two years older than the age group at which the book is targetted, and in any case not older than 21. Further, the book should be written contemperaneously, not as an older person looking back on ther youth--as many c-of-a books are. I think there are more aspects that typify YA, but I no longer have access to the board where I used to read about this stuff.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154843829853775952006-08-06T01:57:00.000-04:002006-08-06T01:57:00.000-04:00Oh I'd LOVE to write the book described in plot on...Oh I'd LOVE to write the book described in plot one!<BR/><BR/>As usual, a great job on the Face-Lift EE. I'd read this, tho I agree it doesnt sound particularly YA.magzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351879762711676150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154839247680615652006-08-06T00:40:00.000-04:002006-08-06T00:40:00.000-04:00There absolutely must be, must be I tell you, a sc...There absolutely must be, must be I tell you, a scene where there's someone in the kitchen with Dinah. Someone in the kitchen I know-oh-oh. <BR/><BR/>Preferably that someone or Dinah will be strumming on the old banjo, though that is not required.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154835136755654552006-08-05T23:32:00.000-04:002006-08-05T23:32:00.000-04:00did someone mention.. which of the cats needs to b...did someone mention.. which of the cats needs to be kept alive and which of them are indispensible<BR/><BR/>and what after 12 monthsunfuel the planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713046310367914999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154834088769005712006-08-05T23:14:00.000-04:002006-08-05T23:14:00.000-04:00Yay! I chose the correct plot from among the fakes...Yay! I chose the correct plot from among the fakes. <BR/><BR/>EE, loved your humor--"Not Lycus I...Not Lycus II..." Amusing. Although you insist that these comments are added only for humor and that we minions should not look for meaning in them, I think they're helpful, too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Author, the plot doesn't strike me as YA. As I understand it (and EE or others, please correct this if wrong),a YA novel is by definition a "coming-of-age" story. <BR/><BR/>This seems more of a space-gangster combo (like Star Wars is a space-western). And with adult characters, it definitely fails one of the main YA tests. The only thing that looks like YA is the word count.<BR/><BR/>How does it measure up on the sci-fi genre scale? (Is there any reason it's set in the future? Or could it be anywhere? anytime? Just wondering.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1154831512677951022006-08-05T22:31:00.000-04:002006-08-05T22:31:00.000-04:00And for the love of everything, change the female ...And for the love of everything, change the female lead's name from 'Dinah Minx' to something that doesn't sound like "Dianetics" when you say it fast.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015037227580626815noreply@blogger.com