tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post116826896392010396..comments2024-03-18T13:32:44.865-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 257Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168443196374889392007-01-10T10:33:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:33:00.000-05:00Number 1 sounds like a true story.Number 1 sounds like a true story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168396982775950092007-01-09T21:43:00.000-05:002007-01-09T21:43:00.000-05:00This was sheer genius, EE. If I'd known all this b...This was sheer genius, EE. If I'd known all this back when I was a kid, I might never have told the church to go do something anatomically impossible with itself.<BR/><BR/>I agree with batgirl--the alternate reality aspect needs to mentioned up front. Otherwise what follows is confusingMarissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168390565087233002007-01-09T19:56:00.000-05:002007-01-09T19:56:00.000-05:00I don't understand why anyone would invoke an Amer...I don't understand why anyone would invoke an American Indian group - Illiniwek Nation - in the middle of a novel about demonology, Popes and libraries. Especially since the demons and bad guys aren't anything near American Indians. They sound vaguely Transylvanian and moderately Byzantine.<BR/><BR/>And philosophically, is there anything like a "good" demon? Seriously folks, if you create a demon character with charm, humor, wit and all that stuff, it's still going to DRAG YOU TO HELL in the end. Isn't it?<BR/>You say that this demon is special? It's a lesser demon who only inhabits libraries and has no advancement potential? It's going to let you go to heaven and report that it failed because you were so cute, adorable and worthy? NAH! That demon is going to haul your butt directly to hell (do not pass GO, do not collect $200)...Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168379695440709382007-01-09T16:54:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:54:00.000-05:00Bernita makes an excellent point. An alternate wor...Bernita makes an excellent point. An alternate world setting of what seems to be an unconquered North America sounds fascinating, but if so, I think you need to either spell it out in your query, or write around it so it doesn't just distract the query reader.batgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168378351916905852007-01-09T16:32:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:32:00.000-05:00That was just too funny. That does it. No more w...That was just too funny. That does it. No more worshipping Jesus. EE, you are my Lord and Savior.Reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005292189176596201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168377155004677682007-01-09T16:12:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:12:00.000-05:00Thanks EE and everyone else for your comments. I ...Thanks EE and everyone else for your comments. I appreciate having this query looked over by people who haven't already slogged through the manuscript. <BR/><BR/>The problem I'm having is boiling 90,000 words of alternate world-building, spiritual crisis/revival, monster hunting, international politics, and yes humorous demon-baiting, to a one page query that <I>doesn't</I> make the plot sound contrived.<BR/><BR/>Mentioning Youseph in the query was a last minute decision and I had thoughts of evil overlords rushing through my head when I wrote the sentence. Now I know my instincts were right and he'll get cut out.<BR/><BR/>And for JTC, Checagou is one variation of the original name for Chicago (which is only ever labeled a "Native American" term for stinky, onion smelling land). Part of the history of the world in the book is that the European conquest never got farther than the Appalachians--and thus the Illinewek Nation and good old Checagou. :D<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks for the comments. Now time for a rewrite and back to the query process.roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876796823777689012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168371163431663942007-01-09T14:32:00.000-05:002007-01-09T14:32:00.000-05:00I really thought all the GTPs were fakes. Whoops.E...I really thought all the GTPs were fakes. Whoops.<BR/><BR/>EE, I laughed so hard I swallowed my tongue. I'm sending you the bill.kiss-me-at-the-gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289100980388975854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168356954766223272007-01-09T10:35:00.000-05:002007-01-09T10:35:00.000-05:00Why do you assert an alternative reality, with pla...Why do you assert an alternative reality, with place names like Checagou, and assorted demons yet name the church as Catholic?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168353391641372852007-01-09T09:36:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:36:00.000-05:00Is it possible the demon was confused and Jesus wa...Is it possible the demon was confused and Jesus was really a revenant?Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168349497737215242007-01-09T08:31:00.000-05:002007-01-09T08:31:00.000-05:00I actually "Guessed The Plot" on this one.EE was i...I actually "Guessed The Plot" on this one.<BR/><BR/>EE was in top form on this one. Very funny.<BR/><BR/>This story could be o.k. I think some humor (humorous situations, etc.) would help it a lot.<BR/><BR/>Also, Checagou is a funny way to spell Chicago. -JTCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168341849748562682007-01-09T06:24:00.000-05:002007-01-09T06:24:00.000-05:00Evil, Jesus was a vampire. I clearly explain the ...Evil, Jesus was a vampire. I clearly explain the whole thing in my trunk novel that no one wanted to buy.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168340554257499662007-01-09T06:02:00.000-05:002007-01-09T06:02:00.000-05:00I can't wait to read The von Kulmbach Code.I thoug...I can't wait to read <I>The von Kulmbach Code.</I><BR/><BR/>I thought this sounded okay until we got to the Yousef guy. It seemed to take an awfully big turn. Presumably these two plots are more cloesly entwined in the book; here it almost sounds like the Yousef thing is just stuck in the middle of the book with no purpose.<BR/><BR/>Do Bishops grant dispensations?Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168330749258746092007-01-09T03:19:00.000-05:002007-01-09T03:19:00.000-05:00I thought all of the GTP's were fakes and this was...I thought all of the GTP's were fakes and this was a test. Wrong.<BR/><BR/>EE, while the pictures of the Roman Catholic Popes that you linked to as your picks for werewolves were convincing, the Coptic Pope doesn't pass muster. Granted he has either the worst hairdo ever or a funny hat on, but he's wearing a silver cross/crucifix. I don't think true werewolves could do that (or am I getting mixed up with vampires?).<BR/><BR/>Author,<BR/>I think EE is trying to say your plot has contrivance written all over it, and is therefore unacceptable. I like the idea in the GTP, though, of a devout (any religion) wearing gloves to interrupt psychic vibrations. Already I'm thinking this is a wacko and I might be interested in following her around for a while. <BR/><BR/>I'm less fond of demons and zombies.<BR/><BR/>Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168323105409150082007-01-09T01:11:00.000-05:002007-01-09T01:11:00.000-05:00Pictures of werewolf popes--omigod! I was laughin...Pictures of werewolf popes--omigod! I was laughing so hard I woke my husband up. You made my day, um, night, EE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1168321645278702722007-01-09T00:47:00.000-05:002007-01-09T00:47:00.000-05:00Very funny comments, EE! I've already pre-ordered...Very funny comments, EE! I've already pre-ordered your book from Amazon.<BR/><BR/>A lot of fantasies feature an "ordinary" and "reluctant" "special" hero who must save all from powerful demons. Which totally follows the Roman polytheistic model of heros & dieties. For a Christian cosmology, wouldn't demon-busting have to be be the exclusive domain of God & church? Not just for administrative jealousy reasons but because mere mortals just ain't got the requisite divine powers? Not that I'm a Christian and would know for sure, but that was my impression. So does she channel Jesus like a saint or what?<BR/><BR/>Reading your query I found myself wondering, why would any heroine give a fig for some moldy old diety that does nothing but have his lackeys consider paperwork while she battles demons and saves the world on her own? Like who'd still vote for monotheism after a week like that? Does she ultimately tell the Pope to take a leap, or hit him with a thunderbolt or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com