tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post1541346353749122926..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 987Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-7235951871155688452012-02-04T10:59:57.884-05:002012-02-04T10:59:57.884-05:00Dave, as every children's book writer eventual...Dave, as every children's book writer eventually learns to his or her sorrow, what matters is not what kids like but what adults like.<br /><br />Principally female adults, since they're overwhelmingly the decision makers at every step from acquiring the manuscripts to buying the books.AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-26487417940792725962012-02-02T18:37:16.042-05:002012-02-02T18:37:16.042-05:00I second the comments made already, particularly a...I second the comments made already, particularly about the MG feel to it (or, to use that dreaded term, tween). A story about a teen male escort service might be offensive to some - and therefore turn it into a bestseller. Does the term "rent boy" mean the same in the US as it does in Britain?<br /> <br />BTW, EE, you look faaaabulous in drag, darling. More, please! <br /><br />And I'm not going to even dignify the remark about using a boy to take math/sci tests with a response.Jo-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705983780352542190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-15773545693986505702012-02-02T17:55:28.747-05:002012-02-02T17:55:28.747-05:00Wow is this going to point out a gender preference...Wow is this going to point out a gender preference. I don't find the "peed her pants" reference offensive at all. In fact, it might be an asset among the young reading groups that snicker at silliness like that. So don't beat me up over that. <br /><br />She's a Tomboy and wants to spend more time with the guys so she creates a dating service to fulfill the demands of the "girly" girls who want status dates. In doing so, she learns a valuable lesson about boys and girls. <br /><br />And it's a teen romance with lots of teen angst and poking fun at traditional things like dates and proms and dances and all that. <br /><br />I think the query is a bit too broad but not too humorous. This is going to be good as a light and breezy book. At least that's the impression I get. Tighten the query. I like the concept.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217202416002233005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-12561517745201214862012-02-02T17:52:45.852-05:002012-02-02T17:52:45.852-05:00Your cartoon made me laugh - the blond wig and lip...Your cartoon made me laugh - the blond wig and lipstick - excellent with those glasses.<br /><br />This may be a bit mature for YA- not sure the male for hire thing would work and in a prep school, if one girl rents a guy, after the first time he is rented out, wouldn't the other girls realize that this guy is a rental and tease the renter for her inability to get a "real" date? From what I gather, girls can be rather nasty to each other.Heather Marstenhttp://www.heathermarsten.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-35769473581031099972012-02-02T16:19:44.244-05:002012-02-02T16:19:44.244-05:00If Micah is her friend, why doesn't she keep h...If Micah is her friend, why doesn't she keep him for herself? Or does she not realize how she feels until she sees him with sticky-sweet Emma?Khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-41651147406510646112012-02-02T15:04:59.594-05:002012-02-02T15:04:59.594-05:00Btw, how does a girl get to be a III? I've kno...Btw, how does a girl get to be a III? I've known boy III's and even a boy IV, and yes, it sounds pretentious as hell, but the III's and the IV I've known have all been, well, poor.<br /><br />Presumably the rich, private school types are well aware that in traditional, Emily Post pretentious usage, you were supposed to move up in rank as the older generations dropped off-- so that even in this day of longer life spans few boys would remain IV's for long. <br /><br />(Unless you are a king or queen, in which case you keep your Roman numeral for the ages. Louis XIV, Elizabeth II.)<br /><br />"Jr." was used in colonial times for girls who had their mother's names (the most famous being Ann Putnam Jr. of Salem Witch Trial notoriety) but it's no longer used, and therefore "III" wouldn't be either.<br /><br />Put me down as number IV in being grossed out by the ref to peeing her pants. Assume that XIIs, if not Cs, of agents will feel the same. And get that capital "S" off of "so".AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-48838381051172619932012-02-02T14:51:54.663-05:002012-02-02T14:51:54.663-05:00Author speaking here. Hey. I was trying to be funn...Author speaking here. Hey. I was trying to be funny with the languange here. Clearly it back-fired. <br /><br />Yes, it's supposed to be a comedy. And Toni's guy friends start pushing her out the group completely so she starts the business as an excuse to talk to them more and also to help Micah get money for college. Toni's trying to merge her old life (the boys) with her new one (the girls). <br /><br />I'm also starting to wonder if this would work better cleaned-up as a middle-grade book...<br /><br />I was thinking of this as a PG-13 rated Risky Business.Lisa Aldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423334732254639943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-68738793957876584162012-02-02T14:44:00.955-05:002012-02-02T14:44:00.955-05:00I assumed Micah was Tonya in disguise
Would read!...<i>I assumed Micah was Tonya in disguise</i><br /><br />Would read!150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-14699906042331191472012-02-02T14:34:00.359-05:002012-02-02T14:34:00.359-05:00I assumed Micah was Tonya in disguise and this was...I assumed Micah was Tonya in disguise and this was a comedy of errors. My mistake.<br /><br />Ech, yeah, I have the same problems EE has with some of the language, tbh. In fact there are a lot of what appear to be double entendres here.<br /><br />Also, if Tonya is missing hanging out with these boys, shouldn't she be making arrangements to hang out with them, rather than for other people to hang out with them?nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-86605321495067881392012-02-02T14:25:34.643-05:002012-02-02T14:25:34.643-05:00The peed shorts imagery = yucky. Also, that adds ...The peed shorts imagery = yucky. Also, that adds to my uncertainty whether this book will really be considered appropriate for youth by the adults who generally buy books for them. The query makes me fear the text is full of sex-related issues that aren't handled very gracefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-58207198418737692882012-02-02T14:08:47.338-05:002012-02-02T14:08:47.338-05:00This could be cute if it's humorous. Trouble i...This could be cute if it's humorous. Trouble is, it sounds middle-grades. Either that, or, if it's YA, you're going to have to deal with the sex stuff. Otherwise, as EE pointed out, it strains credulity.<br /><br />I'm also not getting a feel for the main character. She sounds too feminine for a "tomboy". And that's such an old-fashioned term. Back in the day, it tended to mean a girl who preferred to play real games instead of burping baby dolls. Thus "tomboy" meant pretty much nine girls out of ten, and the tenth was probably having her arm twisted.<br /><br />(To forestall the dread Anonymous: Okay, maybe you were the tenth girl, and you <i>weren't</i> having your arm twisted! I don't know what goes on behind closed doors.)AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-18377162666700184262012-02-02T13:05:10.777-05:002012-02-02T13:05:10.777-05:00Good lord, have we reached the day when "peed...Good lord, have we reached the day when "peed her shorts" is an acceptable corruption of "peed in her shorts"? Oh, the degradation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-53950619540226269882012-02-02T11:29:12.689-05:002012-02-02T11:29:12.689-05:00Dear EE:
You're offended by boys being called...Dear EE:<br /><br />You're offended by boys being called "meat" and "product" yet you suggest girls need boys to take math and science tests? Tsk tsk.<br /><br />Science and math-loving GirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com