tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post4597108319152136778..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: New Beginning 1058Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-82528179016260575912016-11-08T21:42:50.690-05:002016-11-08T21:42:50.690-05:00You vomited alphabet soup. Pick out the good lette...You vomited alphabet soup. Pick out the good letters and start over.CavalierdeNuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862976676163347369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-77011239076843141432016-11-07T12:50:12.018-05:002016-11-07T12:50:12.018-05:00Writing and art in general are supposed to communi...Writing and art in general are supposed to communicate something, even if that something is 'I don't know'. "Ulysses" fails that test, because it requires a specialized guide to correctly follow both the narrative and the vast, often random, references.<br /><br />Stream-of-consciousness is extraordinarily difficult to do, let alone do well. "Street" and "comfortable suburbia" are tableaux, rather than writing styles. Even Stepford-type suburbia is a setting, not a style.khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-84091664862781663002016-11-06T14:35:12.925-05:002016-11-06T14:35:12.925-05:00OK. No, I didn't send one in.
From the descr...OK. No, I didn't send one in. <br /><br />From the descriptions made by the author I'm getting a 'stream-of-consciousness meets surrealism by way of experimental fiction' vibe. Many have tried similar approaches. With the possible exception of "Ulysses", all have failed. And I personally think that was an interesting failure. <br /><br />I won't tell how to write your book. All I will say is that, if you do manage to do what you seem to be suggesting, it will be an interesting read.khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-57188303112484351592016-11-06T08:30:48.745-05:002016-11-06T08:30:48.745-05:00K-k, it's just an optical illusion.K-k, it's just an optical illusion.AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-61749468006624645762016-11-05T21:41:26.708-04:002016-11-05T21:41:26.708-04:00To my knowledge I've published all the comment...To my knowledge I've published all the comments. I've been known to read a comment and forget to publish it, but certainly not half of them. DId you send one that didn't get posted?Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-9026313022345922742016-11-05T21:10:51.669-04:002016-11-05T21:10:51.669-04:00EE, are we only seeing half the comments?EE, are we only seeing half the comments?khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-17914544913322719992016-11-04T22:51:22.804-04:002016-11-04T22:51:22.804-04:00First paragraph seems to be a test in how many com...First paragraph seems to be a test in how many commas you can stick in a single sentence (16 commas). Second main paragraph has five sentences beginning with "Each". Third main paragraph does the same thing, but with the word "It" (13 times).<br /><br />While this may be a style that can be used in some written works, so far it is giving me the impression that the rest of the book is going to end up boring (considering I got bored reading when I reached "a hated community" and noticed I was only half way through the sentence). By the time I was done I was confused on the fact that each house was surrounded by a forest, meaning the nearest neighbor must be about a half mile away, defining the meaning of "isolated". After thinking on it some more, I realized it must be a metaphor. Right?<br /><br />And lastly I wonder just how cold Calle de la Congelacion is to be called a Freezing Street.<br /><br />That, and the fact that Jack seems to have come from an entirely different book. See Jack go. See Jack hide. See Jack run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-74197698483083817172016-11-04T18:17:33.961-04:002016-11-04T18:17:33.961-04:00I actually liked EE's condensed version. It re...I actually liked EE's condensed version. It really got my attention. If you could figure out how to do this on your own, you'd have something. I'm not sure what, but I think you'd be a lot closer. As it stands, I doubt a standard editor would touch it for a price you could afford.<br />Since you're only 67, you've got plenty of time to figure out what you want to do with it.St0n3hengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504412781917592790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-37392708227600190032016-11-04T12:11:29.095-04:002016-11-04T12:11:29.095-04:00Q:Looking only at these few paragraphs, would I re...Q:Looking only at these few paragraphs, would I read on?<br /><br />A:Probably not. I might skim ahead to see if the writing gets less listy, or flip through to see if something happens at some point.<br /><br />Is this from the 259K version or the 150K version? If the former, go for the latter. If the latter, you have room to edit down into something closer to a publishable word count for an unknown writer.<br /><br />Good luck with your publishing goals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com