tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post7083669280959889444..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 481Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-38480298991429395162008-02-01T10:06:00.000-05:002008-02-01T10:06:00.000-05:00curses... i was hoping for number 6curses... i was hoping for number 6Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452291026102177415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-38548647698003324082008-01-31T22:31:00.000-05:002008-01-31T22:31:00.000-05:00EE is in top form. At this rate he'll be tearing ...EE is in top form. At this rate he'll be tearing apart my query letter in no time. Go EE!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-52210346054921997442008-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:00This is a book by someone obsessed with Las Vegas....This is a book by someone obsessed with Las Vegas.<BR/><BR/>The query letter is signed, "Sincerely."<BR/><BR/>That's where you lost me.talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-72711889982800049352008-01-31T20:01:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:01:00.000-05:00don't you think you'd sell more photo key chains i...don't you think you'd sell more photo key chains if you used the skin pic from the book release blog party?PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-51411262475925534812008-01-31T19:29:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:29:00.000-05:00Interesting. Last time we had a "hoax" query that ...Interesting. Last time we had a "hoax" query that sounded pretty genuine; now we -- I guess -- have a genuine query that sounds like it could have been written as a hoax.<BR/><BR/>There's way too much of <I>The Author</I> in the query, and not nearly enough of the story. Fix the balance and the odds might start rolling in your favour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-33855612881723368372008-01-31T16:42:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:42:00.000-05:00I get the concept, I just don't think it is commun...I get the concept, I just don't think it is communicated as effectively. It gets confused when you define it as the memior/how to. Just say novel. And then later you can say, the first-person narrative is structured the main character's hip-tips on gambling.<BR/><BR/>It sounds fun and I get it. But I also agree with what the other commenters say. Tighten it up. Focuse on plot and less on execution.Lyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155401430382041177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-72060957462784513562008-01-31T15:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:41:00.000-05:00I'm working my 'something' off here, but had to sa...I'm working my 'something' off here, but had to say, love the background picture in the picture.<BR/><BR/>Mmmm mmmm good.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-83344125488262578672008-01-31T13:05:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:05:00.000-05:00This reminds me of those "tell all" books about re...This reminds me of those "tell all" books about restaurants. Like Anthony Bourdain's <I>Kitchen Confidential</I> or Daniel Boulud's <I>The Fourth Star</I>.<BR/><BR/>They aren't marketed as novels but as "industry insider" books that reveal secrets and gossip about the industry.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-31698510330562394822008-01-31T12:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:41:00.000-05:00I'd get rid of the last two paragraphs and tell us...I'd get rid of the last two paragraphs and tell us more about the story. Let your award winning comedy writing speak for itself.Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-57130011268378319492008-01-31T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:35:00.000-05:00The variety might be more appealing in the setting...The variety might be more appealing in the setting of your blog than it would be in the form of a printed book. Translating a story from one medium to another often involves structural changes because of the ways various media work & don't work. Or maybe it would do well on the "graphic novel" shelf. Cannot tell. Bending genres and reinventing the novel is a dangerous business. Think of the poor slush monkeys, faced with piles of mail to sort through. Whenever they read a query and wonder wtf is that?? they're most likely to pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-9384165194172837772008-01-31T11:58:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:58:00.000-05:00This is a hard one. It does sound like you could h...This is a hard one. It does sound like you could have an interesting story in there or a how-to book in there, but both? <BR/><BR/>Like EE said, it's trying to appeal to both crowds but you end up appealing to neither.<BR/><BR/>And then you mention this is the second novel that you've written. This implies to me that this other novel is published, but I don't think it is as you don't give the title and you talk about being a new novelist.<BR/><BR/>We all have a bunch of things written, it does nothing to add that to our list of credits except to make you sound unprofessional.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you really do have 2 books here. The novel and then a follow on how-to book once your novel takes off and the character becomes popular. Or, if the publisher's interested, they come out as a set.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.com