tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post114763877105688366..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 20Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147712105250180822006-05-15T12:55:00.000-04:002006-05-15T12:55:00.000-04:00I think what you picked up on throughout the lette...I think what you picked up on throughout the letter is the fact that this author (I'm fairly certain) is rather young and is still dealing with some emotional issues from a personal experience with the story. There is almost something too visceral about the letter that I would guess would only become depressing in an entire novel. You did great work on the edits in this regard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147710227780066262006-05-15T12:23:00.000-04:002006-05-15T12:23:00.000-04:00Thanks for that note, Evil One. Answers my questio...Thanks for that note, Evil One. Answers my question very well. Time for me to get to work on a new & imrpoved query. This is getting more fun daily.<BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147699506583989312006-05-15T09:25:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:25:00.000-04:00Actually, there is no queue. Evil Editor chooses q...Actually, there is no queue. Evil Editor chooses queries based on whether he thinks a critique will be entertaining. (To Evil Editor.)Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147698427042380142006-05-15T09:07:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:07:00.000-04:00A friend. Riiiiight.A friend. Riiiiight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147670885332136222006-05-15T01:28:00.000-04:002006-05-15T01:28:00.000-04:00Would one lose their place in the queue if one wer...Would one lose their place in the queue if one were to remove their query to submit a more polished version.<BR/><BR/>I mean, I don't really care, but a friend wanted to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147666434537938052006-05-15T00:13:00.000-04:002006-05-15T00:13:00.000-04:00Anonymous #4 - I don't want your story. Does anybo...Anonymous #4 - I don't want your story. <BR/><BR/>Does anybody else here want Anonymous #4's story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147652187157465982006-05-14T20:16:00.000-04:002006-05-14T20:16:00.000-04:00I'll stay anonymous for my dignity, but I think th...I'll stay anonymous for my dignity, but I think that book would bore me to sleep. I can't even tell what the plot line really is. <BR/><BR/>Another another note, is there any way one could submit a query for critique, yet not get it published on the site? I think I have an awesome query, and I really want EE's opinion, but I don't want my story to be on the web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147661759064571912006-05-14T22:55:00.000-04:002006-05-14T22:55:00.000-04:00Presumably people take Evil Editor's "abuse" becau...Presumably people take Evil Editor's "abuse" because it's more useful as input than the form rejection slip they get from other editors. Evil Editor has plenty of queries lined up, and will happily allow anyone who cares to, to withdraw. A few readers <I>have</I> already withdrawn their queries--believing, after reading the other queries, that they could submit a more polished one.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147652350888679242006-05-14T20:19:00.000-04:002006-05-14T20:19:00.000-04:00"...maybe you should make Jeffrey Bloom a circus c..."...maybe you should make Jeffrey Bloom a circus clown just for comic relief."<BR/><BR/>Made me laugh, made me cry--because lines like this make me wish I'd never sent a query in to the EE. Don't know if I can handle his kind of truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147646155161158652006-05-14T18:35:00.000-04:002006-05-14T18:35:00.000-04:00Holy crap. I need a Xanax now.Holy crap. I need a Xanax now.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147648378211565392006-05-14T19:12:00.000-04:002006-05-14T19:12:00.000-04:00I love reading these reworked query letters--thank...I love reading these reworked query letters--thanks for taking the time to share them.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I think this one--in rewritten form--is the first book I probably would pick up and read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147642961930891562006-05-14T17:42:00.000-04:002006-05-14T17:42:00.000-04:00Anonymous #2: I thought of the exact same thing.Th...Anonymous #2: I thought of the exact same thing.<BR/><BR/>There was quite the "ouch" factor on EE's comments on this one ;) There usually are. Yet, we all step forward as though we were natives of some obscure tribe volunteering to march across the burning coals because we hear that it's more likely to get the Volcano God to favor us...Reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005292189176596201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147642008786033622006-05-14T17:26:00.000-04:002006-05-14T17:26:00.000-04:00"But fixing the millions of pieces is impossible."..."But fixing the millions of pieces is impossible."<BR/><BR/>"Millions" and "pieces" can't go together in the same sentence any more without evoking thoughts of James Frey. This is probably not what you want an agent/editor thinking about as they read your query letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147639637062610292006-05-14T16:47:00.000-04:002006-05-14T16:47:00.000-04:00You are sooo good at this. Thanks for the editor-i...You are sooo good at this. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the editor-inside thoughts. I think you are making me a better writer and reader by these posts.<BR/><BR/>And in an effort not to sound like I'm kissing butt (smack), I'll remain anonymous for this comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com