tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post114804508301897762..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 26Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148083100770725812006-05-19T19:58:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:58:00.000-04:00This has got to be one of the funniest I've read f...This has got to be one of the funniest I've read from EE - the dialogue had me rolling.<BR/><BR/>Jessica - good for you! Keep that positive attitude and you'll be wonderful for your future agent/editor to work with - you take the critism with a smile and work harder to improve based on the suggestions. What's not to love about that?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148082676950461092006-05-19T19:51:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:51:00.000-04:00You beat me to it, Dwight. An ideal SF/F first n...You beat me to it, Dwight. An ideal SF/F first novel size is 100-110k. Yes, some people get 200-300k monsters in as their first book, and some people dip below 100k (I've seen one place that takes as low as 70k, although that's rare), but if you want to have half a shot at selling, go with 100-110k.<BR/><BR/>And yes, stay c, this is all horribly cliche. You might as well have a band of plucky adventurers discuss their plans to recover the Sword of Power from the Mountains of Death in order to strike down Lord Blackheart in his Fortress of Obsidian and retake their land in the name of their rightful leader who was separated from her parents at birth, Mari Siyuu.Reihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005292189176596201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148069790229817382006-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:002006-05-19T16:16:00.000-04:00... And neither Yves nor commenters have yet calle...... And neither Yves nor commenters have yet called out the the "54,000 words" part.<BR/><BR/>54K?<BR/><BR/>What about the second half of the book? Is it a Saturday Evening Post serial, er sumpthin'?<BR/><BR/>54K is still solidly in novella territory, J.D. Jr.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you need a 20K word backstory preface?!? Yeah!!! Like the opening crawl of Star Wars, only longer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148064124714324832006-05-19T14:42:00.000-04:002006-05-19T14:42:00.000-04:00I especially appreciated the rewrite of this query...I especially appreciated the rewrite of this query--a good reminder that this sort of fantasy needs to have a <I>reason</I> to be set elsewhere, or what's the point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148060391366676752006-05-19T13:39:00.000-04:002006-05-19T13:39:00.000-04:00That was a very graceful response, Jessica. Good l...That was a very graceful response, Jessica. Good luck with the rewrites; you certainly have the professionalism to be a writer, given that you can take a ribbing and still focus on how to use it to improve your work.<BR/><BR/>And EE? That was tooooo funny! *iz still giggling madly*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148056499899002232006-05-19T12:34:00.000-04:002006-05-19T12:34:00.000-04:00EE merely awaits notification from an agent that a...<I>EE merely awaits notification from an agent that a contract offer is imminent.</I><BR/><BR/>That's too bad. I'd love to see EE's query letter.<BR/><BR/>Jessica, it's nice to see you took the revisions in good fun <I>and</I> got something tangible out of it. Will you resubmit a new query to EE? Does EE revise revised queries after he's revised them?Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341265651121116197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148054113394696652006-05-19T11:55:00.000-04:002006-05-19T11:55:00.000-04:00Too funny, EE. That one was mine. It really helps ...Too funny, EE. That one was mine. It really helps to see it from somebody's point of view who hasn't read the book. Since I know what's in the book, I leave important stuff out (like that only humans can actually use Energy and why Ken is asked to find the gem. Hmmm. Maybe I should just rewrite the whole book with Ken the mailclerk. Thanks EE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148053871813565212006-05-19T11:51:00.000-04:002006-05-19T11:51:00.000-04:00Sounds to me like Ken believes he's not a number, ...Sounds to me like Ken believes he's not a number, he's a free man.<BR/><BR/>(I know, I know. Groan. At least, groan for those that got the reference, puzzled, blank looks from those that didn't.)Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148053102372180352006-05-19T11:38:00.000-04:002006-05-19T11:38:00.000-04:00EE merely awaits notification from an agent that a...EE merely awaits notification from an agent that a contract offer is imminent. (A contract whose terms include the provision that a plastic shield be included with each copy sold, as there seem to be an inordinate number of coffee spewers in EE's audience.)Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148051031835307792006-05-19T11:03:00.000-04:002006-05-19T11:03:00.000-04:00after all this hard–boiled, smashingly honest crit...after all this hard–boiled, smashingly honest critiques (which successfully demonstrate how ANY writing could be looked at as being ridiculous), I wonder some people still have the... energy to keep writing. Btw, EE, *cough*, have you thought of publishing your 'Face Lifts'? I'd like(read: I want) a copy with a personal dedication 'to the first Blog-reader that mentioned EE is himself a most talented writer'. Thank you in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148048920477268912006-05-19T10:28:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:28:00.000-04:00I never thought to use dialogue in my critiques be...I never thought to use dialogue in my critiques before. If I could come up with one as hilarious as yours, my critque partners would be in big trouble, seeing as we meet over lunch! (Note to self: brush up on Heimlich manover before next meeting.)Jenna Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454894042126141291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148048664433682992006-05-19T10:24:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:24:00.000-04:00Askance-ia. -JTCAskance-ia. -JTCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148047618831429612006-05-19T10:06:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:06:00.000-04:00Agent Kirstin from the Nelson Agency posted about ...Agent Kirstin from the Nelson Agency posted about a "Fantasy Exam" a while ago. It asks 74 questions about conventions that are common to fantasies. Seriously, this guy hit three of them. Just in the query.<BR/><BR/>No wonder "same but different" needs to stand out in the query.Stacie Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128147841617874793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148045477379772592006-05-19T09:31:00.000-04:002006-05-19T09:31:00.000-04:00"People with level 9 Energy respect thumb their no..."People with level 9 Energy respect thumb their noses at people with level 7 Energy respect"... Does Ascanthia have anything to do with Scientology?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, I just snorted coffee on my monitor. Very funny! Thank you, EE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com