tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post114874210142785950..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 38Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148863586340839122006-05-28T20:46:00.000-04:002006-05-28T20:46:00.000-04:00Mazes get boring after you've been lost in one for...Mazes get boring after you've been lost in one for longer than five minutes. Hedges, hedges and more hedges.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148849405904471022006-05-28T16:50:00.000-04:002006-05-28T16:50:00.000-04:00I'm wondering if the whole "interlocked" phrase re...I'm wondering if the whole "interlocked" phrase refers to the abundance of Wiccans here in WNC. If so, take care to distinguish this nature religion from the more pervasive culture of Southern Baptists and evangelical Christians, who combine nature and religion when they pray for the fish to bite.<BR/><BR/>Does this retirement home lie in the mountains (Western North Carolina (please note the capital "W")) or the foothills (where tobacco is still somewhat important, though the same can't be said for paper)?<BR/><BR/>There was very little Civil War action here, because the region had minimal railroads and few rescources worth looting. Plus, the majority of land-owners were subsistance farmers for whom the war was a nuisance and travesty, not a cause. Deserters from both armies hid out in the mountains, so you can easily mend that plot hole.<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to discourage you; it sounds like a chilling story. I just think you should put those journalistic research skills to work on the details. Spend a bit more time in the area. For tax purposes, this is clearly research, not vacation. (Hot Springs is lovely; be sure to reserve your hot tub in advance. WNC's economy focuses on tourism these days, and we're doing quite well, thank you.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148818630038234672006-05-28T08:17:00.000-04:002006-05-28T08:17:00.000-04:00Oooh. I've been to Longleat! I remember that maze!...Oooh. I've been to Longleat! I remember that maze!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504439129670380071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148817265034510992006-05-28T07:54:00.000-04:002006-05-28T07:54:00.000-04:00Shouldn't it be "lies nestled in the hills" since ...Shouldn't it be "lies nestled in the hills" since present tense is used?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148805348559347872006-05-28T04:35:00.000-04:002006-05-28T04:35:00.000-04:00I think every query could start with: TITLE is a G...I think every query could start with: TITLE is a GENRE novel about....<BR/>and we'd neither be bored nor confused by seemingly unconnected second sentences.<BR/><BR/>Still wondering about what roles religion and nature play in this story. Nature as religion? Religion battling nature? <BR/><BR/>I've got it! It's a moral tale about the Heydon (Heathen!) clan, Harlot Heathen's offspring. I have a distinct feeling that religion is driving this Canaan tale. Why not go Dan-Brown-ish and give a real clue as to what the conflict is?<BR/><BR/>This particular writer might benefit from rewriting a query where the word <B>find</B> is used only once. At first I thought all the "finds" were a set-up for a final "find" punch, but no.A. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03377852337454923971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148802162215850122006-05-28T03:42:00.000-04:002006-05-28T03:42:00.000-04:00"Canaan Mountain Retirement Center lays nestled in..."Canaan Mountain Retirement Center lays nestled in the hills of western North Carolina..."<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't that be 'lies'? Or is it like a hen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148786416468132592006-05-27T23:20:00.000-04:002006-05-27T23:20:00.000-04:00"...hoping to find one that inspires the kind of h..."...hoping to find one that inspires the kind of hilarity his minions demand."<BR/><BR/>And so far, so good! It is an absolute rule in this Minion's house: No eating, drinking, or even swallowing spit while reading EE. (Hope that's not TMI.) You are as funny as Geoffrey Chaucer. (Well... Geoff's pretty damn hilarious when he's on his game.) (Still, the Sub-Mariner reference nearly did me in.) (Also, obscure 80's rock bands! Hit me with your rhythm stick, EE!)<BR/><BR/>(Wait, where did I pick up this parenthesis addiction? Oh, right.)<BR/><BR/>Verification fantasy name: JJdyee - High Priest of Wzrn, arch-nemesis of the Grand Duke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148785293479331372006-05-27T23:01:00.000-04:002006-05-27T23:01:00.000-04:00Evil Editor has no set order. He looks through all...Evil Editor has no set order. He looks through all of them periodically, hoping to find one that inspires the kind of hilarity his minions demand.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148779792457970432006-05-27T21:29:00.000-04:002006-05-27T21:29:00.000-04:00Evil Editor sir:I very much like the idea of seein...Evil Editor sir:<BR/><BR/>I very much like the idea of seeing the titles of the query letters on the list to be redone. However, since the titles are listed alphabetically, we have no way of knowing where we might be in the line up. <BR/><BR/>Is it possible for you to list them in the order you plan on doing them? Or is that according to your ever-changing whim, and you have no idea which one is next?<BR/><BR/>Your grateful minion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148752006950480872006-05-27T13:46:00.000-04:002006-05-27T13:46:00.000-04:00Possibly they meant that, but tobacco is a seconda...Possibly they meant that, but tobacco is a secondary crop in western North Carolina's hills. It's the east that produces the crop in major volume. Also, having Googled North Carolina paper mills, Evil Editor finds that, at least today, there are very few in the western part of the state.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148750711878169992006-05-27T13:25:00.000-04:002006-05-27T13:25:00.000-04:00I think they mean religion, nature, tobacco [growi...I think they mean religion, nature, tobacco [growing] and paper [mills] are all interlocked in western North Carolina's culture. So "interlocked" is the problem.<BR/><BR/>"a region where religion and nature are as ..... as tobacco and paper."<BR/><BR/>central to the culture? pervasive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1148750576129499172006-05-27T13:22:00.000-04:002006-05-27T13:22:00.000-04:00FYI: Half Drunk Muse is a very reputable on line ...FYI: Half Drunk Muse is a very reputable on line poetry 'zine.<BR/><BR/>http://halfdrunkmuse.com/Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.com