tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post115608763195741181..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 162Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156218322698149862006-08-21T23:45:00.000-04:002006-08-21T23:45:00.000-04:00I like this. (Author, I saw the original version e...I like this. (Author, I saw the original version elsewhere, but didn't get around to commenting.) <BR/><BR/>In the summary paragraph, I'm not sure if EE deleted part of the second sentence or inserted a period in the middle of the first, which makes it more confusing. Is the problem that Master Shien's students have learned more than Tseng Ri, and therefore he wants to kill them? Or is it a problem if that's what I think is going on?<BR/><BR/>The other bit that puzzled me was whether "the archmage" that killed the goddess was Tseng Ri.<BR/><BR/>I'd drop the publication credits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156186629434346372006-08-21T14:57:00.000-04:002006-08-21T14:57:00.000-04:00I'm sorry, but this genuinely baffled me. I have n...I'm sorry, but this genuinely baffled me. I have no idea what's supposed to happen in this book. Why would you go to the trouble of training people if you're just going to kill them once they get smart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156176975293639712006-08-21T12:16:00.000-04:002006-08-21T12:16:00.000-04:00I must be dumb cause I did not understand this que...I must be dumb cause I did not understand this query letter at all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156167952992963592006-08-21T09:45:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:45:00.000-04:00Think of the Perseus and Andromeda myth (hint, ren...Think of the Perseus and Andromeda myth (hint, rent the movie Clash of the Titans) <BR/><BR/>Think of Prometheus bringing fire from the gods. <BR/><BR/>Think of Sisyphus rolling the rock up hill. <BR/><BR/>Think of the journey and not the destination.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156138488353692952006-08-21T01:34:00.000-04:002006-08-21T01:34:00.000-04:00I dunno, I've never quite got my head around the w...I dunno, I've never quite got my head around the whole concept of a god being killed--especially by a mortal. It ruined the Belgariad for me when I was twelve. I always thought once a god was usurped or "destroyed" or stripped of power, they ought to just go to a celestial dive bar and get hammered for eternity, or maybe get sent to one of those cosmic nursing homes like the ones they profiled on 60 Minutes. You know, the kind where the nurses beat you for no reason, don't roll you over so you get bedsores, and steal your manna when you're napping.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I forget my classical mythology--did Zeus kill Cronos, or did he just steal his mojo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156130709492529982006-08-20T23:25:00.000-04:002006-08-20T23:25:00.000-04:00Hey, have you ever tried to read Chinese literatur...Hey, have you ever tried to read Chinese literature? I'm struggling through the first of the 4-volume Three Kingdoms [shudders] with limited success, cuz my eyes keep crossing! <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I think the idea could be good, but Evil Editor makes a good point. No matter how logical you make it in the story itself, the letter does make the plot seem a bit silly. <BR/><BR/>I can imagine a bunch of ways to have a half-dead goddess, though. I personally thought that bit was intriguing.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1156123979184955002006-08-20T21:32:00.000-04:002006-08-20T21:32:00.000-04:00Whoa, whoa, whoa! I actually read the guess-the-pl...Whoa, whoa, whoa! I actually read the guess-the-plot and thought "hey, I'd like to read <EM>that</EM>." Hellooooo, I have a reputation to maintain, here!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, like EE said, the plot isn't clear from the query letter, but at the same time, that's about right for Chinese gods. They're a pretty shagged up bunch of dudes.<BR/><BR/>What I thought didn't work at all was "I have written several novels but <EM>Triumph</EM> seems the most immediately saleable. My only publication credits are academic." For one thing, I don't think you need to mention that you have nothing to mention, and for another, should you really be saying it "seems" saleable? It sounds like Christopher on <EM>Project Catwalk</EM>. "I don't mind my garment - I guess."<BR/><BR/>The book sounds good in a complicated sort of way. Maybe your query should give more a sense of "this is hella good" and less a sense of how complicated it is.<BR/><BR/>Fuck-me shoes wouldn't hurt, either.HawkOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506953701159624542noreply@blogger.com