tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post165827698317949583..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 890Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-45483630246082847592011-04-10T18:58:20.754-04:002011-04-10T18:58:20.754-04:00And now there's no reason you can't.And now there's no reason you can't.Evil Editornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-53586250629390237232011-04-10T17:57:41.238-04:002011-04-10T17:57:41.238-04:00I said it back then and I'll say it again: I W...I said it back then and I'll say it again: I WOULD READ THIS.150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-24777614418051857922011-04-07T17:35:55.986-04:002011-04-07T17:35:55.986-04:00I don't personally have an issue with the Purg...I don't personally have an issue with the Purgatory/performing for the dead thing <i>because</i> I enjoy the irony that Jack's greatest desire (returning to the land of the living) is in direct opposition to his actions (performing greater and greater death-defying stunts.) In fact, I found it pretty amusing. <br /><br />I think this is the first time the story has been the GTP I wanted it to be. Well played, author. Well played.Chelsea Pitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301150715189103602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-24375665088388911222011-04-07T16:32:48.434-04:002011-04-07T16:32:48.434-04:00The fact that the story was already published and ...The fact that the story was already published and the author is unlikely to read any comments makes posting one a likely futile endeavor. But I like doing it anyway.<br /><br />Purgatory as it exists in this story needs to be defined. It's not clear what the rules of Purgatory are, what Jack has to do to escape (if it's really just the fact that the audience of dead people likes his act holding him there, couldn't he just put on a lousy show and get kicked out?), or if getting sent to Purgatory is a pretty regular thing in this world. I don't get any sense that Hack was shocked or terrified by either learning that Purgatory is a real place or being sent there with the possibility of never being able to return. If we don't understand what Purgatory is, it might as well be any place that Jack can't easily escape from.<br /><br />Since the remarkable abilities of the real Harry Houdini seems to be a major aspect of this story, I'm a little concerned that a real escape artist might be overshadowed by the fictional mad professor who can apparently communicate with the dead and send the living to Purgatory for fun and profit. <br /><br />I like the actual publication title much better than the query title, as it clues potential readers in to the supernatural nature of the story in a way that the query title does not.Ink and Pixel Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023898860226517591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-31044924393302827192011-04-07T13:54:41.548-04:002011-04-07T13:54:41.548-04:00Ah, got it! That's what happens when I go offl...Ah, got it! That's what happens when I go offline for a week. I miss all the fast-breaking news.batgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-10271684287920653692011-04-07T13:51:27.288-04:002011-04-07T13:51:27.288-04:00BTW, the bottom three titles currently in the quer...BTW, the bottom three titles currently in the query queue are the remaining extras. As the authors probably aren't still reading this blog, I'd prefer to get fake plots for the titles at the top of the queue.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-41640565718199581772011-04-07T13:46:50.307-04:002011-04-07T13:46:50.307-04:00As I mentioned on March 15 in the post titled Quer...As I mentioned on March 15 in the post titled Query Surge, (http://evileditor.blogspot.com/2011/03/query-surge.html), several queries submitted in 2006 to the Miss Snark lottery (which lost the lottery) and which I critiqued briefly then, but not on this blog, were added to the query queue in order to get fake plots so we could weather a query drought. <br /><br />This book was published under the title <i>The Carnival of Lost Souls</i>. The author failed to report the publication, thus missing out on the sales surge that comes whenever Evil Editor reports a success story.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-32293850807582895242011-04-07T13:03:12.598-04:002011-04-07T13:03:12.598-04:00Isn't this already published? It sounds very v...Isn't this already published? It sounds very very familiar (did I read it on Absolute Write maybe?)batgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-49339199332048141062011-04-07T10:28:26.960-04:002011-04-07T10:28:26.960-04:00Yeah, what EE said. Many interesting elements her...Yeah, what EE said. Many interesting elements here and it could be very good. But I'm just not getting the Purgatory / Vaudeville situation. Using a 'well known' place to set your story but making fundamental things about the place inconsistent with what we 'know' raises a lot of questions about the aptness of the setting. Especially when it's a mythical place. 'Purgatory' comes with a lot of associated baggage and a whole cast of characters, not just a lot of moaning dead. Is this meant to be a Christian sort of Purgatory? Or is it meant to be a totally secular place? And if it is totally secular, how can Purgatory even exist? Why call it Purgatory if you're not using the whole mythical shebang? Or, if it is a Christian sort of Purgatory, why not make that more clear? And how can he get out? Does he wake up and it's all just a bad dream in the end, or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-46799096377576970582011-04-07T09:50:31.645-04:002011-04-07T09:50:31.645-04:00Gives a whole new meaning to touring with the Dead...Gives a whole new meaning to touring with the Dead.<br /><br />"...the more dangerous the tricks he performs the more the dead like him..."<br /><br />I would think being dead would give you a very different perspective on danger and would make it somewhat less thrilling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com