tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post3245769697790461741..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Cartoon 114Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-76356033387191402552008-05-25T09:58:00.000-04:002008-05-25T09:58:00.000-04:00Only if you're submitting inspirational or childre...Only if you're submitting inspirational or children's books. It'll save the editor time.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-52620102744847893672008-05-25T09:23:00.000-04:002008-05-25T09:23:00.000-04:00In reference to the language issue -- if our novel...In reference to the language issue -- if our novel makes copious use of f-words and s-words and so forth, is that something that should be mentioned in the query?Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895569211498067204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-77203307727493072602008-05-24T19:31:00.000-04:002008-05-24T19:31:00.000-04:00Wait, what!!!!! You guy's dont like it when peopl...Wait, what!!!!! You guy's dont like it when people use to many exclamation marks?!?! Thats so funny!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-41852015190631502582008-05-24T11:45:00.000-04:002008-05-24T11:45:00.000-04:00How come nobody gets upset when people overuse exc...<I>How come nobody gets upset when people overuse exclamation marks? That's way more offensive.</I><BR/><BR/>And also, apostrophe abuse.<BR/><BR/>- freddieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-64309895978290250422008-05-24T09:35:00.000-04:002008-05-24T09:35:00.000-04:00Well, Matt- glad you stopped lurking and started t...Well, Matt- glad you stopped lurking and started talking, or writing, or commenting. Whatever!Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-51509891277781779352008-05-24T09:32:00.000-04:002008-05-24T09:32:00.000-04:00I thought "shite" was German (technically speaking...I thought "shite" was German (technically speaking "scheit", methinks)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452291026102177415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-29887843622509216382008-05-23T23:57:00.000-04:002008-05-23T23:57:00.000-04:00Robin--sent you an e-mail. Please reply ASAP.Robin--sent you an e-mail. Please reply ASAP.talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-25079701813451247612008-05-23T15:49:00.000-04:002008-05-23T15:49:00.000-04:00EE - I'll know you're gone.But I'm glad you're goi...EE - I'll know you're gone.<BR/><BR/>But I'm glad you're going - I love to go - the feeling of leaving is a wonderful thing - as long as you're leaving because you chose to. And since it sounds like that's the case with you, I'm glad you're going.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-33097479719173944492008-05-23T14:58:00.000-04:002008-05-23T14:58:00.000-04:00How come nobody gets upset when people overuse exc...How come nobody gets upset when people overuse exclamation marks? That's way more offensive.Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-50686201762005324392008-05-23T14:35:00.000-04:002008-05-23T14:35:00.000-04:00EE, we will miss you! You might be setting up post...EE, we will miss you! You might be setting up posts but we'll know you're not really there. And you won't be in the comments.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have fun and that the weredingoes enjoy their spa.<BR/><BR/>I have lots of comments I'm dying to make on the use of strong language but I'm saving them for my blog. I haven't forgotten who is in charge here!<BR/><BR/>Don't forget to bring us back some photos; I still haven't forgotten the denim-clad knee. I'll try not to swoon but I can't speak for Robin.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-34639380682903867192008-05-23T12:56:00.000-04:002008-05-23T12:56:00.000-04:00I'll never forgive EE for censoring my list of wo...I'll never forgive EE for <I> censoring</I> my list of words. Yes, I know you remember the one.<BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>Last year I had a discussion with a critique partner about using a curse word in my middle grade. The main character was ten. He said "Sure, put it in. All ten year olds cuss." I said, "Mine don't."<BR/>Next day, I had to take my oldest (then 9) to the doctor, and in the waiting room, talking to his *younger* brother, he said, "Where the hell is the damn doctor?"<BR/>I pretended they didn't belong to me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Can I just say I love the British word "shite." It doesn't even sound like a cuss word.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-83108031568247783552008-05-23T12:05:00.000-04:002008-05-23T12:05:00.000-04:00What's with writers' blogs bailing on me just when...What's with writers' blogs bailing on me just when I get in the groove of lurking? Bastards....Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452291026102177415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-78846195864404800812008-05-23T10:46:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:46:00.000-04:00"fuck"is a powerful word.It shouldn't be wasted.A ...<I>"fuck"is a powerful word.<BR/>It shouldn't be wasted.</I><BR/><BR/>A search of this blog reveals that the word has appeared in 9 Face-Lifts (out of 529). It's appeared in about 30 new beginnings, but probably written by 30 different people. And about 30 writing exercises, again by at least 20 different people. <BR/><BR/>Which makes this the cleanest humor blog currently online.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-91979820890878438292008-05-23T10:04:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:04:00.000-04:00Robin, I really hope you didn't get the wrong idea...Robin, I really hope you didn't get the wrong idea.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I don't swear--never have, never will. It's a personal choice. Does it bother me when other people swear? Around my kids, yes. But since neither one of them can read, we're okay.<BR/><BR/>Do I think people who swear are "bad"? Nope. I think people who swear with the specific intention of hurting/offending others are annoying, but that's about it. <BR/><BR/>After all, Robin, you were my first Minion friend ; ) Say what you want how you want. We're writers; isn't that the point?<BR/><BR/>And EE, of course we will. We miss you already.Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-79421388855628086462008-05-23T10:02:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:02:00.000-04:00Consider me defiled then.I'm with Phoenix.Gets blo...Consider me defiled then.I'm with Phoenix.<BR/>Gets bloody boring after while.<BR/>As one little snot said in "Days of Hope and Glory" - "fuck"is a powerful word.<BR/>It shouldn't be wasted.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-32941677672949492182008-05-23T09:06:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:06:00.000-04:00I've left you 2 ads, 6 slightly inferior cartoons ...I've left you 2 ads, 6 slightly inferior cartoons and 9 writing exercise results. (The latter will appear Sunday between 8 and 8:30 AM.) You won't even know I'm gone.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-10646555597977419532008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:00There are grats around here having sex? Little bu...There are grats around here having sex? Little buggers.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-45967745196456066692008-05-23T08:42:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:42:00.000-04:00Well, have fun. We'll miss you.Bring us back some ...Well, have fun. We'll miss you.<BR/><BR/>Bring us back some stories, please.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-37887322582728164712008-05-23T08:40:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:40:00.000-04:00I have a few hours, but I have to get the wereding...I have a few hours, but I have to get the weredingos to their vacation spa.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-89268930636651519442008-05-23T08:31:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:31:00.000-04:00I'm off from work today.This discussion is amazing...I'm off from work today.<BR/><BR/>This discussion is amazing - not altogether in a good way.<BR/><BR/>Here are some facts:<BR/><BR/>Saying fuck a lot doesn't make you a person who is good or bad. It makes you a person who says fuck a lot.<BR/><BR/>You can be a religious person and go to church and be a good person.<BR/>You can be a religious person and go to church and be a cruel, self-righteous and disgusting human being. History is full of them. I shouldn't have to explain, and I'm not going to.<BR/><BR/>Saying fuck too much gets old to listeners. <BR/><BR/>Saying a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means nothing to some people and a lot to others -depends on experiences.<BR/><BR/>We are all adults - at least chronologically. Why doens't everyone here simply what they say in the way they wish to say it - and let's get on with it.<BR/><BR/>This whole discussion is getting ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>EE, are you traveling soon?Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-20266345662853294702008-05-23T02:18:00.000-04:002008-05-23T02:18:00.000-04:00True, the word loses its shock value, which is rea...True, the word loses its shock value, which is really all it has going for it. And while there are frequently, uh, salty? captions, they are mixed with ones that manage to be funny and clean. So no one is faulting you, EE. It's not your fault if the potty mouths are funnier lately ; )<BR/><BR/>What an interesting discussion. This is part of the reason I don't think I can ever write for adults--I couldn't write convincing dialogue because my characters, when faced with surprising or painful things, would never swear. Which, let's face it, isn't normal.<BR/><BR/>Ah, the glories of middle grade. Sure, most kids swear, but we can pretend like they don't.Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-21866193280086466402008-05-23T01:17:00.000-04:002008-05-23T01:17:00.000-04:00The debate crackles on, like a squirrel's tail hoo...The debate crackles on, like a squirrel's tail hooked up to a van der Graaf generator...Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-82847501757719713812008-05-23T00:28:00.000-04:002008-05-23T00:28:00.000-04:00I strive to choose the continuations and captions ...I strive to choose the continuations and captions that demonstrate wit. Occasionally the wittiest one might be offensive to some, but cursing in itself isn't witty. <BR/><BR/>And those occasions when a curse is appropriate ("Those darn squirrels" doesn't cut it when you've been locked in a 2-foot square cage) are less funny if cursing is being used frequently. <BR/><BR/>Nothing's funny if it's used over and over and over (with the exception of Uranus jokes).Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-81743943458880683512008-05-22T23:33:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:33:00.000-04:00I like you, Phoenix ; )I like you, Phoenix ; )Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-4619436552690034412008-05-22T23:23:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:23:00.000-04:00OK, gotta say first that I'm not a prude. In fact,...OK, gotta say first that I'm not a prude. In fact, one of my WIPs keeps bouncing back and forth between spicy and erotic romance as I try to figure out what type of book it is. But I'm not a big fan of gratuitous cussing, grat sex and bathroom humor. The occasional riff, OK. But the atmosphere around here <I>is</I> kinda degenerating a bit -- IMO only. Going a direction I don't care to go so much (although I've slipped once or twice here myself). And that's OK. I'm just a visitor and I completely honor house rules. So I'll just be ignoring what I consider the earthier stuff and seeing you guys in the comment section of some of the cleaner posts. (God forbid someone else introduces an unfortunate typo in an otherwise "nice" little YA query.)<BR/><BR/>Till then,<BR/>A big girl who would never, ever censor, but who does know where the off switch on the remote is. And who doesn't care if you throw tomatoes at her because she knows where the soap is, too.Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.com