tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post3552025013866777025..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 1387Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-71223874636627729052018-12-16T15:39:04.197-05:002018-12-16T15:39:04.197-05:00[i] Mister Furkles said...
I also vote for WTF, th...[i] Mister Furkles said...<br />I also vote for WTF, the Principal's a Robot? But then again, aren't they all? [/i]<br /><br />Mine was a ringer for Hitler. Acted like it, too.<br /><br />I have the same simple issue: Would a kid this studious find robots all that repellant? At times he sounds robotic himself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924156773749705263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-81770002417431277852018-12-14T14:42:21.149-05:002018-12-14T14:42:21.149-05:00My brain did snag a bit when the "principal&q...My brain did snag a bit when the "principal" effectively confessed to being a bot and threatened to implant Cameron. Why doesn't he neutralize Cameron on the spot, especially since Cameron knows about the evil scheme now and the end-game is universal bot-ization anyway?J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11243899014416529945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-55635430137322253812018-12-14T10:28:42.320-05:002018-12-14T10:28:42.320-05:00You make a good point, Stone. Though he’s only gol...You make a good point, Stone. Though he’s only golfing cause it’s the new thing the robots are making the gym classes do, I could make him a tad bit more exciting. I like that idea a lot. I actually wondered if he wasn’t rebellious enough at the start, so thanks! I don’t think that should be too hard of a fix.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741803739446724003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-21441354508698835622018-12-14T05:24:59.603-05:002018-12-14T05:24:59.603-05:00The problem I have is identifying with a kid who s...The problem I have is identifying with a kid who skips class to practice the cello.<br />I don't want to be mean here, but am I supposed to identify with the class geek?<br />Some people would think a kid who skips class to practice the cello and plays golf, of all games, is already very nearly the perfect student.<br />Shouldn't this kid be more exciting? That would make him much more legitimately worried about being reprogrammed. Seems like this kid would just say, "Will it help me play the cello better?"St0n3hengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504412781917592790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-3886886396833609242018-12-13T22:02:28.731-05:002018-12-13T22:02:28.731-05:00I also vote for WTF, the Principal's a Robot? ...I also vote for <i>WTF, the Principal's a Robot?</i> But then again, aren't they all? <br /><br />Good query. Maybe a touch more specific but there is enough already to not be considered 'too vague.' Mister Furkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156977719916770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-2482758456450243002018-12-13T19:40:58.556-05:002018-12-13T19:40:58.556-05:00Thanks, JR. The title really is kind of vapid, so ...Thanks, JR. The title really is kind of vapid, so I'll think of something more fun. Your examples don't quite fit the tone, but they sound better than mine. I'm gonna work on it. And I never thought to give this group of misfits a name, but I think that's a great idea. I might just do that. Thanks so much.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741803739446724003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-57571619826872806772018-12-13T16:10:31.767-05:002018-12-13T16:10:31.767-05:00Thanks so much for your help. I wondered if the re...Thanks so much for your help. I wondered if the reader would think Mr. Haley wasn't a robot just because he short-circuited, and I really want that to be clear. I was thinking of adding the word "literally." So like, "...when he accidentally hits the strange new principal in the head with a golf ball, and the principal--literally--short circuits." And then perhaps I should start P2 with something like, "After he reboots himself, Mr. Haley threatens to implant a training device in Cameron's skull if he doesn't keep what he knows to himself..." That might be better.<br /><br />Thanks for the other tips too. A bit less vague in P2 and P3 would be a big improvement, along with moving the backstory about the parents toward the P1, or perhaps I'll just take it out completely. <br /><br />I like the title you gave it hahah. The story started out as a joke and then got slightly more serious as it developed, although it still manages to be humorous throughout, I think. I'm certainly not against a funnier title. Perhaps I'll change it (though I'm not sure about the WTF part).<br /><br />Thanks so much, again! I'll let you know if by some miracle this thing goes somewhere. <br /><br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741803739446724003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-59195874675824712522018-12-13T13:07:45.967-05:002018-12-13T13:07:45.967-05:00I like this query, and I think I would like the bo...I like this query, and I think I would like the book, as well. EE has pointed everything I would have mentioned, including the one thing that I didn't like, which is the title. Especially when you note where it comes from, which isn't the book itself. That phrase could describe almost anything. I would go with something more specific and (if it fits the tone of the book) humorous, like "Mr. Haley's Mad Mechanical Mind" or "The Dean is a Machine!" Does the group of misfits give themselves a name, perhaps? I smell a series ...JRMoshernoreply@blogger.com