tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post4669305722512791036..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 503Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-42467431386730621772008-03-21T18:20:00.000-04:002008-03-21T18:20:00.000-04:00Nonfiction this weird does get published - just tr...Nonfiction this weird does get published - just try googling "David Icke" as an example - but this query letter as it is written needs a great deal of work. <BR/><BR/>It needs a theme, it needs to flow, and even if the ideas themselves are on the far side of kooky, those ideas need to harmonize with each other in the query.<BR/><BR/>Try looking at back-of-the-book blurbs for extremely weird nonfiction, and try to imitate that style. I feel as if the query has been written in several different voices.Jamie Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837779496794456059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-43490760530260232452008-03-19T20:40:00.000-04:002008-03-19T20:40:00.000-04:00I'm not reading through all these replies, so if t...I'm not reading through all these replies, so if this is already mentioned, sorry. It's REVELATION, not Revelations. There is no "s" on the end. It's singular. It's A revelation, written by John around 93 A.D.<BR/><BR/>Never know when one who minored in theology may read your stuff, huh?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083327647412477394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-2955806828320822322008-03-18T13:40:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:40:00.000-04:00Quantum Magic is such an evocative title. I was di...Quantum Magic is such an evocative title. I was disappointed that the plot wasn't "The Muse of Inspiration has a problem in helping humanity to the stars: Getting scientists to believe in magic, because only magic can go faster than light." I rather liked that suggestion. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm learning not to drink anything while reading EE's (or anyone else's) comments.<BR/><BR/>fh (formerly posting as Gina)fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-17185734836217035912008-03-18T04:04:00.000-04:002008-03-18T04:04:00.000-04:00The query missed out the word count of the memoir ...The query missed out the word count of the memoir (part one). Is it a bad sign that the missing word count was the first thing I noticed was wrong?Polenthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029549865473069051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-46845111167391191232008-03-18T03:05:00.000-04:002008-03-18T03:05:00.000-04:00Oddly, though I was horribly confused and wanted t...Oddly, though I was horribly confused and wanted to smack some sense into the author of this letter, some of the lines (like the sputnik line) were rather nifty and I liked them. <BR/><BR/>That said, the problem is, nothing within this letter sells the story. Instead, it gives a rather creepy/stalker feel, and the odd use of pronouns is jarring. I gather you wanted to give your query the sense of the story's voice? I don't mean to be snarky, but I really hope that isn't the story's voice because it pretty much stinks as it stands.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-40251633399493271052008-03-18T02:27:00.000-04:002008-03-18T02:27:00.000-04:00I tend to think the author is high or VERY disturb...I tend to think the author is high or VERY disturbed--or possibly looking for converts for a new religion he's founding.<BR/><BR/>You know, of course, that the Number of the Beast is really 33--and you turn it around, and guess what you get: EE!<BR/><BR/>And at least we now know his real name isn't Fermat.talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-40773936935861416212008-03-18T01:31:00.000-04:002008-03-18T01:31:00.000-04:00My only comment (besides agreeing with... well, ev...My only comment (besides agreeing with... well, everyone) is that Gog is another one of those weird made-up names that would probably be better if you spelled it backwards.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-21680445305231061852008-03-18T01:21:00.000-04:002008-03-18T01:21:00.000-04:00Someone has a warped sense of humor. And not in a ...Someone has a warped sense of humor. And not in a good way. If this is truly serious - there is a germ of an interesting idea in there, but it's lost in the bad gimmick.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-44789234225382730282008-03-17T23:40:00.000-04:002008-03-17T23:40:00.000-04:00Oh, my; oh, my! And I thought MY query needed work...Oh, my; oh, my! And I thought MY query needed work! <BR/><BR/>I have a difficult time believing there is a coherent book to go along with this rubbish... I agree with those who call it a hoax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-58829994385719593702008-03-17T22:27:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:27:00.000-04:00I've heard this line in a bar somewhere.Ah, yeah -...<I>I've heard this line in a bar somewhere.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, yeah -- that was me. Sorry. It does work for me 3 times out of 10, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-47302550473802089022008-03-17T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:22:00.000-04:00"I'll just prove that I'm the Dick you've been wai..."I'll just prove that I'm the Dick you've been waiting for."<BR/><BR/>I've heard this line in a bar somewhere.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-52323992924155653502008-03-17T22:12:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:12:00.000-04:00"Of course, since I'm me, you'll get shredded with..."Of course, since I'm me, you'll get shredded with commentary on your wars and other fun games, too. [Of course, since we're us, we'll tune you out.]"<BR/><BR/>Heh heh. This is a scream. (I can't point out all the places where your blue lines are a scream, so I'm with phoenix- might as well tag this one now as a top-10 of 2008.)Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-40055629188338600082008-03-17T21:06:00.000-04:002008-03-17T21:06:00.000-04:00Sputnik means "co-traveler", so I hitched a ride.....<I>Sputnik means "co-traveler", so I hitched a ride...</I><BR/><BR/>If only <I>Sputnik</I> had meant "fuck off and leave me alone"...<BR/><BR/>No matter where you're from, "impossible" means "impossible". You can't verify impossible, because you can't prove a negative; if the tale is verifiable, then it isn't impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-41405504223103050142008-03-17T20:59:00.000-04:002008-03-17T20:59:00.000-04:00Right on. WTF? is right. Because, beyond that, the...Right on. WTF? is right. Because, beyond that, there are no words.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1122034783093170932008-03-17T16:59:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:59:00.000-04:00There is an New Beginning that matches this query ...There is an New Beginning that matches this query (facelift) which implies that there is a novel. <BR/><BR/>If you are an author who has a neat idea that combines all of these disparate facts, numerical occurrences and coincidences, then you should look at descriptions of other novels that solve puzzles. <BR/><BR/>Conan Doyle has several Sherlock Holmes puzzles. <BR/>National Treasure has two movies that round up odd facts (mostly Templars). <BR/>The Da Vinci Code is another one. <BR/>The Rule of Four was a successful DaVinci Code clone. <BR/><BR/>None of them would ever be described in the way you describe your book in that query. This is a try again.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-74841582291148650042008-03-17T16:48:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:48:00.000-04:00???????..................????????????????????????..................?????????????????Xiexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265895952183646895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-68614346777878312352008-03-17T16:22:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:22:00.000-04:00"I'll just prove that I'm the Dick you've been wai..."I'll just prove that I'm the Dick you've been waiting for."<BR/>That line is enough for an agent to ensure s/he has 911 on speed-dial.<BR/>Makes the writer sound like a stalker.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-49263318439841441322008-03-17T16:15:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:15:00.000-04:00if Gog invented Google, wouldn't he be called Gogg...if Gog invented Google, wouldn't he be called Goggle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-48380571858879331792008-03-17T16:12:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:12:00.000-04:00If this is a gag query, then the author displays a...If this is a gag query, then the author displays a disturbing lack of humor.<BR/>If this is NOT a gag query, then the author displays a disturbing lack of sanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-18681911251259041762008-03-17T16:08:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:08:00.000-04:00Does this have something to do with magic? Or quan...Does this have something to do with magic? Or quantum mechanics? Or anything else?<BR/><BR/>Is he claiming to be the Biblical Gog, like Gog and Magog?Matt Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459553223062636770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-62134361408335315472008-03-17T15:49:00.000-04:002008-03-17T15:49:00.000-04:00Author, dear, I don't say this often, but perhaps ...Author, dear, I don't say this often, but perhaps PublishAmerica is the place for you. <BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, I watched an episode on Discovery last night about the Book of Revelation (which is singular, btw), and a new parchment was recently discovered that refutes the number "666" and quite clearly shows "616" as the number of the Beast. Perhaps you can explain the discrepancy? Since my WIP touches on much of the prophecy (spelled with a "c", btw) of Revelation, I want to be sure I get my facts correct. <BR/><BR/>EE: You have outdone yourself on this one! I treated myself to a peek at your blog as a reward for finishing up a particular difficult piece of editing, and was absolutely delighted to find this little masterpiece waiting. A Hall of Famer, I do believe :o)<BR/><BR/>GTP #1: *snicker*Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-62461699840810609292008-03-17T14:23:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:23:00.000-04:00I'm...confused.I've no idea what's going on here. ...I'm...confused.<BR/><BR/>I've no idea what's going on here. My first thought - a hoax: Someone just through this together, with some sentences resembling some sort of plot. Then it kind of goes...all over the place.<BR/><BR/>As something real - it makes no sense. It's completely and utterly over the top.<BR/><BR/>As something unreal - it didn't make me chuckle. At least give me some laughs, ya know?Nancy Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214579721075450777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-77403949411410126062008-03-17T13:47:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:47:00.000-04:00Completely... confused.That's me... and (I suspect...Completely... confused.<BR/><BR/>That's me... and (I suspect) Gog.<BR/><BR/>Author: what's going on here? Rewrite and repost...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-8691091108255307722008-03-17T13:06:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:06:00.000-04:00If real:You're supposed to make us want to read yo...If real:<BR/><BR/>You're supposed to make us want to read your novel, not hit you in the face.<BR/><BR/>If a hoax:<BR/><BR/>You're supposed to make us want to laugh, not hit you in the face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-12683178223269701092008-03-17T12:43:00.000-04:002008-03-17T12:43:00.000-04:00Wait, by "a Biblical 40 years and ten" did you mea...Wait, by "a Biblical 40 years and ten" did you mean a Biblical lifetime, which is "three score years and ten"? Because a score is twenty years. <BR/><BR/>If it's a joke it doesn't work, and if you're serious then it makes me wonder what else you've totally gotten wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com