tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post4689932113942348182..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Face-Lift 1306Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-37914412077772484532016-03-23T13:04:07.915-04:002016-03-23T13:04:07.915-04:00" If there's other ideas, please let me k..." If there's other ideas, please let me know! "<br /><br />I'd probably go for "fantasy with meta-fiction aspects", but that's meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-21667967582822620822016-03-21T14:48:59.194-04:002016-03-21T14:48:59.194-04:00You could stumble over the bodies of Charles Baske...You could stumble over the bodies of Charles Baskerville and Roger Ackroyd.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-49792019543008088842016-03-21T14:15:28.538-04:002016-03-21T14:15:28.538-04:00Thanks to you all!
The genesis of this was a GTP ...Thanks to you all!<br /><br />The genesis of this was a GTP where the author had a murder mystery, and in the discussion I suggested that the house was a common site of murders. I let the idea sit for a while before seeing if I could keep the tone and have a live character to work with. <br /><br />I really like EE's idea of keeping it all in/around the house and its grounds.<br />I'm not sure about stumbling into Miss Marple, but Holmes might be OK. <br /><br />Finally, I'm calling it 'magical realism' instead of SF/F because it seemed to fit. If there's other ideas, please let me know! khazar-khumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-55336537939468721422016-03-19T11:39:51.509-04:002016-03-19T11:39:51.509-04:00The house could be the main character and the mino...The house could be the main character and the minor characters who staff the house could be an ensemble cast who keep stumbling upon left-behind characters from past books (well-known real mystery novels that were set in the house). I think you've got something here.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-35478760749638850302016-03-19T11:20:17.334-04:002016-03-19T11:20:17.334-04:00I agree with Chicory. It's a great premise, bu...I agree with Chicory. It's a great premise, but the query needs to focus more on the protagonist and what she hopes to accomplish.<br /><br />And 125k is pretty long. I notice EE said it himself this time.AlaskaRavenclawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-13577865930366857172016-03-19T09:53:46.167-04:002016-03-19T09:53:46.167-04:00I enjoy your premise but you need to get to your p...I enjoy your premise but you need to get to your plot (rescuing the knight) closer to the start of your query, preferably in the first paragraph. Best luck on your revision! :)Chicoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504144663440678542noreply@blogger.com