tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post8996485563413656174..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: All-Purpose ContinuationsEvil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-44461035746328263942008-05-09T21:13:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:13:00.000-04:00Looks like I couldn't help the old boy this time. ...Looks like I couldn't help the old boy this time. I'll keep trying, but I figure you might need to go to one of them big city doctors.rilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988777482435230194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-45997335958699228782008-05-07T20:06:00.000-04:002008-05-07T20:06:00.000-04:00I like the APC idea as long as it's a backup plan....I like the APC idea as long as it's a backup plan. <BR/><BR/>I turned in two continuations to HRH last evening- got a big no on 'em, but I'll keep going.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-13050969669031269202008-05-07T19:38:00.000-04:002008-05-07T19:38:00.000-04:00Aw, I kind of liked the APC idea.Seriously though,...Aw, I kind of liked the APC idea.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I'm working on a bunch of crappy continuations. That, I can do. It's good lunch-break exercise and better than just pacing the yard.rilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988777482435230194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-40359601711016587162008-05-07T18:32:00.000-04:002008-05-07T18:32:00.000-04:00Was this kind of like when I tell my kids, "Okay, ...Was this kind of like when I tell my kids, "Okay, if you don't like any of your toys I guess we'll just get rid of all of them?" and then watch them play with renewed joy and vigor (not to mention a hint of desperation)?Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-12531400099958087692008-05-07T16:48:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:48:00.000-04:00I look forward to mine appearing then! heheheheI look forward to mine appearing then! hehehehenonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-32484871976930115092008-05-07T16:31:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:31:00.000-04:00Me too, buffysquirrel...Gads, I've failed at failu...Me too, buffysquirrel...<BR/><BR/>Gads, I've failed at failure!!!<BR/><BR/>(cries....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-47122551631552098472008-05-07T16:02:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:02:00.000-04:00We won't be using generic continuations. If necess...We won't be using generic continuations. If necessary we'll settle for crappy ones, as we have on occasion in the past.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1755412455290308882008-05-07T15:11:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:11:00.000-04:00EE can't have been serious. After all, I've been ...EE can't have been serious. After all, I've been submitting continuations lately, and they're all stellar!<BR/><BR/>Ummm.<BR/><BR/>You weren't serious, right, EE? In spite of my offerings?nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-10093717472345997312008-05-07T12:54:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:54:00.000-04:00Yes, writtenwyrdd, you're right. Been having readi...Yes, writtenwyrdd, you're right. Been having reading comprehension problems this week.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-76829218068392336022008-05-07T10:55:00.000-04:002008-05-07T10:55:00.000-04:00I think we need some genre based APC's. And more m...I think we need some genre based APC's. And more moles!Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-74446101856495977942008-05-07T08:51:00.000-04:002008-05-07T08:51:00.000-04:00Generic continuation:After the explosion, of cours...Generic continuation:<BR/><BR/>After the explosion, of course, no one was left to remember any of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-8209448118053852382008-05-07T08:14:00.000-04:002008-05-07T08:14:00.000-04:00An opening comes in, we slap on one of the APCs, a...<I>An opening comes in, we slap on one of the APCs, and voila! No wait for the writer to get feedback, no need for an entire blog devoted to openings.</I><BR/><BR/>Looked to me like EE was ending continuations as we know them. Yuk.<BR/>I'll work harder.<BR/><BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-2706979348943093532008-05-07T07:34:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:34:00.000-04:00"Maybe you could use an all-purpose one in the eve..."Maybe you could use an all-purpose one in the event a good one doesn't come along on a case-by-case basis, EE? Like say, give it a couple of weeks, and if all of them suck, you slap on an APC (All-Purpose Continuation)."<BR/><BR/>I thought that is what he was proposing? So openings don't linger and the fun continues?writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-5926983117633495302008-05-07T06:44:00.000-04:002008-05-07T06:44:00.000-04:00Ha ha ril.What about making the ending seem (more)...Ha ha ril.<BR/><BR/>What about making the ending seem (more)ludicrous with yet another ending added, sort of smacking it in the face. Sound familiar-ish?<BR/><BR/>Or scenes like we do on weekends, but extended out through the week.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-75578157292252820212008-05-07T04:00:00.000-04:002008-05-07T04:00:00.000-04:00In order to wreak an adequate revenge, Robin will ...In order to wreak an adequate revenge, Robin will have to come up with a generic continuation featuring moles...talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-12241706074231395792008-05-06T23:27:00.000-04:002008-05-06T23:27:00.000-04:00Hey, there's a thought! How about writers submit t...Hey, there's a thought! How about writers submit the <I>last</I> 150 words and the minions have to come up with an amusing 79,850 to precede the real ending.<BR/><BR/>No, wait. I think there's a flaw here. Just a second..rilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988777482435230194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-37682537408803203912008-05-06T23:14:00.000-04:002008-05-06T23:14:00.000-04:00OK - I hate blogger right now. I can't tell if my ...OK - I hate blogger right now. I can't tell if my comment just got eaten or not- I got a weird message.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I said I agree with freddie and ril. And we could continue opening scenes, and non-opening scenes, and tender or non-tender endings. I'm sayin'.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-72622625433140261922008-05-06T22:48:00.000-04:002008-05-06T22:48:00.000-04:00"They didn't...?""Too late.""You mean...?""I'm afr..."They didn't...?"<BR/><BR/>"Too late."<BR/><BR/>"You mean...?"<BR/><BR/>"I'm afraid so."<BR/><BR/>"Then....?"<BR/><BR/>"Yes. There's no escape."<BR/><BR/>"Then kiss me one last time, and we'll go out in a blaze of passion!"<BR/><BR/>"I'm your CAT, stupid. Honestly, Robin, sometimes you just lose it completely."talpiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978075304795724185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-80436298795082889062008-05-06T22:18:00.000-04:002008-05-06T22:18:00.000-04:00"And that," said Grandpa, crumpling the page, "is ..."And that," said Grandpa, crumpling the page, "is why your birthday present this year was a donation in your name to the Editors' Association of America. They're all that stand between us and seeing such tripe in every book published in America today."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-18763112427748616562008-05-06T20:39:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:39:00.000-04:00Aw damn. I would really miss writing these, even t...Aw damn. I would really miss writing these, even though most of mine suck.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could use an all-purpose one in the event a good one doesn't come along on a case-by-case basis, EE? Like say, give it a couple of weeks, and if all of them suck, you slap on an APC (All-Purpose Continuation).Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-6734543916286871582008-05-06T20:37:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:37:00.000-04:00OK, ril.I'm going in with you. Let's go.OK, ril.<BR/><BR/>I'm going in with you. Let's go.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-63737708450456546582008-05-06T20:18:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:18:00.000-04:00Oh, you *did* say to come up with a few of our own...Oh, you *did* say to come up with a few of our own....<BR/><BR/>oops. Will be back!Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-45468236907759611972008-05-06T19:49:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:49:00.000-04:00I'm sitting here now with the old boy's head on my...I'm sitting here now with the old boy's head on my knee. Yeah, he's a little shaky on his legs and pees on the carpet once in a while, but we gotta remember the old times. <BR/><BR/>(I'm talking about Ol' Yeller, not EE, btw).<BR/><BR/>Man, I've got to try and help the old feller out. Got. To. Try!rilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988777482435230194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-4204660014327926252008-05-06T17:45:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:45:00.000-04:00If I worked really really really hard did some con...If I worked really really really hard did some continuations(not that mine ril-like, but I do score on the odd occasion), would that make a difference?<BR/><BR/>ALSO - what about having scenes contributed that aren't openings - in case that well is runnin' dry?<BR/><BR/>Do I sound desperate. Yeah. I am.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-38166873222662748242008-05-06T15:34:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:34:00.000-04:00Yer gonna shoot Ol' Yeller??!!The poor boy's suffe...<I>Yer gonna shoot Ol' Yeller??!!</I><BR/><BR/>The poor boy's suffering. Maybe veterinarian ril can save him so we don't have to put him out of his misery.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.com