tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post2344881529654010411..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To PrintSarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-92196069318758474572010-01-01T20:53:18.481-05:002010-01-01T20:53:18.481-05:00Yes, Sean, I do remember -- and it did make them p...Yes, Sean, I do remember -- and it did make them pipe down a little. OTOH I'm not complaining TOO much. Enthusiasm is a good thing.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-13370069347854468552010-01-01T15:57:47.505-05:002010-01-01T15:57:47.505-05:00Orion,
Absolutely right, and most of the time I d...Orion,<br /><br />Absolutely right, and most of the time I dont' edit to publishers' requests. But I was young and stupid. (Also, I'm not sure there's such a thing as a pulp market, anymore.)<br /><br />However, this was ten years ago, and what I can do now in writing dwarfs what I could do then, so, I wrote it to improve it. And it is MUCH better, trust me. The final form has more to do with what I've learned and with my own exacting standards than with the editors/agents request. Note I dropped Mr. Hotshot because everything I wrote MUST be edited to his formula. (rolls eyes.)<br /><br />I'm glad it's out there at last. Even if the future Earth is dystopic, my characters are NOT fainting violets and they're fun.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-70696160827364006412010-01-01T01:57:23.124-05:002010-01-01T01:57:23.124-05:00"but people threatened to come over, tie me t..."but people threatened to come over, tie me to computer chair and take my cats hostage!"<br /><br /><br />Sarah, as you may..or may not recall I actually threatened one or two of them with bodily harm if they didn't stop nagging so much. One person in particular comes to mind.Da Curly Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631427436506831892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-3333248279134668382009-12-31T22:12:44.914-05:002009-12-31T22:12:44.914-05:00Psst? EricZ? Take a look at http://www.webscriptio...Psst? EricZ? Take a look at http://www.webscription.net/t-kindle.aspx for help on how to read webscription and baen free library books on your kindle. Bunch of stuff ready and waiting, including DST...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422171964652699673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-9397127904059243402009-12-31T17:26:09.716-05:002009-12-31T17:26:09.716-05:00ErikZ, if you go to http://www.webscription.net//p...ErikZ, if you go to http://www.webscription.net//p-1102-darkship-thieves.aspx you can buy DST for your Kindle. The cost is $6.00. I've had the pleasure of reading DST already and highly recommend it...and, yes, Kindles do make for great impulse buying. I love mine.Amanda Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927312739323222344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-38178104984304140732009-12-31T17:20:53.983-05:002009-12-31T17:20:53.983-05:00Oh, Good Lord. Most writers have at least one man...Oh, Good Lord. Most writers have at least one manuscript tucked away somewhere with multiple REJECT notices stamped on it and tons of scribbled red ink in the margins from well-meaning agents/boyfriends/elder sisters/etc. The trick isn't editing; it's almost always timing: getting it to the right publisher when he's in the right mood (ie., drunk enough) to buy anything. That's how most pulp fiction gets published. They needed something *right then* and if it doesn't sell they'll just pull it off the shelves in 6 months and recycle the paper as pulp - hence the term, "pulp fiction". That some of it is actually quite good is more a Happy Accident as not.<br /><br />The point is that all the rewrites in the world won't fix a truly broken story. If it's a good one it almost never needs major surgery to save it, usually just a 2nd set of eyes to spot obvious holes or poorly worded paragraphs. Best thing to do with a manuscript you're overall happy with but won't sell is just stick it back on the shelf and wait a bit to resubmit. Sometimes you just have to wait until your name alone will get it published - "Honey, do you have ANYTHING in the files for us? You're a hot commodity after your last book!"Orionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-33111472794800182212009-12-31T16:13:16.542-05:002009-12-31T16:13:16.542-05:00Sounds interesting. However, when I got my Kindle ...Sounds interesting. However, when I got my Kindle I shed over 8 moving boxes worth of paperbacks. <br /><br />Once you have a Kindle/ebook version I'll buy it. Heck, I would have already bought it. <br /><br />Kindles make great impulse buys.ErikZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-38641152600543196272009-12-31T15:12:36.938-05:002009-12-31T15:12:36.938-05:00The old trucker looked up from reading on the comp...The old trucker looked up from reading on the computer screen.<br /><br />"Threatened?".<br /><br />"Hmmmmmmm." He mused "maybe I better work on my interpersonal skills. But how would that affect "Noah's Boy"....and DragonKitties?".<br /><br />I must think on this.evmickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345726039742529074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-28212249796549072992009-12-31T12:15:32.670-05:002009-12-31T12:15:32.670-05:00Amanda,
I say this as a friend who appreciates yo...Amanda,<br /><br />I say this as a friend who appreciates you deeply...<br /><br />Valium, please. I only have ONE set of fingers, and three names using them! Okay, three plus a secret one. Chill.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-11521041344623516332009-12-31T12:12:31.173-05:002009-12-31T12:12:31.173-05:00Michelle,
One thing I like about baen is their no...Michelle,<br /><br />One thing I like about baen is their non-fanatical adherence to publication day. Also, their e arcs which let the readers know the book before it's out, so there's buzz.<br /><br />The two things I like about baen are their non-fanatical adherence to publication date, their earcs and the instant fan base of the bar.<br /><br />The THREE things I like about Baen...<br /><br />:-P<br /><br />Happy New Year, everyone.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-27329444918574862102009-12-31T12:09:47.785-05:002009-12-31T12:09:47.785-05:00Matapam,
You ahve my timing. And this is why we ...Matapam,<br /><br />You ahve my timing. And this is why we keep old manuscripts. Sometimes, though we see the mistakes, we find a spark in there that has disappeared since. And we remember to have fun again. :)Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-86382621413782801992009-12-31T12:08:34.867-05:002009-12-31T12:08:34.867-05:00Rowena,
I think I've had some forward momentu...Rowena,<br /><br />I think I've had some forward momentum on the bumps, is about it. But we must forge on.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-52938473590793767422009-12-31T12:07:46.677-05:002009-12-31T12:07:46.677-05:00Chris,
Let me finish Sword And Blood. Noah's...Chris,<br /><br />Let me finish Sword And Blood. Noah's Boy is next. Yeah, I should have finished S & B already, but there have been... physical issues. (NOTHING respiratory. I swear.)Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-16598867389326525692009-12-31T12:07:01.090-05:002009-12-31T12:07:01.090-05:00Wolfie,
ONE of them was Basset. Okay, I'll a...Wolfie,<br /><br />ONE of them was Basset. Okay, I'll admit my LIFE wasn't threatened, but people threatened to come over, tie me to computer chair and take my cats hostage!Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-24346802353138287552009-12-31T12:06:19.988-05:002009-12-31T12:06:19.988-05:00Linda,
Well, I don't know how to stop. I'...Linda,<br /><br />Well, I don't know how to stop. I've actually tried giving up writing several times. I think the longest was two weeks. It's not so much persistence as probable mental illness.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-5240191237394652832009-12-31T06:12:53.249-05:002009-12-31T06:12:53.249-05:00I got an email yesterday saying that is on its way...I got an email yesterday saying that is on its way to me via Amazon.Michelle in Colorado Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885115285183464185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-27871406943127904622009-12-30T20:39:45.074-05:002009-12-30T20:39:45.074-05:00Oh, and Sarah? I hope you stayed healthy enough to...Oh, and Sarah? I hope you stayed healthy enough to get your work done, and NOW it's about time you stayed healthy enough to take some off time and relax. Sheesh.<br /><br />Merry Xmas and Happy New Calendar, everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-86467015607675982662009-12-30T20:25:51.632-05:002009-12-30T20:25:51.632-05:00I hadn't realized DST had such a long history....I hadn't realized DST had such a long history. The end result is excellent, and, umm, no doubt it was a learning experience.<br /><br />I've been going back and rereading some really old stuff I wrote.<br /><br />Damn I'm good. Why did I have to discover that just as the economy tanked and the whole industry had a "needs a major shake up and is going to resist as long as possible" type crisis all it's own?<br /><br />Oh well, by the time I start selling, I'll have this backlog of manuscripts a mile deep.<br /><br />And I may have learned a thing or two about run-on sentences and commas and homonyms and . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-11182033316657011192009-12-30T17:13:36.835-05:002009-12-30T17:13:36.835-05:00Sarah,
I know just how you feel. My career road h...Sarah,<br /><br />I know just how you feel. My career road has been as bumpy and full of momentous moments that went nowhere.<br /><br />Maybe we should do a series of posts about our writing careers.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-51578417135101885192009-12-30T16:33:33.201-05:002009-12-30T16:33:33.201-05:00And we're whining now...and begging...and offe...And we're whining now...and begging...and offering bribes. Noah's Boy! Darkship Renegade! Dragon-kittehs and Kitteh-dragons! Please let us have them. Puhleeezzzzee!Amanda Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927312739323222344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-20364014648033957752009-12-30T16:25:10.371-05:002009-12-30T16:25:10.371-05:00No 'flies threatened. We just whined really l...No 'flies threatened. We just whined really loudly. Now then, is Noah's Boy finished? ;)C Kelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-41338519902436102102009-12-30T14:45:53.721-05:002009-12-30T14:45:53.721-05:002 things.
1. I know who 'where is the rest of...2 things. <br />1. I know who 'where is the rest of it was..I think. that was probably my flopeared brother in Albequrque.<br />2. We did NOT threaten your life We simply said 'more. now. please' Where's the threat in that?<br />3.Okay I'm done with DST. Next one..now. Please. all of it. <br /><br /><br />No I'm not a greedy demanding wolfie. I just play one on the internet. :P *hugs*Da Curly Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631427436506831892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-46060253309455045262009-12-30T13:55:29.998-05:002009-12-30T13:55:29.998-05:00That is what I call persistence. Good for you, Sa...<i>That</i> is what I call persistence. Good for you, Sarah, for continuing forward no matter the direction. I'm a huge believer in momentum. It's one of the basic rules of the sales business, and sometimes authors forget this <i>is</i> ultimately a sales business. Never give up and never give in.<br /><br />Linda DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com