tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post4896908334157464915..comments2023-10-14T06:19:18.000-05:00Comments on Rocket Scientist: I'm an Odd OneStephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-26410502697395935132009-04-22T21:27:00.000-05:002009-04-22T21:27:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bob and Max. I do try to be different.Thanks, Bob and Max. I do try to be different.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-57454191912891336282009-04-22T19:14:00.000-05:002009-04-22T19:14:00.000-05:00I was meaning to compliment you on being different...I was meaning to compliment you on being different with regard to the novel letters you included with your writing submission. I haven't seen enough of your actual writing to know if you are "different" there too. I suspect you are. :)Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-22789003270428142292009-04-22T12:57:00.000-05:002009-04-22T12:57:00.000-05:00Lol, that is too funny, what an original idea. I a...Lol, that is too funny, what an original idea. I am surprised you didn't get any of them back, just goes to show you they didn't have a sense of humor.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-65882180184443364772009-04-20T20:32:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:32:00.000-05:00Thank you, Max, though I have to say, I think I AM...Thank you, Max, though I have to say, I think I AM different. And I'm not willing to forgo that difference to get published.<br /><br />I appreciate your comments.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-22636455488798921072009-04-20T20:30:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:30:00.000-05:00Congratulations on trying to be different. Unfortu...Congratulations on trying to be different. Unfortunately, editor drones don't understand that kind of creative stuff. If they were capable of judging good writing, they would probably be authors. Not sour grapes. I just prefer to be judged by people with brains. Ah, well.<br /><br />You, young lady, have something to say. Your rejections only reinforce my opinion of traditional publishers and their drones.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-62329997896943564072009-04-20T19:51:00.000-05:002009-04-20T19:51:00.000-05:00I think you should try anything short of mailing y...I think you should try anything short of mailing yourself in box. My motto is "You Never Know". Think of how many anecdotes you have read about unlikely starts.<br /><br />Putting your writing on line is also a good idea. You can develop a following that way. Maybe think about another blog, just for your writing.<br /><br />When I first graduated from college, I worked for Avon Books as an Editorial Assistant. One of my jobs was to read the slush pile. I read one manuscript that was simply awful. But the author's cover letter was hilarious. I wrote her a personal response, not a form letter, and I forwarded her letter to my boss.<br /><br />So I say go for it. Research what other people have done too. You never know! :)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106720865034468249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-46110658184316606982009-04-20T19:39:00.000-05:002009-04-20T19:39:00.000-05:00If they had a giggle, flit, they never let on.
I'...If they had a giggle, flit, they never let on.<br /><br />I'm afraid you're right, Roy. More's the pity. Look out in the blogosphere and what dominates? Humor. Maybe editors should think about that.<br /><br />Well, Boris and Patricia, let's test that theory. I'll post links to several tonight.<br /><br />Musing and phyl, I have all my rejection letters too, just not copies of the forms I sent. Go figure.<br /><br />Davida, I sent you an email to explain.<br /><br />JD, that was my thinking, stand out, don't be part of the pack. Oh, well.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-84657041867048662902009-04-20T17:06:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:06:00.000-05:00I've got my rejection letters too, though I can ne...I've got my rejection letters too, though I can never bear to look at them again. I must be saving them for the "collected papers" that will be published posthumously. Or something.<br /><br />The editors I know would have <I>loved</I> your forms, by the way.Phylhttp://bookishgal.shinyideas.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-61034609069262724622009-04-20T14:06:00.000-05:002009-04-20T14:06:00.000-05:00Hmmph. I think this is a great idea. There's got t...Hmmph. I think this is a great idea. There's got to be a way to stand out from all the other slush pile hopefuls AND get a little much-needed feedback for a rejection. <br /><br />(I keep all my rejection letters, too.)JD at I Do Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-84781758560041683312009-04-20T13:37:00.000-05:002009-04-20T13:37:00.000-05:00I think Boris has something. With your reputation...I think Boris has something. With your reputation as the "Rocket Scientist" you would have a built-in audience for your fiction online.Patricia Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599725587514470536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-86095958088891469832009-04-20T13:03:00.000-05:002009-04-20T13:03:00.000-05:00Love the idea! I'll keep your form letters in min...Love the idea! I'll keep your form letters in mind if I ever become less than chicken-ish and actually write a novel.<br /><br />BTW, been...uh...out of it. Don't have a clue about what's been going on. I took a mental vacation and read the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. I swear I lived in Forks, Washington since last Thursday. Now, that I'm back to reality... well... I'm a little sad. Where can I get a copy of your shapeshifter book? I'm ready to dig in to another fantasy.<br /><br />I responded to your concerned email. Let me know what's going on when you get a chance. Thanks for caring.<br /><br />DavidaDavidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068801189433001612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-30972900806374767712009-04-20T07:47:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:47:00.000-05:00I haven't written for publication in over ten year...I haven't written for publication in over ten years, but I still have all my rejection slips. I'm not sure why I keep them, actually.musingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112230052732661921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-81217333492886130382009-04-20T02:49:00.000-05:002009-04-20T02:49:00.000-05:00Yes, I forgot to mark she "Email-follow-ups" box a...Yes, I forgot to mark she "Email-follow-ups" box again. It's because of this confused-scientist image I am cultivating, you see.Boris Legradichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-35570730111155605572009-04-20T02:48:00.000-05:002009-04-20T02:48:00.000-05:00HAve you ever given a thought of putting some of y...HAve you ever given a thought of putting some of your stuff (maybe a few shorts) online? Either on your blog, or on some of the amateur fiction sites? This would give you more feedback - mostly crap of course, given that this is the internet - and who knows, if it proves wildly popular, you could even attract the attention of a publisher. It has happenend before, not often, but it has.Boris Legradichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-61953261372053074612009-04-19T20:51:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:51:00.000-05:00From what I've been told about the current class o...From what I've been told about the current class of editors, you're probably better off not trying that again. It seems that publishing houses and magazines, now being but smaller units within giant multinational corporations, are headed and staffed by your basic corporate drone. And as everyone knows, drones are bred not to have any discernible human characteristics, including a sense of humor.<br /><br />Although if you see that Harlan Ellison is editing another anthology (and boy am I pissed that <I>The Last Dangerous Visions</I> never got finished!), you could try it. Now <I><B>he</B></I> has a sense of humor!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-1802396546548062692009-04-19T20:22:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:22:00.000-05:00bet they got a giggle thoughbet they got a giggle thoughflithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.com