Archive for February, 2007
« Previous EntriesCaution: Writer Behaving Badly
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Want to know my favorite phrase in the world? “Requested material enclosed.” You can’t understand the value of those words until you’ve shopped around a project and gotten a few positive hits.
It makes me wonder if querying writers ever mislabel their unsolicited material as “requested” because they think they can put one over on an […]
A Subjective Business
Sunday, February 25th, 2007Literary agent Nathan Bransford recently discussed what writers can learn from rejection letters. It’s easy to overanalyze rejections — visit any active message board about writing, and you’ll find posts picking apart form rejections line by line:
Dear Author:
(Ooh, she called me an author! She must respect my work, right? RIGHT?)
Thank you for your query. I […]
Are you watching closely?
Sunday, February 25th, 2007I used to review movies for a local paper, once upon a time. I haven’t written a review in years, however, and I don’t plan to start again now. Any film-related posts I make will likely be short and sweet, and most will have something to do with Hugh Jackman. Count on it.
The Prestige is out on […]
Those teen dramas, they just run forever.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Okay, I admit it. The series finale of The O.C. ended an hour ago, and I’m still weepy. Yes, it was a ridiculous, soapy teen drama. Yes, the ratings were in the toilet (thanks a lot, FOX execs, for not grabbing it off the tracks when the Grey’s Anatomy freight train roared through). Yes, it […]
My Obligation is to Heathcliff.
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007Interesting rumblings in the blogverse: Sylvia Day of Romancing the Blog suggests “adopting” promising new authors, writer Brandon Sanderson offers his take on purchasing hardcovers vs. paperbacks, and Jane of DearAuthor.com counters that readers’ relationships should be with books, not with authors.
I’m not about to argue one way or the other — it’s not like […]
Regarding Franklin
Monday, February 19th, 2007So I met a zombie over the weekend.
He’s a pleasant enough guy, as far as zombies go. Surprisingly articulate. Highly motivated. Professional. Fussy. Looks a little like David Hyde Pierce, only, you know, undead. I presented him to a few friends and made the necessary introductions. They seem to like him. I like him, too.
Fond […]
