Comments - I Failed Elmore Leonard - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T08:29:31Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A29240&xn_auth=noHey Chelbel, I agree. You pre…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-27:537324:Comment:442292007-05-27T18:59:12.891ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Hey Chelbel, I agree. You pretty much have to toss the rules. Well, okay, there are some things you have to listen to.<br />
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My 2 cents is look at the writers you most admire that you'd want to be compared to with your work, and follow them. They'll lead you in the right direction for you, which is where you want to be.
Hey Chelbel, I agree. You pretty much have to toss the rules. Well, okay, there are some things you have to listen to.<br />
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My 2 cents is look at the writers you most admire that you'd want to be compared to with your work, and follow them. They'll lead you in the right direction for you, which is where you want to be. Hey Sandra, i just keep bumpi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-26:537324:Comment:441472007-05-26T20:26:17.832Zchelbelhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/chelbel
Hey Sandra, i just keep bumping into you in cyberspace. How nice!<br />
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I'm Irish, so i just couldn't write without including the weather.<br />
The weather is always there, how could you ignore it? Just don't harp on about it.<br />
As for the rules. I have read a few rules posts and frankly. They confuse me.<br />
Whose rules are the best to follow, and who says so?<br />
I started writing again over a year ago now. And it took me this long to stop paying so much attention to what everyone else is saying. It's…
Hey Sandra, i just keep bumping into you in cyberspace. How nice!<br />
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I'm Irish, so i just couldn't write without including the weather.<br />
The weather is always there, how could you ignore it? Just don't harp on about it.<br />
As for the rules. I have read a few rules posts and frankly. They confuse me.<br />
Whose rules are the best to follow, and who says so?<br />
I started writing again over a year ago now. And it took me this long to stop paying so much attention to what everyone else is saying. It's distracting to say the least. Hey, imagine a book that's a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-01:537324:Comment:299432007-05-01T02:26:45.109ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Hey, imagine a book that's a real choose your own adventure - all loose leaf with no page numbers and you have to figure out the order.<br />
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Eeeek! That sounds like the last time my cats knocked what I was printing off the printer, actually...
Hey, imagine a book that's a real choose your own adventure - all loose leaf with no page numbers and you have to figure out the order.<br />
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Eeeek! That sounds like the last time my cats knocked what I was printing off the printer, actually... Imagine reading a book with n…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-01:537324:Comment:299402007-05-01T02:14:33.709ZKeith Snyderhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/noteon
Imagine reading a book with no pages! That would be tough too.
Imagine reading a book with no pages! That would be tough too. Well, I wouldn't go quite tha…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-01:537324:Comment:299282007-05-01T01:36:09.866ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Well, I wouldn't go quite that far myself Keith. Imagine reading a book with no punctuation - that would drive me mad!
Well, I wouldn't go quite that far myself Keith. Imagine reading a book with no punctuation - that would drive me mad! Rules exist because newbies i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-01:537324:Comment:299252007-05-01T01:23:37.170ZKeith Snyderhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/noteon
Rules exist because newbies insist on them, not because they're true. I went back and put weather into one of my first paragraphs after I read this list a decade ago. Fuck rules. They're lies. If you've got talent, you can dance with whatever brung you.
Rules exist because newbies insist on them, not because they're true. I went back and put weather into one of my first paragraphs after I read this list a decade ago. Fuck rules. They're lies. If you've got talent, you can dance with whatever brung you. I meant the person who accuse…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-30:537324:Comment:298252007-04-30T18:58:57.298ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
I meant the person who accused us of being unethicial did it publicly. Not that we'd rejected them publicly. And I'd actually missed the accusations. Not like I care - says more about them than it does about us. Professionals read the guidelines and follow them. End of story.
I meant the person who accused us of being unethicial did it publicly. Not that we'd rejected them publicly. And I'd actually missed the accusations. Not like I care - says more about them than it does about us. Professionals read the guidelines and follow them. End of story. Shane, that definitely counts…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-30:537324:Comment:298232007-04-30T18:56:10.152ZSandra Ruttanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Shane, that definitely counts! I mean, something's happening. It doesn't have to be action as in car chase or shoot-out, but just engage me. That's what I think.<br />
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The reason for passing was a subjective one. I didn't mention it, because it's a hard thing to debate unless you've seen the work yourself. One of the things I've noted from other discussions about rejections is that our human tendency is to throw in our 2 cents, but without all the facts we can't really give something informed. I've…
Shane, that definitely counts! I mean, something's happening. It doesn't have to be action as in car chase or shoot-out, but just engage me. That's what I think.<br />
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The reason for passing was a subjective one. I didn't mention it, because it's a hard thing to debate unless you've seen the work yourself. One of the things I've noted from other discussions about rejections is that our human tendency is to throw in our 2 cents, but without all the facts we can't really give something informed. I've definitely wondered sometimes what's prompting people to jump to such wild conclusions...<br />
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I mean, someone once accused us of being unethical when we rejected their story, and did it publicly. It was kind of funny. They'd gotten an automatic rejection because they didn't follow our posted guidelines and include the release with their story.<br />
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So, anyway, I didn't want to invite dissection of the editor's comments. It truly was the highest level of rejection you can get. An "oh so close, but..." I'm not discouraged about it, and I will certainly bear the editor's thoughts in mind. Oh, Sandra--what was it the e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-30:537324:Comment:298172007-04-30T18:40:26.477ZShane Gerickehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/underwood
Oh, Sandra--what was it the editor didn't like? That sounds like one terrific acceptance letter, not rejection!
Oh, Sandra--what was it the editor didn't like? That sounds like one terrific acceptance letter, not rejection! I love active starts. My new…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-30:537324:Comment:298162007-04-30T18:39:55.839ZShane Gerickehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/underwood
I love active starts. My new book, Cut to the Bone, starts with an electric chair and a guy thirty-two seconds from frying. Does that count :-)
I love active starts. My new book, Cut to the Bone, starts with an electric chair and a guy thirty-two seconds from frying. Does that count :-)