tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3435827540862630366..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: HOW TO WRITE THEIR BEST READ OF THE YEARRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45110894385949653372010-12-02T19:25:58.304-06:002010-12-02T19:25:58.304-06:00Tessa : Glad you found my advice helpful. That sto...Tessa : Glad you found my advice helpful. That story just came off the top of my head. I may incorporate into the saga of Victor Standish or Sam McCord in some future novel of theirs.<br /><br />LOL. That's if I can ever get a publishing company for their adventures. <br /><br />Getting an agent is only a third of the battle. Then, you have to make enough of an impression on a struggling editor to brave the purchasing agents of the firm. Then, you have to convince those number-crunchers that your book will be a high-seller from day one. After that, you have to establish world peace.<br /><br />Just joking with that last. LOLRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-342653989471070792010-12-02T17:02:58.753-06:002010-12-02T17:02:58.753-06:00Great advice, Roland. I totally agree.
(and I to...Great advice, Roland. I totally agree. <br /><br />(and I totally love the mushroom story...you should write that one, lol)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046724975658216337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-49938158014341011972010-12-02T15:46:43.816-06:002010-12-02T15:46:43.816-06:00Anne : I guess it just goes to show that we're...Anne : I guess it just goes to show that we're human, right? And it never hurts to just go over our queries just one more time Thanks for the return visit. RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-37494425055496273892010-12-02T14:54:16.547-06:002010-12-02T14:54:16.547-06:00Hi, Roland.
Just paying a visit to say thank you f...Hi, Roland.<br />Just paying a visit to say thank you for visiting my blog. <br />I do find mistakes in past proposals/letters I wrote to publishers.<br />I can't look at them without hissing. :-)Anne Lyken-Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425485414456096031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48824119383121300222010-12-02T13:35:22.055-06:002010-12-02T13:35:22.055-06:00All of these are so important. Sometimes I'm g...All of these are so important. Sometimes I'm glad that I'm still writing the first draft and now editing/revising so I <i>don't</i> have to think about these kinds of things. But I'll definitely have to keep them in mind!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-13351481244097366182010-12-02T12:51:22.994-06:002010-12-02T12:51:22.994-06:00Yep, a good title is imperative (cover too)!! Grea...Yep, a good title is imperative (cover too)!! Great post, Roland. And I love this quote:<br />"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions." James MichenerCarol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56269365140948146012010-12-02T12:47:50.301-06:002010-12-02T12:47:50.301-06:00The cover art and title are what first draw me to ...The cover art and title are what first draw me to a book. But so true, it's what's inside that counts the most. The writing.<br /><br />I like the "eye magnets.":)Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34304015134020729762010-12-02T11:48:47.060-06:002010-12-02T11:48:47.060-06:00Heather : Titles are so important. It's what g...Heather : Titles are so important. It's what grabs the agent from the header of your query to the browser in the bookstore. I'm glad I helped in some small way.<br /><br />Francine : Good luck with the Christmas shopping. Just write from your heart on what interests you. No one can write from your own unique perspective but you. Think of how differently both Monet and Da Vinci would paint a horse on a sloping green hill.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75460731532783629792010-12-02T11:15:48.402-06:002010-12-02T11:15:48.402-06:00Thank you for this excellent reminder that the who...Thank you for this excellent reminder that the whole package, from the outside in, is what makes a book excellent! It makes me think about my titles...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-59247235783104705942010-12-02T05:28:10.248-06:002010-12-02T05:28:10.248-06:00Hi,
Bums! I'm now seriously doubting my profi...Hi,<br /><br />Bums! I'm now seriously doubting my profile blog to be a good idea: two chaps of historical ready to post up. You know, I think I'll go Christmas shopping first and have re-think on whether it's a good idea to post work online. No seriously, as I said to Elle S, <br /><br />I've got a similar post ready to go in reference to similarity and differences in scene presentation re novel and that of scene takes re movies: good advice given me by a screenwriter. But, I'm supporting Elle's Writing with the Stars blogfest because few others have taken up the challenge, so won't post the scene setting post for a few days yet.<br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2385192246572929892010-12-02T02:48:06.904-06:002010-12-02T02:48:06.904-06:00Melissa : The idea occured to me as I was browsing...Melissa : The idea occured to me as I was browsing the book aisles one day and read a page of a book and was unimpressed. I thought later on that night how much work that author must have put into that novel. Perhaps that was one of the pages he rushed through to get to the good part -- but I never got to the good part because he did not put his heart into that one page I did read.<br /><br />It made me re-think my whole way of writing! I'm glad it helped you, too. Have a great end of week, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-82079081634899977642010-12-02T02:42:54.868-06:002010-12-02T02:42:54.868-06:00WOW. I'm going to start editing over christmas...WOW. I'm going to start editing over christmas break and that's a great idea - make every page riveting because it may be someone's last. Definitely something I need to work on and make sure I have. I don't want to give anyone a reason to put my book down!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39785511033039567822010-12-02T01:20:26.838-06:002010-12-02T01:20:26.838-06:00Jolene : Hey, I'm a guy. It's our role in ...Jolene : Hey, I'm a guy. It's our role in life to totally stress ladies out. LOL. It really is true. The page that you're currently writing may be the only one a browser will ever read. It has to have a hook, be it a one-liner or a riveting scene, that will make the reader want to read more. It is a lot of work. But it keeps us from letting down in the middle of our novels.<br /><br />Erin : Yes, each page is another layer to our characters that the reader gets to know and hopefully to root for.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44420909619189561682010-12-02T01:15:04.554-06:002010-12-02T01:15:04.554-06:00Dude! You just totally stressed me out!
No. I...Dude! You just totally stressed me out!<br />No. I'm kidding. I've been going through things I've written and pretending that the one chapter I'm on is the ONLY one that an agent will see. I've been meticulously taking them one at a time. It's exhausting but hopefully worth the effort.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-87836192823223498032010-12-02T01:04:42.423-06:002010-12-02T01:04:42.423-06:00Love this. After awhile of writing, it begins to ...Love this. After awhile of writing, it begins to sink in - little by little, paragraph by paragraph, you begin to understand the struggles and wants/needs of the human emotion and what it takes to keep the reader, and writer, going, pushing through the words to the climax. Maybe a continuum on that path, always.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.com