tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post1151228591747573243..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Follow-Up to Reading DayBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-47202456626143157922010-10-25T14:36:50.785-04:002010-10-25T14:36:50.785-04:00I'm going through this right now with the book...I'm going through this right now with the book I'm prepping for agent submission....I've had nibbles in the past with other books, but I want this one to be the one! That said, I'm finding the spots that don't work by recognizing which parts I'm NOT getting lost in. It's the first time I've really allowed myself to go back in and be ruthless with the cuts and changes. I want the book to sail through my mind, not make me stop and wonder at its quality. It's a fun process!Matthew J. Beierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284903918671342095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-9846796641351188432010-10-25T10:08:46.175-04:002010-10-25T10:08:46.175-04:00As an English teacher (and an avid reader) I somet...As an English teacher (and an avid reader) I sometimes get too caught up in the editing side of it. I'm reading a book for a book club meeting right now, and I'm about to tear my hair out. I just want to keep telling the writer, "Get on with it! Could something just happen? Please?"<br /><br />Then again, I know my own prejudices. I love a book with a plot. I also love good moments, though, moments that stick with me long after the chapters end, like a great film scene.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-21142566451316178352010-10-25T09:48:18.847-04:002010-10-25T09:48:18.847-04:00The best part of being a writer is reading.
When I...The best part of being a writer is reading.<br />When I'm finished with a project...are we ever really finished? <br />Anyway, when I'm done and read for the umpteenth time something that has been living in my head for what seems like forever and even then...get wonderfully taken in by the story..ah ha...I know it's good. <br />Good is great! <br />Good gets an agent, great gets a publisher.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-16359802788651653692010-10-25T08:45:36.901-04:002010-10-25T08:45:36.901-04:00great points! I love the part about dreaming about...great points! I love the part about dreaming about it. It's fascinating when a book enters every part of our psyche.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.com