tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post6311123736262689117..comments2023-11-12T09:33:59.402-06:00Comments on Spirit Called: Profound ConfusionHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-88224923985979270352012-05-23T12:06:42.071-05:002012-05-23T12:06:42.071-05:00Ha, oh wow. Very contradictory, all right! Hmm, co...Ha, oh wow. Very contradictory, all right! Hmm, contemporary fantasy--I think the better term would be "magical realism" which is a contemporary with fantasy elements. Otherwise it "sounds" too oxymoronic.Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-32191359012183802502012-05-21T19:57:27.638-05:002012-05-21T19:57:27.638-05:00Confused.
Yeah. That's it right there.Confused.<br /><br />Yeah. That's it right there.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-8557292956183117402012-05-21T09:03:39.457-05:002012-05-21T09:03:39.457-05:00I couldn't agree more with this. Sometimes I f...I couldn't agree more with this. Sometimes I feel like my head will explode from all the conflicting advice. Great post!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-45341867600797896942012-05-19T17:16:33.209-05:002012-05-19T17:16:33.209-05:00it's all so confusing to me!it's all so confusing to me!Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-57508899582024880692012-05-18T19:50:47.966-05:002012-05-18T19:50:47.966-05:00well, I know you know what they say about opinions...well, I know you know what they say about opinions...mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-15010215448372802232012-05-18T14:12:40.795-05:002012-05-18T14:12:40.795-05:00Yup, those darn voices are a pain, lol. I agree th...Yup, those darn voices are a pain, lol. I agree there are too many different opinions on how to format or write a query letter.Donna Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607270459657152401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-11163434061188446392012-05-18T13:32:42.718-05:002012-05-18T13:32:42.718-05:00It's hard to sort it all out some times, that&...It's hard to sort it all out some times, that's for sure. ;)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-26850699731583971932012-05-18T12:41:10.713-05:002012-05-18T12:41:10.713-05:00It's very true. Everyone has advice. I think a...It's very true. Everyone has advice. I think all of it is pmuch worthless. It's not what you know it's who you know. Get an agent to like you and you've got it made. It's the personal connection. Or you could just do what other agents do...become authors. Then they hit up their friends for representation. Nathan Bransford, the Rejectionist, etc.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-24344472530572606272012-05-18T12:24:02.412-05:002012-05-18T12:24:02.412-05:00You're right about so much of the information ...You're right about so much of the information contradicting itself. I've read enough writing tips to know those are often contradictory as well. My only advice - just do the best you can!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-1101896942727676472012-05-18T12:20:39.174-05:002012-05-18T12:20:39.174-05:00Ha! We spend so long trying to get the query lette...Ha! We spend so long trying to get the query letter right, we forget about what's in the manuscript sometimes (or I do...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186491465911432817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-9256744746859148512012-05-18T12:08:51.775-05:002012-05-18T12:08:51.775-05:00Oh this is great and so true!Oh this is great and so true!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11026644605799767199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-75125016167064425462012-05-18T11:48:46.668-05:002012-05-18T11:48:46.668-05:00Hah! This is great. I always heard that pubbed wor...Hah! This is great. I always heard that pubbed works are <i>italicized</i>, and unpubbed works are CAPITALIZED, but I could easily be wrong.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542683203952246031.post-84047862714832980662012-05-18T11:33:59.970-05:002012-05-18T11:33:59.970-05:00lol - I agree with you completely. I used to obses...lol - I agree with you completely. I used to obsess about all this, but eventually you have to just do whatever makes sense and hope for the best.Sharon Baylisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361550815860670756noreply@blogger.com