tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15974467362001080242024-03-18T02:10:03.452-07:00Navigating the Slush PileWhere book writers and book lovers come together to obsess and learn stuff.Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-9912424015944871042013-07-12T00:00:00.000-07:002013-07-12T00:00:01.101-07:00MEME Writers Block<i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
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So he doesn't talk like Yoda, he sure looks pretty!</div>
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Don't let the sun fry your brain cells. Set yourself a goal of x-amount of words a day and do it! Even if you end up writing a love scene between the ice-cream truck man and fuzzy slippers in 80-degree weather lady. Get those juices flowing.<br />
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<i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"If you let the fear of consequence prevent you from following your
deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin." </b></span>--Katharine Butler Hathaway</blockquote>
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For those of you writing to trends. And, basically, anyone not writing what they want to write.<br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-71765263906893136582013-07-03T00:00:00.000-07:002013-07-03T00:00:14.746-07:00New Book Alert: Truly, Madly, Deadly<i>Every Wednesday (or </i>most <i>Wednesdays, or </i>some <i>Wednesdays)
will bring you book reviews. Of a special variety. Yes, I am telling
you which books are awesome and totally worth reading. But the point of
my reviews is to hopefully make you conscious of the market and why this
particular book was published: quality of writing, character and plot
development, unique quirks of writing, characters, and plot that make it
stand out. Take my tips to your own reading and writing, and through </i>Constant Vigilance<i>, will you succeed as a writer.</i><br />
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Today is an extra special Wednesday. "Why?" you might ask.<br />
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Please excuse the caps...<br />
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<i>TRULY, MADLY, DEADLY</i> by <a href="http://www.hannah-jayne.com/" target="_blank">HANNAH JAYNE</a> IS OUT!<i> </i><br />
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I'm a bit excited on two counts: 1. It's an awesome book that joins the ranks of awesome books and should be read by all awesome readers. This is in no way biased by the fact that 2. I was the agent on this book. (If you still think I'm biased, see #1)<br />
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Let's do the normal Wednesday Reads stuff now.<br />
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<b>Synopsis:</b><i> From the synopsis of any book you read, you can teach yourself how to write a query letter.</i> <i>This section will both tell you about the book, and what you should learn from the back cover blurb.</i><br />
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<span id="freeText13164625816570727410">Sawyer Dodd has it all.
She's a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her
boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the
medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped
in a controlling, abusive relationship with Kevin. When he dies in a
drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She's free. Until
she opens her locker and finds a mysterious letter signed by "an
admirer" and printed with two simple words: "You're welcome."</span> </blockquote>
Think an updated <i>I Know What You Did Last Summer </i>for the new generation. For all you querying thriller writers out there, take a good look at this blurb. It's short, it's concise, <i>and</i> it still conveys all the important information (who, what, why we should care, etc).<br />
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<b>Opening Page:</b> <i>No agent, editor, or even reader will read past the first sentences
or pages if it isn't grabs your attention and is well written.</i><br />
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<i> </i>The novel opens on a funeral, but what I love about the opening scene is that you don't immediately know what the situation is. You know Sawyer is thinking inappropriate thoughts (she can't stop staring at fuzz on a guy's ear), and slowly the situation (a funeral) is revealed. You connect with Sawyer immediately because we have all been there (hopefully not where she is, of course), distracted and unable to connect to those around her.<br />
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<b>Brownie Points</b>: I am one of those people that knows the ending to everything ten minutes in. For some reason, no one likes to watch movies with me.<br />
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I could not guess the Who Dunnit reveal of this the first time I read it. Hooked, you guys, hooked. The whole book is a Brownie Point because I got to read it several times and loved it more each time. But, for the sake of education, let's say the best part is the thriller reveal, the pacing, the ending, and especially the creep-factor of the new housing development Sawyer lives in.<br />
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<b>Who Should Read It:</b> Everyone.<br />
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Of course I would answer it like that! You guys should know me by now! Anyway, anyone who loves YA or thrillers, and especially anyone writing in those genres. This is Hannah's debut YA, so if you're looking to break out in the genre, pay close attention. <br />
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Oh, by the way, look for the sequel, <i>See Jane Run</i>, out early next year. Hannah also writes awesome Adult Urban Fantasy too (you know how much I love my UF!) with characters to laugh and die for.<br />
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Happy reading!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-32661586457434017682013-06-28T00:00:00.000-07:002013-07-02T20:02:13.917-07:00Fortune Cookie Friday - Questions and Mistakes<i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
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<b>Do not be afraid to ask dumb questions; they are easier to handle than dumb mistakes.</b></blockquote>
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...except an agent's query inbox. Those are for the mistakes, not the questions.<br />
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Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-30248734725842617532013-06-21T00:00:00.000-07:002013-06-21T00:00:08.659-07:00Fortune Cookie Friday - Wisdoms from Austin<i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So pretty!</td></tr>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a writer in possession of
a manuscript must be in want of an agent.<br />
"However little known the feelings or views of such an agent may be on his
first entering a conference, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of
the surrounding writers, that he is considered as the rightful property of all the writers."</blockquote>
Entering conference season, behave yourself! No eating brains.<br />
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Happy writing! <br />
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Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-59100030668397558612013-06-17T00:00:00.000-07:002013-06-17T00:00:02.707-07:00Manners Monday: Sex and Gender<i>Since we all love Mondays and we Grandma decided to teach us the difference between a Bouillon spoon and a Grapefruit spoon and how to properly sit with our legs crossed rather than what we really need to know (all things writing and publishing), Mondays are dedicated to all things we </i>need<i> to know. You may not want to learn them, you may not want to learn them, but that book on your head will be put to better use, I promise you. I'll
bring to you common mistakes I think writers should just know, from grammar to word choice to how to properly sit in your chair at a conference pitch session without scaring the agent across from you. Tips range from first-grade knowledge politeness to Master's Degree expertise in grammar.</i> <br />
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<b>Sex and Gender</b><br />
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Here's one that I love and, people who try their hand at writing paranormal when they are not overly familiar with the genre, tend to make a lot (I'm looking at the millions of people who tried their own <i>Twilight</i> type many years ago when it was cool).<br />
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A man is a man and a woman is a woman. Right?<br />
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Not when that man is a werewolf or that woman is a vampire.<br />
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What makes a paranormal world so rich is the unique language each author creates. I'm not talking about creating a 5,000 page lexicon and inventing Klingon (though that particular fame to claim would be rockin'). Go back to the basics, question what you know and were taught at an early age. Imagine a people who were raised so differently, the way they refer to themselves is radically different: she is not a girl or woman or even a lady, she is a female, a young, a sorceress, a pup, a muggle (a word which my spell check still does not recognize; I find that very sad), a unit of measurement, etc, etc. <br />
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But calling someone a man or male doesn't extend just to the awesome genre of Paranormal or Fantasy or SciFi (or what have you). It applies to our feline and canine friends as well (the non-shape-shifting kind). In a normal world, contemporary fiction for example, you refer to a girl cat as a "female." You can call a human girl a female, but we have a more correct term for it: "woman."<br />
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So all I am saying is, if your human is of the non-magical persuasion, call a pear a pear: man and woman. If your person-shaped creature is of the fantastical persuasion, male and female are much more apt. Beyond that, call them as you want, apples, oranges, and otherwise.<br />
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If you completely disagree, that's okay! Make it part of your world. Have rules.<br />
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What is your favorite non-human term for a man or woman (and from where)?<br />
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Happy writing!<br />
Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-85725139400566583882013-06-12T00:30:00.000-07:002013-06-12T00:30:01.616-07:00Wednesday Reads: Firelight<i>Every Wednesday (or </i>most <i>Wednesdays, or </i>some <i>Wednesdays)
will bring you book reviews. Of a special variety. Yes, I am telling
you which books are awesome and totally worth reading. But the point of
my reviews is to hopefully make you conscious of the market and why this
particular book was published: quality of writing, character and plot
development, unique quirks of writing, characters, and plot that make it
stand out. Take my tips to your own reading and writing, and through </i>Constant Vigilance<i>, will you succeed as a writer.</i> <br />
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<u><i>Firelight</i> by Kristen Callihan, narrated by Moira Quirk</u><i><u> </u></i><br />
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<i>Firelight</i> is the first in <a href="http://www.kristencallihan.com/" target="_blank"><u>Kristen Callihan</u></a>'s <i>Darkest London</i> series. Here's what I love about this series, each book has its own unique flare (pun was not intended, I swear!). The first, <i>Firelight</i>, is Gothic in style, the second, <i>Moonglow</i>, tends towards more traditional Paranormal Romance, whereas the third, <i>Winterblaze</i>, dips into Steampunk. (I have not read the prequel, <i>Ember</i>.)<br />
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<b>Synopsis: </b><i>From the synopsis of any book you read, you can teach yourself how to write a query letter.</i> <i>This section will both tell you about the book, and what you should learn from the back cover blurb.</i><br />
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<strong>London, 1881<br />Once the flames are ignited . . .</strong> <br />Miranda
Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and
powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her
exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has
left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most
nefarious nobleman.<br /><br /><strong>They will burn for eternity . . . </strong>Lord
Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face
behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride.
Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch
sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of
a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has
fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him
cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of
dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding
behind the mask. </blockquote>
Great blurb for a ParaRom. But it's this line, "forced her to wed
London's most nefarious nobleman" that has me reading on. Because I know
we are going to find out about the nefarious Lord Archer, which is
exactly what you want the reader to do. For your query, tend on the side
of more information (Miranda's gift for example). <br />
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<b>Opening Pages: </b><i>No agent, editor, or even reader will read past the first sentences or pages if it isn't grabs your attention and is well written.</i><br />
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From the prologue: "The knowledge that Archer would soon end the life of another cut at his soul with every step he took."<i> </i></blockquote>
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The first line establishes the who and what, while leaving just enough mystery to keep you reading. The entire prologue (the whole book really), keeps this up, giving you just enough information but keeping the mystery actively building.<br />
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style="height: 195px; margin-top: 0px; width: 121px;" /></a><b>Brownie Points:</b> I touched on it already, but my favorite part was the dark Gothic feel of the entire novel. It is less the traditional ParaRom and more my college days of Gothic lit classes. Or <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> meets <i>Phantom of the Opera</i>. Your choice.<br />
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<b>Brownie Point Two:</b> I'm breaking my own format (because that <i>never</i> happens). I usually only focus on the first book in a series, but I love the opening of book two, <i>Moonglow</i>, in which we see Ian try bedding a whore... but he goes soft. Now that would get any reader's attention (agent or editor or otherwise).<br />
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style="height: 182px; margin-top: 0px; width: 113px;" /></a><b>Narrator's Performance: </b>(As these novels were audio books for my commute, I have to comment on the presentation.) Soundly decent performance. Not the best female/male voices ever, but pacing was good and character voices unique. The thing that made it nearing a terrific performance though is the fact that the narrator was British, which lent an authentic air to the listen.<br />
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<b>Who Should Read It: </b>Anyone who reads or writes in any genre remotely relating to ParaRom (or Gothic or Steampunk, etc). It's a fresh take that readers will find welcoming especially if they have read too many ParaRoms in a row (*raises hand, not at all ashamed of it either*).<br />
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Happy Reading!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-1604567106349276742013-06-10T23:49:00.000-07:002013-06-10T23:49:04.482-07:00Grammar Manners: The Semicolon<i>Since we all love Mondays and we all love Grammar and the minutes of
writing, Mondays are hereafter dedicated to things we'd rather leave in
the dark. Might as well start the week with a kick in the pants. I'll
bring to you common mistakes I think writers should just know.
Tips will range from first-grade knowledge of the English language to
Master's Degree expertise.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(I do find Melville references hilarious!)</td></tr>
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I make it no secret that Herman Melville and I don't have a good relationship (sorry Ishmael!), and you know this won't be the first or last time I make an example of him. Among other things we learn not to do from past works of art (though I would like to see a modern reprisal of the whale semen scene...), the misuse of semicolons is one of them.<i> </i><br />
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Every writer, editor, and reader has their favorite punctuation and mine has always been the semicolon. It's simple, straight-forward, and has rules you cannot break. Yet, time and time again, I correct flyers, Facebook posts, and, yes, manuscripts too. I think having to read Melville in school will do that to a brain, make you think you need to use way more than is good for you. But I'm here to tell you: when in doubt, leave them out.<br />
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<b>Semicolons have two uses. Use them only under these two circumstances:</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Connect two independent clauses of related thoughts or,</li>
<li>Separate items in a complicated list.</li>
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That's it.<br />
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Of course, the explanations:<br />
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<li> The key here is "independent clauses". When using a semicolon, you must have a sentence that can stand on its own on each side of the punctuation. "I found him super attractive; the once-a-month wolf thing is a major turn on for me."</li>
<li>A complicated list can contain multiple items that need a comma: "My vacation bag contained the following: sunscreen; a big, pointed stake; cloves of garlic; a blue, shimmery, wolf-repellent cape." Or, a complicated list can be one containing dates: "June 4th, 1492; April 2nd, 1998; December 6th, 1649."</li>
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If you need a more complete guide on semi-colon use, I love the instructions at <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon" target="_blank">The Oatmeal.</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, there are a <i>few</i> other reasons to use one...</td></tr>
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Happy writing! Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-56434306061705273112013-01-30T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-30T00:00:01.323-08:00Wednesday Reads: Nobody But Us<i>Every Wednesday (or </i>most <i>Wednesdays, or </i>some <i>Wednesdays)
will bring you book reviews. Of a special variety. Yes, I am telling
you which books are awesome and totally worth reading. But the point of
my reviews is to hopefully make you conscious of the market and why this
particular book was published: quality of writing, character and plot
development, unique quirks of writing, characters, and plot that make it
stand out. Take my tips to your own reading and writing, and through </i>Constant Vigilance<i>, will you succeed as a writer.</i><br />
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<i>Nobody But Us</i> is <a href="http://www.kristinhalbrook.com/2013/01/nobody-but-us-release-day.html">Kristin Halbrook</a>'s debut YA novel<i> </i>(by the way, Kristin is a pretty darn cool lady).<br />
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<b>Synopsis: </b><i>From the synopsis of any book you read, you can teach yourself how to write a query letter.</i> <i>This section will both tell you about the book, and what you should learn from the back cover blurb.</i><br />
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Most back cover blurbs and queries tell you just enough about the main characters to get you to connect with them right off the bat, and enough of the plot to get you imagining those characters in the conflict. While this blurb doesn't give you much of either of those, it really doesn't matter. Why? <i>The hook</i>, that's why. Now, I'm not a huge fan of "hook them right away" (don't put us to sleep either, just don't rely on the hook to carry you), but to me it's the whole blurb that should hook you, not just the first sentence. Here? I don't care about anything else. It's the hook. Actually, it's the first three words: "Bonnie and Clyde"<i> </i><br />
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<span id="freeText17788636207107096128"><i>Bonnie and Clyde meets
IF I STAY in this addictively heart-wrenching story of two desperate
teenagers on the run from their pasts.</i><br /><br />"They’re young. They’re in love. They’re on the run.<br /><br />Zoe
wants to save Will as much as Will wants to save Zoe. When Will turns
eighteen, they decide to run away together. But they never expected
their escape to be so fraught with danger....<br /><br />When the whole world is after you, sometimes it seems like you can’t run fast enough."</span></blockquote>
<b>Brownie Points:</b> Gah! The end! It's so beautifully awesome! Okay, besides that (because obviously I'm not going to spoil it). The dual narrative was executed to perfection. There is no way you can possibly mix up Zoe and Will's POVs. They speak differently, they think differently, they act differently, they are, in every possible way, different from each other. And you never forget that either. Every decision they make, they are figuring each other out. It's far from a perfect relationship, which is what you love about them, because they try to work through everything.<br />
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Which leads me to <b>Brownie Point Number Two</b>. Their relationship. It isn't perfect. Hell, at the end, they <i>know</i> something is very fundamentally wrong. They aren't blind to their problems, they make many mistakes, and keep blundering through like the teenagers they are. Beautifully. Awesome.<br />
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<b>Beefs:</b> Once again, I can't think of any. I don't want to. I loved reading this book. It sucked me in and didn't let go until the last page. Then I flipped back twenty pages and re-read the ending. I am not a re-reader, but this is on my "to read again" list. That's successful story telling, no matter which way you look at it.<br />
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<b>Who should read it:</b> Anyone who loves a good YA, contemporary, thriller without the serial killers, dysfunctional relationships, etc, etc, etc. I always recommend unpublished writers read debut novels, and really concentrate on <i>why</i> the book, by an untried writer, was published by a big publisher. And the why of Kristin's? It's thrilling, it's real, and it's marketable. What do you mean "marketable"? Those three words again: "Bonnie and Clyde". I'm not saying go out and rewrite classic movies or books, I'm saying find something the market is missing, something only you can deliver.<br />
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And if you're in the Seattle area, Kristin's book launch is at the University Bookstore in Mill Creek this weekend (<a href="http://www.kristinhalbrook.com/2013/01/nobody-but-us-release-day.html">more on her blog</a>).<br />
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Happy reading! <br />
Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-43326666310783275602013-01-21T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-21T00:00:10.091-08:00Call For QuestionsBeginning soon (how soon? Veeeery soon!) on the blog will be a new interview series.<br />
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How new? (veeeeery new!) And different too.<br />
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How different? (veeeery... okay, it will be recognizable as an interview, so not that different).<br />
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Have you ever been into an interview or remember those get-to-know-you days in Elementary school where you had to pull a random question out of a hat and answer it? "If you were a cereal, what would you be and why?" "If you could only wear one color for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?" "Superman swoops down into your path, what would you say to him?"<br />
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I'm talking <b>RANDOM</b> here, people.<br />
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Nope, more random than that.</div>
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Keep going...</div>
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Okay, I'm creeped out.</div>
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I'll give you a hint, my new blog series involves agents.</div>
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Yes, agents.</div>
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The real kind.</div>
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And I want to know what you would ask an agent (no, I'm not giving you names, this is general, or heck, think specific and apply it to all agents). Anything from vanilla pudding random, to Alan Rickman giving me nightmares random.</div>
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I'll take all your questions and put them in a Santa hat... no a Joker hat... no a bowl. Yes, a bowl is safe. I will put your questions in a bowl and randomly choose one or two or three or four for the agent and we'll learn some very interesting things about the agent. </div>
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I guess we need plenty of the vanilla pudding questions.</div>
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Your task now is: What would you ask an agent?</div>
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Happy randoming!</div>
Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-3309101480981876522013-01-18T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-18T00:00:21.626-08:00Fortune Cookie Friday: Yoda on Patience<br />
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Fortune Cookie Friday: Yoda on Patience
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<a href="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="177" /></a><i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.</span>
- Rami Belson<br />
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Or, know what you are talking about before speaking or acting. It joins my refrain of "Google it! Google it! Google it!" The answers are out there, you have to know where to look. In this business, any questions pertaining to writing or querying or reading, can be answered online. Google it!<br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-72899070593652574342013-01-16T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-16T00:00:14.535-08:00Wednesday Reads: A Hunger Like No Other<i>Every Wednesday (or </i>most <i>Wednesdays, or </i>some <i>Wednesdays) will bring you book reviews. Of a special variety. Yes, I am telling you which books are awesome and totally worth reading. But the point of my reviews is to hopefully make you conscious of the market and why this particular book was published: quality of writing, character and plot development, unique quirks of writing, characters, and plot that make it stand out. Take my tips to your own reading and writing, and through </i>Constant Vigilance<i>, will you succeed as a writer.</i><br />
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<a href="http://kresleycole.com/images/covers/ahlno_sm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="A Hunger Like No Other book cover" border="0" class="center" height="182" src="http://kresleycole.com/images/covers/ahlno_sm.png" width="130" /></a>A <i>Hunger Like No Other</i> is the first installment of <a href="http://kresleycole.com/books/a-hunger-like-no-other.html">Kresley Cole's <i>Immortals After Dark</i></a> series. (Some lists will list it as the second installment, but the first is a novella, and <i>Hunger</i> stands well on its own as the first--plus, I didn't read it as I am, in fact, listening to the series, and the novella's readers did not receive good reviews). <br />
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<b>Synopsis: </b><i>From the synopsis of any book you read, you can teach yourself how to write a query letter.</i> <i>This section will both tell you about the book, and what you should learn from the back cover blurb.</i><br />
<i> </i><br />
This is my favorite structure for romance, first one of the lovers (male or female) then the second, and if you need a third paragraph, it sums it all up so nicely. Note here, how you get a sense of the world without a dedicated sentence to world building. Yet you still know <i>what</i> and <i>where</i> and especially the <i>who</i>. Romance lovers are immediately sold on the <i>why we care</i>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her…</span></h2>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;">After enduring years of torture from the vampire Horde, Lachlain
MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined
mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This
Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow
begins to soothe the fury burning within him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy...</span></h2>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about
her deceased parents--until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and
forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the
Lykae--and their notorious dark desire--ebb as he begins a slow, wicked
seduction to sate her own dark cravings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An all consuming desire...</span></h2>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire
deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn
a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be...?</span></blockquote>
<b>Brownie Points:</b> I feel there is a stereotype developing about Paranormal Romance, especially with the upsurge of YA ParaRom and it's this: Mortal girl meets immortal male, he possesses her, her life changes to accommodate his. And what I love about Kresley Cole is that most of her novels take place solidly in The Lore (we are aware of the humans, but we are very much in the paranormal world with the paranormal creatures). So there's that Brownie Point. Another is Emmaline, a beautiful example of a Weak Female Lead who becomes sure of herself in the end, learning how to accept herself and trust in her own strength. But never at any point during her WFL moments is she a weak character--we know her quirks, her unique voice, everything that has made her who she is and will become.<br />
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<b>Beefs:</b> Honestly, none come to mind.<br />
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<b>The Narrator's Performance:</b> I give the narrator of the audio book, Robert Petkoff, a 9 out of ten. I became engaged in his story telling, his accents were spot-on, he didn't read too slow or too fast, inflections and pauses were great. The only thing keeping his performance from a 10 is he is male and I remembered it every time he read the woman's voice (very few readers, male or female, can get a 10 out of 10 for this reason).<br />
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<b>Who should read it:</b> Anyone who loves ParaRom, obviously. I was recommended this book after I'd complained I had read all of JR Ward's novels. KC is a true contender for the top spot on my "Favorite ParaRom Authors." High praise if you know my love of Ward. So if you compare your writing to Ward, you have to read KC (among others of course).<br />
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Happy reading! <br />
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Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-9736854681392375802013-01-14T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-14T00:00:17.889-08:00Grammar Manners: Plural or Singular<i>Since we all love Mondays and we all love Grammar and the minutes of
writing, Mondays are hereafter dedicated to things we'd rather leave in
the dark. Might as well start the week with a kick in the pants. I'll
bring to you common mistakes I think writers should just know.
Tips will range from first-grade knowledge of the English language to
Master's Degree expertise.</i> <br />
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I recently received this question:<br />
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"Do you refer to a band or a crowd (multiple
people) as a single entity or multiple entities?"</blockquote>
Answer: A band or a crowd is a single entity, even though it is made up of many entities. So you would say "The crowd <i>is</i> getting rowdy" rather than "The crowd <i>are</i> getting rowdy."<br />
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For many verb-subject agreement in number, just read it aloud and you will hear which one to use, like the above crowd example. No English speaking native would make the mistake of saying "The crowd <i>are</i>". In this instance, the subject is clear: "crowd".<br />
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But the real trick is deciphering which is the true subject (only then do you get to decide whether the subject is singular or plural).<br />
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Consider our sample sentence with "people" instead of "crowd."<br />
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"The people <i>are </i>getting rowdy."</blockquote>
Yes, "people" are plural. But if you combine them together:<br />
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'The crowd of people <i>is</i> getting rowdy."</blockquote>
Whoa! The true subject here is "crowd", not "people." I could get way more technical, but let's keep it simple, shall we? Because things can get really complicated after that. For example, money is always singular (Two million dollars <i>is</i> a lot of money), "everyone" is always singular (Everyone <i>has</i> more money than me), two separate nouns is singular if they can be considered a unit (Fish and chips <i>is</i> best with beer batter), a singular object followed by a plural modification is always singular (The bear, as well as her new cubs, is in good health).<br />
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As long as you know your basic sentence structure (subject, verb, etc) you should be able to identify the subject, and from there whether it is singular or plural. If in doubt, Google it! Or invest in a good Grammar guide. I refer to "When Words Collide" if I don't feel like Googling it. It lives on my desk just above my computer. It also makes for fun reading when I'm bored!<br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-71206765148750181122013-01-03T20:44:00.002-08:002013-01-03T20:44:23.632-08:00A New Year Announcement<b>Hello Dear Reader!</b><br />
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I do hope everyone's holidays were wonderful and the new year has brought you all sorts of book and writing related resolutions!<br />
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As the new year dawns, I have my own announcement to make. <b>I am retiring from agenting.</b> I have loved working closely with writers, watching them grow and their careers bloom, but I will no longer be representing writers or their fabulous projects.<br />
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<b>What will I be doing?</b> I'm staying in the writing community as a freelance editor and remaining a close associate at Andrea Hurst Literary Management on the <a href="http://www.andreahurst.com/author-services/">editorial side</a>. (Yes, we have a department especially for the cultivation of padawans needing that extra push towards whatever their goals may be.) We have great things planned for the new year so please stop by the <a href="http://www.andreahurst.com/category/blog/">website </a>and see what we're doing!<br />
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<b>What does this mean for you?</b> My blog will be getting a makeover (stay tuned for that), and new features that might include awesome benefits for you (interviews, insights, more Wednesday Reads, oh my!). You may have noticed from my blog, appearances at conferences, spending way too much time on blogs and contests, that I love immersing myself with writers. Most importantly, I love teaching minds that are eager to learn (that would be you). And that, ultimately, is my goal, to teach and spread cheer and wisdom.<br />
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<b>What about the inbox?</b> The inbox is empty. If for some reason I have missed your query or ms, I apologize for the oversight (or for my inbox eating your submission). Please consider another agent at the agency. Andrea Hurst Literary Management will no longer be representing YA, but we still have a talented pool of Adult and Non-Fiction agents. Visit the agency website for <a href="http://www.andreahurst.com/literary-management/about/">bios and more info</a>.<br />
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Very happy new year to each one of you. This is not goodbye. This is...<br />
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Happy Making!<br />
(because, in the writing business, that's what we do... happy writing, happy reading, happy making)Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-11014750821668341162012-12-13T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-13T00:00:00.855-08:00The Agent Answers: Paranormal vs Fantasy<i>You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred
Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come
to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or
on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be
subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent
(though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i><br />
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I happen to be very particular about my genres. In my head, there is a definitive line between paranormal and fantasy. To me, the only* fantasy worthwhile is the straight, epic, high, king, queens, dragons, different realm, no world jumping type. <i>Lord of the Rings </i>instead of<i> Chronicles of Narnia. </i>And paranormal is set in our world with supernatural beings (and the sort I love best is with hot naked vampires--this doesn't apply to <i>Twlight</i> because we only see half naked werewolves, not vampires... not that I'm complaining Taylor!).<br />
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I was asked:<br />
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My WIP is technically paranormal but instead of creatures it has
reincarnating soldiers from the crusades. To keep agents from rolling
their eyes when they read my query, should I label it paranormal or
fantasy?
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For me**, it depends. YA or Adult? I'm much more receptive to Adult Paranormal--if there are naked vampires (werewolves, harpies, Frankensteins, reincarnated badasses in history--I have one of those!--as long as they're naked). In YA I'm a little burnt out on the paranormal, not that someone somewhere won't buy it if it's good.<br />
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Honestly, label it what it is. Don't try to cheat, we will call you out on it (I do it by glaring at the wall then rejecting the query). To me, it sounds paranormal. Call it paranormal. This is where comparables help, they tell us so much more than a simple label.<br />
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Happy writing!<br />
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*There are exceptions to every rule.<br />
**Everything is subjective.Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-51483720732248587702012-12-11T19:30:00.001-08:002012-12-11T19:30:27.644-08:00The Agent Answers... Again. Word Count Take 2<i>You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred
Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come
to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or
on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be
subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent
(though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i> <br />
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A few days ago, I answered a question about <i><a href="http://navigatingtheslushpile.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-agent-answers-word-count.html"><u>rounding your word count</u></a></i>--do it to the nearest thousandth. And suddenly I got an influx of people asking about too long, too short, what if this?<br />
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I'm going to go on the record here--agents (most of us) hate answering questions about word count. Writers are obsessed. Follow the rules so you know how to break them. Google it. Most agents go with the same guidelines (<i><a href="http://theswivet.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-word-counts-and-novel-length.html">Colleen Lindsay's post on the subject is a good one, here</a></i>). One conference I was at this past year, I was on a panel with many other agents, in a huge room filled with hundreds of people. It was open season on the agents--ask anything and we answer. And a few people wasted everyone else's time asking specifics about word count (well, <i>my</i> manuscript is yadda yadda, is 275K too long?). We got tired of it and it became a running joke that most of the writers, but not all of them, got.<br />
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I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this. I will most likely reject anything over 140K. I *might* look at something over 110K. I won't look at anything under 50K for any genre. YA runs a little shorter, Adult a little longer, MG shorter still, best selling authors and Diana Gabaldon even longer.<br />
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Concentrate on writing the best you can. If that means writing 30K or 400K to achieve that, go for it!<br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-16532392149678886352012-12-11T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-11T00:00:08.236-08:00The Agent Answers: Dreaded Middle Pile<i>You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred
Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come
to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or
on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be
subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent
(though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i> <br />
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<b>Question</b>: Do you and/or most agents have a 'maybe' file that you sort queries
into? For the manuscripts that you don't immediately want to request or
reject?<br />
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<b>Answer</b>: Who remembers my post about the middle pile? You've got the great stuff, that goes in a teeny weenie pile that agents fight over with giant rubber pencils. And you've got the horrible stuff, that goes in a sizable that shouldn't see the light of day.<br />
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Then you have the stuff that is well written, okay concept, characters that are fleshed out, and above all, readable. What do we do with this stuff?<br />
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When talking about queries, I do this a lot. I think, "Self, this has some merit. But..." That's why a lot of agents ask that you include the first five or ten pages with your query. And if those still make us go, "Self, this has some merit. But..." We'll probably ask for some more. If we're busy or jaded, it's a no.<br />
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Do I have a file that these go into? Not really. Sometimes if I read part, most, or all of an ms and I'm not sure if I love or even like it, I set it aside. I'll go back to this folder where requested mss go, and I'll see it and think, "Self, what is this?" If I can't immediately remember, that's a bad sign. And a rejection. If think, "Self, why did you stop reading this, I remember this concept!" then there is something there, maybe the writing was holding me back. That most likely will get it a second look and possibly a Revision Request.<br />
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Happy writing! Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-40077685236832566542012-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-07T00:00:17.569-08:00Fortune Cookie Friday: Yoda on Changing it Up <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="177" /></a><i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are ... a different game you should play.</b></span><br />
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An argument for self-publishing, oh wise one? Or a suggestion you find yourself a new critique group?<br />
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Happy writing! Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-49333458180327156072012-12-06T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-06T00:00:04.739-08:00The Agent Answers: Word Count<i>You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred
Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come
to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or
on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be
subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent
(though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i> <b><br /></b><br />
<br />
<b>Question</b>: Do you like to be given the exact word count in queries?<br />
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<b>Answer</b>: Please don't. It looks amateurish and we don't care that much about those 253 words. Round it to the nearest thousandth. We get the picture from there. So, 60K, 72K, 105K, 193K, etc.<br />
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That said, please don't query me with a 193K word project. I will reject you. <br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-11335906793148844772012-12-04T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-04T00:00:10.942-08:00The Agent Answers: Paranormal<i>You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred
Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come
to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or
on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be
subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent
(though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i> <br />
<br />
<b>Question: </b>We always hear that paranormal romance in YA is dead, no one is buying it. Do you think it'd be wiser for paranormal authors to hold back querying a paranormal project?<br />
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<b>Answer:</b> No way! Go ahead and query. Sure, I'll probably reject it. But there's a chance an agent will fall in love with it and ask to see something else, or keep you in the back of their mind for when editors are suddenly hungry for paranormal again (back off, a girl can dream, right?). Besides, some editors are still buying paranormal and some agents are still having luck with it. As I like to tell writers, "Good writing will "always" sell." (You may ask why I put bunny ears around the <i>always</i>. Good question. It means, nothing in this business is absolute. Good writing can get passed over on occasion.)<br />
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That said, if you don't feel your project can stand on its own, either because of the writing or content, you have bigger problems than the market. Like, are you actually ready to be querying?<br />
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Happy writing!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-63060891010461609952012-12-03T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-03T00:00:09.554-08:00Grammar Manners: Prepositions<i>Since we all love Mondays and we all love Grammar and the minutes of
writing, Mondays are hereafter dedicated to things we'd rather leave in
the dark. Might as well start the week with a kick in the pants. I'll
bring to you the mistakes I see all the time as an agent (or just a
concerned English Major) and things I think writers should just know.
Tips will range from first-grade knowledge of the English language to
Master's Degree expertise.</i> <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cornerlol.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/much-better.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" id="il_fi" src="http://cornerlol.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/much-better.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="220" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">borrowed from <a href="http://cornerlol.com/pictures/wheres-the-party-at-bitch/">Corner LOL</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<b>Question</b>: Are we allowed to end sentences with prepositions?<br />
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<b>Answer</b>: Who the hell cares?<br />
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Okay, somebody cares. I never give this much thought. It goes under the umbrella of "write well", which is self-explanatory, right? Right? Er... Well, not once when editing or reading mss did I think, "This could be a best seller, if only that sentence didn't end with a preposition."<br />
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The "rule" <i>never end a sentence with a preposition</i> is completely misleading. Because it is extremely simple to fix, you simply end the sentence with something else. See image to the right.<br />
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Okay, so before we continue on, let's answer a related question (that, btw, no one has asked me... the writers get cookies).<br />
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<b>Question: </b>What is a preposition?<br />
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<b>Answer:</b> Anything an evil squirrel can do with a box. (Warning: the image below may contain violent content and may not be suitable for young children, women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant, anyone with heart or nervous disorders.)<br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="209" id="il_fi" src="http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/mammals_squirrel-in-box-4a_rsz_ARL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">borrowed from <a href="http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/11/13/adopt-a-squirrel/">Outside My Window</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
In, Out, Around, Over, Under, Through, etc etc.<br />
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The Preposition Song, sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle (<a href="http://above,%20across,%20after,%20at,%20%20around,%20before,%20behind,%20%20below,%20beside,%20between,%20%20by,%20down,%20during,%20for,%20from,%20%20in,%20inside,%20onto,%20of,%20%20off,%20on,%20out,%20through,%20%20to,%20under,%20up,%20with/">and find a full list of Prepositions here</a>):<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">
<i>above, across, after, at, <br /><br />
around, before, behind,<br /><br />
below, beside, between,<br /><br />
by, down, during, for, from,<br /><br />
in, inside, onto, of, <br /><br />
off, on, out, through,<br /><br />
to, under, up, with</i> </div>
Well, okay, that's all fun. Now we know what a preposition is.<br />
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That's half the battle. Look at a page in your manuscript. Are all of your sentences ending with prepositions? Does an evil squirrel show up every time your plot needs some excitement? Does every one of your characters lift an eyebrow to show emotion? My point being, you need variety and you need to be self aware of everything you do. Know the rules so you can break them.<br />
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Happy writing! Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-50270905171614855902012-11-30T00:00:00.000-08:002012-11-30T00:00:03.536-08:00Fortune Cookie Friday: Yoda on Revisions <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.empireonline.com/images/features/100greatestcharacters/photos/25.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="177" /></a><i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's
takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips,
tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will
turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like
Yoda).</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On many long journeys have<i> </i>I gone. And waited, too, for others to return
from journeys of their own. Some return; some are broken; some come
back so different only their names remain.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Revisions anyone?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy writing! </span><b> </b></span>Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-15470512751218640872012-11-28T15:23:00.002-08:002012-11-28T15:23:56.421-08:00The Agent Answers: Rewrites<i> You have questions? Do you constantly miss #askagent sessions on Twitter? Is it impossible, despite a hundred Google searches, to find an answer to your question? Then you've come to the right place. Ask a question either on any "Agent Answers" post or on Twitter, and I'll answer as many as I can. My answers will be subjective and should not be considered applicable to every agent (though I do like to assume my opinions are the majority).</i><br />
<br />
<b>Question</b>: If we receive a "NO" and make a significant rewrite, is it worthwhile resubmitting?<br />
<br />
<b>Answer</b>: That depends. If the agent rejected you based on the query, they're probably not interested in your concept. If you had 10 or so pages attached and you think your beginning is way better (and way different), you'll only be wasting thirty seconds of your time to send it and a few minutes of theirs (or their interns) to read it (two seconds to reject it). If the agent read a partial or full from you, it's probably really worth your time, at least, to try. I personally try to be very straightforward about requesting a revised ms. If I'm no longer interested in the concept, I'll just say no. If it still has promise, I'll go ahead and take a look.<br />
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All that said, I don't like to see five resubmissions for one project. Don't do that. One resubmission should be your max. I'd rather see you branch out and attempt new projects. I'm not saying "Give up, you suck!" I'm saying, "Know when your horse needs to take a break--he might not be dead, but he might be wheezing pretty heavily." <br />
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Happy revising!Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-26279070724745762122012-11-16T08:35:00.000-08:002012-11-16T08:35:15.767-08:00Fortune Cookie Friday: Confucius Say<i>Fridays always feel like Chinese food sort of days, and what's takeout without a fortune cookie? Thus, Fridays will bring you tips, tricks, advice, and some riddles that might apply to everything but will turn a light bulb on in your head (or maybe I just like talking like Yoda).</i><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Confucius Say<br />Some Sex Is Good...More Is Better...Too Much Is Just About Right </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah, okay Confucius, maybe if you're a fifteen year old boy or writing ero<span style="font-size: small;">tica.</span> </span></span><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just because your<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">sex scene is oh so delicious, doesn't mean it belo<span style="font-size: small;">ngs wher<span style="font-size: small;">e your put<span style="font-size: small;"> it. Or at all. <span style="font-size: small;">Mind your genre and your audience. Always a<span style="font-size: small;">sk yourself, what is the purpose of this scene? If the <span style="font-size: small;">answer is, "to make a shit<span style="font-size: small;">-load of money like Fifty Shades<span style="font-size: small;">," either you're on the right path, or waaay <span style="font-size: small;">turned around.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy writing! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> </b>Vickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-29385772186704670762012-11-14T00:00:00.000-08:002012-11-14T00:00:15.902-08:00Wednesday Reads: The One that I Want<a href="http://www.jennifer-echols.com/TheOneThatIWantH518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" id="il_fi" src="http://www.jennifer-echols.com/TheOneThatIWantH518.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="212" /></a><i>The One That I Want</i> by Jennifer Echols<br />
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<b>Synopsis:</b><br />
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Gemma can’t believe her luck when the star football player starts
flirting with her. Max is totally swoon-worthy, and even gets her quirky
sense of humor. So when he asks out her so-called best friend Addison,
Gemma’s heartbroken. <br />
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Then Addison pressures Gemma to
join the date with one of Max’s friends. But the more time they all
spend together, the harder Gemma falls for Max. She can’t help thinking
that Max likes her back—it’s just too bad he’s already dating Addison.
How can Gemma get the guy she wants without going after her best
friend’s boyfriend?</blockquote>
<b>First Line:</b> "As I opened my locker, an envelope fell toward me with <i>Gemma</i> written in Robert's tight scrawl. My majorette tryout was in ten minutes. He must have known I'd stop here to dump my books and grab my batons before I ran down to the gym. For two years we'd been sending each other Grandparent's Day cards on our birthdays and Halloween cards on Christmas. Now he had sent me this St. Patrick's Day or Father's Day card to wish me good luck."<br />
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I had to give you the first paragraph. The first line itself isn't telling by itself, but what comes after is. We immediately know Gemma has someone close to her and they both have a quirky sense of humor. This quickly, with five sentences, we've established the status quo. And just as quickly, it's uprooted. We very quickly (key word here--<i>quickly--</i>sorry for the repetition) learn a little back story about how Gemma used to be overweight and she'd always been held back by a lack of self-confidence, but also that she was so motivated by her love of twirling (the "it" thing for girls in the school instead of cheering) that she lost a lot of weight and came out of her shell enough to tryout. Also established in the first few pages is that her friends are kind of asses but she doesn't realize this. Gemma is a real and tangible character, one any girl can relate to, she's flawed and fallible. I'd describe her as a <i>Lola</i> meets <i>The Duff </i>type character, with a character arch and personality everyone can root for.<br />
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<b>Brownie Points:</b> I have to give it to Jennifer Echols, no matter how many books of hers I read, I'm always so impressed with how fast she wins me over. Honestly, the synopsis didn't appeal to me. Yay, a love triangle and teenage emotions (insert sarcastic finger twirl here). But there is so much substance here, characters that defy the premise and make it so interesting. I might have called Addison an ass earlier, but she isn't a one dimensional character you come to hate. No, you come to understand her and sympathize with her, even root for her too.<br />
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<b>Recommendation:</b> If you love YA contemporary, or just novels with complex characters that find full redemption, or a summer type read, or something that makes you smile, definitely this is for you.<br />
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<b>Would I represent it?</b> For sure!<br />
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Happy reading!<br />
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