tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3508413543979411161..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Notes from a Newbie Author: The Editorial LetterJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-84244684352599674722017-02-13T21:02:37.538-05:002017-02-13T21:02:37.538-05:00Thank you, Margaret!Thank you, Margaret!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25572310667299627622017-02-13T13:47:55.966-05:002017-02-13T13:47:55.966-05:00congratulations! Onwards.congratulations! Onwards.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5551630364657684592017-02-13T10:32:44.689-05:002017-02-13T10:32:44.689-05:00Hi Grace,
Thank you! It's a long process, as y...Hi Grace,<br />Thank you! It's a long process, as you know.<br /><br />Hi Gloria, <br />I love hearing about your work. How lucky your students were to have you!<br /><br />Hi Warren,<br />Thank you so much!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34012334345148661962017-02-13T10:30:52.413-05:002017-02-13T10:30:52.413-05:00Hi Art, Thank you! It's an exciting time, that...Hi Art, Thank you! It's an exciting time, that's for sure.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28341820277406230582017-02-13T10:30:18.235-05:002017-02-13T10:30:18.235-05:00Hi Kathleen, I can't wait for you to read it! ...Hi Kathleen, I can't wait for you to read it! March 2018 is so far away!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44391563927482697642017-02-13T10:29:45.278-05:002017-02-13T10:29:45.278-05:00Hi Elaine, it sounds like you were ahead of your t...Hi Elaine, it sounds like you were ahead of your time. It makes me sad when I hear about a bad fit between an editor and a writer. I'm glad you're staying true to your voice.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76922557843725551062017-02-13T10:29:25.461-05:002017-02-13T10:29:25.461-05:00Jim, it sounds like you and your editor were defin...Jim, it sounds like you and your editor were definitely on the same page. It's great when it feels like a true collaboration.<br /><br />Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12645435635661385032017-02-13T10:26:10.928-05:002017-02-13T10:26:10.928-05:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88617343818446151412017-02-13T10:11:02.177-05:002017-02-13T10:11:02.177-05:00Shari, one of my favorite books is The Guernsey Li...Shari, one of my favorite books is The Guernsey Literary Potato Peal Society and it was written mostly in letters. I tried to find it among my numerous books so I could give the authors - two women, one of them died before it came out. <br /><br />My middle-grade book, THE SHERLOCK HOLMES DETECTIVE CLUB, is mostly written in letters, real letters my students wrote to an elderly woman they believed was real and traveling about the country on the trail of two jewel thieves. Their letters are precious, I picked twelve of my students and changed their names slightly. I wrote Alice VanBrocken's letters and sent them to family and friends around the country so they came postmarked and unopened so my third grade students believed in her. I've received several fan letters from kids who told me how much they loved the book. Adults seem to like it, too, and find it funny.<br /><br />Also, on the very first day of school, my students were given a note book to write in each day. It was to start, Dear Mrs. Alden, and then write to a prompt or anything they wished to write to me. I always wrote back and signed my name to my answer. Believe me, reading over twenty notebooks each evening and responding to it, took some time, but I never regretted having to do it. Some of their messages to me were hilarious, and some very sad. I only wish I had copied some of their messages to me. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-24297315920281081962017-02-13T08:51:03.145-05:002017-02-13T08:51:03.145-05:00Fun post, Shari. Congratulations on making further...Fun post, Shari. Congratulations on making further progress toward getting published. That's wonderful news. I can't wait for your book to come out. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42936304949463223822017-02-13T08:22:45.347-05:002017-02-13T08:22:45.347-05:00Nice post--and glad the process is going well. Loo...Nice post--and glad the process is going well. Looking forward to the book itself!Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-26230263094538060102017-02-13T07:46:27.409-05:002017-02-13T07:46:27.409-05:00How exciting!
I can't wait to read the novel....How exciting!<br /><br />I can't wait to read the novel.<br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32516326958560253372017-02-13T07:46:10.928-05:002017-02-13T07:46:10.928-05:00My experience was the same as Jim's--I paid fo...My experience was the same as Jim's--I paid for it, but I did not go into revisions with enthusiasm because I changed from first person for my MC and third person for the other POVs--which I now see all the time. The editor said it was a no-no and had to be changed. It put me a no-win situation that stymied me. I never pulled out from the revisions. <br />I also see tense changes, which I've used before and have been told are also no-nos. If they are, why do I read them? E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17584385135905867682017-02-13T05:58:38.085-05:002017-02-13T05:58:38.085-05:00The first editorial letter I ever received I paid ...The first editorial letter I ever received I paid for. It was for my first novel, which was not receiving positive agent reactions. The multi-page document described both what worked (voice and plot) and what didn’t (much of the rest). We had a great follow-up conversation and I tackled the next revision with enthusiasm.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com