tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post1094148563604406004..comments2024-01-10T00:28:29.591-08:00Comments on The Things That Last: Silent ReadingMary Jane Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-26271767658691875442012-01-27T21:19:54.386-08:002012-01-27T21:19:54.386-08:00Hey:) No, my YA is a WIP, and Raptor Snatch is mor...Hey:) No, my YA is a WIP, and Raptor Snatch is more commercial fiction than anything else, and it's the only one query ready. I wish I could have done it though! You bet if there's one in the near future in my genre, then I'll be all over that like a dirty shirt. Yeah, I seem to get a lot of 'you suck' comments from people. Don't they realize that I'M my worst critic?! Thanks for saying it's not terrible, it really does mean a lot. As for the 'I thought it was romance but you said it's commercial I'm confused' lady, I felt like saying - um, have you ever read an entire book? No book is bodice ripper/ action/ murder spree/ comedy the whole way through. This is DROP THE NEEDLE! Haha. But that would have been bitchy. Did you have one in there? If so, what number was it?!Feaky Snuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481513779668517971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-4081456679966707362012-01-21T18:32:32.091-08:002012-01-21T18:32:32.091-08:00Hey, when I read my e-mail notice that Feacky Snuc...Hey, when I read my e-mail notice that Feacky Snucker posted a comment, I was afriad to even click on it. :D<br /> Ok, I have that exact edition (Random House 1946) sitting 5 inches from my keyboard. I've never had it read to me, or read it aloud, but now I feel the need...<br /> Are you doing the Monday SA? I've never entered, but I raelly love reading all the in-house crits. I didn't see the rude comment above mine until I'd posted. Hm. I would say... NOT destined to be rejected. You are absolutely on the way to publication. You can't fake that kind of voice. <br /><br /> I have a YA finaling in the Emily right now and the YA is a hard genre to nail. Excellent job!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347275802005093242.post-86841060746540452062012-01-21T17:19:09.214-08:002012-01-21T17:19:09.214-08:00When I was eighteen, my roommates (best friends) a...When I was eighteen, my roommates (best friends) and I lived a long bus ride away from downtown. On a whim, I started reading Alice in Wonderland to them - the old edition I have with the Tenniel artwork. I'd read using different voices and accents, then show them the art. I'd been reading for 40 minutes when my throat got tired, competing with the loud motor of the bus. I'd stopped for about a minute, when a voice from the front asked, 'which book is that? I'm going to go to the library and get it!' It was the bus driver! I'd unwittingly had everyone on the buses rapt attention as I read. Maybe MORE people need to read in public!<br /><br />I came here from a nice comment you left on my drop the needle entry on Authoress's blog. (Raptor Snatch). <br /><br />-TamaraFeaky Snuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481513779668517971noreply@blogger.com