tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post1334361839630977297..comments2023-08-05T06:35:34.904-04:00Comments on Notes From the Handbasket: How Could She Say That? She Looks Like Someone's Mom!Laura Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474185786017084327noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-27131858032906618822008-06-21T12:18:00.000-04:002008-06-21T12:18:00.000-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-10563603741036669562008-06-21T12:16:00.000-04:002008-06-21T12:16:00.000-04:00Michelle--You're too funny! Technically, I am some...Michelle--You're too funny! Technically, I am someone's mother....And it would not surprise me to know you own a whip!<BR/><BR/>Tia--It sounds like you've got the right approach to your story. One has to consider the market, it's true. I would never try to submit a short story with strong language and explicit violence to somewhere like Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, which has pretty clear guidelines. (Consequently, I've only had 2 stories there in 6 years!)Laura Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474185786017084327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-80656750169315637312008-06-21T12:02:00.000-04:002008-06-21T12:02:00.000-04:00Sorry to hear about the hate mail. I don't know wh...Sorry to hear about the hate mail. I don't know why anyone would bother to write such a thing. As for language, she must not read much.<BR/><BR/>In my own current story (thanks for all the support!) I'm trying to avoid strong language only because it will limit the markets I can submit to. It's turning out to be a coming-of-age story, so I want to keep the options open for magazines like Orson Scott Card's.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-53844822487448487362008-06-21T12:01:00.000-04:002008-06-21T12:01:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-5649172949066115262008-06-21T10:53:00.000-04:002008-06-21T10:53:00.000-04:00Hey Laura,As for the title of your post, I'll have...Hey Laura,<BR/><BR/>As for the title of your post, I'll have to disagree -- after all, I have seen the hotness that is Laura B. in person and there is no matronly vibe whatsoever! As for the hate mail, dear God, my question is always simple -- don't people have better things to do than to complain about things they don't like, especially books? I'd like to whip that person (can't help it -- I've lived in Detroit too long!).Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-26308743580376305342008-06-21T09:41:00.000-04:002008-06-21T09:41:00.000-04:00I like the Never Surrender motto a lot, Chris. I'm...I like the Never Surrender motto a lot, Chris. I'm so glad you've stopped by!Laura Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474185786017084327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465814199245472416.post-22864350794518075682008-06-20T15:41:00.000-04:002008-06-20T15:41:00.000-04:00Well I am glad you learned how to very professiona...Well I am glad you learned how to very professionally respond to hate mail. I am not that politically correct, it can be a hinderence, but what the heck. As a good friend of say's about her tattoo business "We are what we are" !<BR/><BR/>Language, I am quite adept, at it's foul usage. For those of you who can not understand it, I say wake up and come out to the real world and play.<BR/><BR/>As for Your writing Laura, I have not read much of it yet, however I like what I have read so far. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, violence, and of course don't forget Harley Davidson are all part of the real world. I love reading great fiction,Fiction should have a great amount of reality built into it, if it does not then I more than likely will not like it.<BR/><BR/>I eagerly await Michelle's synopsis of your book, For some reason I highly value her opinion. If I enter a book store before she comes out with it, I think I will just buy it anyway. I like what you writers do, I just don't have the tallent for it,so I will stay a reader. Above all else Never surrender, It would be a major character flaw.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382766356733811752noreply@blogger.com