Today's blog stop is here. The person who was supposed to put up an essay of mine yesterday never answered e-mails and was basically unavailable to everyone. You have to wonder what's going on--family emergency, or just plain sloth? Hard to tell, but today's interview is up.
I'm still waiting for you guys to give me some ideas for which passages of "Excited Light" I should use for my reading.
I've now got votes for several different passages and there's not time for all of them. But I did have fun ordering the birthday cake for the event.
As for "The Double Bind." What a cheap cop-out! I'm not going to do a spoiler, but the ending really pissed me off. Now, I am annoyed at using the characters from "The Great Gatsby" and *also* irritated at the stupid trick he pulls on the reader at the end. Barnes & Noble was touting this as some great discovery of the month. My advice: don't waste your time. Who makes these "great discovery" decisions anyway? I've read books by self-published authors that are much more polished and original than this.
Must get to extreme gardening. The weather has been delightful but humidity is moving in and I'd like to get a lot of this done before the 90s hit. So, I'll make this short. I will be having some time to start visiting blogs again as all my extra guest blogs are done. It was a lot of work and I'm sorry if it took me out of circulation at Xanga for a while. I've also got to get back to writing the work in progress. I finished Chapter 11, but now need to think out how Chapter 12 is going to go. I think I'm about I/2 to 2/3 of the way in my first draft. It's taking lots of work for this novel because of all the research I had to do.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age
June 14, 2007
June 13, 2007
Yes, I know...
Yes, I know...
My essay for the next stop on the blog tour is not there. Instead, there is a June 11 posting on procrastination. Believe me, the irony is not lost on me. The person who is putting this tour together for me is just as perturbed as I am. So, it might go up tomorrow, it might be another day. I have to just sit and wait.
I'm reading a book called "The Double Bind" right now and have extremely conflicting feelings about. It is a contemporary thriller (although the first half of the book is not thrilling at all), that brings in the characters of "The Great Gatsby," *as if they were real.* I'm not at all in favor of authors poaching characters from other books, even if they are using the imaginary people in a "what if" scenario. In this case, they want to know what if Daisy had a son by Jay Gatsby...and then take it from there. The son plays a major role in the book.
This is annoying to me because I think that authors should make up their own personae. Taking characters that were worked upon and perfected by another writer (even if he/she is long dead) doesn't seem fair. It's as if you were having someone do half the work for you. Believe me, creating creditable fictional people is not easy. I worked extremely hard on them in my second novel (now gathering dust on my hard drive). My writing guru in New York said they were extremely good, yet an agent wrote back and told me they were "cardboard characters." That's the guy who wrote such a nasty e-mail I broke down in tears. And I've had a lot of rejections, my skin can be thick when it comes to rejection letters. But this one went over the top.
But the main point here is I think what "The Double Bind" author, Chris Bohjalian, does is stealing. Out and out theft.
Yet, he has created a good thriller in the back half of the book. I can't wait to see how it all ends. And that's usually the mark of a great book. So, I'm conflicted. Yes, I have real problems with this one.
QUESTION: For all of you who have read my novel, "Excited Light,", I was wondering if you could help out. I am doing a reading next Wednesday and need to pick out a couple sections to present to the public. I get about 12 minutes, so I could do a couple sections. Which ones do you think I should pick? I don't want the book to sound like a downer, but all the passages I like are the out-of-control-with-alcohol ones. I don't know what this says about me.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
My essay for the next stop on the blog tour is not there. Instead, there is a June 11 posting on procrastination. Believe me, the irony is not lost on me. The person who is putting this tour together for me is just as perturbed as I am. So, it might go up tomorrow, it might be another day. I have to just sit and wait.
I'm reading a book called "The Double Bind" right now and have extremely conflicting feelings about. It is a contemporary thriller (although the first half of the book is not thrilling at all), that brings in the characters of "The Great Gatsby," *as if they were real.* I'm not at all in favor of authors poaching characters from other books, even if they are using the imaginary people in a "what if" scenario. In this case, they want to know what if Daisy had a son by Jay Gatsby...and then take it from there. The son plays a major role in the book.
This is annoying to me because I think that authors should make up their own personae. Taking characters that were worked upon and perfected by another writer (even if he/she is long dead) doesn't seem fair. It's as if you were having someone do half the work for you. Believe me, creating creditable fictional people is not easy. I worked extremely hard on them in my second novel (now gathering dust on my hard drive). My writing guru in New York said they were extremely good, yet an agent wrote back and told me they were "cardboard characters." That's the guy who wrote such a nasty e-mail I broke down in tears. And I've had a lot of rejections, my skin can be thick when it comes to rejection letters. But this one went over the top.
But the main point here is I think what "The Double Bind" author, Chris Bohjalian, does is stealing. Out and out theft.
Yet, he has created a good thriller in the back half of the book. I can't wait to see how it all ends. And that's usually the mark of a great book. So, I'm conflicted. Yes, I have real problems with this one.
QUESTION: For all of you who have read my novel, "Excited Light,", I was wondering if you could help out. I am doing a reading next Wednesday and need to pick out a couple sections to present to the public. I get about 12 minutes, so I could do a couple sections. Which ones do you think I should pick? I don't want the book to sound like a downer, but all the passages I like are the out-of-control-with-alcohol ones. I don't know what this says about me.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
June 12, 2007
Next stop...
Okay....
My next stop tomorrow is at Storycrafters, where I talk about how to write without an outline. (Call the Outline Police!)
Really, I'm so busy I could scream. But go have a look over there. I'm hoping some people will leave comments.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
My next stop tomorrow is at Storycrafters, where I talk about how to write without an outline. (Call the Outline Police!)
Really, I'm so busy I could scream. But go have a look over there. I'm hoping some people will leave comments.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
June 11, 2007
Don't Stop Believin'
Here I am at Printers Row. You'll notice that I had a drawing for free angel cards, but hardly anyone entered. What is it about "free" that people don't understand? I still haven't picked a winner since then I'll have to contact them and set up some kind of way to get the cards to them. I should somehow make them feel very guilty about not buying my book. (Not one entrant bought my book.)
Would you buy a book from this woman?
Not much more to say about the book sale that hasn't been said.
My virtual book tour stops tomorrow at http://www.bloggingauthors.blogspot.com/
It's another all-new interview and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm still annoyed at "The Sopranos" ending. The number of people who are pissed off is pretty high. My version of what happened? I think that Meadow, being the only person in the family with a brain, was really scared, which is why she couldn't park her car. Normally, you'd expect parallel parking to be a breeze for her. Then she runs in with a desperate look on her face, as if she is about to warn them about something. She didn't just look late, she looked crazed. Who was she warning them about? Probably the dude in the bathroom. And note: Tony selected "I Did It My Way" from the jukebox. That would have been a farewell. Instead, "Don't Stop Believin' " plays. A bit of hope there? Or am I reading way too much into this stuff?
All in all, a sucko ending and a great series like that deserved a better ending.
END OF SPOILER.
See you tomorrow!
Lynn
Here I am at Printers Row. You'll notice that I had a drawing for free angel cards, but hardly anyone entered. What is it about "free" that people don't understand? I still haven't picked a winner since then I'll have to contact them and set up some kind of way to get the cards to them. I should somehow make them feel very guilty about not buying my book. (Not one entrant bought my book.)
[Lynn at Printers Row]
Would you buy a book from this woman?
Not much more to say about the book sale that hasn't been said.
My virtual book tour stops tomorrow at http://www.bloggingauthors.blogspot.com/
It's another all-new interview and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm still annoyed at "The Sopranos" ending. The number of people who are pissed off is pretty high. My version of what happened? I think that Meadow, being the only person in the family with a brain, was really scared, which is why she couldn't park her car. Normally, you'd expect parallel parking to be a breeze for her. Then she runs in with a desperate look on her face, as if she is about to warn them about something. She didn't just look late, she looked crazed. Who was she warning them about? Probably the dude in the bathroom. And note: Tony selected "I Did It My Way" from the jukebox. That would have been a farewell. Instead, "Don't Stop Believin' " plays. A bit of hope there? Or am I reading way too much into this stuff?
All in all, a sucko ending and a great series like that deserved a better ending.
END OF SPOILER.
See you tomorrow!
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
Printers Row Book Fair
Would you buy a book from this woman?
Not much more to say about the book sale that hasn't been said.
My virtual book tour stops tomorrow at http://www.bloggingauthors.blogspot.com/
It's another all-new interview and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm still annoyed at "The Sopranos" ending. The number of people who are pissed off is pretty high. My version of what happened? I think that Meadow, being the only person in the family with a brain, was really scared, which is why she couldn't park her car. Normally, you'd expect parallel parking to be a breeze for her. Then she runs in with a desperate look on her face, as if she is about to warn them about something. She didn't just look late, she looked crazed. Who was she warning them about? Probably the dude in the bathroom. And note: Tony selected "I Did It My Way" from the jukebox. That would have been a farewell. Instead, "Don't Stop Believin' " plays. A bit of hope there? Or am I reading way too much into this stuff?
All in all, a sucko ending and a great series like that deserved a better ending.
END OF SPOILER.
See you tomorrow!
Lynn
Here I am at Printers Row. You'll notice that I had a drawing for free angel cards, but hardly anyone entered. What is it about "free" that people don't understand? I still haven't picked a winner since then I'll have to contact them and set up some kind of way to get the cards to them. I should somehow make them feel very guilty about not buying my book. (Not one entrant bought my book.)
[Lynn at Printers Row]
Would you buy a book from this woman?
Not much more to say about the book sale that hasn't been said.
My virtual book tour stops tomorrow at http://www.bloggingauthors.blogspot.com/
It's another all-new interview and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm still annoyed at "The Sopranos" ending. The number of people who are pissed off is pretty high. My version of what happened? I think that Meadow, being the only person in the family with a brain, was really scared, which is why she couldn't park her car. Normally, you'd expect parallel parking to be a breeze for her. Then she runs in with a desperate look on her face, as if she is about to warn them about something. She didn't just look late, she looked crazed. Who was she warning them about? Probably the dude in the bathroom. And note: Tony selected "I Did It My Way" from the jukebox. That would have been a farewell. Instead, "Don't Stop Believin' " plays. A bit of hope there? Or am I reading way too much into this stuff?
All in all, a sucko ending and a great series like that deserved a better ending.
END OF SPOILER.
See you tomorrow!
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
Printers Row Book Fair
June 10, 2007
Two more books
had so much of a better time at the book fair this weekend. We were at a better location, met better people, and the weather was perfect. I'd put a photo in this blog, but I am so sleepy that I will have to wait until tomorrow. This is assuming that the photos worked out, because I have some doubts about that.
I still only sold two books, but I decided to chat it up with everyone there. It was great fun meeting new people, and all the people are writers signed up for our Chicago Writers Assn. Funny how if you tell someone you are the author, One lady with a huge pair of glasses claimed she was some kind of coach for podcasting, then said she wanted to buy my book, but didn't have any cash. I told her she could buy it online.
"Oh, no, honey, I want to give the money right to you." Uh-huh. When my shift was over she had never returned. I guess there are plenty of b.s. artists floating around at shows like that. Fortunately, I don't think anyone was going to buy her podcast services.
I'm very tired, but did watch the end of "The Sopranos" and really am not sure what I was seeing. I think it was supposed to evoke some deep down feelings, even though nothing really happened. I'm not sure what was went on and need to think about this for a while. I liked the FBI agent in the end--a funny moment in a pretty brutal drama. If anyone has any theories about what was going on in that ending, I'd love to hear them. No one's predictions were right, including mine, which was we'd see a "Hamlet" ending. (Die, die, they all die.) Unless maybe we did see that? I don't know.
Kinda sad that it's over. I was really used to it and I hate to see it go away. I hardly watch TV at all, so it was a rare treat for me.
I won't be on my blog tour until June 12, but I'll let you know about it tomorrow.
Have a relaxing night.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
Printers Row Book Fair
I still only sold two books, but I decided to chat it up with everyone there. It was great fun meeting new people, and all the people are writers signed up for our Chicago Writers Assn. Funny how if you tell someone you are the author, One lady with a huge pair of glasses claimed she was some kind of coach for podcasting, then said she wanted to buy my book, but didn't have any cash. I told her she could buy it online.
"Oh, no, honey, I want to give the money right to you." Uh-huh. When my shift was over she had never returned. I guess there are plenty of b.s. artists floating around at shows like that. Fortunately, I don't think anyone was going to buy her podcast services.
I'm very tired, but did watch the end of "The Sopranos" and really am not sure what I was seeing. I think it was supposed to evoke some deep down feelings, even though nothing really happened. I'm not sure what was went on and need to think about this for a while. I liked the FBI agent in the end--a funny moment in a pretty brutal drama. If anyone has any theories about what was going on in that ending, I'd love to hear them. No one's predictions were right, including mine, which was we'd see a "Hamlet" ending. (Die, die, they all die.) Unless maybe we did see that? I don't know.
Kinda sad that it's over. I was really used to it and I hate to see it go away. I hardly watch TV at all, so it was a rare treat for me.
I won't be on my blog tour until June 12, but I'll let you know about it tomorrow.
Have a relaxing night.
Lynn
Lynn Voedisch,
"Excited Light",
angels,
contemporary fantasy,
New Age,
Printers Row Book Fair
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