On the other hand...
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kaigouMaybe I should stick to technical manuals as the only 'short' thing I can write, if I listen to the slush response at Baen:
All setup, and not even good setup. The relationships between the characters are not at all clear.
Hunh. I'd say we're 2-for-0 on Baen, because the feedback's critical -- as promised -- but hardly constructive. A'course, I'm also possibly 2-for-0 on whether I can write a short story. Thus once again I must remind myself of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mikkeneko's comment about writing short stories:
It involves being able to think of all sorts of cool complications and developments that could come of a scenario, and being willing to say, "That'd be really cool. Someone should write it. Somebody who's not me."
ETA: I should point out that this particular short story is one in which, in the fourth paragraph, an entire paragraph is dedicated to a judge's announcement that character B now has custody of character A. And the only other speaking part of note is described immediate upon introduction as working with B, and being B's best friend. So I'm left wondering what relationships are in doubt -- brother, sister, friend/coworker, gee, I thought that was clear.
Then again, I wonder if this is the same person whose "critique" on the Georgetown story was simply, "This is too wierd." Which, again, just such a sterling example of useful crit.
*rolls eyes*
All setup, and not even good setup. The relationships between the characters are not at all clear.
Hunh. I'd say we're 2-for-0 on Baen, because the feedback's critical -- as promised -- but hardly constructive. A'course, I'm also possibly 2-for-0 on whether I can write a short story. Thus once again I must remind myself of
mikkeneko's comment about writing short stories:It involves being able to think of all sorts of cool complications and developments that could come of a scenario, and being willing to say, "That'd be really cool. Someone should write it. Somebody who's not me."
ETA: I should point out that this particular short story is one in which, in the fourth paragraph, an entire paragraph is dedicated to a judge's announcement that character B now has custody of character A. And the only other speaking part of note is described immediate upon introduction as working with B, and being B's best friend. So I'm left wondering what relationships are in doubt -- brother, sister, friend/coworker, gee, I thought that was clear.
Then again, I wonder if this is the same person whose "critique" on the Georgetown story was simply, "This is too wierd." Which, again, just such a sterling example of useful crit.
*rolls eyes*
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Date: 8 Sep 2007 12:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 15 Sep 2007 08:47 pm (UTC)Does make me feel really bad for slush readers, though -- and explains (all over again) why agents can get that glazed-look stars-in-the-eyes glee while describing their newest author-addition. After reading nine hundred pages of absolute crap, finding something worth reading past page ten, alone, has got to be an exciting moment!