tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post153713808566145417..comments2023-10-26T06:48:00.381-07:00Comments on Novel in the Oven: Really Bad Writing Advice: The Writers ConferenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-22432054498401745872012-08-18T00:56:09.558-07:002012-08-18T00:56:09.558-07:00Dear Sandy,
I have, in fact, been at a conference ...Dear Sandy,<br />I have, in fact, been at a conference attended by a child. She was adorable. The parents, not so much.<br />AnnAnn Stamplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070887990187764904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-90343640467501547442012-08-18T00:52:47.907-07:002012-08-18T00:52:47.907-07:00Hi Valerie,
Thanks! I don't think there's ...Hi Valerie,<br />Thanks! I don't think there's a blogspot "like" button, but if you wanted to follow or join or whatever the heck one does with blogs, I'd be delighted!<br />AmmAnn Stamplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070887990187764904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-64479327924004399092012-08-18T00:40:53.655-07:002012-08-18T00:40:53.655-07:00Don't ever stop, will you?
Since no witty rema...Don't ever stop, will you?<br />Since no witty remarks come to mind, I would have liked to press a like button. have I missed it???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-23454451451603185932012-08-17T19:17:51.811-07:002012-08-17T19:17:51.811-07:00Enjoyed today's bad advice -- especially the l...Enjoyed today's bad advice -- especially the last line in the response from Clueless. Though I've never seen an 11-year-old at a writers' conference, I've sure seen aunties who acted that age!Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-79589249792196572122012-08-17T13:32:39.023-07:002012-08-17T13:32:39.023-07:00Dear Christine,
This is such good bad advice, I fe...Dear Christine,<br />This is such good bad advice, I feel strangely competitive.<br />AnnAnn Stamplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070887990187764904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-2185333942517073192012-08-17T11:42:57.369-07:002012-08-17T11:42:57.369-07:00I feel like we've met some similar folks at wr...I feel like we've met some similar folks at writers' conferences. Maybe you should add that it's wise to reduce your ms to 5 pt. font with 1/8 inch margins if you want to get the most from your first page critique. Christine Sarmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152192568260315003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-18890764908776985352012-08-17T11:25:50.587-07:002012-08-17T11:25:50.587-07:00Hi Mirka,
Nope, if you actually read your (extreme...Hi Mirka,<br />Nope, if you actually read your (extremely long) first chapter or ask a 20 minute question applicable only to yourself during the 15 minute Q&A (especially if I'm in the audience with you), it's about you. (Not you-you, the editorial you, you know who you are.)<br />Hugs,<br />Ann<br />P.S. You don't think I'm offending people, do you?Ann Stamplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070887990187764904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181890300160874059.post-34243027104933296372012-08-17T11:18:48.131-07:002012-08-17T11:18:48.131-07:00Poor brilliant kiddos everywhere... If you google ...Poor brilliant kiddos everywhere... If you google and run into this^, remember that it is about *other* brilliant kids, never about you. Also, because you are brilliant, you've noted what Ms. Clueless calls her advice.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com