Writing

wolf · 07-02-2005, 04:43 PM

I've never got beyond the early plotting stages. I actually have a fair collection of plot fragments and characters in my head.

I've met a couple of authors ... one whose book I read only because a character was based on my best friend ... the story itself plodded along a lot, and was more than predictable. That guy will NOT be picked up by a major publisher ... that was vanity press.

The other night I met a cop (R.E. Yantorno) whose first novel got good reviews, and the second one is due out shortly, and he's hitting the promotional circuit ... supposedly he'll be on one of the morning shows within the next few weeks. One of his books has been optioned for a movie, which is of course Hollowoodese for "Will be passed around from studio to studio for a while and never get made."

07-02-2005, 04:43 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I've never got beyond the early plotting stages. I actually have a fair collection of plot fragments and characters in my head. I've met a couple of authors ... one whose book I read only because a character was based on my best friend ... the story itself plodded along a lot, and was more than predictable. That guy will NOT be picked up by a major publisher ... that was vanity press. The other night I met a cop (R.E. Yantorno) whose first novel got good reviews, and the second one is due out shortly, and he's hitting the promotional circuit ... supposedly he'll be on one of the morning shows within the next few weeks. One of his books has been optioned for a movie, which is of course Hollowoodese for "Will be passed around from studio to studio for a while and never get made." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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