We'll be hashing out details throughout the week, but most likely, the meme will be posted up next week on her site at Between the Covers.
Thank you to my faithful followers and participators.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Limelight Reviews...
We'll be hashing out details throughout the week, but most likely, the meme will be posted up next week on her site at Between the Covers.
Thank you to my faithful followers and participators.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Zombie Guest Post
............the Zombie Apocalypse will happen.
Whose side will you be on?
I often feel that we zombies are...misunderstood. I mean, really, there's so much out there about zombies that it must be difficult for you to wade through the crap to find the reality. There's Night of the Living Dead, Jodi Redford's That Voodoo You Do and now there's even The Walking Dead. Unfortunately, the more you people write about us...the more you get things wrong. Here's a small sample of information, just to tempt you over to Starting the Next Chapter
On Monday October 30th, there will be a poll in which you wonderful people will decide who is the badest of them all--ahem, zombies. There will be guest posts all week on all sorts of creepy, night creatures: ghosts, zombies, witches, vampires, werewolves and demons! Stop over, read the posts and vote your little zombie loving heart out. On the 31st Marla will announce the winning creeper (psst...I'm sure that will be me, right?). There will also be a GIVEAWAY.
For more information on Zombies, please stop by Starting The Next Chapter to view my guest post. It is epically awesome.
Special thanks to Kelly, aka @soulswallo for her dedication, creativity and pure awesomeness in creating the poster for my campaign. She is totes made of awesome.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Limelight Review #4
Thank you to all of you (ahem, you know who you are) who have already joined my meme! I am having a blast being hostess to this, but I'm trying to figure out how to get more people to join us. In that spirit, I will be highlighting a review each week from another blog. I will then hop over to five other blogs and comment on reviews. So, when you see comments from me, it is in the spirit of the highlighted review! I will add a section soon where bloggers can sign up to have a review highlighted.
This week's highlighted review is from Erika @ Badass Book Reviews (@badassbooksblog) :
Series Review: The Magnus Pack by Shelly Laurenston
The meme will go live every Saturday. Bloggers can then enter their information into the Mr. Linky on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. That gives more people time to get their information in, but provides a time limit.You may begin as soon as other post review links, however, please check back after Monday to see if more have been added. You will have the remainder of the week to pop over to five blogs, read their reviews and leave your comments. Bloggers please be aware that not everyone has read the book you reviewed--if you have spoilers, please tell us!
So, how do you play?
- You are not required to follow anyone -- including me, however, if you like the content of another blog, this is a great way to build meaningful connections.
- Use the Mr. Linky below to enter your review information and link. Please only enter 1 review per week. I realize some of you post multiple reviews per week (or day), but for this review, please limit to one entry per week. You need to post the link for the actual review not just your blog address, so people don't have to search for the review.
- Choose 5 reviews from the list to visit, read the spotlighted review and leave meaningful comments--the types of comments you want left on your blog.
To help us all gravitate towards book reviews that we'd find interesting, please list your information in the following format in the [Your Name] section of the Linky:
Book title, author (genre) -- Your Name
Example:
The Seven Year Witch, Jodi Redford (PNR) -- Kyla Holt
http://kylanovelista.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-seven-year-witch-jodi-redford.html
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Limelight Reviews #3
Thank you to all of you (ahem, you know who you are) who have already joined my meme! I am having a blast being hostess to this, but I'm trying to figure out how to get more people to join us. In that spirit, I will be highlighting a review each week from another blog. I will then hop over to five other blogs and comment on reviews. So, when you see comments from me, it is in the spirit of the highlighted review! I will add a section soon where bloggers can sign up to have a review highlighted.
This week's highlighted review is from Louise @ Between the Covers! And, if you're not following her on Twitter, yet...shame on you. Hop to it: @MonsterMaX3
The meme will go live every Saturday. Bloggers can then enter their information into the Mr. Linky on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. That gives more people time to get their information in, but provides a time limit.You may begin as soon as other post review links, however, please check back after Monday to see if more have been added. You will have the remainder of the week to pop over to five blogs, read their reviews and leave your comments. Bloggers please be aware that not everyone has read the book you reviewed--if you have spoilers, please tell us!
So, how do you play?
- You are not required to follow anyone -- including me, however, if you like the content of another blog, this is a great way to build meaningful connections.
- Use the Mr. Linky below to enter your review information and link. Please only enter 1 review per week. I realize some of you post multiple reviews per week (or day), but for this review, please limit to one entry per week. You need to post the link for the actual review not just your blog address, so people don't have to search for the review.
- Choose 5 reviews from the list to visit, read the spotlighted review and leave meaningful comments--the types of comments you want left on your blog.
To help us all gravitate towards book reviews that we'd find interesting, please list your information in the following format in the [Your Name] section of the Linky:
Book title, author (genre) -- Your Name
Example:
The Seven Year Witch, Jodi Redford (PNR) -- Kyla Holt
http://kylanovelista.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-seven-year-witch-jodi-redford.html
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Edit Reports - Angela James
Ever wanted an inside look at why your manuscript wasn’t
acquired? Angela James, Executive editor of Carina Press, frequently tweets
some lines from edit reports. I have copied and pasted her tweets below for
your reference. The first set are from rejected MSs and the second from acquisitions.
You can follow Angela on Twitter @angelajames, visit her Facebook
page or her website.
Rejections:
Frm 2 diff books: "The writing feels choppy and
unsophisticated"; "it felt overwritten and excessively dramatic in
its prose" #editreport
"little to no tension and I wasn't caught up in the
story...the pacing is slow and drags" #editreport
"had one of the most disorienting first chapters I've
ever read in a manuscript. I honestly have no idea what happened" #editreport
Frm 2 diff reports: "dramatic and over-the-top"
"prologue is so ripe with purple prose" (she included a sample...I
agree!) #editreport
"1st chapter was fairly well-written, but not really
engaging..." #editreport
"...standard popular trope, didn't sparkle enough in
its delivery to make me want to keep reading." #editreport
"This...romance is riddled with errors and
cliches." #editreport
"This...romance is okay, but it would need a lot of
work and I wasn't engaged enough in the opening pages to want to tackle
it." #editreport
"The story was decently written but not engaging."
#editreport
(seeing a lot of this!)
"The writing is good, but the characters aren't
appealing." #editreport
"This...romance is well-written, but the concept itself
was just a little too unbelievable for me to suspend disbelief" #editreport
"writing was fairly decent, but the story wasn't
compelling enough." #editreport
From diff reports: "She was whiny....not well
characterized" "heroine isn't characterized except having X color
hair" #editreport
"there's some funny stuff in here, but the setup isn't
quite working for me, and the characters sound really young" #editreport
"This...romance plunges you right in the middle of a
scene but doesn't really explain it" #editreport
(the opposite of info dump!)
"...starts w/ 6 pges of encyclopedic-type entry...cld
be a good concept but beginning dragged...had a hard time staying engaged"
#editreport
For those just joining #editreport,
I'm reading thru 15 freelance editors reports to me on slush they read, &
pulling quotes to share w/you
2/2 "There's no action or engaging scenes happening...it's
basically a really, really long introduction to each character" #editreport
"prose is overly flowery & dramatic & I didn't
make it past 1st few pages. It felt like it was trying too hard to be
powerful." #editreport
"...romance is well-written & I really wanted to
like it, but frankly didn't like hero. He's a little immature &
overreactive. " #editreport
"The romance is falling flat. I don't feel the
chemistry between the hero and heroine." #editreport
"it's really well-written, but something about it isn't
quite striking me the right way...shld have another editor look at it." #editreport
1/2 "1st few chapters really pulled me in, but then it
gets slow-paced & overly flowery." #editreport
2/2 "There are a number of scenes just spent on them
having sex, frolicking around, without moving the plot forward." #editreport
"This needs more craft work. The writing is choppy,
characters didn't engage me. Lots of telling/info drop." #editreport
We acquire abt 7% of what's submitted. MT @julieinduvall:
What's % of manuscripts rejected as opposed to rec'd for acquisition? #editreport
However, we reject abt 40% of what editors send forth for
acquisition (so they prbbly send forward another 3 % we don't acquire) #editreport
7% we do acquire also includes repeat authors. If you take
them out of mix, we probably acquire 3-4% of slush. #editreport
"starts with a prologue that didn't engage me or make
me care about the characters" #editreport
"feels like a first manuscript. Lots of errors, choppy
writing, not engaging characters. Didn't make it past first scene." #editreport
"choppily written, lacks cohesion, and the heroine has
a cardboard feel to her. Convoluted plot" #editreport
"conflict lacks heart and emotion, and story is
difficult to follow. Author switches point of view every paragraph for a
while." #editreport
"writing has an edge, but the storyline is too
unbelievable as set up, and the characters are two dimensional" #editreport
1/2 "I was instantly drawn in by the unusual setting
and promise of fun, quirky characters...." #editreport
1/2 "...such a disappointment. The description of the
book sounded so promising..." #editreport
2/2 "Unfortunately, it wasn’t until page 200 that any
of these elements were actualized in the story." #editreport
For the next #editreport,
I'm doing something I NEVER do: using a service that allows a long tweet.
Really want to show you it entirely!
For the next #editreport,
I'm doing something I NEVER do: using a service that allows a long tweet.
Really want to show you it entirely!
#editreport
"...was initially intrigued by the unusual setting, promise of a wide cast
of characters, and the early hints that there is more going on than meets the
eye. Yet, the author’s voice was inconsistent. The more I read, the more dated
and formal the writing became. There was an overload of exclamation marks and
overly dramatic dialogue. And with so much focus on every physical movement,
the pace became halting and dragged.
But what was most disappointing were the characters. None of them surpassed being 2D."
But what was most disappointing were the characters. None of them surpassed being 2D."
"No idea what’s going on. Not even sure what decade
this is set in. The 80’s? " #editreport
"Query letter is written for an agent." #editreport
(this happens with about 5% of our submissions, actually)
"Inconsistent tense—changes from past to present.
Wordy. Opening pages are one giant info dump. " #editreport
"Introduces too many characters w/o distinguishing
voice/personality—makes it difficult to tell who is who and their
importance" #editreport
"think this would need quite a bit of work—lots of
overdescribing. But it could have potential for another editor." #editreport
AQCUISITIONS
"author has fairly clean writing and a classic voice
that I just loved...her world-building felt so authentic" #editreport
"suspense elements in the novel work well...pacing
clips along...characters have nice chemistry." #editreport
"Adore this series & love working w/author, who is
flexible, professional, detailed & can be trusted to deliver a ms on
time" #editreport
And in case you were wondering, yes, knowledge of how the
author is to work with does bump us one way or other. #editreport
"author’s 1st person voice really suits the character
& there’s some good action & energy & hooks in the prologue
&1st chapter" #editreport
"is as intricately plotted as a caper, but with the
dense world-building and rich descriptions of the best fantasies" #editreport
"unforgettable, unpredictable, larger-than-life
characters whose escapades will have you on the edge of your seat" #editreport
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Limelight Reviews #2
Welcome book bloggers, to the Limelight Reviews meme! Limelight Reviews was created in response to a shared desire to garner meaningful comments on the reviews we spend hours sweating over, getting it just right. And then...[crickets]. Enter Limelight Review meme. This is where you all clap widely. Geez. Do I need cue cards?
The meme will go live every Sunday. That gives you all an entire week to pop over to five blogs, read their reviews and leave your comments. Bloggers please be aware that not everyone has read the book you reviewed--if you have spoilers, please tell us!
So, how do you play?
- You are not required to follow anyone -- including me, however, if you like the content of another blog, this is a great way to build meaningful connections.
- Use the Mr. Linky below to enter your review information and link. Please only enter 1 review per week. I realize some of you post multiple reviews per week (or day), but for this review, please limit to one entry per week. You need to post the link for the actual review not just your blog address, so people don't have to search for the review.
- Choose 5 reviews from the list to visit, read the spotlighted review and leave meaningful comments--the types of comments you want left on your blog.
To help us all gravitate towards book reviews that we'd find interesting, please list your information in the following format in the [Your Name] section of the Linky:
Book title, author (genre) -- Your Name
Example:
The Seven Year Witch, Jodi Redford (PNR) -- Kyla Holt
http://kylanovelista.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-seven-year-witch-jodi-redford.html
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Limelight Reviews
Welcome book bloggers, to the Limelight Reviews meme debut! Limelight Reviews was created in response to a shared desire to garner meaningful comments on the reviews we spend hours sweating over, getting it just right. And then...[crickets]. Enter Limelight Review meme. This is where you all clap widely. Geez. Do I need cue cards?
The meme will go live every Sunday. That gives you all an entire week to pop over to five blogs, read their reviews and leave your comments. Bloggers please be aware that not everyone has read the book you reviewed--if you have spoilers, please tell us!
So, how do you play?
- You are not required to follow anyone -- including me, however, if you like the content of another blog, this is a great way to build meaningful connections.
- Use the Mr. Linky below to enter your review information and link. Please only enter 1 review per week. I realize some of you post multiple reviews per week (or day), but for this review, please limit to one entry per week. You need to post the link for the actual review not just your blog address, so people don't have to search for the review.
- Choose 5 reviews from the list to visit, read the spotlighted review and leave meaningful comments--the types of comments you want left on your blog.
To help us all gravitate towards book reviews that we'd find interesting, please list your information in the following format in the [Your Name] section of the Linky:
Book title, author (genre) -- Your Name
Example:
The Seven Year Witch, Jodi Redford (PNR) -- Kyla Holt
http://kylanovelista.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-seven-year-witch-jodi-redford.html
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