tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post7163227577306740671..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Eight Rules To Publishing SuccessMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-53508694321363364692011-06-16T20:52:14.176-06:002011-06-16T20:52:14.176-06:00OMG I'm so ready to query I'm going to bur...OMG I'm so ready to query I'm going to burst!<br /><br />Hot guys, romance, chicks, and it's all in English! Okay, the people aren't all white, but I can revise that to editorial order. And the gay people can be straightened out with a quick search-and-replace.<br /><br />I wanted to include a scene of someone dry-humping a sofa, like in The Corrections, but I am a *serious writer*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-23619805559587734082011-06-16T19:46:44.414-06:002011-06-16T19:46:44.414-06:00Michael -- you're hilarious. Extra credit for...Michael -- you're hilarious. Extra credit for XKCDBrianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-78874716989714695802011-06-16T06:26:01.282-06:002011-06-16T06:26:01.282-06:00*laughs* there are no rules, that's for sure (...*laughs* there are no rules, that's for sure (no matter what they say). <br /><br />Write a good story and break 'em all.Deborah Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120928766455872439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-42449034655683603742011-06-15T21:37:06.392-06:002011-06-15T21:37:06.392-06:00Amen brotha! :PAmen brotha! :PMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-7256357193127929622011-06-15T19:10:57.856-06:002011-06-15T19:10:57.856-06:00My MC has a white father and a black mother. His s...My MC has a white father and a black mother. His skin tone is golden brown, he has sandy blonde hair (almost brown)and the sort of blue eyes that match the sky. To some it is a cliche or whatever, but that's how I first saw him in my head. And, a lot of bestselling MG books for boys have dark-haired MCs so I wanted one a little different.<br /><br />I will not defend my choice, because it works for my book, and I like him this way; however, this industry is archaic and I touched on this issue. I understand they have to go with what sells (and these "avian-race-people" do sell (sadly), but just once I'd like to see them take a risk. Just once I'd like to see a major Hollywood studio create a movie with a black lead who is not a gangsta or a slave. Just once I'd like to see an asian play the lead in a non-kungfu movie.<br /><br />Is this too much to ask for in the year 2011? <br /><br />They think people don't want to see or read these things, but they're WRONG! People aren't so simple minded anymore. This is not 40s. <br /><br />Can I get a AMEN? :)T.D. McFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923335522993845076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-3002904530240807752011-06-15T17:36:50.940-06:002011-06-15T17:36:50.940-06:00Everyone that is anyone knows that Cali is where i...Everyone that is anyone knows that Cali is where it's at. Even Tupac Shakur...and he's dead.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-34053224889862706072011-06-15T16:37:00.007-06:002011-06-15T16:37:00.007-06:00Hurry up and follow your own advice so we can move...Hurry up and follow your own advice so we can move to Cali! :p<br /><br />Totally unrelated, that animated gif following rule #3 made me think of Pat Condell's bluntness.<br /><br />"Hi, I'm Pat Condell. I don't respect your (religious) beliefs and I don't care if you're offended. Cheers."Tomekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072517723132216801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-82835590553504089452011-06-15T13:13:17.127-06:002011-06-15T13:13:17.127-06:00Yes, according to one agent's blog recently -a...Yes, according to one agent's blog recently -all- novels must have a love triangle. Period. If you don't have a love triangle, you don't really have a book. Or, at least, not one worth reading.<br /><br />I had a dinosaur response, but I've forgotten it, at the moment. And I have to run, so I'll have to get back to you on that.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-369964634466364402011-06-15T10:57:23.040-06:002011-06-15T10:57:23.040-06:00What race is the point of view character Brooke? A...What race is the point of view character Brooke? Amy...right? White White White.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-7574651818042678812011-06-15T10:12:04.486-06:002011-06-15T10:12:04.486-06:00Wasn't the male MC in Across the Universe of a...Wasn't the male MC in Across the Universe of a darker skin tone? Not black but not white. I forgot what they called it in the book.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-71846690236126577452011-06-15T06:44:58.017-06:002011-06-15T06:44:58.017-06:00"The first is by starting a blog. This gives ..."The first is by starting a blog. This gives you the ability to provide everyone that visits your little slice of internet heaven your own version of writing advice even if you don't have a leg to stand on."<br /><br />My ears are burning! Sadly the story I'm trying to market right now has a female white protag with blue eyes but it's still not selling. Guess I need some sparkly vampires.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-8234941075154529292011-06-15T01:59:28.368-06:002011-06-15T01:59:28.368-06:00I AM George R.R. Martin
I AM George R.R. Martin
I ...I AM George R.R. Martin<br />I AM George R.R. Martin<br />I AM George R.R. Martin<br />...Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-31420514365219228702011-06-15T01:24:26.313-06:002011-06-15T01:24:26.313-06:00The internet is ideal for niche marketing, where c...The internet is ideal for niche marketing, where can I find a site for straight men who read? I mean come on, this whole porn fad has to have run its course by now, right?mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com