tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post5007531963350816224..comments2023-10-17T04:26:16.733-04:00Comments on C.J. Darlington: Andy Meisenheimer (Advice for Novelists, Part 23)C.J. Darlingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16541599888177703695noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-51215114263060068082008-03-07T18:59:00.000-05:002008-03-07T18:59:00.000-05:00I agree. Good advice for authors submitting to the...I agree. Good advice for authors submitting to the general market.Author Sue Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610585940904518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-25090291168852127432008-03-06T12:47:00.000-05:002008-03-06T12:47:00.000-05:00I agree...ideally, I like to think I'd read twice ...I agree...ideally, I like to think I'd read twice as much as I write. Unfortunately, things are not always ideal. But it's a great goal to shoot for. Good advice, Andy. <BR/><BR/>(Of course, you failed to mention how having dozens of named bit-part characters and using clever nicknames for work-related projects can really set a manuscript apart!)michael snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928294752314542520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-31027554915861133092008-03-05T14:01:00.000-05:002008-03-05T14:01:00.000-05:00Great advice, Andy! And none of it was recycled fr...Great advice, Andy! And none of it was recycled from either Steve or Andy M.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>I've felt for a long time that writing is a performance art, like dance or music. And I agree, every time I "indulge" myself by reading a great book or watching a well-crafted movie, I am studying the art form by immersion.<BR/><BR/>Love Orson Scott Card's book on characters, by the way.Merrie Destefanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447209247265513676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10900857.post-14187551823833883862008-03-05T10:05:00.000-05:002008-03-05T10:05:00.000-05:00I would agree with the reading of classics and to ...I would agree with the reading of classics and to always be reading when not writing, but I find it interesting when today's professionals, particularly editors, mention the classics since many of those novels wouldn't make it through the pub boards today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com