In order to offer the "Guess the Plot" feature with each query critique, Evil Editor needs his minions to suggest fake plots for the titles below. Titles will be removed from the list when we have at least five good ones. Titles will be added to the list as new query letters come in. So check back. Send your fake plots as comments to this post. Try to limit them to 50 words. Don't worry if your plot is hilarious and ridiculous; the actual plots usually are, as well. If you would be heartbroken to submit a plot, only to find it wasn't used, don't participate. We usually have twice as many as we need, and we don't want any hurt feelings out there.
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Not Just Jane
Morally Ambiguous
27 comments:
Wed, 19 July, 2006-----
Yikes! Drought! Send queries! For the love of God, send them now!
- a minion, stranded on the roof without a comedy writing exercise in sight.
Anon: why not make up your own query? Come on, it will be fun... And, no, I didn't send mine in yet, cause I'm chicken. Well, technically, I'm a nut, but you get the jist.
nut,
See Short Timer for my gin-inspired bravery. I'm working on the second, but I don't know how it will end yet. Query on an unfinished fic? Inconceivable!
still, anon
Actually, there are sixteen queries waiting in the wings, according to the list further down the gallimaufry (although I think we've already done Shining Armor, despite its being still listed).
word verification: [b]wgaqphop[/b]
Also known as unpronounceablehop, wgaqphop is the musical form that will replace hiphop, once hiphop becomes unhiphop.
anon1: Yay for your bravery. Boo for my chidkenness. I'm still not ready to send it in. I'm so ashamed...
anon2: you better copyright the 'wgaqphop', it sounds catchy.
nut,
no time for fear, now. a minion got a pub deal. better submit. worst that can happen is you'll have to thank EE in your acks.
anon1
So what will Evil Editor write about when he runs out of queries?
(Word verification: vijublg, var. of visu-blog--a daily Internet diary, where entries consist of brief clips "performed" by cartoon mimes.)
They come in waves; every time I approach single digits, something happens, like Miss Snark mentions the site, and kersploosh.
Thank god you got some new ones up, EE. I actually had to resort to working on my own novel while I waited.
Okay, okay, a1. You've convinced me. I'll submit the query, as soon as I rewrite it... Unfortunately, at the rate I'm procrastinating, it may not happen in our lifetimes.
And, yes, I did a happy dance, for the successful minions. Still a bit dizzy, from that one...
Nut, remember I asked you, not to sing? Don't dance either.
Oh my, the pot is almost dry again. Only a week's worth of queries left? I wish I had something close to queryable, but I don't. Send help. Send help now!
Well, I sent you what I had - I wish I was working on a fourth novel but I'm not. I'll see if some of the gals in my writing group are up to a little abuse- oops, I mean challenge.
This drives me nuts. Everytime my husband looks over my shoulder when I log into the Gallimaufry, he says, "Hmmm. Just how is that dog holding that book up? And why is he smiling like that?"
Guys. Sheesh.
"Enter the Parrot"
"Did Hawkowl like it?"
"No, didn't like the main character."
"How about Kate Thornton and ~Nancy?"
"Yup, they raved."
"And most importantly, did EE say it was a good query?"
"Yup. So go ahead and write a nice comment, and maybe a continuation."
Such is life of a day of the ass-kissing minion. It's comment time, so "Enter the Parrot."
umn - ok, total newbee here. How do I submit a "Guess the Plot" thingy?
Click on comments. Write yours in the "Leave your Comment" area, choose an identity, copy the word verification, and publish.
OK, I've sent in a few GTPs and hope to see at least one included. But I'm not holding my breath. This whole site reminds me of a free-form creative writing course, and happy-me, it is free.
One question: if I ever do get to NYC and meet with an agent for lunch, should I offer to pay, or will it be deducted from my advance? I KNOW there's no such thing as a Free Lunch!!
If the agent in question is your agent, I suspect she'll pick up the tab.
Did my query not arrive?
*glares suspiciously at tbird*
Hey, EE, when you do rods, will you be wearing a leather in your picture?
Do we HAVE to submit a query for a real book? Or can we just kind of... you know... submit one for query-writing practice? (Especially if it is funny/extremely irreverent?)
People have submitted hoax queries in the past, but EE doesn't want to spend hours preparing a critique of a query if the author has no interest in feedback. We do fake query writing exercises occasionally.
Uh you said we have to click on the comments? I can't seem to click on any comments...or maybe i'm in the wrong spot. Where are the comments we must click on to submit a guess the plot?
Click on "Post a comment" at the bottom of this post--which is what you did to send this question.
Dear EE, I've noticed that you routinely use kidnaping in place of kidnapping. Do you have a good reason for this?
The original spelling rule in the US was that the p was doubled if it was in the syllable with the stress. Words such as worshiped, worshiping, kidnaped, kidnaper have the stress on the first syllable, so the p wasn't doubled. In Britain it's always been doubled, and in the US the doubling is now acceptable, possibly because so many did it anyway. Not doubling the letter saves labor and, when printing, ink. So far my dictionary backs me.
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