tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post2840397961276655740..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: No Mo Nano Fo NowArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-51707901366875700762009-12-11T05:49:42.465-08:002009-12-11T05:49:42.465-08:00Life, Uncharted -- Thank you for your support.Life, Uncharted -- Thank you for your support.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-38481040420236701782009-12-11T05:28:32.523-08:002009-12-11T05:28:32.523-08:00First I want to say Congratulations for accomplish...First I want to say Congratulations for accomplishing this. I work from home full-time and still can not get up the nerve or the patience to successfully pull this off. I think I would give up in less than 1000 words. And you've managed to blog and live life too. You are the man.<br /><br />I think the gritty edginess of your story is what's needed in today's Christian market. It's a fresh approach and often Christian writers (generally speaking) tend to cushion their themes afraid of offending the readers. A true soldier of the Lord in modern times have lain in the trenches and come up exalted to tell their story. It's real, it's raw and as a writer never be afraid to colour outside the lines. Don't know if my lame opinion helps but it's how I feel.<br /><br />Congrats again and thanks for stopping by my humble place :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-89050833455363277872009-12-01T00:27:13.808-08:002009-12-01T00:27:13.808-08:00congrats on the win. I don't think I have anyt...congrats on the win. I don't think I have anything to add to the Christian themes discussion. You have excellent advise here in the comments. I like what Simon said and CKHB has linked to a great article for thinking and chewing and general consideration. All the best with your book as you edit.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-35334460853411145482009-11-30T17:22:18.325-08:002009-11-30T17:22:18.325-08:00Litdiva:
thank you for joining me as well-- see, t...Litdiva:<br />thank you for joining me as well-- see, the method usually works!<br /><br />I did read the Frost poem several times for some inspiration--it is a beautiful poem. But actually the real inspiration came from a sermon at church the morning of 11/1, when I still hadn't come up with a precise idea. The pastor was talking about the Israelites in the desert for forty years and I saw the phrase "A desert place" in one of the verses he was talking about and bingo! I knew right there I had the title to my novel. <br />I talk about the process I went through on my post of 11/2. It's weird how ideas come sometimes and then they just start to flow.<br /><br />Hope we can continue to network and be mutually beneficial.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-85765548602216392842009-11-30T17:05:05.817-08:002009-11-30T17:05:05.817-08:00Okay I really like your novel concept. Also, does ...Okay I really like your novel concept. Also, does the title come from "I have it in me so much nearer home/to scare myself with my own desert places"? I teach that Frost poem to my second graders each year, it's a fave.<br /><br />And i'm #57!!!! <br /><br />I don't think the Christian themes will do anything negative--just deepen the story and its sense of purpos. <br /><br />And thanx for joining my blog :)<br /><br />Litdiva.blogspot.comlora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-36277552339975687292009-11-30T15:27:04.357-08:002009-11-30T15:27:04.357-08:00Congrats on nano!!! Good job :)
I think my nano w...Congrats on nano!!! Good job :)<br /><br />I think my nano will be marketable. I think it will end up around 65k, and that should work for YA. I'm hoping to give it some time and a lot of polish, then I'll re-evaluate.<br /><br />I know nothing about Christian lit, so I can't help you there. Good luck with it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69266879134972757722009-11-30T14:08:29.652-08:002009-11-30T14:08:29.652-08:00Hey, rLEE-b, major congratulations, my friend! You...Hey, rLEE-b, major congratulations, my friend! You done had did it!<br /><br />I read the excerpt and will definitely be interested in reading the entire story after you have completed it. You da man, man!<br /><br />~ Stephen<br /><"As a dog returns to his own vomit, <br />so a fool repeats his folly." <br />~ Proverbs 26:11>Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4286684914220183562009-11-30T13:04:16.551-08:002009-11-30T13:04:16.551-08:00Yay Arlee!
I do think I walked away from NaNo wi...Yay Arlee! <br /><br />I do think I walked away from NaNo with a marketable project, but more than that one I think readers will appreciate. *Excuse my modesty!*<br /><br />I love my story and it sounds like you feel the same about your masterpiece. That to me is a wonderful start!Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68782141211515854412009-11-30T09:13:27.106-08:002009-11-30T09:13:27.106-08:00Simon -- Thanks for the support and your opinion. ...Simon -- Thanks for the support and your opinion. I wish what I have written attained the high standards of the works you have cited, but you've made a good point.<br /><br />Carrie-- You have offered much helpful advice to your readers. Thanks for the link-- I'll check it out.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-13189096807822074052009-11-30T08:49:40.006-08:002009-11-30T08:49:40.006-08:00I'm glad the John Irving post was useful to yo...I'm glad the John Irving post was useful to you! Congrats on NaNo-ing something that you want to continue with!<br /><br />Here's a link to agent Rachelle Gardener's <a href="http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/search/label/Christian%20Publishing" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">posts on Christian publishing</a>, where she gives her thoughts about what it encompasses... from what you've described, it sounds like you haven't gone "too far" for Christian fiction, and maybe what you'll eventually need to do is get an agent like Rachelle who represents both Christian and mainstream fiction (so long as the mainstream fiction "does not contradict a Christian worldview") and let the agent help you decide how best to pitch the novel, and to which audience?CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49932565595190423812009-11-30T05:54:34.783-08:002009-11-30T05:54:34.783-08:00Congrats on the NaNo win, good sir. That is indeed...Congrats on the NaNo win, good sir. That is indeed an accomplishment!<br /><br />As for the Christian aspect of the novel affecting its salability, I think it would depend on how you handled it. There are Christian themes in Crime and Punishment, but they don't coalesce until the very end. The Chronicles of Narnia offers Christian themes in a very elegant, allegorical manner. If the Christianity is subtly depicted, you've probably got yourself a murder mystery novel. If it's more front-and-center, you've got an edgy Christian murder mystery novel.<br /><br />Just my two cents on that count, though I confess I read very little of either genre, so my comments should be taken with multiple grains of salt!<br /><br />Again, congrats on the win, sir. Happy editing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com