Comments on: Top Ten Reasons You’re Stuck in the Slushpile http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/ The Fundamentals of Our Publishing are Wrong Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top 10 Reasons You’re Stuck in the Slushpile « The Book Bark! http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-4690 Top 10 Reasons You’re Stuck in the Slushpile « The Book Bark! Sat, 17 May 2008 20:58:36 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-4690 [...] 10 Reasons You’re Stuck in the Slushpile 17 05 2008 Haha, this post from 101 Reasons to Stop Writing made my day. [...] [...] 10 Reasons You’re Stuck in the Slushpile 17 05 2008 Haha, this post from 101 Reasons to Stop Writing made my day. [...]

]]> By: Sean Lindsay http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Sean Lindsay Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:55:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-1395 I also had to leave out "Your writing is full of cliched gags stolen from famous comedians", but it's a <i>top ten</i> list, people, not a "lots of" list. I also had to leave out “Your writing is full of cliched gags stolen from famous comedians”, but it’s a top ten list, people, not a “lots of” list.

]]> By: Erin http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 Erin Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:05:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-1394 I think you need to add one about how you describe who might play your characters in a major motion picture. (I've seen this done. Seriously.) And those actors are Paris Hilton, Gary Coleman, and the guy who played the Indian Head in Deadwood. I think you need to add one about how you describe who might play your characters in a major motion picture. (I’ve seen this done. Seriously.) And those actors are Paris Hilton, Gary Coleman, and the guy who played the Indian Head in Deadwood.

]]> By: Henry http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 Henry Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:16:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-1393 One addendum:<br/><br/>#3b - The agent thought chapter 4 was the best-written of all. One addendum:

#3b – The agent thought chapter 4 was the best-written of all.

]]> By: Paul Riddell http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 Paul Riddell Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:27:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-1392 Thanks to the efforts of Rik Mayall and Ben Elton, I have the surefire query letter that's <i>guaranteed</i> to sell any short story or novel manuscript, and I've had great results with it:<br/><br/>"Darling Fascist Bully-Boy,<br/><br/>"Buy my story, you bastard,<br/><br/>"May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman,<br/> <br/>"Paul."<br/><br/>Well, if that doesn't do it, I don't know what will! Thanks to the efforts of Rik Mayall and Ben Elton, I have the surefire query letter that’s guaranteed to sell any short story or novel manuscript, and I’ve had great results with it:

“Darling Fascist Bully-Boy,

“Buy my story, you bastard,

“May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman,

“Paul.”

Well, if that doesn’t do it, I don’t know what will!

]]> By: Alkelda the Gleeful http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Alkelda the Gleeful Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:53:00 +0000 http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/04/15/top-ten-reasons-youre-stuck-in-the-slushpile/#comment-1391 From now on, I'm addressing <i>all</i> my letters to "The Slushpile." It has an elegant simplicity that exudes squalor.<br/><br/>A few other reasons that didn't make the top 10:<br/><br/>-You described your main character as "quirky."<br/><br/>-The main character's grandmother has "home-spun wisdom."<br/><br/>-Your manuscript has (a)dragons (b)unicorns (c)elves From now on, I’m addressing all my letters to “The Slushpile.” It has an elegant simplicity that exudes squalor.

A few other reasons that didn’t make the top 10:

-You described your main character as “quirky.”

-The main character’s grandmother has “home-spun wisdom.”

-Your manuscript has (a)dragons (b)unicorns (c)elves

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