Less Complicated...

[j_cheney]

marthawells commented that she needs to make her plots less complicated. ::sigh:: It's a sad thing when one has to make a plot simple in order to make it saleable.

One of my favorite authors, Ansen Dibell, wrote 5 novels in the High King of Kantmorie series. The plot was complicated, half-way between science-fiction and fantasy, and wonderful. The first three novels came out from DAW, the last two were never even published in English, only French and Dutch. ::sighing again:: (If anyone has either of those in French, please let me borrow! I was looking at one on-line, and it was selling for 93 Euros....two days before Dibell passed away. I haven't had the nerve to hunt for them since. They've probably only gotten more expensive.)

I got my newest Kim Richey CD. Evidently I listen to "alternative country" now.

Comments

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Vol. 5 (le soleil du grand retour) sells for 15 euros on priceminister. Want me to order it?

Wow!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Sure! It even looks like it's a limited edition. That would be great. I'm not in a rush, though, so if you can't right now, that's OK. I can pay you through Paypal. ;o)

It's actually volume four that's the pricey one (Aux confins de l'ouragan). That was the one running at 93 Euros. I just haven't found a price I'm willing to pay for that one.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Nothing wrong with alt-country (sez the guy listening to a 1960s jananese surf-guitarist play classical music).

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Pffft! I can't even imagine that!

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

It's like The Venturas meets Beethoven.

Complications

[namelessarchon.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is a sad day in the world when we start having to down dress our work. One of my best friends is a professor at Ball State University. Each semester he asks the class of incoming freshmen to answer this question, 'Which came first, the revolutionary or civil war?' Less than a half, usually around 46% can answer the question correctly. This is our future, and now we have to write for them...

Re: Complications

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Oh, Heavens!! You would think that you could at least use logic to figure that one out. That's so sad.

Re: Complications

[namelessarchon.livejournal.com]

'Logic' probably cost them the 4% below the 50/50 mark, because a guess should at least get the class to 50% ^_^