Evil Editor's Blog, page 378
December 17, 2009
Writing Exercise

You need a Christmas present for that special someone, and time's running out. With no ideas springing to mind you decide to hire a gift counselor--who turns out to be Evil Editor, who has given up his marriage counseling sideline in favor of this more lucrative (he hopes) venture.
Write the scene. 300 words max. Deadline Sunday, 10 AM eastern.[image error]
Published on December 17, 2009 15:43
Face-Lift 710

Spider Slayer
1. Everyone thought the wall-climbing axeman of Dublin, 'Spider' Murphy, was the toughest individual ever to elude capture -- until he met his match. Now the whole island is abuzz -- who can the Spider slayer be? And where is he? Only a trio of schoolgirls meeting in the Starbucks on Buchanan Street to select their next victim know for sure.
2. It's Arachnophobia meets Crocodile Hunter in Spider Slayer, the latest nature TV hit. But the ratings start dropping--until ...
Published on December 17, 2009 06:24
Cartoon 538
Published on December 17, 2009 03:51
December 16, 2009
Satan!

The 2nd Biennial Satan Guess the Plot Quiz
Satan pops up now and then in fake plots, but three of the plots below turned out to be the actual plots of minions' novels. Which ones?
1. Kicked out of heaven, guardian angel Adora is now a high school student. When her brother--Lucifer--shows up wanting the soul of her babysitting charge, Adora refuses to give her up. But can she win this battle in the age-old war between good and evil in time to make it to the prom?
2. T-Dawg had stole some fine hoo...
Published on December 16, 2009 10:41
New Beginning 713
I had yet to begin cleaning out Richard's things. They still lingered in the kitchen, the closets, the den. I couldn't even delete his old files from the computer. Some of them were years old, but I needed something to hold onto. Fifteen years of marriage, yet I still felt like the memories would become hazy.
Our daughter, Sarah, behaved differently than me. I daresay even better than I had. Everything Richard had been purged from her room. She no longer hung about the house. She'd come in and...
Our daughter, Sarah, behaved differently than me. I daresay even better than I had. Everything Richard had been purged from her room. She no longer hung about the house. She'd come in and...
Published on December 16, 2009 06:36
Cartoon 537
Published on December 16, 2009 03:50
December 15, 2009
Success Story

I am writing to let you know that, thanks to you and your minions, I have been experiencing some great success (at least, it's a great success in my opinion).
On October 25, 2007 you, your evil child, and your evil minions critiqued my query (Face-Lift 441). I revised accordingly, and roughly 6 months later, landed my dream agent. I worked with her for nearly a year on revisions, and just this past summer was offered a 2-book deal. My debut YA novel, now titled The Tension of...
Published on December 15, 2009 11:41
Werecreatures!

The 2nd Biennial WereCreature Guess the Plot Quiz
Werecreatures show up in fake plots every so often. But eight of the plots below were actual plots of minions' novels. Which ones?
1. When a blood-drinking serial killer starts operating in New York City, no one knows if it's a vampire or a psycho, but two things are certain: someone's got to stop him, and the best person for the job is a street-smart wolfwoman.
2. By day he's an entrepreneur hunting business deals. By night, John Faustus tears t...
Published on December 15, 2009 09:53
Face-Lift 709

Guess the Plot
The Pearl Keeper
1. Of all the elves who tried the patience of Lady Willifrill, the pesky thieving Pearl Keeper was her least favorite, but her views change when her son James brings his witchy girlfriend round. The evil wench must be disposed of, pronto, and how better to do it, than by making a pact with the elves?
2. Fern, Jasmine, and Daisy find the buried treasure map of little known Caribbean pirate Red Boots at a garage sale and go to Bermuda in search of his buried 'pearl ...
Published on December 15, 2009 06:35
Cartoon 536
Published on December 15, 2009 03:51
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