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Our second group anthology-Submissions to Ignite by end of September, please.
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Sep 12, 2012 08:34AM
We had an initial debate from which Salmagundi emerged. It feels like we're doing it all again.
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Ignite wrote: "We had an initial debate from which Salmagundi emerged. It feels like we're doing it all again."sorry I was late to all this, both in submitting and the title debate (only noticed it today). Please feel free to ignore my point
I vote for keeping it as is (and I promise that it has nothing to do with having to change the cover if it changes ;-))
I'm with Emma. We agreed on this once, why change it again now?
hear hear to keeping it as it has already been agreed once before...if it really offends you that much then you don't have to submit anything... it's not compulsory...
"you" is generic and not directed at anyone specifically btw
Is there still room after all this for a couple of short short stories? I missed the boat for the Gallimaufrey and really regretted it!
I missed the debate last time but am perfectly happy to have Salmagundi. My only reservation was that it might not strongly draw readers to look inside, but it has been mentioned that sales are not the aim, so it doesn't matter if that is the case.I'm honestly fine with anything as the title. It's not for me as a goodreads newcomer to step in and disagree. :)
I don't care what it's called cause I won't be reading the title after I've bought it.
Quite right dear! Unless Oak Tree chooses it for a group read - then we'll be looking at the bleddy thing for a whole month!
Ignite wrote: "Still room and still time Lexie."Thanks!
Jonathan wrote: "I missed the debate last time but am perfectly happy to have Salmagundi. My only reservation was that it might not strongly draw readers to look inside, but it has been mentioned that sales are no..."
Next question is: Who is going to write the blurb?
Now hold on. We have a magic blurb writer in here.Who was it? Will, was it you who sorted out Andy's blurb?
Hate when I can't remember things properly!
I think it was something of a joint effort, Andy wrote his blurb and some people chipped in and made suggestions, so that it was still Andy's blub but said what he wanted it to say,and how he wanted it to say it :-)(Good editing is where the writer doesn't realise the editor has done anything because the work is what the writer had hoped it would be :-))
Yep, think you're correct Jim.We can do the same with the group book blub.
I like 'blub'. :D
So is the person who writes it called a blubber?
D.M. Andrews (GoodReads Author) wrote: "So is the person who writes it called a blubber?"well it reduced me to tears
I wrote it for the first group book and ran it by Simon who said, '... Hmmm... beer... sweet....!'Was it Tim who was such an ace blurber?
Maybe "The Blurb" could be the subject for writing competition no.7?
Sounds like quite a good idea to me, then we can all vote for our favourite which will be the chosen blurb
'The Blurb' sounds suspiciously like a Fifties sci-fi B movie ... I see it as a slime monster that consumes books, terrifying clean-cut American teenagers in the school library, finally to be defeated by keen editing.
No, that's conjuring up images of literary cats coughing up blurballs.
Then it looks as if Blurb is an acronym: the Black Lagoon Underwater Repulsive Being, perhaps.
I live in the sublurbs...
Alright.That's quite enough blurbling in here.
That would be down near the barcode, presumably?
Lexie wrote: "That would be down near the barcode, presumably?"http://www.dublintourist.com/details/...
There had to be one! I must look next time I'm over!
And yes, sorry, Patti! But it's Friday!
I don't drink, but I've often heard people say that, after a night out, everything is just a blurb the next morning...
That casts a new light on 90s Brit Pop!
I was thinking, should we add the winners from the writing contests into the group book? (unless the winners ask not to be included)You could insert them between other stories.
Excellent idea Consider this permission for my one :)
There will need to be a little explanation of how they arose. Without that they are very random!
Would you like a volunteer for that task Ignite?Edit to say, I think that's a job for Jud.
Unpaid overtime. :)
What? 'Cos I've got nowt else to do? Pfft!Ok.
It's all about delegating, darling. :)
It's just a personal opinion but I don't like the idea of the contest bits being added to the book. If used at all perhaps something of their own.
Actually as one of the winners I'm not keen either. It's not typical of what do.
Ignite wrote: "Actually as one of the winners I'm not keen either. It's not typical of what do."I think it should be up to the writer, after all, is there any reason why they cannot just submit it as their contribution?
I can also understand people feeling that this book is something of a 'showcase' and they want something there that gives people an idea of what they do and what they are capable of.
Mind you I took the opposite tack and did something totally unlike my normal stuff, which was quite a liberating experience. Mind you, my normal stuff may well come as a shock to anyone who reads this book :-)
You know what I really love?That EVERYONE in our group knows they can voice their opinion on any topic and it will be heard with respect and will lead to civilised discourse.
Hey! Puns are very civilised!
Why don't you think the contest entries would be suitable, Pat? Perhaps you're seeing something that I'm not. Of course nothing that a writer hadn't agreed to would be included.
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