tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post650704154627102569..comments2023-07-04T10:43:29.349-05:00Comments on The Lextopia: New Day Job Will Let Me WriteThe_Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-53814381598484204702007-01-07T14:48:00.000-06:002007-01-07T14:48:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, the story attempted at realism but ...Unfortunately, the story attempted at realism but failed miserably. I would have to do a lot more research to figure out how a small group of teenagers could steal parts to make nuclear bombs and what parts they would have to steal.<br /><br />You do bring up a good point about the tone of a story can alter its sellability. An absurd angle on that story could possibly have found an interesting The_Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-70698066859014708492007-01-05T20:45:00.000-06:002007-01-05T20:45:00.000-06:00Lex, I have to tell you something about the genre ...Lex, I have to tell you something about the genre of angst-ridden younsters blowing up any institution, let alone the whole country with nukes.<br /><br />Back in middle school, I wrote a game for a primitive (by today's standards) engine called ZZT. In this adventure, you kill teachers and students you don't like, blow up the school, and even waste the bus driver on your way out. The school Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-34395773454135280612007-01-05T12:25:00.000-06:002007-01-05T12:25:00.000-06:00Haven't marketed the story yet. I had the impressi...Haven't marketed the story yet. I had the impression that magazines accepted unsolicited manuscripts for short stories. Apparently, I could be wrong.<br /><br />And that kind of stinks. I have yet to reach the point where I can query a magazine before I write the story. I have the basic idea, but the details that make the story good have become something of a bitch.<br /><br />Thanks to the The_Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042029949389704751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15397078.post-49772255928598006682007-01-05T05:13:00.000-06:002007-01-05T05:13:00.000-06:00All you can do is write. And then revise, revise, ...All you can do is write. And then revise, revise, revise. If you want someone to look at your story I'd love to read it.<br /><br />What are the specifics on the format that the editor gave you?Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575673813724483738noreply@blogger.com