tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post2833283894679216269..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: How a Trend is BornThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-77561749487078891212007-05-27T21:33:00.000-04:002007-05-27T21:33:00.000-04:00Hey, Rejector.Just spent three hours reading all o...Hey, Rejector.<BR/><BR/>Just spent three hours reading all of our blog posts (every. single. one.) I do have a question relating to trends/cliches. The YA fantasy market seems to be jam-packed nowadays, especially the dragon theme. Would an agent find it too risky to launch another book into this cooling market? is there even ROOM? (i've tried to give my manuscript a creative twist. I don't know if that will even work anymore). Should I just trust my story and go with it anyway? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1547187530714953972007-05-07T07:06:00.000-04:002007-05-07T07:06:00.000-04:00One happy result of DVC's success was that we got ...One happy result of DVC's success was that we got to resurrect some good books in our backlist that happened to resemble it in some way.Teresa Nielsen Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948135401100244853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-23604661532306804222007-04-24T10:04:00.000-04:002007-04-24T10:04:00.000-04:00Remember, DVC wasn't Brown's first book using chur...Remember, DVC wasn't Brown's first book using church/church history. Angels & Demons came before. And that wasn't really huge until after DVC, And it was published by a different publisher.<BR/>How does this work? Wouldn't the Angels & Demons guys want to keep the second book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-30495721777897606872007-04-23T17:50:00.000-04:002007-04-23T17:50:00.000-04:00(the gospel was probably written over 20 years aft...(the gospel was probably written over 20 years after Jesus died)<BR/><BR/>You're being pretty generous - modern scholarship generally agrees on at least 70 years for the gospels, and even conservative theologians tend to accept 50 years or so.<BR/><BR/>As for the DVC, I don't get it: the end is a total cop-out. How did Brown's agent not demand he put in a satisfying reader experience instead of that, "Oh, gosh... nothing happens after all"? And how does it make any sense? The heroes spend the entire book chasing the truth, and when they find it... they let it drop.<BR/><BR/>If only the heroes had sat down and thought about it, they would have realized they didn't want to know the truth, and the entire book would not have happened.<BR/><BR/>How did a plot that depended on the characters being retards ever get past the agent/editor process?<BR/><BR/>Grr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-40198365438943244032007-04-22T22:09:00.000-04:002007-04-22T22:09:00.000-04:00Eco reads a lot better if you know a LOT of church...Eco reads a lot better if you know a LOT of church history. I really enjoyed The Name of the Rose, but I would have been lost if I hadn't just studied the rise of the Franciscan movement as a challenge to traditional monasticism in class.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-64082814319164946082007-04-22T22:02:00.000-04:002007-04-22T22:02:00.000-04:00Interesting post. I remember when I was reading Th...Interesting post. I remember when I was reading <I>The Da Vinci Code</I> thinking that it was a bit like an accessible version of Eco's <I>Fouccault's Pendulum</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9930550393060332872007-04-22T20:01:00.000-04:002007-04-22T20:01:00.000-04:00It strikes me that someone should really have to b...It strikes me that someone should really have to be an expert on the medieval church to effectively write a book like the Da Vinci Code.<BR/><BR/>Since Da Vinci Code was a waste of paper, I guess there's not really a conflict there.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126750605069711353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-81523086224373814322007-04-22T16:44:00.000-04:002007-04-22T16:44:00.000-04:00When an agent gives you advice, you should general...When an agent gives you advice, you should generally follow it. On the other hand, don't write something you don't want to write. If your passion is YA Gay/Lesbian fiction, go for it. If it's not, do something else.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-83642149695960852402007-04-22T16:37:00.000-04:002007-04-22T16:37:00.000-04:00Thanks, Rejecter. I have a question for you. I r...Thanks, Rejecter. I have a question for you. I ran into an agent neighbor of mine, a very friendly guy, and he told me that YA Gay and Lesbian is very hot right now, and I told him of this idea I had, which he liked and said he'd love to see it if I decided to write it. He said he couldn't sell adult Gay and Lesbian. I do have this YA Gay Lesbian idea, but if I pursue it, I know it'll take me nearly a year to write. It's not what I would most want to write, but do you think it's worth going ahead with it? Or will this "trend" be over in a year? Thanks a lot for your opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com