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A: I shouldn’t have
to give you words of encouragement because you had already won. You had the
courage to submit your manuscript and was recognized by a publisher as being
worthy of their time to correspond back to you. I’m sure they mentioned
something like they were interested in a different genre or would be unable to
publish your work at this time or any number of excuses. Publishers now-a-days are very leery of simply
disregarding manuscripts for two reasons. One is that in the hopes that you
might submit to them again with something they can make money on (which is
their bottom line). The second reason is that they don’t want to get hit with a
George R.R. Martin or J. K. Rollins. I must also point out that each of these well-known
authors was rejected a few times. Yes I’m being sarcastic. I hope this helps.
SD
Q: SD, I wrote a
short story and had two villains going after each other. I thought it was a
good story, but I was told that it goes against the norm (paraphrased). What do
you think?
A: Whoever told you
that is full of crap. I may be called many things, but stopping someone from
their vision isn’t one of them. Some of the greatest bad guys who fight bad
guys are sometimes seen as a hero on the big screen, small screen, in
animation, and in comics, but at the end of the day are still a bad guys (or
vigilante). You tell me if I’m wrong with this list; Batman, Green Arrow, the
Hulk, The Flash, and Superman. I know the man-of-steel hasn’t shown up in a
live action TV show or a Movie in this light, but he has in comics and
animation. As far as I see this, you are the captain of your ship (even if it’s
a pirate ship). Raise the skull and cross bones and go after a crooked navel
captain who forced your wife to his bed. As they say, nice is good, but bad is
better. I hope this helps. SD
Q: SD, Do you have any tips on writing a love
triangle? I keep ending up with a mess.
A: I’m somewhat confused about what you consider a mess. A
love triangle is very simple, but can take many different forms and directions.
If you are trying to obtain a single conclusion, but end up with something
entirely different then count it as a happy accident. If the girl doesn’t end
up with the good boy or the rich girl doesn’t hook up with the poor boy it’s
ok. Let’s say the girl the good boy is in love with the bad rich boy and dumps
the good boy for the money, then that’s a wrap. You can always flip the script
at the end if you are not satisfied.
Even the classic film The Graduate flipped the script at the end. Let’s say the bad guy wins and gets the girl. As far as your story goes, it looks as if they’re going to live happily ever after. I don’t see where there’s a problem. Oh, but the poor boy is consoled by the school’s loner. She is a very nerdy girl in some of his classes and through her compassion to give the good boy a shoulder to cry on, she catches him on the rebound. The girl is actually very beautiful and hid herself because she is extremely shy. Because of the good boy she comes out of her shell and the girl who had decided to go with the money can’t come close to her in looks or kindness. Not only that, the once nerd girl's parents have so much wealth that if you were to compare them to the bad boy who had stolen away his first love, her parents would be considered a country and the boy’s parents a mud hut.
They call it a love triangle, because there are always three people in the beginning. However, no one ever said it has to remain with only three people or the relationship that is expected should be the final outcome. I hope this helps. SD
Even the classic film The Graduate flipped the script at the end. Let’s say the bad guy wins and gets the girl. As far as your story goes, it looks as if they’re going to live happily ever after. I don’t see where there’s a problem. Oh, but the poor boy is consoled by the school’s loner. She is a very nerdy girl in some of his classes and through her compassion to give the good boy a shoulder to cry on, she catches him on the rebound. The girl is actually very beautiful and hid herself because she is extremely shy. Because of the good boy she comes out of her shell and the girl who had decided to go with the money can’t come close to her in looks or kindness. Not only that, the once nerd girl's parents have so much wealth that if you were to compare them to the bad boy who had stolen away his first love, her parents would be considered a country and the boy’s parents a mud hut.
They call it a love triangle, because there are always three people in the beginning. However, no one ever said it has to remain with only three people or the relationship that is expected should be the final outcome. I hope this helps. SD
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