From: A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org

On 23.01.19, Capuchin   wrote:
> On 22 Jan 2019 "A. Tina Hall"  wrote:
>> On 22.01.19, Capuchin   wrote:

>>> A while ago, I stopped submitting a ms. to agents and decided to
>>> change the couple of things people said might be putting agents off
>>> -- too long (120K words), and two of the main characters are
>>> demons.
>>
>> Mind, I've given up on published books being what I want to read, so
>> I'm not exactly reflecting potential customers, but for me, longer =
>> better, and without further info, demons as main characters makes it
>> more interesting.

> The 'level' of my writing is considered suitable for YA fiction
> (still haven't worked out if that's a compliment or a denunciation).

Hm, I wouldn't know either. I guess it depends on whether you're happy
with it, or would rather target another audience.

> According to more than one source in the trade, having a demon
> severely limits a book's potential because of the obvious link to
> Satanism. Evil, pit-dwelling, soul-eating folk, fine, but the name
> 'demon' stigmatizes them.

Hrmpf.

> I can't pull off making up a word, and I can't find anything
> reasonably close in mythology.

I used to have no problem with that. If you supply some info, I could
try to come up with something, or maybe others will.

>> For me, trolls aren't really interesting at all. :)

> Yeah, but it's just a name. The fact that they come from the roots of
> mountains is about the only parallel to the standard troll.

It's weird, some words I attach to my own stuff and redefine the
meaning, and some words just draw an image that's hard to shed.

>> What manuscripts did you submit, it must have been something
>> finished, no?

> I have two which are truly submissable, and two which I could submit
> hoping there'd be enough of a delay between a request for sample
> chapters and a demand for the full text that I could whip them into
> shape.

> Everything else ranges from a couple of chapters to a lot of words
> but the plot isn't really kicking in yet.

If you find a method to change that, let me know! :)

>> Added more text over the years, now there's a 7th, and a Steam
>> friend that read them says it should be part of the series (it does
>> tie up some loose ends, like getting rid of the evil overlords -
>> which the initial story wasn't about).
>>
>> They got rolling, got momentum. :)

> I'm sorry, but I don't recognize your name (except from here). Have
> you had any of these published? Where can I buy them?

No, not published anywhere.

I write them to have something to read that I like. These days I
wouldn't mind publishing if I got money for it, but have no idea how to
go about that within my abilities, and slush piles are big anyway. Few
people ever actually get money for it, and I guess most are in it for 'I
want the world to read my stuff', which I'm not.

Once I've spellchecked the finished story on the next reread (that Steam
friend emphasized the need for a spellcheck), I could send the first
book to you for whatever comments you would have. Right now my mind's
firmly focussed on the unfinished one, though.

--
[The Quiet Sea]
"That is something Jeahnira should like, too, if only to yell at it as well."
                     -- Dersia, Seasons & Elements 2/3: Controlling the Magic


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