Comments on: Get Published, Part 6 – Avoiding the Common Pitfalls http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls Novel Writing Tips & Fundamentals - Storyfix.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top Ten Storyfix Posts of 2009 http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1976 Top Ten Storyfix Posts of 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:21:17 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1976 [...] 10.     Get Published, Part 6 — Avoiding the Common Pitfalls [...] [...] 10.     Get Published, Part 6 — Avoiding the Common Pitfalls [...]

]]> By: jurgen wolff http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1764 jurgen wolff Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:46:13 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1764 Great points--and in novels we can't fall back on 3-D to distract people from the story in the story or clunky dialogue... Great points–and in novels we can’t fall back on 3-D to distract people from the story in the story or clunky dialogue…

]]> By: Chris http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1751 Chris Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:47:20 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1751 Larry, I'm always appreciative of the advice and guidelines you offer, whether they are refreshers or new concepts, they always help. Take Care, Chris Larry,

I’m always appreciative of the advice and guidelines you offer, whether they are refreshers or new concepts, they always help.

Take Care,
Chris

]]> By: Story is key « Day By Day Writer http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1747 Story is key « Day By Day Writer Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:51:00 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1747 [...] found a great post on Larry Brooks’ Storyfix.com today, Get Published, Part 6–Avoid the Common Pitfalls. Brooks offers up six problems that get a manuscript a quick rejection, but the best part of the [...] [...] found a great post on Larry Brooks’ Storyfix.com today, Get Published, Part 6–Avoid the Common Pitfalls. Brooks offers up six problems that get a manuscript a quick rejection, but the best part of the [...]

]]> By: Luisa Perkins http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1743 Luisa Perkins Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:38:45 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1743 This post is one of your best; that opening analogy is so powerful for me. A day with a storyfix post is an energized writing day for me. This post is one of your best; that opening analogy is so powerful for me. A day with a storyfix post is an energized writing day for me.

]]> By: Guest Posts, An Endorsement, A Major Announcement and a Little Kink… Not Necessarily in That Order http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1735 Guest Posts, An Endorsement, A Major Announcement and a Little Kink… Not Necessarily in That Order Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:10:18 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1735 [...] would appreciate hearing any feedback you may have on this series.  The last entry — Part 6: Avoiding the Common Pitfalls (see below) — was one of the best posts yet on Storyfix, in my very unobjective opinion.  [...] [...] would appreciate hearing any feedback you may have on this series.  The last entry — Part 6: Avoiding the Common Pitfalls (see below) — was one of the best posts yet on Storyfix, in my very unobjective opinion.  [...]

]]> By: Jenny http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1730 Jenny Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:02:38 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1730 Hi Larry, great post again over at Kelly Diels. I look forward to reading more by you since a major goal of mine for 2010 is to write and sell an ebook on my site. I think my favorite part of this post was that you said "sex without an orgasm is not going to get you a *SECOND* date." Love that. Hi Larry, great post again over at Kelly Diels. I look forward to reading more by you since a major goal of mine for 2010 is to write and sell an ebook on my site. I think my favorite part of this post was that you said “sex without an orgasm is not going to get you a *SECOND* date.” Love that.

]]> By: Larry http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1716 Larry Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:11:12 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1716 @Pegg -- hi Pegg... good question. Sorry for the slang. Pedestrian writing is "amateur" writing. Not bad, but not what a professional would do. Everybody writes, but a pro sounds, well, more polished. The term derives from a "man/woman on the street" analogy -- if you just picked someone at random and asked them to write something for you, chances are it would be legible, but probably not all that professional. Hope this clarifies. It's not a put-down to anyone, just a term to separate the professional writer's expectations from those of the masses. If everyone wrote at the same level, nobody would pay us for our words. @Pegg — hi Pegg… good question. Sorry for the slang. Pedestrian writing is “amateur” writing. Not bad, but not what a professional would do. Everybody writes, but a pro sounds, well, more polished. The term derives from a “man/woman on the street” analogy — if you just picked someone at random and asked them to write something for you, chances are it would be legible, but probably not all that professional.

Hope this clarifies. It’s not a put-down to anyone, just a term to separate the professional writer’s expectations from those of the masses. If everyone wrote at the same level, nobody would pay us for our words.

]]> By: Pegg Thomas http://storyfix.com/get-published-part-6-%e2%80%93-avoiding-the-common-pitfalls/comment-page-1#comment-1715 Pegg Thomas Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:09 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=1793#comment-1715 So what is pedestrian writing? So what is pedestrian writing?

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