Chuckle, chuckle. Just back from a couple of weeks away on a couple of tiny tropical islands! I have a LOT of catching up to do in SubStack. A very enjoyable read. Well done.
Oh gosh, Terry, this is brilliant! The last one is heartbreaking and hilarious - or is it hilarious and heartbreaking? I loved the notes and learned a great deal from them - this post is not only an experiment in style but also a tips and tricks post, which I appreciate just as much! Awesome, as always. Not only are you keeping this up with remarkable and impressive consistency (how many experiments IS it now?) but they keep getting more interesting/more exciting/funnier/more clever/more WTH? with every posting!
Oh the comments. I’d like to know the back story of the people/characters commenting. Frustrated writer turned editor? Is one sitting in his Oval Office?
This was just an experiment, and it wasn't even about MY writing and it still made my heart sink, my stomach queasy. I actually got a physical reaction, Terry. That last example killed me. After all the rejections I have received over the last 30 years, you'd think I'd be inured. I think all NEW writers should receive a book full of these examples, so they know what they are getting into. Beautiful!
Loved this! The last version made me smile hugely, as did "Keep the day job". It would be fun to see your comments to the editors' comments, "Dear Editor(s), you all failed to miss the point as well as my mad writing skills, where I draw the reader in not only to wonder, but to figure stuff out."
Chuckle, chuckle. Just back from a couple of weeks away on a couple of tiny tropical islands! I have a LOT of catching up to do in SubStack. A very enjoyable read. Well done.
Oh gosh, Terry, this is brilliant! The last one is heartbreaking and hilarious - or is it hilarious and heartbreaking? I loved the notes and learned a great deal from them - this post is not only an experiment in style but also a tips and tricks post, which I appreciate just as much! Awesome, as always. Not only are you keeping this up with remarkable and impressive consistency (how many experiments IS it now?) but they keep getting more interesting/more exciting/funnier/more clever/more WTH? with every posting!
Liked this post, especially as it appears Ralph Steadman edited your first page!
Such a great experiment and role-play. This act could become a short story itself!
Oh the comments. I’d like to know the back story of the people/characters commenting. Frustrated writer turned editor? Is one sitting in his Oval Office?
Love the last one. Short, to the point and unarguable!
One of the best yet! 🤣👏
This is just like how I annotate thesis chapters from my students 😉
Oh, those editors...
This was just an experiment, and it wasn't even about MY writing and it still made my heart sink, my stomach queasy. I actually got a physical reaction, Terry. That last example killed me. After all the rejections I have received over the last 30 years, you'd think I'd be inured. I think all NEW writers should receive a book full of these examples, so they know what they are getting into. Beautiful!
Loved this! The last version made me smile hugely, as did "Keep the day job". It would be fun to see your comments to the editors' comments, "Dear Editor(s), you all failed to miss the point as well as my mad writing skills, where I draw the reader in not only to wonder, but to figure stuff out."