Comments on: The Big Lie–No More Drinking the Publishing Cool-Aid

By: Structure Part III–Introducing the Opposition « Kristen Lamb's Blog

Structure Part III–Introducing the Opposition « Kristen Lamb's Blog — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:03:40 +0000

[…] quick segue here, though. I think a lot of people might have seen the title to Friday’s blog The Big Lie—No More Drinking the Publishing Kool-Aid and thought I was going to tear down the establishments of traditional publishing. I will grant, […]

By: Jennifer Lane

Jennifer Lane — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:33:00 +0000

Thanks for the humorous post! I loved the comparison to Erectile Dysfunction, LOL. I think I can admit that I have a lot to learn when it comes to plot structure without getting too shame-faced.

By: Ted Henkle

Ted Henkle — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:29:18 +0000

Thanks for a great post! Your title is a definate attention-getter!

Ted

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:59:18 +0000

In reply to mo. Since the A is plural and not posessive, there is no apostrophe. "Kool-Aid" is trademareked, thus I choce the generic "Cool-Aid" and shortened Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Amadeus for the flippiant, whimsical tone of the piece. Thank you for taking the time to comment, :D.

By: mo

mo — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:52:37 +0000

A’s, not As.

Kool-Aid, not cool-aid.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, even Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, but “Amadeus” alone was is name of the movie, not the man. Though he was a prodigy, that itself got him nowhere–his father was a music teacher and he never stopped learning from others

You prove your point, though: raw talent won’t do the job. Success comes through discipline, focus and lots of editing and rewriting.

By: Marilag Lubag

Marilag Lubag — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:20:58 +0000

About lacking talent… If one person perseveres, he or she would be good at it. When I was a little girl, I suck at hula hoop. I couldn’t even make one. Then, I watched, practiced and practiced and now, I am able to make it stay in my hips (even the heavy ones, 2 or 3 at the same time) for an hour or two. The point is, if we persevere, we would eventually be good at it.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:17:24 +0000

Great post Kristen. And I love your structure series! I have a file full of semi-developed ideas for novels, but without an understanding of how a novel needs to come together and the discipline to put the knowledge into practice, they’ll always remain a file full of semi-developed ideas 🙂

By: Terrell Mims

Terrell Mims — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:14:10 +0000

No sippin’ on the Kool-Aid over here.

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:08:06 +0000

In reply to Piper Bayard. "Talent without discipline is the unemployed musician." And quotes without all the words make no sense. :)

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:07:06 +0000

Great post, Kristen. The addage in our house is “Talent without is the unemployed musician.” My novel and I are looking forward to Part III of your series. All the best.