tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post4996976582633401623..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Editing, Updating, and Completing a ManuscriptUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-30106535427686677672022-05-10T11:20:12.428-04:002022-05-10T11:20:12.428-04:00Thank you, Lynn. I'm moving forward with updat...Thank you, Lynn. I'm moving forward with updating the story - that's really best for the readers!Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-20414050054931724512022-05-05T16:57:58.770-04:002022-05-05T16:57:58.770-04:00True!True!Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33639303789840579702022-05-05T15:41:14.194-04:002022-05-05T15:41:14.194-04:00Gay, using the Middle Ages as the time period soun...Gay, using the Middle Ages as the time period sounds good. On a similar point, I was listening to the history of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales last night and thought technology shouldn't reach fairy tales! Whatever we write will be impacted by new technologies!Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-7368021874574598032022-05-05T14:06:18.491-04:002022-05-05T14:06:18.491-04:00Kathryn, I feel your pain. I wrote the first book ...Kathryn, I feel your pain. I wrote the first book in my mystery series fifteen years before I had a chance to look for a publisher. By then, the opening chapter had to be updated from writing a letter to the FBI to sending an email. In the story's climax, Samantha had to find a phone booth to call the police. Technology moves so fast, I'm considering setting my next book in the Middle Ages.Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-19358142900480682342022-05-05T10:05:16.212-04:002022-05-05T10:05:16.212-04:00Looking forward to reading whatever you decide!Looking forward to reading whatever you decide!Lynn McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035431926823330208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-49815699640799656072022-05-03T22:25:36.992-04:002022-05-03T22:25:36.992-04:00Thanks, Debra. Yes, I've received outstanding ...Thanks, Debra. Yes, I've received outstanding advice!Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-3129618248891271582022-05-03T21:32:20.201-04:002022-05-03T21:32:20.201-04:00I haven't experience this so unfortunately I c...I haven't experience this so unfortunately I can't give any advice. Though, I see you've gotten some sound advice from others. Good luck! debra sennefelderhttp://debrasennefelder.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-35675640493906444812022-05-03T18:53:11.685-04:002022-05-03T18:53:11.685-04:00Saralyn, thank you. Considering the audience is gr...Saralyn, thank you. Considering the audience is great advice!Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-54084552924143752832022-05-03T16:46:41.280-04:002022-05-03T16:46:41.280-04:00I always consider my audience when I make a decisi...I always consider my audience when I make a decision like this. Will your ideal reader enjoy a nostalgia piece, or will she want a more contemporary view? Whatever you decide, I know it will be beautifully written.<br />Saralynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484871081463184438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-2179546226925261632022-05-03T14:49:30.774-04:002022-05-03T14:49:30.774-04:00Donnell, thanks. I did not realize you live in Las...Donnell, thanks. I did not realize you live in Las Cruces - for sure space flight is in your backyard. I'm leaning toward changing it for the same reason TK mentioned she wrote a story when Pluto was still a planet. In my case, it will make the story a bit crisper and cleaner, I think.Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-444145474312616832022-05-03T14:27:22.324-04:002022-05-03T14:27:22.324-04:00Kathryn, what do you want to do? I have a manuscri...Kathryn, what do you want to do? I have a manuscript that I wrote at the turn of the 20th century. To change it would mean so much rewriting and I did considerable research. However, I think you have an outstanding opportunity because space flight is literally happening outside our front doors -- at least mine as I live in Las Cruces, and White Sands is just a hop skip and Hwy 70 jump away from me. Good luck with whatever you decide!Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-41851856129020267022022-05-03T13:58:06.640-04:002022-05-03T13:58:06.640-04:00Thanks Anonymous TK (not sure why the BlogSpot is ...Thanks Anonymous TK (not sure why the BlogSpot is doing the "anonymous" thing! That was not on BlogSpot yesterday when I left a comment on your blog). I'm pretty much convinced that I'll have to change it! And every opinion really counts - thanks!Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-19002461328448731272022-05-03T13:54:30.555-04:002022-05-03T13:54:30.555-04:00I don't know what "ost" stands for, ...I don't know what "ost" stands for, except that in reading and writing, it means Out of School Time for school kids, which does not make sense in the Sue Grafton context above. Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-80483593804512590922022-05-03T13:14:17.663-04:002022-05-03T13:14:17.663-04:00Kathryn, glad to hear someone else is playing arou...Kathryn, glad to hear someone else is playing around with other genres! I agree with AD (Anonymous Debra) that you need to update the story. I had the same issue with a story about Pluto (when it was still a planet). ~ATK (Anonymous TK)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-13851587299387704232022-05-03T13:10:16.115-04:002022-05-03T13:10:16.115-04:00Anonymous Debra, what is the "ost"?~Anon...Anonymous Debra, what is the "ost"?~Anonymous TKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-27764318496111986222022-05-03T12:25:54.431-04:002022-05-03T12:25:54.431-04:00A great point - thanks.A great point - thanks.Kathryn Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067967796070905676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-54477662936457556742022-05-03T12:03:12.236-04:002022-05-03T12:03:12.236-04:00Anonymous today was Debra H. Goldstein commenting ...Anonymous today was Debra H. Goldstein commenting from a phoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-25731615512187160212022-05-03T12:02:21.868-04:002022-05-03T12:02:21.868-04:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33129611011581435582022-05-03T12:02:21.003-04:002022-05-03T12:02:21.003-04:00Depending on when you set the story, I would feel ...Depending on when you set the story, I would feel cheated if it implied the story was current but it didn’t accurately reflect today’s world. Now, if you kept it in the ost like Sue Grafton did….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com