June 30, 2006
Well, Now They Know.
The people in Writer's Group seem quite surprised by the solution to my murder mystery, and not 100% dissatisfied, either.
I'm trying to get away from the type of chick-generated puzzle in which the crime was committed either by the sexist, or by the woman who likes to wear fur in public. Or the real estate developer: that's a subtle one.
Now all I have to do is finish this thing and then burn it send it to potential agents/publishers. Piece of cake.
I'll be 44 years old in a week and a half; I've got to get a move on.
Posted by: Attila Girl at
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44? Most people that age are dead. I should know, I've been dead 20 years. 21 in November.
Remember one thing: literary agents are nothing but failed writers who like to pass on their failures to others.
Posted by: clyde at July 01, 2006 06:06 AM (6m+7s)
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Very encouraging; thanks
Posted by: Attila Girl at July 01, 2006 06:53 AM (4IuF2)
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BTW, you CAN get a book published without a literary agent, and without having to pay for it yourself. Check out University presses. You get to keep the 15% and your book goes into the same stores. You just have to find a press that prints the kind of stuff you write. I did. My first royalty check is due in September. I plan to buy a new bathmat and maybe a shower curtain.
Posted by: clyde at July 01, 2006 06:58 AM (6m+7s)
Posted by: Attila Girl at July 01, 2006 07:13 AM (4IuF2)
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Baseball at the turn of the century, written in a sort of tongue-in-cheek style. It's the story of my late great uncle who played major league ball between 1911-1919, as a spitball pitcher with the Braves, Cubs and Phillies, and was teammates with the original Cy Young. I included lots of newspaper clips from the era to show what it was like to be alive, play professional baseball, and live in an enormously-changing America. The book is titled "Spitting on Diamonds" and is available at stores near you or on Amazon.com
See? Ask a question, get a commercial.
Posted by: clyde at July 01, 2006 08:06 AM (6m+7s)
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Oh, it was published by the University of Missouri Press.
Posted by: clyde at July 01, 2006 08:07 AM (6m+7s)
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And sometimes literary agents just happen upon your blog and tell you to send your novel. Trust me, you never know who's reading.
Posted by: Joan at July 05, 2006 05:14 PM (wZLWV)
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