tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post7730488295496690786..comments2024-03-20T03:14:54.419-04:00Comments on La Vie en Prose: Is your book melodramatic?Meredith Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-46201295950215096112011-08-22T23:16:25.077-04:002011-08-22T23:16:25.077-04:00Lils - I did not feel Ms. Barnes was criticizing o...Lils - I did not feel Ms. Barnes was criticizing or making fun in anyway. She took the examples out of her slush pile and used them for educational purposes. As a professional, it is prudent to take her opinion as a critique for improvement. <br /><br />Look up other agent blogs and you will find many dos and don'ts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-26272395813553354582011-08-20T10:32:33.947-04:002011-08-20T10:32:33.947-04:00Lils, I didn't see any quotes so these may not...Lils, I didn't see any quotes so these may not be passages taken directly from letters, rather adaptations. <br /><br />But yeah, no one likes to be made fun of. Yet at the same time everyone gets made fun of, so be like a Christina Aguilera song, and have it make you stronger, work just a little be harder... run just a little bit faster.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918640778973671542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-57094422482913063442011-08-19T18:36:53.699-04:002011-08-19T18:36:53.699-04:00You say those stories were in your inbox--did you ...You say those stories were in your inbox--did you have permission to post them here? If not, I don't think it's really ethical to make fun of them on the internet like this.Lilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231904023814482431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-531105151338697362011-08-19T15:49:11.867-04:002011-08-19T15:49:11.867-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-27532721937299024672011-08-19T15:03:38.254-04:002011-08-19T15:03:38.254-04:00The coming out as gay one only seemed "too mu...The coming out as gay one only seemed "too much" when the porn was discovered. Then it just got ridiculous.<br /><br />The idea of "tearing your family apart" interests me greatly because I know how easily it can happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-43304736136041224722011-08-19T14:21:08.862-04:002011-08-19T14:21:08.862-04:00It all comes down to intent though. Melodrama can ...It all comes down to intent though. Melodrama can be a lot of fun, if done intentionally.Christina Aurethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717036758785519912noreply@blogger.com