Comments on: My novel is about . . . http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/ to beyond and back Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ellen http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-31 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:32:32 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-31 Thanks very much to everyone who posted a comment here. Your feedback was greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Helen http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-30 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:12:55 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-30 I like No. 2 but maybe splintered magic or the rough magic of no 3 (homage to Mary Stewart perhaps??) is good too.

]]> By: Tracey Rolfe http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-29 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:49:46 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-29 I think I’m with everyone else and prefer no. 2, though there’s not much in it for me (at least between 1 and 2). No. 1 could get my vote if it were more specific, ie “save the world from…”, because to me that’s the interesting part, though whether you can sum that up in a few words is another thing. I like “bitter blood feud” — suggests some of the other things that are going to crop up in the novel.

“Ruptured” in no. 2 is a stumbling block for me — like Kirstyn, I do like Lita’s suggestion of “fractured”. No. 2 is interesting, but no.2 suggests a novel with one main character, whereas no. 1 suggests two.

Like Natalie, “exiled” raises questions for me, but then so does “outcast” in no. 2 — very similar questions, which is probably why I like them both. No. 3 — yeah, the whole falling star thing just seems like something that’s by the by, rather than important to the plot, even though I know it is. It doesn’t have enough gravitas.

]]> By: Ellen http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-28 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:19:48 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-28 by no means is it too late – I’m enjoying this immensely :-)

]]> By: E. Markham http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-27 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:24:55 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-27 A bit late for me to comment on the pitch lines, but I thought I’d drop in and say: Nice theme. :)

]]> By: Kirstyn McDermott http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-26 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:24:05 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-26 Yes, “fractured” is a great suggestion!

]]> By: Lita K http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-25 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:28:41 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-25 I like no. 2 as well. And like Kirstyn the word ‘ruptured’ doesn’t flow. How about ‘fractured’ Or ‘corrupted’? Maybe? You ought to do the David Bowie thing and print out all your sentences, cut them up and then randomly select a beginning and an end. Who knows what they could end up reading like.

]]> By: Kirstyn McDermott http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-24 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:13:19 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-24 I like #2 as well, except for the word “ruptured”. It doesn’t seem to fit, somehow. (Makes me think of body parts and medical procedures.)

]]> By: Sarah http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-23 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:44:37 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-23 might be too late, looks like the votes are in….#3 initially my fav. #1 too much like a newspaper headline – cheesy…. #2 good, except for the ruptured magic, prefer rough magic and blood feud and like that it doesn’t immediately open about a ‘young woman’ that’s the only down side to #3. I prefer the reference to young exile, but like the rest of #3. fabulous stuff. Congrats!

]]> By: Emma http://ellenvgregory.com/2011/03/16/my-novel-is-about/#comment-22 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:41:39 +0000 http://ellengregory.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-22 add another vote for #2, what is ruptured magic? and I agree the falling star in #3 doesn’t seem relevant .. is it about destiny / fate?

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