tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post4414982498062578656..comments2024-01-18T05:18:48.819-05:00Comments on Wombat's World <small>(a blog for writer K. A. Laity)</small>: Epiphanies and InspirationK. A. Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-74336996959462381682011-04-07T22:24:02.138-04:002011-04-07T22:24:02.138-04:00There's never any shortage of idiocy, in publi...There's never any shortage of idiocy, in publishing or anywhere else, of course.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-59703329688878772312011-04-07T22:02:43.278-04:002011-04-07T22:02:43.278-04:00Well, unfortunately a lot of publishers do make th...Well, unfortunately a lot of publishers do make those kind of asinine statements. It may be idiocy but it's also a reality.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-91869578656534540562011-04-07T21:58:10.789-04:002011-04-07T21:58:10.789-04:00Nope, I'm not talking about escaping genre, ei...Nope, I'm not talking about escaping genre, either...the fact that nothing escapes genre means in this case that complaints about stuff Not Following the Rules are bullshit complaints. "Horrors! There are no blatant bad-sitcom Italian-American stereotypes in this film! What kind of heartwarming romantic comedy can it be?" "You got steampunk in this romance!" Utter idiocy.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-36952981458350621422011-04-07T21:48:31.140-04:002011-04-07T21:48:31.140-04:00I'm not talking about escaping genre: I'm ...I'm not talking about escaping genre: I'm talking about artificially extracting what falls outside genre in order to market it. Being told you can't do something because it's X genre -- which does happen. Or "we only accept X" because we are a [insert genre] publisher.<br /><br />Rehearsal went very well. I'm sure it will be a fun show tomorrow night.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-67520820167299504612011-04-07T20:05:23.865-04:002011-04-07T20:05:23.865-04:00Break a leg tonight, if you're indeed not alre...Break a leg tonight, if you're indeed not already performing! (Animal legs or any sort acceptable in this case.)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-2057757567384478602011-04-07T20:04:18.672-04:002011-04-07T20:04:18.672-04:00"[...]but you see within the snappy patter th..."[...]but you see within the snappy patter the guy who wrote Moonstruck."<br /><br />I sure do. You feel about puns the way I feel about Shanley's work. Only you're more gracious about it.<br /><br />Well, as I like to chant, nothing escapes genre...what's necessary is to use the elements correctly and honestly, with as fresh an eye as possible. And then get it down in a less Shanleyesque way than those before us, if at all possible.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com