Comments on: Lots Of Story Ideas -All Of Them Bad http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/lots-of-story-ideas-all-of-them-bad/ The long winding road toward being a writer Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Nikki http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/lots-of-story-ideas-all-of-them-bad/#comment-30 Nikki Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:10:51 +0000 http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-30 hey Mike........nice to see a new post on this blog!! Good luck in your endeavors.....probably not luck, but talent!!! Your talent will take you far there is no doubt about it!! keep us posted on what transpires. ;) Nikki hey Mike……..nice to see a new post on this blog!! Good luck in your endeavors…..probably not luck, but talent!!! Your talent will take you far there is no doubt about it!! keep us posted on what transpires. ;) Nikki

]]> By: mikeholm http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/lots-of-story-ideas-all-of-them-bad/#comment-29 mikeholm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:14:18 +0000 http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-29 Hey, Cliff. I think you're right. This list (and others like it) are probably best as a reference before sending something to that particular publication. I'd bet that even these guys would agree that if a story is well written, it can break their "rules" and still get published. These lists still amuse me, though. Thanks for the comment. Hey, Cliff. I think you’re right. This list (and others like it) are probably best as a reference before sending something to that particular publication. I’d bet that even these guys would agree that if a story is well written, it can break their “rules” and still get published.

These lists still amuse me, though. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Cliff Burns http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/lots-of-story-ideas-all-of-them-bad/#comment-28 Cliff Burns Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:53:44 +0000 http://mikeholm.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-28 Editors are hardly good arbiters of taste--and genre editors the least competent of all. I've been writing for over 20 years and I can count the number of smart, literate, genre editors I've come across (SF/Fantasy/Horror) in that time on my thumbs. Just write what you want to and pay no mind to geeks and dolts... Editors are hardly good arbiters of taste–and genre editors the least competent of all. I’ve been writing for over 20 years and I can count the number of smart, literate, genre editors I’ve come across (SF/Fantasy/Horror) in that time on my thumbs. Just write what you want to and pay no mind to geeks and dolts…

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