Comments on emilia-plater.com: Let's Get Speaking Comparatively [RTW]

glomps MJ Oh man, I did a video presentation on ...

2010-10-28T16:01:46.944-04:00

*glomps MJ* Oh man, I did a video presentation on Plath last year for English class, & at the part in her bio where she ovens herself I stuck in this "disappointed clown" noise... but even my friends just stared, it was bad LOL. Sounds effects = hit or miss. ILY! I want to!! <333

Plath is synonymous with oven for me. cringe I...

2010-10-26T19:12:09.861-04:00

Plath is synonymous with oven for me. *cringe*

If your books (Cracked Up To Be *sigh*) can be compared to these. I can't wait to read it lovely. Really. I can't gimme gimme. Nao. <3

Michelle - deff. I think you'd like it :) Mag...

2010-10-23T19:04:51.037-04:00

Michelle - deff. I think you'd like it :)

Maggie - No, I agree with you! At least when I write, present tense seems to enable so much more emotion - it's great. And I think I already know what your book would be compared to... Every Book Ever That Is AWESOME hehe

Layton - Yay! They're great. And oh gosh, I love you for asking about being beta partners! Right now I'm in the very beginning stages of a new book, so I think for now I'm gonna be grooving on my own and trying to make it good :) BUT, if you'd like to message me on email/Twitter/here now, I'd love to save your email address and get back to you. Thanks so much for the teaser compliments - I bet your writing is fantastic too! <3

I love this post, Emilia! I'm a big fan of all...

2010-10-23T00:28:23.894-04:00

I love this post, Emilia! I'm a big fan of all three of those books. :D

Okay, also, I was curious if I could email you? And if so, maybe could we be betas or critique partners or something? Do you do that? I've just been reading through your old teasers, and man are they good. I'd love to get your persective or help on my work, and do the same for you! Don't feel bad at all if you can't though, I completely understand. I'll love you either way. Thank you!

Okay, seriously, I love all of those books. And al...

2010-10-23T00:22:38.127-04:00

Okay, seriously, I love all of those books. And all but one of my projects are in present tense. I think you can evoke more emotion through present tense, especially if it's first person as well. But maybe that's just me being silly. <3

Great post! I think it's always cool when people compare; then I know what kind of book I'm looking forward too. Yay! As for myself, I don't even know. I'd have to think about it more, I guess. I'm lame that way. :P

Ooh, great picks, Em! I definitely need to check o...

2010-10-22T01:13:02.642-04:00

Ooh, great picks, Em! I definitely need to check out Two-Way Street

Thanks muchly for the comments, y'all! <3 D...

2010-10-20T19:19:24.950-04:00

Thanks muchly for the comments, y'all! <3 Definitely want to avoid the Plath oven route, hehe. Adore your comparisons and the Courtney/present tense love! Present tense should be tried at least once. Trufax.

Pam - Deff! It's one of my absolute faves.

Matt - aww, I wouldn't say you'd be pretentious! We're all writers on this crazy journey :)

Amie - YOU ARE. Iz tru. <3

Jennifer - It is - and sweet about the comp!

Colene - That's simply awesome. Sounds like something I'd want to read! :D

great comparisons! I'm with everyone else, don...

2010-10-20T13:38:45.111-04:00

great comparisons! I'm with everyone else, don't go the way of Sylvia Plath totally.

I can't compare myself to other writers cause they're published and I am not. lol.

But I was told by a beta that it was like a cross between Alice in Wonderland and a crazy anime. so...yeah, I guess.

One of the market comparisons for my second book w...

2010-10-20T11:45:33.397-04:00

One of the market comparisons for my second book was for Lauren Barnholdt's REALITY CHICK. Haven't read this one one yet. It sounds good!

I agree with Kaitlin. LOL. But Courtney Summers de...

2010-10-20T11:37:09.435-04:00

I agree with Kaitlin. LOL. But Courtney Summers definitely made me fall in love with present tense (except I have yet to write an MS in present. Hmm).

I'm glad to see that you don't plan to emu...

2010-10-20T09:34:50.594-04:00

I'm glad to see that you don't plan to emulate Sylvia Plath in EVERY way lol!

Huge fan of present tense, and I was also inspired...

2010-10-20T08:45:23.999-04:00

Huge fan of present tense, and I was also inspired by the lovely Ms. Summers to write my manuscripts this way. Oh, and I definitely need to read The Bell Jar.

I love present tense, too. I rewrote my ms to pret...

2010-10-20T08:20:44.398-04:00

I love present tense, too. I rewrote my ms to pretense after Ellen Hopkins told me to do it at the LA SCBWI conference this year. (no, I wouldn't jump off a bridge if she told me to).

I compare my book to Twenty Boy Summer, The Body Finder, and Perfect Chemistry even though it has nothing to do with these books. The comparisons are due to the romance, danger, and healing found in the stories. :)

Wait, what? Shut up, of course I'm special. ...

2010-10-20T08:11:47.520-04:00

Wait, what? Shut up, of course I'm special. Right? Right?

Great post--I'm loving this week's road trip, though it's leaving me wanting to read the participants' books even more!

Wow. Slyvia Plath huh? Let's hope you don'...

2010-10-20T08:02:26.694-04:00

Wow. Slyvia Plath huh? Let's hope you don't end up like she did. Poor thing.

This is fun. Too bad I always feel totally pretentious trying to compare my writing to actual published books.