tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post2730151642624192246..comments2024-03-28T22:20:16.362-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: AGENT LAUREN MACLEOD AND HOLLY BODGER GUEST POST AND QUERY CRITIQUE AND 5 TO 1 GIVEAWAY Casey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-47886599427066253462015-05-29T22:34:59.859-04:002015-05-29T22:34:59.859-04:00And shouting out on Twitter!!
https://twitter.com/...And shouting out on Twitter!!<br />https://twitter.com/TuckSW<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705634002563306993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-59807842687273277342015-05-29T22:21:20.783-04:002015-05-29T22:21:20.783-04:00Firstly, thank you for all the work you do on this...Firstly, thank you for all the work you do on this site. It is such a fantastic resource. <br /><br />Reading this interview I really got the sense that raising the stakes can also help one figure out when their story really "starts" and assist in avoiding unnecessary backstory, meaningless subplots, etc. <br /><br />I'd like to enter for the query critique. My email is williamdavidtuck@gmail.com<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705634002563306993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-57213449923126313032015-05-28T00:45:48.985-04:002015-05-28T00:45:48.985-04:00'Scuse me, gotta go raise the stakes even high...'Scuse me, gotta go raise the stakes even higher for my main character! Thanks for the insights, and please do enter me in your contests.Ilona Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779566645243560403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-84454896071633126372015-05-25T20:06:30.250-04:002015-05-25T20:06:30.250-04:00Congrats to Holly on her release! This book sounds...Congrats to Holly on her release! This book sounds amazing. Verse and prose, that I've got to check out.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-50639864025288674102015-05-25T11:02:42.830-04:002015-05-25T11:02:42.830-04:00And congrats to your daughter! And congrats to your daughter! Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-75446735692021472532015-05-25T11:02:01.937-04:002015-05-25T11:02:01.937-04:00Thanks for this excellent and detailed reminder to...Thanks for this excellent and detailed reminder to raise the stakes. I think I've been guilty of the "or the world ends" stakes, but I'm reformed now, mostly. :P <br />Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-12727544770498961322015-05-24T07:53:59.692-04:002015-05-24T07:53:59.692-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-78610117878121130442015-05-23T19:59:29.987-04:002015-05-23T19:59:29.987-04:00Sounds interesting! And congrats to your daughter!...Sounds interesting! And congrats to your daughter!Andrea P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12444508395527302043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-42936587328187901202015-05-23T10:11:42.016-04:002015-05-23T10:11:42.016-04:00What a great premise. I really want to read this o...What a great premise. I really want to read this one. I would love the chance at a query critique. I will also be tweeting about this. So glad I happened upon this, while researching an agent I'm querying.J. R. Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122383837141731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-77867480092825927252015-05-22T14:55:06.874-04:002015-05-22T14:55:06.874-04:00Congrats to Holly! It amazes me that people keep s...Congrats to Holly! It amazes me that people keep saying dystopian is dead when there are great new ones getting published all the time. Holly sure is stepping out of the box by basing something on India. I love diversity!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-65393573680428691702015-05-22T14:03:57.068-04:002015-05-22T14:03:57.068-04:00My first comment did not seem to go through so I a...My first comment did not seem to go through so I am trying again.<br /><br />I agree that stakes often =death in many novels. Often but not always. Sometimes the stakes are the MC's integrity or sanity.ehalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903327489664603881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-39515893670029802362015-05-22T13:09:06.480-04:002015-05-22T13:09:06.480-04:00Ooh that sounds like a fantastic premise! It sound...Ooh that sounds like a fantastic premise! It sounds much more orderly than the wars that have previously broken out when the gender ratio has gotten out of balance..<br /><a href="http://blog.ajlauer.net" rel="nofollow">AJ Lauer</a>AJ Lauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354238149097137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-76976856140274788152015-05-22T09:40:03.581-04:002015-05-22T09:40:03.581-04:00I enjoyed this dialogue very much. It helps clarif...I enjoyed this dialogue very much. It helps clarify a novel's trajectory in so many ways. The idea of "stakes" often sounds cut and dried, but this conversation gave it real texture.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-53826654025100400132015-05-21T22:04:39.609-04:002015-05-21T22:04:39.609-04:005 to 1 sounds like a great read and I think the pr...5 to 1 sounds like a great read and I think the premise is fascinating. I am curious to learn more about the world Holly created. I also enjoyed learning more about the stakes from both Holly and Lauren. <br /><br />Thanks so much for the giveaway. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-19153948134886358732015-05-21T19:27:40.632-04:002015-05-21T19:27:40.632-04:00This is an interesting discussion of "stakes&...This is an interesting discussion of "stakes" in fiction. Holly Bodger states on her website and in this interview that James Scott Bell insists that the stakes in fiction must be death. While death lurks in many good novels, especially in thrillers, more subtle factors are at stake in other equally good works of fiction. For example, characters may need to come to terms with the death of a family member in a novel like Kathryn Erskine's _mockingbird (mok′ ing-bûrd)_. In _The Wednesday Wars_ by Gary D. Schmidt, a young student and his teacher begin with conflict but eventually learn to appreciate one another's talents and insights. I hope that we can allow a wide range of stakes in good novels of different kinds. <br /><br />I'm interested in both the critique and in the book. janetheller at charter.netJanet Hellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948999918568830436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-84652619077750011112015-05-21T13:26:02.072-04:002015-05-21T13:26:02.072-04:005 To 1 sounds so interesting and it's kind of ...5 To 1 sounds so interesting and it's kind of scary that the premise could actually be true in the future with the gender selection that is popular today!<br />My tweet: https://twitter.com/suekitty13/status/601438393315143681Susan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10275902011437565283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-63323715864166557422015-05-21T00:06:56.051-04:002015-05-21T00:06:56.051-04:00Don't enter me for the critique, but please en...Don't enter me for the critique, but please enter me for the book. The book sounds intriguing. I've seen a few reviews for it and would love to read it. <br /><br />meredithfl at gmail dot comMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235068897418646736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-18512174895538818772015-05-20T17:43:46.851-04:002015-05-20T17:43:46.851-04:00Great advice on stakes! I've wanted to read 5 ...Great advice on stakes! I've wanted to read 5 TO 1 since I first heard about it - the premise sounds fantastic. I'd be thrilled to win either the book or the critique. Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-54455759932576051332015-05-20T15:16:47.423-04:002015-05-20T15:16:47.423-04:00Those toothless gerbils might cause death by cuten...Those toothless gerbils might cause death by cuteness overload. ;)<br /><br />It's so true about raising the stakes. I love how you mentioned the different types of death. It's easy to go for the physical one, but the other two are just as important. Congrats, Holly! I love the premise of your book. Beautiful cover too!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-9811716216694185372015-05-20T12:23:32.373-04:002015-05-20T12:23:32.373-04:00Happy graduation to your daughter!
Yeah, making i...Happy graduation to your daughter!<br /><br />Yeah, making it personal is what hooks me too. Congrats, Holly! Definitely want to check out your book.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-77468565538879012422015-05-20T09:38:44.175-04:002015-05-20T09:38:44.175-04:00I've already got 5 to 1 on my TBR list so a fr...I've already got 5 to 1 on my TBR list so a free copy would bump it right to the top, but a query critique would be awesome too because I haven't perfected how to lay out the stakes yet. I tweeted about the giveaway.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601415592841037784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-15767093922882611852015-05-20T09:35:00.506-04:002015-05-20T09:35:00.506-04:00The very personal stakes are always what get me ho...The very personal stakes are always what get me hooked on a book. <br /><br />Congrats to your daughter!Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-25946578622223531412015-05-20T08:58:13.834-04:002015-05-20T08:58:13.834-04:00What a fantastic discussion of raising the stakes....What a fantastic discussion of raising the stakes. Please enter me in the contest. Ann Finkelsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505478203827894237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-28713398918974140782015-05-20T02:38:13.504-04:002015-05-20T02:38:13.504-04:00sounds interesting, thanks for the giveaway
sounds interesting, thanks for the giveaway<br /><br />Eli Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207823134263812836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-52586210895445287172015-05-20T01:32:31.048-04:002015-05-20T01:32:31.048-04:00Great post with lots of valuable information. Than...Great post with lots of valuable information. Thanks for that. Please let someone else win. I absolutely love the cover of 5 to 1, but am buried in books right now.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.com