tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.comments2021-11-03T09:49:05.993-07:00Sione Aeschliman, LLCSionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062511291942334329noreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-58350444077833009762018-04-19T10:17:20.775-07:002018-04-19T10:17:20.775-07:00Great stuff! Definitely subbing you in two days!Great stuff! Definitely subbing you in two days!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275348328831522969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-63063462125458384722018-04-16T07:16:33.708-07:002018-04-16T07:16:33.708-07:00This is amazing! Thank you for all that you do. Th...This is amazing! Thank you for all that you do. The “one” is very lucky! <br /><br />-Ella YorkElla Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525036451673019194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-65344939804949198842018-04-15T15:28:28.900-07:002018-04-15T15:28:28.900-07:00Thank you for explaining all of this- it really he...Thank you for explaining all of this- it really helped me wrap my head around the process and gave me a renewed appreciation of how much work this amounts to on the editor's end. I can't imagine trying to pick through 50 stong maybe manuscripts!Winter Kranenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-7081686887855741992018-04-03T21:04:37.235-07:002018-04-03T21:04:37.235-07:00Thank you so much, Katie. Knowing I'm not alon...Thank you so much, Katie. Knowing I'm not alone in this helps. =*)S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-85533933788190538072018-02-24T13:11:52.298-08:002018-02-24T13:11:52.298-08:00Terrific explanation of first and second inciting ...Terrific explanation of first and second inciting incidents. Thanks!John Taylorhttp://www.pairswithlife.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-17853475829556432192017-06-27T11:18:02.474-07:002017-06-27T11:18:02.474-07:00Excellent, Diana. I think you're 100% right.Excellent, Diana. I think you're 100% right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460364712966628183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-33335758602790995852017-05-25T22:29:11.524-07:002017-05-25T22:29:11.524-07:00Great question. I would say that if it's a boo...Great question. I would say that if it's a book-length work of creative nonfiction, such as a memoir, yes. Those first fifty pages are going to set up readers' expectations about the book, including pace. But there are different expectations for other kinds of nonfiction books, and I wouldn't try to apply the guidelines from this post to them.S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-80039861047974765852017-05-25T18:55:09.539-07:002017-05-25T18:55:09.539-07:00This post is so helpful. Thanks a bunch!This post is so helpful. Thanks a bunch!Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-54585976554284135692017-05-25T18:54:09.323-07:002017-05-25T18:54:09.323-07:00If the work is non fiction should the first 50 pag...If the work is non fiction should the first 50 pages set the pace?Tamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-22946141754910325622017-04-07T17:45:51.552-07:002017-04-07T17:45:51.552-07:00Hi, Carrie!
As you point out, the theme can be wh...Hi, Carrie!<br /><br />As you point out, the theme can be what's truly unique about the novel and it can be the part that resonates most with the reader, so I like to see them. I think the trick to working a significant theme into a query is to articulate its relationship to the motive, goal, and/or stakes. How is the theme essential to the story you're telling?<br /><br />I realize this S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-68238965780872389922017-04-07T09:00:01.253-07:002017-04-07T09:00:01.253-07:00It's so interesting that you want themes in th...It's so interesting that you want themes in the query! Everything I've read recently, if mentioned at all, says to leave them out. My novel had a significant theme that's unique and dear to my heart, but it feels unrelated to the plot in the context of a tight query. Do you have an examples where this is done well?<br /><br />I'm so excited to submit today! Your blog is chalked Carrie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09805763782450257438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-4577753517480229772017-01-22T23:48:10.477-08:002017-01-22T23:48:10.477-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-11856371117594112332017-01-22T23:46:53.179-08:002017-01-22T23:46:53.179-08:00And I'm so glad you did, Tab! It's interes...And I'm so glad you did, Tab! It's interesting that you talk about having to silence all the other voices in order to hear yourself. A friend who has written a book about the many internal obstacles to creativity calls that Cultivating Quiet.S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-75264744944507913062017-01-22T17:12:47.105-08:002017-01-22T17:12:47.105-08:00This is gorgeous. I don't know any writers tha...This is gorgeous. I don't know any writers that don't feel this, yet we convince ourselves that no one else feels it, and we're the absolute worst. You're the best! Thanks for sharingKatie Spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170735289315293579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-64646113790780981642017-01-22T06:54:09.435-08:002017-01-22T06:54:09.435-08:00Oh. I LOVE this. I too have lived this fear. The b...Oh. I LOVE this. I too have lived this fear. The book you edited was all about overcoming that fear. The limit to the truth we tell is our minds. I had to silence everything, every fear, every doubt in order to hear myself. In the end I could not stop the fear so I decided to write my truth anyway. To write it afraid. It's working out okay so far. More power to all those who write from the Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-51394121825628918762016-10-12T07:08:46.918-07:002016-10-12T07:08:46.918-07:00This is great. Round 3 notes are particularly help...This is great. Round 3 notes are particularly helpful for me as I prepare for my second P2P. Thank you!!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599150081735532865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-11157126393900326112016-09-07T19:07:32.055-07:002016-09-07T19:07:32.055-07:00Oh, yay! Well done! =*)Oh, yay! Well done! =*)S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-26886896529505698292016-09-07T17:57:06.047-07:002016-09-07T17:57:06.047-07:00So naturally, I went and looked at page 50 of both...So naturally, I went and looked at page 50 of both my mss. And hurray, the second inciting incident had just occurred! I'm gaining on this structure goal!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575918094045341783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-436249038603457952016-08-06T09:03:06.220-07:002016-08-06T09:03:06.220-07:00Stephen, I think it's wonderful that you gave ...Stephen, I think it's wonderful that you gave cutting your word count down a shot to see if it worked. Since you're not happy with the results, one thing you might consider is debuting with a different novel that doesn't suffer from the 100K max and then selling this novel at the length it needs to be after that. Best of luck to you!S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-43969820242020435472016-08-04T17:06:24.445-07:002016-08-04T17:06:24.445-07:00Oh hey, a page that was almost assuredly targeted ...Oh hey, a page that was almost assuredly targeted at me. Sorry about redirecting some of my frustration toward you during that contest some months back.<br /><br />I have attacked my story and gotten it down to 100k on the nose, but I feel like I've done some real harm to my characters and my world-building in the process. I don't look back on those edits and feel good and think, "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609061005721289252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-54059546516040876102016-07-02T15:51:16.277-07:002016-07-02T15:51:16.277-07:00Fantastic post. My characters DM is 88% in, but sh...Fantastic post. My characters DM is 88% in, but she then has kind of a "darker" moment, maybe (?) later when the reality of it all finally hits her.<br />Love your blog!lala412https://www.blogger.com/profile/14300929316981967018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-81310028342419538182016-06-06T22:23:38.111-07:002016-06-06T22:23:38.111-07:00Excellent question, Tanna. The climax is defined a...Excellent question, Tanna. The climax is defined as the point in the book with the highest emotional impact. It *might* be the Darkest Moment (as in Hamlet), or it might be the moment of victory when the MC finally resolves the primary conflict. If the DM and the resolution to the primary conflict come really close together, you might even lump them together to form the climax. I'm working S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-1286592681820739042016-06-06T21:04:12.078-07:002016-06-06T21:04:12.078-07:00This is an absolute gem of a post! I love how you ...This is an absolute gem of a post! I love how you set out, very specifically what the DM is and clues as to where and why the DM works.<br /><br />Just from previous background knowledge, I'm assuming the DM is much different than the climax right? Is there any way it can be both? <br /><br />In any case, thanks to your feedback earlier in the year, I actually restructured my chapters, and asTannahttp://teapunknoveling.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-17102343134677622152016-05-16T15:53:07.787-07:002016-05-16T15:53:07.787-07:00You've read mine, and I labor under the delusi...You've read mine, and I labor under the delusion I've done just what you suggest. Its a necessary step but realize it may still fail to get one over the "not for me" hump with a given contest judge, literary agent, acquisitions editor or a garden-variety reader (which for whom is part and parcel of why we do what we do!)<br /><br />One thing that I've found frustratingly Mark Engelshttps://twitter.com/mj_engelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-27252450203367083262016-05-16T12:37:06.681-07:002016-05-16T12:37:06.681-07:00Great point!! :DGreat point!! :DBeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315649277133242658noreply@blogger.com