Clearly a very touchy amateur who doesn't understand that titles are crucial. If I were her editor, btw, I might have suggested "Return to Sender" because it's more oblique. I prefer titles that suggest.
At 12, mad for all things Hitchcock, I aspired to be published in that magazine, with a companion episode on the TV show. This idea would have hooked me. I can see it as a half-hour show introduced by the master. But with your title, not hers.
Commenting on people's work is so fraught with potential potholes... When people ask me to read their stuff, I pussyfoot, and I know these people, they've read my stuff, so we've established a writerly relationship, so to speak, lol. But still... careful, careful, slow moves :) - This is a funny post, Richard!
So funny! I would absolutely read „The Street“ expecting a really cool modern spin of a story, Avantgarde even. And would have been disappointed by the plot soon after. Your title would have warned me :) lots of woulds in this comment. Sorry it’s 11pm #tiredmom
Clearly a very touchy amateur who doesn't understand that titles are crucial. If I were her editor, btw, I might have suggested "Return to Sender" because it's more oblique. I prefer titles that suggest.
At 12, mad for all things Hitchcock, I aspired to be published in that magazine, with a companion episode on the TV show. This idea would have hooked me. I can see it as a half-hour show introduced by the master. But with your title, not hers.
Commenting on people's work is so fraught with potential potholes... When people ask me to read their stuff, I pussyfoot, and I know these people, they've read my stuff, so we've established a writerly relationship, so to speak, lol. But still... careful, careful, slow moves :) - This is a funny post, Richard!
I’d read “666 Chestnut.” Not so much “The Street.”
Your title sounds way juicier!
I laughed at this one...actually I'm pretty sure I laugh at all your posts. Thank you Richard.
A lot of humour and tension. It's hard to take feedback if you're not ready for it.
So funny! I would absolutely read „The Street“ expecting a really cool modern spin of a story, Avantgarde even. And would have been disappointed by the plot soon after. Your title would have warned me :) lots of woulds in this comment. Sorry it’s 11pm #tiredmom
Oh yeah Laura The Street would work too in a different way