editor: your work is too wordy
tolstoy: really
editor: and too long
tolstoy: wow
editor: yeah, no one will ever publish this
tolstoy: too long and wordy huh
editor: and if they did, no one would ever read it
tolstoy: any advice
editor: find another line of work, forget this nonsense
tolstoy: okay
editor: no problem. you just ain't got it, not your fault
tolstoy: yeah
editor: hey
tolstoy: what
editor: hold your head up, writing is not for everyone
tolstoy: (looking up) I suppose the same could be said for editing
18 comments:
Lol. Bravo!
Thanks Gerry. A toast to all the editors out there. :-D
"Wait, work with me here - we could cut it in half and put it out in Cliff Notes form. Of course, we wouldn't pay royalties at the same rate."
Spoken like a true editor. They mean well but their job is impossible. You know what? I think I need a lime in my house. Right now I have none and the poverty is killing my soul. :-D
Key limes are best!
Limes are key to a full and happy life. A lime a day, so they say, upon the light and upon the hay, will keep at bay, as we lay, the demons of the day. :-D
Got lime?
Pretty funny! I want the T-shirt.
You get the T-shirts made and I'll give the rights to the quote. 50/50. :-)
Got that entrepreneurial spirit! You know I love that stuff.
Oooooh, we can make more than just money. I say we start with the agave. :-D
Now you're talkin'! I've got the LaBelle Orange.
Lime, you are the woman. Unplug the phone and lock the door. We got a business plan to write. :-D
Oh, my HELL! After my day job, I went to do a SIDE job meeting for 1 1/2 hours. I'm now cutting the limes, getting the squeezer, LaBelle and Sotol on the counter. I'm sure our virtual "take a meeting" would have been far more pleasant. " . . . a business plan to write . . ." I've got 'sperience! But for now, stick a fork in me. I'm done. I need about 10 miles on my legs and a full night's sleep before I return to work in 11 hours. You do the math!
Sounds to me like the lime needs as much squeezing as those limes. :-D
Oh my HELL - you're killin' me AND makin' me laugh, and I DO like to laugh!
Tennessee - help me please: 2 hours difference?
On CST here. If you are PST, we be two hours apart in the sadness of geography, two souls, three or four limes, and one night. What say you? :-D
This is so awesome. Especially sweet because my 8th grade English teacher told me to give up writing.
Now that I am older, I see why, but I think she seriously underestimated my passion and potential and eagerness to learn how.
hugs to you, Tree!
--snow
Snow, I was told the same thing in college. Didn't write a sentence of fiction for more than twenty years. I still have no idea if what I write is any good but I do love the process. And, of course, I love the comments, the connection, the interaction. Thanks for stopping by. Happy 4th!
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