Oh, no!

[lindorm]

 I've now read one of the books the editor recommended to get a hint of what she wanted me to do with the dialog. And besides the fact that I cried the entire last hour of the book (it's about a girl and her dying mother, very tear-jerking) I despaired. The dialog consists of repetitions, bad words, fillers (ju, va, liksom, du fattar, eller, men ..

Comments

[m_nivalis]

Is there a "high-quality" author who also doesn't use tag lines? If so, let them know that you've been influenced by his/her style? Might help them get onto your side, if they're so fussed about tag lines.

[lindorm]

I try to remember if I've read any of late. Hard to tell in retrospect, I think about that when I read, not when I have put the book down and left it for a while.

And I'm not sure what they want yet, so I shouldn't get all worked up. It's just hard not to...

[jehanearbonne]

What books did the editor recommend?

[lindorm]

'I taket lyser stjärnorna' av Johanna Thydell och 'Brännhett' av Malin Isaksson. De nämnde författarna, inte böckerna, men det var de böcker jag hittade på biblioteket när jag var där. Vi får se hur 'Brännhett' är, ifall jag kan dra några slutsatser.

[jehanearbonne]

Johanna Thydell har jag läst, och gillade verkligen. Men hon skriver ju om högstadieungdomar, det är väl därför det är så mycket fyllnadsord. Hon skriver ju som de pratar.

Oh Hai

[anonymous]

I don't miss tag lines. It can't be the tag lines she's referring to. And no fillers please, it would make it tiresome to read. :/

Or... You could do anything to please them and see if they wan't to publish it. Then when you're a big famous writer you could always release an 'authors cut' ;)

//Glömd

Re: Oh Hai

[lindorm]

'Authors Choice', that sounds like something!