tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post7674689300018042501..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: First-to-Read Program from Penguin; Amazon Pays AdvancesLinda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-23805946518128022962015-09-01T15:03:20.802-07:002015-09-01T15:03:20.802-07:00I think you and me shall be in Seventh-Heaven some...I think you and me shall be in Seventh-Heaven someday.<br />My solemn duty, dear, is to serve and honor you…<br /><br />I looove to giveth unto thee ideas,<br />thots you never thot of:<br />the picturesque protagonist, par excellence,<br />the non-perishables, the luxurious ditzy-glitz:<br />the generous, undiluted expansion of bizarre;<br />the epic endoorphins - an open door to an <br />onomatopoeia Vernacular;<br />the high-flying, barnstorming,<br />toxic firewurKS from yee-haw KS<br />taking you in a completely new direction<br />than where you originally planned!!<br />O! the mind doth boggle, girly-whirly!!<br /><br />Why else does a moth fly FROM the night<br />than to a bold, attractive candle Light??<br />Don’t let His extravagant Brilliance be extinguished.<br />You’re creative, yes?<br />Then, fly-away with U.S. to the antidote…<br /><br />Whether you obtain morality4mortality to wiseabove<br />or just glean tantalizing specimens for thy next best seller,<br />I realize my penname is quite morbid, yet,<br />you shall find in our blogs a lotta (subliminal) moxie<br />which has taken this sinfull mortal yeeeeers to compile:<br />I lay it ALL out for you, dear, with All-Star-Oxygems:<br /><br />Wouldn’t ya love an endless eternity<br />of aplomBombs falling on thy indelible cranium?<br />An XtraXcitinXpose with no zooillogical-expiration-date?<br />An IQ much higher than K2?<br />An extraordinarily, anti-establishment-victory<br />With both sardonic, satirical wit Who’s savvy<br />and avant-guarde-humility??<br />Here’s what the exquisite, prolific GODy sed<br />(with a most-excellent-detector of bull§ht):<br /><br />“Faith, hope, and love,<br />the greatest of these is love - <br />jump into faith...<br />and you'll VitSee with love”<br />Doesn’t matter if you don’t believe (what I write);<br />God believes in you.<br /><br />Meet me Upstairs, girl, where the Son never goes down<br />from a super-passionate, lucrative iconoclasm where you’ll find<br />nonillionsXnonillionsXnonillionsXnonillionsXnonillionsX…<br /> of deluxe-HTTP [<- pi] opportunities for excitement BTW.<br /><br />Do it. Do the deed, dude. Sign into the Big-Zaftig-House.<br /><br />PS “It is impossible that anyone should NOT receive all that they have believed and hoped to obtain; it gives Me great pleasure when they hope great things from Me and I will always give them more than they expect”<br />-our Lord Jesus to Saint Gertrude-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable-zealothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241446130197185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-11496759845855667812013-07-07T05:20:19.593-07:002013-07-07T05:20:19.593-07:00Just wanted to let you know that you won POSSESSIO...Just wanted to let you know that you won POSSESSION at Literary Rambles. Congrats! E-mail me by the end of Wednesday to claim your prize.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-24101895132484912762013-07-03T12:53:15.297-07:002013-07-03T12:53:15.297-07:00Both are bits of very encouraging news! I love tha...Both are bits of very encouraging news! I love that Penguin is doing that, very cool idea. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-26521967446339923762013-06-25T08:52:58.236-07:002013-06-25T08:52:58.236-07:00Thanks for posting, Linda!
I'm curious to see...Thanks for posting, Linda!<br /><br />I'm curious to see how Penguin's program plays out. They put out a lot of books each year, so it will be interesting to see which books the offer and how they distribute the advanced copies/excerpts to the right readers. With the right targeting, it could be a great way to engage readers and promote authors. sibilanthttp://totalcatanomaly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-80752286938621862892013-06-24T23:31:30.820-07:002013-06-24T23:31:30.820-07:00Linda, I think that we'll see more development...Linda, I think that we'll see more developments in this arena. And it's great to see the industry is getting creative. I really like the excerpt idea. So much excitement in the industry!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-32837900394913537332013-06-24T09:54:59.824-07:002013-06-24T09:54:59.824-07:00Hi, Linda,
I agree, this is a great development. ...Hi, Linda,<br /><br />I agree, this is a great development. A positive FINALLY. Perhaps soon writers will benefit from various forms of publication. Everything is so confusing right now, but there is some light at the end of this long and dark tunnel.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.com