tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post2789049361978269794..comments2023-10-21T08:48:51.586-04:00Comments on Open-Eyed Sneeze: Waiting Behind a Couch.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17677062737446067353noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-19774051092233158832010-10-31T08:14:04.585-04:002010-10-31T08:14:04.585-04:00Yessica- That really can't be the problem. The...Yessica- That really can't be the problem. The working title was "Vampires, Boy Wizards, Explosions, And Gun Battles: A life after college." and the feedback was REALLY bad for that. <br />What sells in Iceland? <br /><br />Mark David! Thanks for the kind and helpful comment! I tried the whole rhyming thing but got stuck on a chapter called "The Sixth Orange."<br /><br />Also, it might interest you to know that you were the only audible voice on a message left on my phone last (?) weekend. <br />This is a transcript of said message:<br />BLAAAAAHHH<br />YAAAYYYY<br />BLAAAHHH<br />WOOOOOO<br />Hi Jessica, it's Mark.<br />RAAAAAUUUGHHH.<br />YAAAYYY<br /><br />Meredith. Flim. Flam. Floom.<br />I can't even begin to describe how much i just enjoyed that. I'm crying. Freaking HILARIOUS. <br />"Your blog is blog the blog best blog" might be the best thing I've ever read in my entire life. Without exaggeration.<br />Love your brain/face/poem.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677062737446067353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-55575597285031569002010-03-06T17:56:58.781-05:002010-03-06T17:56:58.781-05:00this ain't a buffet, kit!
get to work, brina....this ain't a buffet, kit!<br /><br />get to work, brina. if I had your job I'd send out a BYOB gala invite. done and done. easy as pie. good luck and i'll talk to you in 2 weeks.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677062737446067353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-40969795522515411222010-03-05T14:07:47.044-05:002010-03-05T14:07:47.044-05:00I was going to write that exact same poem, but Mer...I was going to write that exact same poem, but Meredith beat me to it. (Jerk.) Great rejection letter!!! Keep up the brilliant writing!<br /><br />This is going to be your life very soon..I can feel it:<br />Shop assistant: Hello, can I help you? <br />Vivian: I was in here yesterday, you wouldn't wait on me. <br />Shop assistant: Oh. <br />Vivian: You people work on commission, right? <br />Shop assistant: Yeah. <br />Vivian: Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232062526630438939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-70904371831892409152010-03-04T18:24:26.116-05:002010-03-04T18:24:26.116-05:00one blog, two blog, we blog, you blog
your blog is...one blog, two blog, we blog, you blog<br />your blog is blog the blog best blog<br />(alright alright that line was weak-<br />i'm not exactly a poetry geek)<br />of all these entries writ by you, some're imagined, some are true<br />some include the blank stare fad<br />why? usually cause of your dad<br />some are funny, some are sad<br />hardly ever are they bad<br />oh me! oh my! <br />oh me! oh my!<br />what funny, rando things go by<br />when you are tall, like j.l.m.;<br />each entry is indeed a gem<br />how do you think of them?<br />i can't say.<br />but i bet your book WILL be published someday.<br />they may be saying 'no thanks' now,<br />but seriously, i promise, indeed, i vow:<br />you're too funny to not be read<br />they're clearly not quite right in the head.<br />So, there's that, eat shit, publishers<br />and give this girl a contract NOW... ya heard?<br /><br />and here i've clearly made a case<br />for me to be allowed to freaking call you jessieface!MFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166669190482903007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-75900638838854980002010-03-04T13:16:10.441-05:002010-03-04T13:16:10.441-05:00Oh The Places Open-Eyed Sneeze Will Go...
I read ...Oh The Places Open-Eyed Sneeze Will Go...<br /><br />I read today that Dr. Seuss was turned down by at least 28 publishing companies before he sold his first book.<br /><br />His books have gone on to sell 222 million copies.<br /><br />Am I suggesting sprinkling in some superfluous rhymes and colorful breakfasts into your manuscript? Not necessarily, but it might not hurt...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281798583303203642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-3548470736608306352010-03-04T12:58:45.436-05:002010-03-04T12:58:45.436-05:00Maybe your book isn't "dumbed down" ...Maybe your book isn't "dumbed down" enough for the American public. I'm sure if you edit some parts of the book to add some explosions or gun battles, that will appeal to these market-oriented editors. ;')Icelandishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249647960385951932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-5800169388598456022010-03-03T19:56:49.088-05:002010-03-03T19:56:49.088-05:00Ness, you seriously need to get some sleep.
And ...Ness, you seriously need to get some sleep. <br /><br />And yes, Deb's reaction was caught on film, so it's kind of hard to forget the huuuuge brush off I got as she ran crying into your arms. <br /><br />It's fine, I'm over it, it's cool.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677062737446067353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22589481.post-1413590194391853412010-03-03T15:28:51.802-05:002010-03-03T15:28:51.802-05:00Um, all Publishers think your name is Martin. Dumb...Um, all Publishers think your name is Martin. Dumbies. <br /><br />Surprise parties make me nervie. Members Debs SP, and she was most happy to see me and cried. ahh, its fun when just your presence is present enough for someone. <br /><br />LYLAS (bc you are)VanessaNoellenoreply@blogger.com