Comments on: Bella Fiore by Wylie Kinson

By: kd

kd — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:42:48 +0000

I liked it. I’m a wife and mother and bought into the escape/fantasy aspect. I’d never cheat on my guy, but reading about a dalliance sure doesn’t hurt!
I like how Ms Wylie mixes humor with sex. I’m getting tired of the dark stuff that’s out there. Yes, it was a bit cheesy here and there but it also made me laugh out loud.

By: Wylie

Wylie — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:05:46 +0000

Why thank you, Kate, Jackie and Bam. I try to be gracious (although sometimes am bluffing), but Bam really did point out things I wasn’t aware of – like the dialogue tags. Despite being rather devasted by the ‘D’ (I didn’t sleep a wink last night and dreamt Bam lived next door!!), I hopefully will become a better writer, more aware of my pitfalls, and will work on my cheesy humor.
And yes – being compared to Shirley Jackson was indeed an honor. And being on the D-List with the likes of LKH and L Kleypas had me smiling!!

So thanks for the honesty and encouragment.
Humbly,
Wylie

By: kate r

kate r — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:50:12 +0000

yet another classy writer response to a negative review. Less interesting for anyone interested in train wrecks, but Ms. Wiley’s clearly a professional.

By: Jackie Kessler

Jackie Kessler — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:18:18 +0000

Hey — there are worse things than being compared to the likes of Shirley Jackson.

By: bam

bam — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:13:47 +0000

Sorry you didn’t like it, but look on the brightside – you wasted no more than 14 minutes on the thing, right?

Now, Wiley, take a close look at the review. Is there anywhere at all where I actually say I didn’t like it? Nope. I said it didn’t work for me. There’s a huge difference.

By: Wylie

Wylie — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:59:34 +0000

A D??
Ouch!
Yet somehow – I still lurve you, Bammy. (can it be a C– instead?)
The dialogue tags – you got me. I never noticed how annoying they were and nobody (editors, proofers, etc) pointed them out. (but thanks for trying to stick up for me lebryce!!) I always thought ‘he said’, ‘she said’ was boring and unoriginal. Thanks for the informative critique.

Sorry you didn’t like it, but look on the brightside – you wasted no more than 14 minutes on the thing, right?

~ Wylie

PS – Oh, and she “did not have intercourse with that man”! If it’s good enough for your ex-pres, it’s good enough for her ;D

By: L.E. Bryce

L.E. Bryce — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:52:26 +0000

As far as the dialogue tags are concerned, I can tell you that, at least in my experience, editors sometimes try to impose their own style and idea of correct grammar. I know this publisher has more editors than those I’ve worked with, but in my own case I’ve had to pull out the high school English teacher hat and aggressively ignore or reject changes thrown at me.