Todays date. 02/20/2011 CE.
I received a call from a friend of mine this morning.
She has read all my stories as she is in between jobs.
She has found them to her liking.
In fact all of the people I have let read the work have enjoyed them.
I have been sending them out into the world in the form of query letters.
It is my hope that I find an agent.
One that will have the courage to take it on.
I say this in this way because my friend has let one of her friends read and evaluate the body of work. Her friend is a published author.
This is what she had to say about my work and what I would have to do to be received with a favorable response.
Her words of advice to me. Write like and idiot was going to read it. People today are stupid and can't comprehend a work that was done with care and intelligence. Her proof was the Twilight series. I must confess at this point I tried to read the first book. I could not get through the first chapter. I found the lack exposition tragic. Another confession. With out a spell checker I could not write. I found misspellings. I could not understand this at all. I suck at spelling and I found misspellings? This I could not handle. I put it down and and gave up.
I know the book are a huge success and I give kudos to the author for her good luck.
I'm not alone in my dislike for her work. I have but one friend that liked it. His fascination for them was predicated on the idea of trying to understand why they were so popular.
If as the author friend stated. To be a successful writer I must write for an audience with less than an 8th grade education and comprehension level. I can say with all assurance I will not! I may not write at the level of past masters. I refuse to write superfluous and puerile excrement.
My stories will have something to say. Even if the message is so convoluted as only two people get it. I shall write it with care and thought. I will not circumscribe my vocabulary to suit an ill-educated group of people.
I would like to hear your comments on this subject.
I can be reached at. www.shaunoneal.com