tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post5319478265787908707..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: The Trouble with Llamas by Andy ScheerAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-61214114870406927932012-04-17T15:18:49.979-04:002012-04-17T15:18:49.979-04:00As a handspinner, I'm tickled that you know ab...As a handspinner, I'm tickled that you know about the vicuna, and guanaco relatives! Alpaca have become popular, but the other two are rarely mentioned. :)Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-29793133468413860622012-04-17T14:14:28.475-04:002012-04-17T14:14:28.475-04:00Andy,
Thanks for the post and your fun take!Andy,<br />Thanks for the post and your fun take!Amy Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571083038560430815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-62975968153732850652012-04-17T14:01:37.221-04:002012-04-17T14:01:37.221-04:00Llama-ness is often in the eye of the beholder. On...Llama-ness is often in the eye of the beholder. One person's llama may be another's alpaca or vicuna or guanaco.Andy Scheernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-28725800455911959172012-04-17T13:54:26.037-04:002012-04-17T13:54:26.037-04:00I'm close to finishing my revision of a suspen...I'm close to finishing my revision of a suspense llama with a historical tie-in. I hope it will catch an editor's eye.<br /><br />If not, maybe I'll concoct a story about a Dali LLama. ;)Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-32808973185174021322012-04-17T13:45:37.250-04:002012-04-17T13:45:37.250-04:00Very interesting post with a twist. Sometimes thou...Very interesting post with a twist. Sometimes though, Andy, llamas are without honor in their own country and just need a location change (i.e. different agent, different publisher). Huh?jude urbanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486408195077165396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-84093718543206116322012-04-17T11:56:02.605-04:002012-04-17T11:56:02.605-04:00I can't see Alzheimer llamas as a problem, unl...I can't see Alzheimer llamas as a problem, unless the treatment comes across as too bleak. Just this past month a publisher hired me to edit a llama novel that included autism. I was asked to work with the author to reinforce that aspect--to strengthen what the publisher saw as a marketing hook.Andy Scheernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-29245514075172918672012-04-17T09:12:47.497-04:002012-04-17T09:12:47.497-04:00I got the nicest rejection letter from an editor. ...I got the nicest rejection letter from an editor. She said she enjoyed reading my story but since it's an "issues" story, her publishing house won't take it. It's a contemporary fiction novel about a family and the family is dealing with Alzheimer's. It's about the family - not about the Alzheimer's - but apparently the fact that the disease is in there makes it an "issues" story. *sigh* What can you do with a llama with Alzheimer's?Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-75422482966878175932012-04-17T08:47:53.294-04:002012-04-17T08:47:53.294-04:00Love this well-written post! The dreamer-writers a...Love this well-written post! The dreamer-writers are the ones who set the trends, instead of following them. Hoping the publishers recognize and publish the stories the people really WANT to read. And it's good to know there are agents who recognize llamas when they see them!Heather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-74667069122793340862012-04-17T07:21:45.141-04:002012-04-17T07:21:45.141-04:00I'm not a follower of trends (in any aspect of...I'm not a follower of trends (in any aspect of my life) and it shows in my writing, too. <br /><br />How do we sell a book that is not following the crowd?Yvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-18199763438016967132012-04-17T06:26:59.421-04:002012-04-17T06:26:59.421-04:00I think historical llamas sounds great as long as ...I think historical llamas sounds great as long as it has great llama characters and plenty of llama action (that's dramatic llama action, not suggesting naughty llama on llama action).<br /><br /><a href="http://clancytales.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Wagging Tales</a>Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.com