About Writing

So, there was a segment on the news that a guy submitted a manuscript (unsolicited, of course -- as any struggling writer probably would) to a number of publishers and it was rejected by almost everyone. "Dated", "boring", "dull", "uninteresting". The catch? He had submitted "Pride and Prejudice" (iirc, and yes, *the* novel by Jane Austen) and hardly anyone noticed. Of course, whether or not it was even read is kind of a moot point, unsolicited manuscripts tend to be tossed, regardless. Though it does seem that *someone* actually read the beginning of it, realised that it was A Classic, and wrote him a nasty note. Yet there is a bright side -- it sounds as if he has a deal to write a book about his little experiment.

Which reminds me of a related incident: back in the 1980s, a certain classic film's script was sent to a number of major studios and production companies under its original title, "Everybody Comes To Rick's". Some studios recognized the script but most did not. ::SNERK:: Many complained that the script was "not good enough" to make a decent movie. Others gave such complaints as "too dated", "too much dialog" and "not enough sex". The movie? Casablanca, of course.

And In Other News...

I am going to take a nice *cool* bath, wash my hair and then chop it off. Kinda too bad because this is about the perfect length for me (just past my shoulders) but it is way too f'n hot to keep it long and when it's long it gets all sweaty and greasy-ish, which makes me look like a slob (no comments from the peanut gallery please) -- plus when I try and sleep at night, I keep rolling on it and pulling it. Ouch! Not fun at all. So tonight it gets chopped and later on next week I'll get it professionally trimmed.

Niters all!