I had a shittastic day at work (i think i was called a asshole on the phone) and I have just returned to a quiet house. I checked my email, only moments ago to see if the editor sent me anything in the mail.
I wrote my reader response for the shittastic book I read this past week. When i say it was bad, I mean it was really bad. There was nothing about it that i liked. So when i wrote the response my review for the book involved the line "valiant effort but not worth pursuing".
I mean I do not know if my taste is just off or something but I hated the book. Hated it.
I was so excited to see an email from The Editor just a minute ago, because I knew she would agree with some of the points I made in my reader response.
Turns out....SHE LIKE THE BOOK. I mean really liked it (she wrote that specifically in the email). WTF?!?!?!?! Did we read the same story? Did I judge this craptastic story too harshly? I mean she is an Editor and I am a mere college graduate?!?!?!? Could I have gotten the post energy crisis, animal possessing, street running, cia government story all wrong.
Hell No. I stand by my opinion but what does this mean for my internship?.
She said my critiques brought up some good points about the stories weaknesses (which could be a good thing) and that she will get in contact with me real soon. At this point I have no clue where i stand with this internship. I really want it ( I mean really) and I just hope my different stance on the quality of this novel does not get in the way.
What a great way to end a crappy night. Time for bed.
3 comments:
I think "valiant effort but not worth pursuing" sounds very professional. nicely turned phrase!
and - well, taste is subjective. I suppose the real task of any editor person is sorting out personal preference from marketability - *I* might think Twilight is a ridiculously BAD book, but millions of people adore it. If it had been mine to read, I would have not even given it a "valiant effort."
hmmm. i know you'll keep us posted. good luck!
ps: i think it would have been MORE shittastic if you were *certain* you'd been called an asshole on the phone. That shadow of doubt really changes the tenor of the whole day ;)
He actually called me a dumbass, which is probably a little worse. I'd rather be an asshole any day, than dumbass every once in a while.
I agree that taste is subjective. I just hope that the editor takes that in account. For my first time doing a reader response, i think my critiques were spot on. Hopefully i'll find out in a couple of days if i got the internship. And regardless of the outcome, you deserve a wicked awesome christmas present for getting me in touch with the editor.
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