tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post1203690719474408122..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Your Great American Novel - free ideas to useContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-15460529053166320252014-07-15T15:59:01.265-06:002014-07-15T15:59:01.265-06:00I finished the first draft (56K words) of a romant...I finished the first draft (56K words) of a romantic novel set all over Mexico. It's the story of a young women from Chiapas and her quest to find a husband. The novel aims to present Mexico positively to readers: its music, literature, folklore, history, cities and beaches. But it's a contemporary commercial novel that might be a Popular Mexican Novel, not a Great Literature.Giorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048530131822107559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-40743511997018867932014-07-14T11:19:35.440-06:002014-07-14T11:19:35.440-06:00Perdón, my eyes sometimes fail me.
I meant, Author...Perdón, my eyes sometimes fail me.<br />I meant, Author G--I--ora.<br />RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-41610460691500435322014-07-14T10:13:23.586-06:002014-07-14T10:13:23.586-06:00Author Gloria, someone might already be writing th...Author Gloria, someone might already be writing the first or next Great Chicano, Mexican, Mexicano, Latino, Etceterino Novel. Might that be you?<br /><br />If you mean something else, let us know.<br />Suerte,<br />RudyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-60656005913290020282014-07-14T10:02:32.132-06:002014-07-14T10:02:32.132-06:00I wish that someone will do a blog about writing t...I wish that someone will do a blog about writing the Great Mexican Novel. Thanks in advance.Giorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048530131822107559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-54107901972923455402014-07-12T12:24:13.466-06:002014-07-12T12:24:13.466-06:00Ernesto, the airport guy had it down--"it doe...Ernesto, the airport guy had it down--"it doesn't matter."<br />RudyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-80821397977341293032014-07-12T11:11:51.560-06:002014-07-12T11:11:51.560-06:00Ay! This is spinning out of control! There will be...Ay! This is spinning out of control! There will be rioting over this yet . . .<br /><br />But seriously, young writers need to learn that there’s more to it than vomiting up undigested pop culture, which is just a step above biting the heads off chickens for fun and profit.<br /><br />The real trouble is that publishers aren’t really looking for the Great American Novel. The want a Great American Bestseller that can be chewed up and forgotten while earning big bucks. As a Borders customer once explained to me:<br /><br />“Y’know, an airport book! The kind that will keeps you busy while waiting in line, but if you leave it somewhere, it doesn’t matter.”<br />ERNEST HOGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540897948215678872noreply@blogger.com