Draculas

Sound okay? In particular, let me know if the proposed 2-day review periods for you, Jeff and Paul, will work with your schedules.

Blake

September 22, 2010

That timeline works for me.

Jeff

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Strand Has No Shame. "Part of the clown. He tasted fu

Paul

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Heh heh. And if you look through all of my prior novels, most of which are horror/comedies, you will almost NEVER find that kind of joke. But it's very much a Joe Konrath type of joke, so I figured, what the hell? :)

Jeff

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Clay and Alice is up.

As for my comb-through of the ms, I can do any days but Monday and Tuesday. So please switch me with someone. I can do the weekend before or Wed-Thur after.

Paul

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Don't blame me for that one, Strand. It was all you. And I, for one, hang my head in sorrow at the depths you'll plumb for a cheap laugh. Shame on you, Mr. Strand. Shame shame shame.

Joe

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Are you STILL practicing medicine, Paul? Isn't the board supposed to take your license away when you turn 90?

I kid because I love.

I can switch days with Paul.

Joe

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I'm devastated. This was a serious, character-driven meditation on the horrors of modern medicine, until that unforgivable attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator of readers.

Blake

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You guys DID notice that Joe added a "Talk about a half-assed injury!" joke to Paul's first section, right? :)

Jeff

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I thought that was another one of your jokes.

Joe

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Jeff - can you switch your manuscript review days with Paul? We only gave Joe 1 day to review. That would mean Paul reviews Sat./Sun, you review Monday/Tuesday.

Blake

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Yep, absolutely.

Jeff

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Re: Je

Jeff

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I think Randall needs to glow in that scene.

Joe

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Want me to start writing a Sha

Paul

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Let Je

Blake

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Absolutely. We still need to work Sha

Blake

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I've never seen or read Twilight. Is there really a "bite me in order to stay alive" scene?

In Randall's case, he pushes her away, so it might not be similar. But then, if it were my husband, I'd want him to bite me.

Joe

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Okay, Jeff brought this up, so here's an uncomfortable question...Jeff...have you read or seen TWILIGHT? Because if there actually is a bite me to stay alive scene in Twilight and we use it to make fun of TWILIGHT, well, that's awesome.

Blake

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How's this?

I'm assuming Sha

The kids and baby (she has no idea whose it is) would be put in with her because they ARE being quarantined.

I don't see why the returned-to-human-form Mort can't appear at the door and take the baby and free Sha

Outside, Sha

Sha

We can fiddle with this until everybody's happy, but at least it will give us a skeleton to clothe.

Paul

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The whole concept of Twilight is that the mopey teenage girl wants the mopey ancient vampire to bite her to change her. I can't specifically remember if "bite me to stay alive" is in there, but that's a common resolution in paranormal romance.

Keep in mind that this is not a romantic Lugosi nibble. Randall has bloody fangs that have ripped right through his cheeks. She's not go

Jeff

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She offered him her arm. But if you guys vote it down, we can kill the scene.

Also, "Ha ha! Jeff saw Twilight!"

Joe

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In the DRACULAS 4.1 I've got, she offers him her neck.

That moment (not the whole scene) is total paranormal romance. We could acknowledge that, but if we're trying for genuine emotion, that's not the time to be winking at the reader.

Jeff

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It should be her hand or arm. And it probably isn't the right time to wink at the reader. I'll take a look during the rewrite.

Joe

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Could Mort somehow be involved with the quarantine? Working for Driscoll somehow? Or is that too far-fetched?

Joe

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Yeah, far-fetched. But if he's dressed in nice clean scrubs, he could look like he belongs and slip under the radar.

Paul

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I had him do his metamorphosis in the laundry room for that very reason.

Joe

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Okay. I'll start on it.

Paul

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Okay. I'll dig in Saturday AM and flip it to Jeff Sunday night.

Paul

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Re: Randall's Last Stand

Jeff 10.0 is up

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My pass is going to be the "Mad Lib Edit", where I substitute every noun with "wiener."

Joe

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That's the wurst idea I ever hoid!

Paul

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You really mustard that one up.

Joe

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Paul, don't succumb to his evil!!!

Jeff

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But he's such a brat!

Paul

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That was rather frank.

Joe

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Blake and I are going to write DRACULAS II by ourselves.

Jeff

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"Blake and I are going to write DRACULAS II by ourselves," he said, with relish.

Joe

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Except it's going to be like a Spike Lee joint...DRACULAZ 2, BIOTCH

Blake

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I quit. This had already gone furter than it should.

Paul

* * *

Really? You had a redhot streak going there...

Joe

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Sha

Paul

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I'm pretty sure it was "Wiener."

Joe

* * *

Goddammit, that's what I'm putting.

Paul

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Then let's change her first name to Anita.

Anita Wiener.

Joe

* * *

Randall 10.0...Great scene Jeff.

Love: They could take away his humanity, but not his fucking chainsaw.

I just put it into the manuscript.

Blake

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Clay's death...rocks big time...love Alice fusing to his hand. I think we're all set to write the end tomorrow...Joe has about 100-300 words to write for Je

Blake

September 23, 2010

I've read what we've got so far. Very nice job, everyone.

I finished the Je