From: Gary S. Gevisser
Sent:
Monday, April 05, 2004 7:33 AM
To: GS
Subject: RE: 50

 

You are terrific. See I can be right minded, again I am mostly left handed, important to also be light, exhausting only good if having sex which is the sum total of the book.

 

Rest assured I will follow your brief below very carefully when responding in kind. I am late to meet my other friend Derrick.

 

Thank you.

 

Gary

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: GS
Sent:
Monday, April 05, 2004 5:14 AM
To: Gsg
Subject: RE: 50

 

Finding you a literary agent might be tough:

 

Let's break it down - I think you do need a little help with finding an "agent".  And I think you do need more than just a little help with the part about "literary". 

 

I think you will need a sample chapter that is intriguing and compelling and does not take 42 detours for every point you wish to make.  From my own reactions and the reactions I have read from others that you have shared, I think your style is best described as exhausting. And often does more to help people miss the point than get it.

 

I have been reading along for quite some time now. and I dare say without equivocation that if you were on trial for telling a story in a succinct and attractive way, I do not think I would be able to point out enough evidence to convict you.   Even the most determined prosecutors might give up.  I sense you might have more of a challenge on this point than you are willing to admit (which means there will be no conviction by confession either). 

 

I am willing to help you with the sample chapter.  Once polished and stylistically acceptable to both you and the rest of this world - we can shop for that agent - but that might take quite a while. If you already have the acceptable and neatly packaged sample chapter -- let me know and I'll feel better about the probability of success. Without that, if you are already shopping, then that's a wonderful picture of Gary's cart standing immediately in front of Gary's horse - more capable of going in reverse than forward.

 

This is my example of somewhat succinctly making a few points.  Can you write back in a similar manner?

Please remember - I am your friend and I am trying to help.

 

Glenn

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Gary S. Gevisser
Sent:
Monday, April 05, 2004 12:55 AM
To: GS  
Subject: RE: 50