#twitter question

[belvira]

Asking the best questions

[arctimon]

Also for the artists as well (in terms of drawing).

As for me?  The answer seems obvious:

Yes, as of right now, I think I could totally write a Peni Parker comic run. In my wildest dreams?

I could probably do a mini-run with Robbie Reyes.  Not a full-fledged run, probably.

But back to the obvious answer.

Do I think, as of right now, I could write a Big Hero 6 comic run? Well, it depends.

A BH6: The Series comic run?

Or an original BH6 comic run? I don’t know if handing me the reins (even hypothetically) to a BH6: The Series comic run is a good idea.  I’d just fill the whole thing with Karmiro, which wouldn’t be a bad thing for the fandom, but in terms of comic sales...probably wouldn’t be the best.

Do I think that the collective fandom could write and draw a BH6 comic run? Maybe.  Do you want to give us that kind of power?  People have gone crazy over less.

Perhaps we could get that Beach Episode that we’ve been clamoring about but never got in the show...

Or...other stuff, I guess.

[wingedcatninja]

I came across an interesting tweet...

When I typed up my reply I realized there was no way I could say what I wanted to say on this subject in only 280 characters. So here goes. This one goes out to @supernaturalwiki .

I believe prayer in the Supernatural world works through intent and will. There are many examples of this.

When the Winchesters, or anyone, pray to Castiel, or directly to another angel, their intent is for that specific angel to hear them, so they do. Now, I don’t know of course if other angels can hear these prayers as well, but I choose to believe that they can’t. UNLESS...they specifically focus their will on that particular human at that particular moment, in which case I believe they could hear any prayer, whether directed at them or not.

One example is episode 9.01 I think I’m gonna like it here. Dean starts out praying to Castiel but then changes his intent sending the prayer out to any angel that can hear him. We are then shown a number of angels in “prayer range” who react to Dean’s prayer. This leads me to believe that they were unable to hear him when he prayed specifically to Castiel, but when he sent out an “open prayer”, every angel in range was able to hear him.

Another example, as brought up by the tweet, is how Lucifer was able to pick up Sam’s prayers to Chuck. Lucifer and Sam clearly have some sort of bond from when Sam was Lucifer’s vessel, so when Lucifer is able to reach out through the crack in the cage, he is able to focus his will on Sam, thus hearing his prayers and being able to influence Sam’s mind with the visions.

So, to conclude, I don’t believe prayers go out over angel radio, but rather have their own specific frequency. Praying to a specific angel equals intent, which works sort of like a callsign, to continue the radio metaphor, getting the attention of that specific angel. On the other hand, if your intent is to put out an “open prayer”, it becomes like an open broadcast on the prayer frequency, letting any angel within range hear you. However, an angel can focus their will on a specific human and so hear any prayer that human puts out, whether directed at them or not.

Questions? Comments?

Discuss.

[askauthors]

How long should a bio be? I see all these short, one page ones, then feel like mine is too long.

This question was asked by @zinraina on Twitter.

Leigh Mar: Like all of publishing, this is totally subjective. Do what feels right to you. Be yourself and you'll be more likely to find CPs you'll really click with. There's no right or wrong answer.

Michael Mammay: Be yourself.

Amanda Rawson Hill: The bio is totally optional. I never did one. Do what you want.

Rebecca McLaughlin: I always err on the side of condensed and efficient, because you want all of your writing (pitch, query, manuscript) to be short and sweet and as polished as possible. That said, some writers flourish with more flowery prose.

[askauthors]

What should aspiring mentees include in their #PitchWars #PimpMyBio post? Did you do one? Why/why not?

This question comes to us from Twitter from @Emenozzi!

Check out our answers below, including some advice of what to include in your bio post!

Kyle W. Kerr: Lie. That's how I got in. I'm actually a tree frog.

M. K. England: I did one, and I definitely recommend all aspiring mentees do one, too, if you feel comfortable. Some mentors will look and some won't, but it's a good opportunity to let more of your personality shine through and give mentors an idea of what you might be like to work with. It won't help a manuscript get into Pitch Wars if it's not right for the mentor, but if a mentor is torn between you and one other person, your bio might help make the decision. Besides, it's fun, and it's a great way to get to know fellow mentees! My mentor and I definitely connected over some stuff from my bio.

Jessica Bloczynski: I did and it's a great way to join the community if nothing else. It makes you more visible. Also it's fun and great way to show off your GIF game.

Ashley Martin: I participated last year and it was a blast! It's a great way to tell the mentors more about yourself and to connect with others in the community. I say do it if you want to, but if it doesn't interest you, or you don't have a blog, no worries! It's definitely not a requirement. If you do decide to put one up, tell a bit about yourself, what you write, why you'd make a great mentee, etc. And have fun with it! Feel free to include your favorite books, movies, TV shows, and other fun, random facts. 

Leigh Mar: I didn't do one*, but I enjoyed getting to know some of my fellow hopefuls through them. I reached out to several writers on Twitter after reading their blog posts to get to know them better! *why not? Mostly, lazy. Whenever I started to think of doing one I always just found something else to do with the time (query-fiddling, MS revising, Twitter stalking). Plus, I was pretty active/interactive on Twitter.

Jo Hathaway: I didn't do one because I only heard about PW a week before the submission window opened! Also, I was only following about 10 people on Twitter. :) But I think it's such a fun way to get to know the community and let mentors see your personality! Why not?

Heidi Stallman: This was me, Jo. I heard about PW about a month before I entered, but I was on vacation at a place with no internet connection until two days before the submission window opened. I researched mentors in those two days and gave my query another pass and that's it. I wasn't on twitter yet either, so I'm definitely not a typical mentee. This didn't hurt me because my mentor asked for a letter with my full about what I hoped to accomplish from PW, any history of querying my manuscript, and a bit more about myself. I assume she learned all she needed to know from that.

Rebecca McLaughlin: I only learned about PW the last day of submission, but I was very active on Twitter after that, nestling into the community and making sure I was having a good time. I wanted to make sure my personality came through (on both my blog and on Twitter), because if any mentors researched me, I wanted them to have an idea about whether we would work well together and click. I think the PW bio posts are a great way to get ahead of the game in that respect.

David Gillon: I did one at the last minute, and going back to look at it now, it may well have helped interest my eventual mentors as it covered a few points that would have caught their attention. I basically aimed for a very brief pen portrait, so there was the history of me, then me the activist to cover other stuff I do, then me the writer. I also used it as an opportunity to flag up I might be difficult to contact (on a yacht) during the submission phase.

Lynn Forrest: My mentor told me she read--and liked--my bio, so I'm glad I made one. Plus it was a ton of fun! And I loved reading the bios of other aspiring mentees before the picks were announced. Here's my 2015 bio, and the how-I-would-react-to-getting-picked GIF was scarily accurate.

Michael Mammay: I did not do one because I didn't have a blog. I did my interaction in other ways, though. As a mentor now, I've already read some mentee blogs. I don't think they are strictly necessary, but it does show that you want to be part of the community, which can be a factor. Whether or not you do a bio, I strongly recommend interaction.

Kat Hinkel: I didn't do one, but I did reach out to the mentors I knew I wanted to work with on Twitter. I also participated in their giveaways/critiques, and won a query & 1st chapter critique from a different mentor through my future-mentor's blog (that sounds more confusing than it is!). That critique gave me key feedback that directly impacted my submission. I credit those interactions with helping me get into PW. So I didn't do the bio... but I did participate in the community. Be sure to let the mentors know you are enthusiastic (but not creepy) in whichever way you are comfortable with.

Lisa Schunemann: It's a delicate balance — if you have serious writing creds, mention those. Awards, notable reviews, publications, etc. That lets a mentor know you come to the table with experience and credibility. Your work ethic, and how you are going to haul ass if you get chose. That stuff is a no brainer. But mentors are also people, and this will be a relationship between you two (or three). Your personality should come across, whether it's in the form of awesome GIFs, funny self-deprecating comments or... well, what else is there? :) I did do a blog post (created a basically defunct blog account to do so) — I wanted to stalk the possible mentees (hehe) but also because it's a fun, morale-boosting thing to do! And trust me, mentors look at them.

Tracy Gold: Here's mine! I had a blast making it and reading other people's. I kept mine more to the story of my process for the book and my revision philosophy.

David Gillon: Interacting on Twitter's a good point. I didn't do it with specific mentors, but I was interacting on the main hashtag.

Michael Mammay: If you *do* make a mentee bio, it would be awesome if it said what age category and genre you write pretty early on in the bio. I don't have time to read them all — but I'd love to read the ones about people in my category.

M. K. England: This this thiiiiiis.

David Gillon: That also goes for the Mentor wants! There were so many I got 90% of the way through before figuring out which category they were mentoring, and one or two I never did figure out.

[ancientgleek-youngatheart]

Twitter Novice Query

So I finally set up a Twitter account. Any suggestions re whom I should follow? (I watch Glee only because of Klaine, Chris, and Darren)

Thanks!

[corelliaxdreaming]

Okay how the heck do I delete a Twitter account? Like, not deactivite, delete right now. Because it's an old unused account but someone is seriously trying to hack it, like at a level of six suspicious login attempt emails per day, and I just want it gone. And I tried deactivating it, but the next login attempt just reactivated it again. This is getting ridiculous!!!

[excuse-my-sass]

*sobs for 100 years because one direction answered my question in 2012*