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Topic: The Editor (05/27/10)
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TITLE: Monologue of the Merciless Editor | Previous Challenge Entry
By Verna Cole Mitchell
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“Correcting this is quite the chore.
Is this the best that you can muster?
This story’s totally lackluster.
The writing is so uninspired;
Just reading through it makes me tired.
It’s my job to inform you that
Your characters are cardboard-flat.
Their dialogue is somewhat static,
Their interaction, problematic.
And can’t you tell this phrase is wrong?
It’s hackneyed as a country song.
The verbs you’ve used are lacking action;
Your adjectives are pure distraction.
Descriptions here are not poetic;
I’d say that they’re downright pathetic.
Your plot line wanders round and round.
No resolution can be found.
Your thoughts are not original.
I see no spark of life at all.
I’m trying here to be polite,
But I insist that you rewrite.
In fact, I have a better plan:
Throw this away—begin again.”
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For criticism that’s dispersed,
My inner editor’s the worst.
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I'd have to agree that my worst editor is the one inside me. It is indeed merciless! "Characters flat as cardboard. The story should just be scraped. None of the word choices made sense." When I read the end I had to smile at all the harsh critiques given because they are things my inner editor says.
A very good read!
Almost missed this fun entry because I am not such a fan of poetry but I am glad I read this.