Comments on: Titles We Have Known http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/ A National Blog of Literature & Discussion Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Importance of Titles « Boolah http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2494 The Importance of Titles « Boolah Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:22:35 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2494 [...] at the Virginia Quarterly Blog, Waldo Jaquith has done everyone a great service by compiling the most common titles from the slush pile of material submitted to the magazine. Some titles from the 2007 list also [...] [...] at the Virginia Quarterly Blog, Waldo Jaquith has done everyone a great service by compiling the most common titles from the slush pile of material submitted to the magazine. Some titles from the 2007 list also [...]

]]> By: ninja typeface « upside down again. http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2284 ninja typeface « upside down again. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:25:35 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2284 [...] percentages]And for those of us who obsess over this stuff, Virginia Quarterly has also released the top ten most common poetry titles they receive. ”Remember” tops the list. Don’t forget. 4. Web nerds are annoyingly obsessed [...] [...] percentages]And for those of us who obsess over this stuff, Virginia Quarterly has also released the top ten most common poetry titles they receive. ”Remember” tops the list. Don’t forget. 4. Web nerds are annoyingly obsessed [...]

]]> By: crunching poetic numbers « A Patchwork Life: writing, teaching, and learning more each day http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2268 crunching poetic numbers « A Patchwork Life: writing, teaching, and learning more each day Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:38:04 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2268 [...] wonder what titles are most common in poetry these days? How about the most cliched topics that are actually still accepted? I don’t know about you, [...] [...] wonder what titles are most common in poetry these days? How about the most cliched topics that are actually still accepted? I don’t know about you, [...]

]]> By: Mark Larson http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2146 Mark Larson Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:35:30 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2146 Phew. I was worried for a minute there. Phew. I was worried for a minute there.

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2145 Waldo Jaquith Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:12:36 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2145 <blockquote>Do you know roughly what % of the total submissions fall under those titles?</blockquote> Oh, it's a tiny, tiny percentage. If, like, 20% of our submissions had those titles, I think we'd kill ourselves. (Or at least our editor would kill himself, and I feel confident he'd take me with him.)

Do you know roughly what % of the total submissions fall under those titles?

Oh, it’s a tiny, tiny percentage. If, like, 20% of our submissions had those titles, I think we’d kill ourselves. (Or at least our editor would kill himself, and I feel confident he’d take me with him.)

]]> By: mark larson | http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2144 mark larson | Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:28:15 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2144 [...] probably gets about 10 billion submissions every year. On the VQR blog recently, they listed the most common titles among submissions they [...] [...] probably gets about 10 billion submissions every year. On the VQR blog recently, they listed the most common titles among submissions they [...]

]]> By: Mark Larson http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2143 Mark Larson Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:09:01 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2143 That's fascinating. Do you know roughly what % of the total submissions fall under those titles? That’s fascinating. Do you know roughly what % of the total submissions fall under those titles?

]]> By: Rob http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2141 Rob Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:41:47 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2141 How about: Revelations of an Insomniac Voyeur, Smoking and Waiting with Grace while Remembering his Work at the Butterfly Reunion How about:

Revelations of an Insomniac Voyeur, Smoking and Waiting with Grace while Remembering his Work at the Butterfly Reunion

]]> By: Redzilla http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2139 Redzilla Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:31:22 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2139 I still love "stolen" titles, like GW Clift's "What We Talk About When We Talk About 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.'" That said, nothing would compel me to willingly read any story titled "Butterfly." I still love “stolen” titles, like GW Clift’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.’” That said, nothing would compel me to willingly read any story titled “Butterfly.”

]]> By: Michael Janairo - Books and literature reviews blog - Books Blog: A Conspiracy of Smart People » Warning to aspiring writers - timesunion.com - Albany NY http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2138 Michael Janairo - Books and literature reviews blog - Books Blog: A Conspiracy of Smart People » Warning to aspiring writers - timesunion.com - Albany NY Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:55:22 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2007/09/17/top-ten-titles/#comment-2138 [...] writers September 28, 2007 at 10:55 am by Michael Janairo, Times Union Features Copy Desk Chief The Virginia Quarterly Review has posted the top 10 most common titles it receives in submissions this year. So you may want to [...] [...] writers September 28, 2007 at 10:55 am by Michael Janairo, Times Union Features Copy Desk Chief The Virginia Quarterly Review has posted the top 10 most common titles it receives in submissions this year. So you may want to [...]

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