tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1305328209089787910..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Week in review 5/3/15Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68094152094252162502015-05-05T04:54:15.069-04:002015-05-05T04:54:15.069-04:00This woodland creature isn't usually a fan of ...This woodland creature isn't usually a fan of New York (London's too much for my country heart, and I hear New York is even!! bigger!!!), but wow, the way you describe it makes me want to go there.E.Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283073495361530535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20914227290120054372015-05-03T22:57:05.253-04:002015-05-03T22:57:05.253-04:00Well, thank you for the mention here and for makin...Well, thank you for the mention here and for making it so comfortable to speak up. <br /><br />And, I really appreciate seeing the highlighted posts that can be missed in the busy threads, but I REALLY like the way Janet circles back to the questions that are asked along the way. <br /><br />Much appreciated, always.Susan Bonifanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889354888091500881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15233290334450971402015-05-03T22:24:49.479-04:002015-05-03T22:24:49.479-04:00Thrilled to be mentioned in WIR! Great start to th...Thrilled to be mentioned in WIR! Great start to the new week. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697166619478748131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61007385238022149252015-05-03T21:50:07.279-04:002015-05-03T21:50:07.279-04:00I also vote for 2Ns definition(s) of vomment. Coul...I also vote for 2Ns definition(s) of vomment. Couldn't have put it any better.<br /><br />And have we really passed the 50 comment point without any LynnRodz mention of Donnaeve? Wow... I must be slipping. ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31521980500310019182015-05-03T21:20:17.176-04:002015-05-03T21:20:17.176-04:00Finally, internet access and it's not too late...Finally, internet access and it's not too late at night so I should be somewhat intelligible yet. <br /><br />Thank you for the mention Janet. A team sport, eh. What kind of team sport happens with a shark?<br /><br />Yes, I vote for vomment. I like 2Ns take on it, all 3 of them. Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32298488346114875902015-05-03T21:08:43.403-04:002015-05-03T21:08:43.403-04:00I vote for vomment as well.
It's a hard word ...I vote for vomment as well.<br /><br />It's a hard word to define. <br /><br />Like someone said here not long ago, there's a fine line between funny and stupid. <br /><br />Vomment: that which balances on the fine line between literary expression and OMG-did-I-really-just-say-that? Yup.<br /> <br />Vomment: A spit it out and hit enter comment.<br /><br />Vomment: A projectile comment, once expressed, makes you feel better momentarily but leaves behind the lingering air of nincompoop.<br /><br />These definitions are fine examples of vomments.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37565152662324470732015-05-03T20:00:35.671-04:002015-05-03T20:00:35.671-04:00Thank you, Janet. That's a very nice complimen...Thank you, Janet. That's a very nice compliment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24400096509244798442015-05-03T19:56:30.689-04:002015-05-03T19:56:30.689-04:00Confirmed my lack of robotic parts with a tick. Th...Confirmed my lack of robotic parts with a tick. Then published comment. Error message on screen said recaptcha failed. Comment screen blank. "Nooooooo, my comment has been eaten by recaptcha. It must be how it is getting all that weird sushi, right?"<br /><br />No. It published my comment anyway.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67036247538664885562015-05-03T19:52:31.366-04:002015-05-03T19:52:31.366-04:00Well, y'all say how wonderful it is to have Wi...Well, y'all say how wonderful it is to have WiR to read on Sunday. Not wanting to rub your noses in it, but I get to read it to kick start my Monday! Nothing better to make me happy about the working week than to switch on my machine and read this =)<br /><br />I thought I'd read everything this week, but JR proved me wrong as I don't remember half the comments in her post. I do, however, remember my post (made the WiR again, feeling special).<br /><br />Question for Janet... I'm writing cozies so when I saw the announcement of Best First Novel (Agatha Awards) I bought it. I figure it must be a good example of where to set the bar for a debut, yes/no? In your exalted position as QOTKU would you recommend this as a strategy? Or is just reading widely in genre enough?<br /><br />I have heard horror stories about authors who've published 'too early' (and it's been discussed here recently). Surely an agent would help decide that? <br /><br />Although I've read debut novels all pub'd with same publisher and with scarily large differences in quality. I'm not buying the second book of those that weren't as good, but have noted when the next will be released by the others - so it does affect my buying choices.<br /><br />Okay, have revealed enough of my paranoia. Will quietly slink back to my query letter writing (the stuff nightmares are made of).<br /><br /> AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46348817609303168792015-05-03T19:51:21.110-04:002015-05-03T19:51:21.110-04:00Also, imagine my mortification when, upon coming b...Also, imagine my mortification when, upon coming back to read comments, I realize Janet paid me a very nice compliment which I blithely brushed aside to babble more about my dog. Sigh. <br /><br />Thank you, Janet. I'd like to think have better manners than that!Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4243458971972024682015-05-03T19:44:48.196-04:002015-05-03T19:44:48.196-04:00Typical. I can't even be concise on the blog l...Typical. I can't even be concise on the blog listing.<br /><br />Karenia brevisJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15616578592294630842015-05-03T19:16:57.024-04:002015-05-03T19:16:57.024-04:00Fun-filled Week In Review, but getting mentioned i...Fun-filled Week In Review, but getting mentioned in it seriously endangers my lurker status, so I'm off to that 'possum den in the old beech tree.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39602969017196956522015-05-03T19:16:14.322-04:002015-05-03T19:16:14.322-04:00I will admit, I've not read most of the commen...I will admit, I've not read most of the comments. Colin - you didn't bring me up, unless my one beer quota has blurred my vision temporarily.<br /><br />I will say, if there's a vote for a word to be added to the glossary Ms. Janet has kindly intro'ed to her blog page, I vote for "vomment," to be added too. <br /><br />GREAT WIR! Oh. We should add that to the gloss. Week In Review. WIR. Or is that being paranoid?<br /><br />Twitch, twitch, goes the little woodland creature. Sheesh. I got the soups. Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70467550940458206332015-05-03T19:16:04.909-04:002015-05-03T19:16:04.909-04:00Colin @2:45, your poetic license astounds me. Woo-...Colin @2:45, your poetic license astounds me. Woo-poopdey-do.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79897311218062153992015-05-03T19:00:33.522-04:002015-05-03T19:00:33.522-04:00Wow, what a great WIR! And Janet, thank you so muc...Wow, what a great WIR! And Janet, thank you so much for the bitingly awesome Sharke's Guide to NYC! I can't wait! As soon as I can get on our computer (read: tomorrow, when hubby is back at work) I am going to cut and paste those to Pinterest. <br /><br /><br /><br />Christina Seinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411040428007697691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65742588876307772092015-05-03T18:52:51.431-04:002015-05-03T18:52:51.431-04:00@Jennifer - yeah, re: FanFic, you're right, bu...@Jennifer - yeah, re: FanFic, you're right, but it's a bit like this, isn't it - if I build a house over the one in which I currently live, and then pull down the original structure, and then have some of those house movers come and pick up the new structure and plop it down someplace entirely different... in the end, can I take credit for designing the house? I definitely put work into it; I can definitely enjoy living in it; and it can definitely fit harmoniously and aesthetically within its environment. But the fact remains that it was built over the scaffolding of someone else's original work, and *for ME* (a point which I will, probably rather annoyingly for a lot of people, but I emphasize because I work within my own skin and dysfunctions and try not to impose them on others), that's not okay - at least, not for my writing.<br /><br />Now, two years ago, FanFic was precisely what I needed - it met a need. And, honestly, if it brings creative people into writing, then grand. We need good stories well told in unique and interesting ways. But I found Martin's arguments compelling, and they spelled the ending of my time on FF & AO3. That, and I could no longer tolerate the smut I was spinning in the name of pleasing the masses. (Woodland Reef Grin)<br /><br />Tetrodotox In A FishJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72364897225864141212015-05-03T18:44:53.477-04:002015-05-03T18:44:53.477-04:00@ Colin - With my curly hair (this week) I'm p...@ Colin - With my curly hair (this week) I'm probably the Goldilocks, and the three bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear and Teenager Bear. Even bears have to deal with teenagers, God help us all!Gingermollymarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684318210445109786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5919422853680899562015-05-03T18:31:52.218-04:002015-05-03T18:31:52.218-04:00No need to apologize, Colin! It's a cool oppor...No need to apologize, Colin! It's a cool opportunity to have, to be on a blog roll here, but I wasn't gonna cry if it didn't work out. <br /><br />Fan fiction is...one of those things. I mean, people are inspired and writing, so that's great and never something I want to denigrate. But....it's not really <i>yours</i>, is it? I mean, depending. There is that "allowable fan fiction" stuff that Amazon has nowadays, and I guess you could always in edits and rewrites change enough of it that it's entirely new.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34466511037005798322015-05-03T18:23:30.238-04:002015-05-03T18:23:30.238-04:00Ginger: Papa Bear, Momma Bear, Baby Bear, and Gold...Ginger: Papa Bear, Momma Bear, Baby Bear, and Goldilocks in disguise. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73438629268108784352015-05-03T18:09:49.312-04:002015-05-03T18:09:49.312-04:00Great topics discussed this week. Thanks, Janet. A...Great topics discussed this week. Thanks, Janet. Also grateful for your virtual tour of New York (hope I can find this list when I hopefully one day need it). And speaking of woodland creatures, the other night four bears walked by my outside patio, one after the other, not 20 feet from where I was in my living room!Gingermollymarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684318210445109786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30295585120090117982015-05-03T18:07:29.421-04:002015-05-03T18:07:29.421-04:00I notice the word "vomment" isn't in...I notice the word "vomment" isn't in the glossary, and should probably be included.<br /><br />How do we want to define the term? It originated as Diane's wonderful typo, on a day she also happened to be sick! However, how are people using the word? Is it just another word for a comment, or, as brian just used it, does it refer to a particularly long comment, or a ranty-type comment?<br /><br />What's the verdict of the lexicographers in the Shark Tank?Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12934661383100395942015-05-03T18:04:20.910-04:002015-05-03T18:04:20.910-04:00Julia: Your name is now forever engraved on the li...Julia: Your name is now forever engraved on the list of commenters!<br /><br />Jennifer R. Donohue: I've added you, too. Sorry I didn't ask--I was sure you were already on the list! Thanks for providing the info.<br /><br />Anyone else need to be included? Lurkers are welcome too, though once we know where you live, you may find yourself being called out and, well, you may have to comment!! ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25290322640350196182015-05-03T17:41:21.948-04:002015-05-03T17:41:21.948-04:00I must say, the wifi in my new cave accommodations...I must say, the wifi in my new cave accommodations is spotty at best... Colin, when will that lifelong mansion you commissioned to be built be done? Will there be room for a cat? Or is this truly a microhome? <br /><br />I agree with 2n's! I'm honored to be mentioned in the glossary of terms (if only for my own arrogance in questioning the great QOTKU!) I'm nothing if not bold. ;)<br /><br />Thank you Janet for answering my question about rights! Copyright law is such a beast, and your clarification helps a great deal! <br /><br />In regards to fan-fiction - Building a platform always wins, so long as the platform is open to new ideas. Therein lies the general problem with fan fiction. You use a platform someone else created (and their ravenous readership) to establish a name for yourself, only you hope that those readers will somehow carry over as fans... only in many cases they don't. Sort of like selling knock-off Nike's and then developing your own shoes.<br /><br />In Colin's reference, it worked because Paul Cornell became a producer of work not considered fan fiction, but a part of the actual series. In E.L. James, it worked because her work was just barely different enough to sell billions of copies and essentially create a readership. But again our friend Colin brilliantly identifies the one thing we woodland creatures occasionally miss -<br /><br /><i>"HOWEVER, Paul Cornell didn't set out to become a published writer via fan fiction. He wrote fan fiction because he loved writing and loved Doctor Who." </i><br /><br />Therein lies the true brilliance. Somehow, our culture really thrives on things that aren't some bait and switch, but are generally honest expressions by passionate humans. John Green is another one we've mentioned before. His video series with his brother wasn't a marketing tool. It was just him. He wanted to do it. He did it. People liked it. <br /><br />We should write things we want to write. Because we think they're cool and interesting and because we enjoy them. And if we're honest enough and open enough and if that bleeds through the writing and into the brain of the reader, they notice. They fall in love with it too. <br /><br />Money, power, getting an agent (even the Queen Shark) isn't a good enough reason to write a book. <br /><br />Wow. Sorry for the vomment. Rant over. ;)<br /><br />Happy Sunday everyone! Great WIR Janet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71601182380931564922015-05-03T17:29:39.358-04:002015-05-03T17:29:39.358-04:00I'm bookmarking this WIR for reference for whe...I'm bookmarking this WIR for reference for when I one day make it to New York! Thanks for the tips QOTKU!<br />Sam Hawkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549251130820223139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24352720650394561952015-05-03T17:25:48.497-04:002015-05-03T17:25:48.497-04:00The Post of Blog Linking™ for some reason wouldn&#...The Post of Blog Linking™ for some reason wouldn't actually let me do so successfully; I tried a couple times (which I"m sure didn't help) and then gave up. It's the only time I've had trouble.<br /><br />My "writing blog" (I'm talking about D&D all this month) is Authorized Musings (http://AuthorizedMusings.blogspot.com)<br /><br />additionally, I do blog about Elka (far more sporadically of late) at http://TheElkaAlmanac.blogspot.com<br /><br /><br />I'll tell Elka she was discussed here, I'm sure she'll be mighty impressed (well, she'll stare at me and try to glean meaning from the words she knows); she is <i>very</i> food motivated, which has coupled with her intelligence to make training her very fun indeed. "Testify" a trick which came from the poor formation of another one, she throws left paw up in the air like people testifyin' to the Lord at a tent revival (so I mean no offense, I assure you). She does it on cue (typically I ask if she loves Jesus), and will also offer it if she <i>really</i> wants the food you have.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.com