tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1607265821060374963..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Tip: Use your subject line deftlyJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7631807317330132072014-02-20T22:49:36.796-05:002014-02-20T22:49:36.796-05:00Subject: Can I borrow $100? Subject: Can I borrow $100? Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31012316899258423372014-02-20T14:52:03.671-05:002014-02-20T14:52:03.671-05:00oh Joyce, yes indeed. The infamous empty subject l...oh Joyce, yes indeed. The infamous empty subject line. <br /><br />And don't get me started on everyone who has their priority set at "highest" for every damn email they send.<br /><br />Yes, I'm ok with being a nit-picky shark. I embrace it actually.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39087430946371971442014-02-20T12:50:50.767-05:002014-02-20T12:50:50.767-05:00Putting QUERY in the subject line is critical. I s...Putting QUERY in the subject line is critical. I suspect many agents have instructed their mail programs to automatically shift anything with QUERY in the header to a specific folder.<br /><br />Your unlabeled query could spend a long time languishing in some digital backwater, and there's a risk it may never be seen at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59077554254982061032014-02-20T11:36:12.763-05:002014-02-20T11:36:12.763-05:00Even worse is an empty subject line. I've even...Even worse is an empty subject line. I've even yelled at my kids for sending me emails like that.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21758242394195482812014-02-20T10:41:54.954-05:002014-02-20T10:41:54.954-05:00Thanks for this. With the internet and email so in...Thanks for this. With the internet and email so informal in so many settings, I think people tend to forget that staying professional and precise is the best way to go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900904317123164891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82487237364819056932014-02-20T10:31:57.878-05:002014-02-20T10:31:57.878-05:00I would like to submit a question to the soon-to-b...I would like to submit a question to the soon-to-be queen of the known universe. What do I need to do to get her to notice/respond to my question? I received an odd comment in a personalized rejection note. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02055280749235488110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55389276027817856382014-02-20T10:15:56.865-05:002014-02-20T10:15:56.865-05:00"There's absolutely no reason to ever use..."There's absolutely no reason to ever use Hi! on a piece of business correspondence."<br /><br />Thank you.<br />I am amazed at how rare the skill of writing a professional business letter is.<br /><br />Um, hey I was just kind of thinking of asking if maybe you'd be interested you know and if you get back to me I'd really appreciate it<br /><br />ARGH<br />Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19988547839628605892014-02-20T09:50:45.759-05:002014-02-20T09:50:45.759-05:00Jenna, I like the idea of a three word limit!Jenna, I like the idea of a three word limit!Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45885089900090900642014-02-20T09:37:22.079-05:002014-02-20T09:37:22.079-05:00In France I learned to put an "object" s...In France I learned to put an "object" subject line on every paper letter. No more than three words to say what this is about. I try to use that principal for emails too. Thanks for the post.<br />JennaQuentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794730025120308897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57684807424929410562014-02-20T09:06:40.265-05:002014-02-20T09:06:40.265-05:00I need a letter of reference.I need a letter of reference.Stephen Kozeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.com