tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1837137812968687053..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: When Payment is a Pain in the ***Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69587142703045211702016-07-15T23:58:14.820-04:002016-07-15T23:58:14.820-04:00After your first international best-seller, Colin,...After your first international best-seller, Colin, the Queen will invite you for tea. Unless, of course, you kill her in chapter 20.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7935296575968976082016-07-15T23:52:07.057-04:002016-07-15T23:52:07.057-04:00John: I know not this "Queen" of whom yo...<b>John</b>: I know not this "Queen" of whom you speak. I have a friend called Lizzie Windsor, who lives at Buck House in London. But she's not the same person. Not at all. :DColin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26829603838636899632016-07-15T23:43:25.530-04:002016-07-15T23:43:25.530-04:00Colin, I suppose chance meetings like you and the ...Colin, I suppose chance meetings like you and the Queen are possible based on the story from Red October (weird: autocorrect did that. I bought my computer used from the CIA. Do you think ... no, never mind.) <br /><br />Anyway, Red October (autocorrect. spooky.) says people always ask him if he's met Bill Gates. Turns out not only does he look a little like Mr. Gates but he has indeed met the man.<br /><br />So ... how well do you know the Queen, Colin?John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48917789700947646342016-07-15T23:05:30.657-04:002016-07-15T23:05:30.657-04:00AJ: Yes, next time you're in Sydney, say "...<b>AJ</b>: Yes, next time you're in Sydney, say "hi" to Gary from me. :D<br /><br />This is like people in the States who used to say, "Oh, you're from England. Have you met the Queen?" :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33569789432762081412016-07-15T22:47:33.504-04:002016-07-15T22:47:33.504-04:00Colin, next time I'm in Sydney I'll be dri...<b>Colin</b>, next time I'm in Sydney I'll be drinking the water. Just sayin' *wink*AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34470339603577091732016-07-15T22:30:15.300-04:002016-07-15T22:30:15.300-04:00AJ: Three hours down the road from Mr. Corby??! Th...<b>AJ</b>: Three hours down the road from Mr. Corby??! That's like... a stone's throw! You're virtually neighbors!!! This means you are destined for greatness, you know that, don't you? :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87174048532932533542016-07-15T21:44:04.222-04:002016-07-15T21:44:04.222-04:00Outing myself as Opie, although very late to the p...Outing myself as Opie, although very late to the party. Thank you, Miss Janet, for the what you do here!<br /><br />At least I now know being from Down Under won't send agents into hiding because of the hoops, but when I finally manage to hoodwink an agent into signing me I'll definitely look into getting a US Bank account. I don't want to share the few dollars I'll earn with the banks!<br /><br />Love the Gary Corby story and what a lovely touch your final comment is, JR =)<br /><br />So's y'all know, in the event our fearsome shark is turning the internet inside out hunting to sign me, I'm just 3 hours down the road from Gary Corby. Piece of cake!<br /><br />Miss Janet, thank you for updating us on our French Reiders. Like others here I had been wondering how they were. I had a French delivery man at the house yesterday morning (not long after the tragedy struck Nice). He mentioned what had happened and I said I hoped his family and friends were okay. He replied he had none in Paris. I let him know it was Nice and he turned white, muttered something in French and left. I've been worried for him since.<br /><br />AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68385634248976364732016-07-15T20:04:33.894-04:002016-07-15T20:04:33.894-04:00John: LOL. Subheader of the week! :D<b>John</b>: LOL. Subheader of the week! :DColin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87092296108151161682016-07-15T19:29:27.155-04:002016-07-15T19:29:27.155-04:00I think Gary Corby's code name is Red October,...I think Gary Corby's code name is Red October, but I can neither confirm nor deny such.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58696026253806050862016-07-15T17:33:20.955-04:002016-07-15T17:33:20.955-04:00That was indeed an adventure. It was like a real l...That was indeed an adventure. It was like a real life Where's Waldo? I think our Pixie Queen finally tracked Gary down.<br /><br />Gary had put his contact information in his query, but in the meantime, he moved and had to change internet providers. They were supposed to migrate his emails. They didn't. <br /><br />Janet had half the internet trying to track him down. I think Sha'el finally got an email through, but it went to a spam folder if I remember correctly. "Hi, are you Gary Corby? If so, a rich uncle died in Nigeria and sharque Janet Reid would like to talk to you about a dead man falling from the sky."<br /><br />Well, she probably worded it differently than that. <br /><br />Gary's sainted wife was sorting through stuff and said, "Dear, I don't think this is spam." or something to that effect.<br /><br />Needless to say, everyone except me was thrilled. I had to change my name back to Julie Weathers. I was just getting used to answering to Gary Corby.<br /><br />Obviously, we were all thrilled. I had forgotten about Hélène Boudreau being in the middle of the hunt also. She went on to sell six or eight books since then including her real mermaids series and <i>I Dare You Not To Yawn</i>, plus her non-fiction books. She is such a sweetie.<br /><br />Now I really feel like a slug. <br /><br />sighJulie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73359260148586024102016-07-15T17:18:19.943-04:002016-07-15T17:18:19.943-04:00Loved the Gary Corby story as well!
Thanks Janet...Loved the Gary Corby story as well! <br /><br />Thanks Janet for the France folks update. Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58032758431043292632016-07-15T16:41:05.147-04:002016-07-15T16:41:05.147-04:00I loved the Finding Gary Corby thread that Janet p...I loved the Finding Gary Corby thread that Janet posted today. A very welcome diversion.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11420041346605823192016-07-15T16:13:46.661-04:002016-07-15T16:13:46.661-04:00Because I'm dealing with US companies like Ama...Because I'm dealing with US companies like Amazon and Smashwords I went through the process of getting a US tax number in order to stop the 30% withholding tax at source ('cos they are not getting 30% of the occasional cup of coffee I can afford from my book sales :)<br /><br />Anyhooo...I hear getting an individual tax number (an ITIN) is a real rigmarole involving paperwork, fees, notarized copies of your passport, the chewed off heads of three chickens, and a piece of coal inscribed with a Zen koan. However, if you can legitimately describe yourself as a business, you can get an EIN instead which involved nothing more painful than ten minutes on the phone. Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42382453437462319632016-07-15T15:36:10.814-04:002016-07-15T15:36:10.814-04:00I’d love for Sha'el, Princess of Pixies, to co...I’d love for Sha'el, Princess of Pixies, to comment again. I regret I missed her stint here.<br /><br />My quick research indicates she published only that one book (Pixie Warrior) so far: <br />https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6002758-pixie-warrior<br /><br />I don’t understand tweets, but these are some of her recent ones:<br /><br />Just so you know, pixies do not date leprechauns. <br /><br />I'm fairly certain our neighbor is a werewolf. I know this because he has doggy breath. <br /><br />I watched a male brain at work and came away terribly confused. <br /><br />Despite my best intentions, I work of the chaos is your friend method. <br /><br />Of course I believe in GIANTS. I'm 4 feet ten inches. From my perspective nearly everyone is a giant. <br /><br /><br />Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40237361171864322172016-07-15T14:48:22.486-04:002016-07-15T14:48:22.486-04:00It was so nice to see Sha'el, Princess of Pixi...It was so nice to see Sha'el, Princess of Pixies, in the comment thread on Gary's post. She is one impressive pixie. I think she still lurks here some, but she never posts. I kind of miss the goat stories...<br /><br />I love PayPal. I also like interbank transfers. So much easier than wiring money. I prefer doing everything on the computer. I'm pretty sure I can set up a US bank account through my own bank, though, so that should make things easy enough. Now, if only I could get some money coming to me from an American source, perhaps a publisher through an agent...BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37350284666785349732016-07-15T14:43:08.187-04:002016-07-15T14:43:08.187-04:00I'm in New Zealand and my publisher paid royal...I'm in New Zealand and my publisher paid royalties through Paypal, so I never had to deal with bank transfer fees or anything. But that was a small press and the amounts weren't enormous. I'm not sure I'd want the royalties from my million dollar best-seller (I can dream, right?) going through there. And there are some countries that Paypal doesn't cover, so if you're in any African nation for example, that's not going to be an option. Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-189749383323605342016-07-15T14:03:36.245-04:002016-07-15T14:03:36.245-04:00Donna: Likewise. Is Sha'el still out there, lu...<b>Donna</b>: Likewise. Is Sha'el still out there, lurking? Her blog is still active, though I don't see links to books.<br /><br />If I recall, in 2008 I had returned to writing fiction after about a 25 year hiatus, but I wasn't thinking about publication. I don't know if I had written my 300,000 word epic yet, or was working on it. I really like that story. I'll have to return to it one day. Maybe edit it. Maybe... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55578455498681131542016-07-15T13:53:39.829-04:002016-07-15T13:53:39.829-04:00Joe Snoe - if only that reviewer knew!
The Hunt F...<b>Joe Snoe</b> - if only that reviewer knew!<br /><br />The Hunt For Gary Corby - sounds like a great title. <br /><br />I noticed the date stamp on that saga - 2008. I was still slaving away at Nortel. I wasn't following blogs. I didn't even HAVE a blog. DIXIE DUPREE was a pile of crap with a fatal flaw. It's like a flashback in time, reading those comments. I always purposefully look for folks I "know." There were only a couple names I recognized out there. Kitty, and Julie W. Most of us who hang out and about at The Reef today were either lurkers - or hadn't landed here yet.<br /><br />It seems strange to me, but I'm having one of those thoughtful kind of days where stuff like this makes me feel a little melancholy. It makes me wonder -where are those folks now? I've wondered about this before...so here I go again.<br /><br /><br /><br />Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89650315229470221122016-07-15T13:33:42.083-04:002016-07-15T13:33:42.083-04:00A chuckle on coincidences, or life reflects art on...A chuckle on coincidences, or life reflects art one more time (or is it the other way):<br /><br />I’m reading a Sandra Brown novel called “Envy” (I’m on page 62 so no spoiler alert needed). The novel starts as a small publisher reads a Prologue submitted directly to her. No transmittal letter or other contact information—Just this at the end:<br /><br />P.M.E.<br />St. Anne Island, Georgia <br /><br />The publisher decides to track the writer down (I assume she finds him).<br /><br />I checked out the Goodread reviews—mainly five stars and tons of praise— then there’s a two star review that includes these two sentences:<br /><br />“The plot needs a lot of work, because I don't have enough suspension of disbelief to buy the story past the first fifty pages. A successful and extremely busy New York publisher is going to drop everything to hunt down an author who didn't bother to leave contact information?”<br /><br />Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8467638246510216072016-07-15T13:05:13.851-04:002016-07-15T13:05:13.851-04:00To my surprise I learned earlier this year my well...To my surprise I learned earlier this year my well-established publisher does not offer direct bank deposit for royalties. Checks only. (I live in Alabama, which is, once again, a part of the United States). Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38061556561632845802016-07-15T12:09:11.423-04:002016-07-15T12:09:11.423-04:00Sherry: Yes--the story starts with Janet's pos...<b>Sherry</b>: Yes--the story starts with Janet's post, but continues through the comments. Which is a great story device, btw... :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46885893864631833312016-07-15T11:55:54.372-04:002016-07-15T11:55:54.372-04:00So good to know that our friends in France are saf...So good to know that our friends in France are safe! Another travesty. And, when <b>Colin</b> said that the link in JR's post is a must read, he meant be sure to read it until the very end! What a great story, but what a wonderful punch line!Sherry Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326605891373049617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18884501755581458522016-07-15T11:40:24.558-04:002016-07-15T11:40:24.558-04:00Thank you for the prompt update, JR.
As soon as I...Thank you for the prompt update, JR.<br /><br />As soon as I heard, like Carolynnw/2Ns, I immediately thought of the Reiders there.<br /><br />The world hurts today. Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19738665544431783212016-07-15T11:34:21.526-04:002016-07-15T11:34:21.526-04:00Thanks Janet for friend and writter updates in Fra...Thanks Janet for friend and writter updates in France. My first thoughts were of them.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52758515639756730322016-07-15T11:06:38.675-04:002016-07-15T11:06:38.675-04:00Colin, you mentioned Paypal, and going down that r...Colin, you mentioned Paypal, and going down that rabbit hole is more fun than editing so I started thinking. One potential issue using Paypal is that--at least in the USA--it's not FDIC-insured even though it basically operates as a bank. So there's a different level of risk using it. <br /><br />Plus sending Paypal payments to some countries can be a pain. For example, I had an extended vacation a few years ago, and stayed on Boracay Island (The Philippines) and in a surf camp in Bali. I tried to pay with Paypal for both. Paypal wouldn't let either transaction go through due to fraud concerns. I ended up doing a wire transfer to the place in Bali which was a hassle because the owner shared part of her name with someone on the terror watch list, so I had additional paperwork. <br />The Sleepy Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406738871201908077noreply@blogger.com