tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3342374871505565938..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: What to ask an agent after you get an offerJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59838819040536817832017-03-28T00:02:36.879-04:002017-03-28T00:02:36.879-04:00AJ Blythe
All editions are in the Australian Nati...AJ Blythe<br /><br />All editions are in the Australian National Library? That gets a WOW from me.<br /><br />The book was licensed to a publisher in China. I have a copy of the Chinese version of the first edition. The inside words are in English, but the cover is in Chinese. I love it, but then I'm easily amused.Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81914895777365663782017-03-27T23:24:53.097-04:002017-03-27T23:24:53.097-04:00Way to go
Professor Snoe!
Just goes to show
You ne...Way to go<br />Professor Snoe!<br />Just goes to show<br />You never know<br />Who you know... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83488608528172732222017-03-27T22:41:20.321-04:002017-03-27T22:41:20.321-04:00No. Thank you Professor Snoe. That book (3rd editi...<br />No. Thank you <b>Professor Snoe</b>. That book (3rd edition) was the one thing that made fee simple...simple. And, of course, I did the honorable thing and sold it off to the next panicked 1L with loads of highlights. (it about killed me to deface a book, but, well, it was law school).<br /><br />I think its safe to say I am pretty star struck.<br /><br />I'm sure I'll get back to calling you Joe Snoe at some point. And I'll stop raving about E&Es after this post and stick to discussing the good ole novel and how glad I am that we're all chum here. Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11932387654979719142017-03-27T21:27:08.335-04:002017-03-27T21:27:08.335-04:00AJ Blythe.
Property Examples & Explanations i...AJ Blythe. <br />Property Examples & Explanations is in its Fifth Edition. See<br /><br /><a href="www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Property-Barlow-Burke/dp/145485006X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1438880064&sr=1-3%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">E&E Fifth Edition</a><br /><br />My guess is next year they'll ask us to prepare a sixth edition. want to rewrite two to four chapters from scratch. I'll probably turn the book over to someone else for the seventh edition if there is one. <br /><br />P.S. Writing a aw treatise, a law casebook, and several law review articles doesn't help in writing a novel. Totally differrnt skill sets.Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62485459963516835212017-03-27T21:17:29.902-04:002017-03-27T21:17:29.902-04:00Just checked the Reider map - doesn't look li...Just checked the Reider map - doesn't look like there are any of us Aussies in the cyclone's path, but if you are around Bowen/Ayr stay safe!!<br /><br /><b>K. Ridwyn</b> is our northern-most (pinned) Aussie Reider, she's north enough to be getting wet but south enough to be safe.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87530878778717294992017-03-27T21:16:01.642-04:002017-03-27T21:16:01.642-04:00Yep. Megan, Professor Joseph A. Snoe at your servi...Yep. Megan, Professor Joseph A. Snoe at your service.<br /><br />My biggest thrills are hearing from students who used the E&E who tell me how valuable it was to them; and hearing from former students who say I made a difference (Actually who even remember I still exist).<br /><br />I can tell it's getting close to Final Exam times. Panicked First Years have bought enough books to get the book to Rank number 5841 on Amazon.com as I type.<br /><br />I received two thank yous this weekend - one in email form and one in letter form. (neither related to the E&E) Happy time.<br /><br />Also what has been fun is twice I've gone to the graduation receptions and some graduating student introduces me to their boyfriend or girlfriend who attended another law school, and their eyes bug out when we're introduced.<br /><br /><br />I wish I had the space to tell you the saga of the Masters of Laws student in <b>IRAN</b> who's emailed me a couple of times seeking help on American law.<br /><br /><br />You made my day, Megan. Thanks.<br />Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73947304919279308992017-03-27T20:49:11.356-04:002017-03-27T20:49:11.356-04:00After Megan's comment had to google... Joe...After <b>Megan's</b> comment had to google... Joe's book is on to its 4th edition. My eyes glazed over when I read about it (hence my science degree and not a law degree). A copy of every edition is in the Australian National Library - working trip to Oz to check out your book, Joe? Can combine with ms research *grin*.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80448797433953011422017-03-27T20:31:20.252-04:002017-03-27T20:31:20.252-04:00OT: Wait a minute. Wait. Joe Snoe You're not s...OT: Wait a minute. Wait. <b>Joe Snoe</b> You're not saying...are you that <i>Joseph Snoe</i>! Of the E&E book variety?!?!?! <br /><br />If so, sir, than I owe you a debt of gratitude!Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11933591753539706522017-03-27T19:31:48.956-04:002017-03-27T19:31:48.956-04:00I would never quit my day job without a six figure...I would never quit my day job without a six figure deal and corresponding sales to back up the deal. I am, however, extreme downsizing so I can have more time for writing with less life expense and so can afford to cut my hours a bit. <br /><br />And <b>Casey</b> I think too much time on my hands to write would give me trouble as well. It's a balance for sure. I do need to force myself out now and again to see what regular humans are up to. <br /><br /> Like <b> Joseph </b> I used to work 70 hour weeks - but that was to keep my daughter and me above water. And I did precious little writing which did render me clinically depressed. Yeah, Lennon, that is a thing.<br /><br />I love the school district where I work now, but I am taking so long to complete my writing projects because I am often drained dry after work. And then life happens. This mortal coil is awful distracting. Ah well, at least I will know what questions to ask perspective agents when the time comes. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14201339826478448792017-03-27T19:17:02.450-04:002017-03-27T19:17:02.450-04:00On this day in 1836 nearly 500 of Fannin's Tex...On this day in 1836 nearly 500 of Fannin's Texians were massacred at Goliad. General Urrea asked for clemency for the prisoners, but Santa Anna demanded they be executed.<br /><br />This day in Texas history.<br /><br />Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12693123706822132362017-03-27T19:07:15.585-04:002017-03-27T19:07:15.585-04:00K White
A friend recommended me to her agent. He&...<b>K White</b><br /><br />A friend recommended me to her agent. He's the one who gave me the long and detailed rejection about what was wrong with Far Rider. I'll fix it one of these days and go back to him. He has ZERO web presence. If you don't know his name, you can't find him basically.<br /><br />Another agent I really like and will hound again has very little web presence. What little he does is announce a book sale. Period. Very low key. Very professional.<br /><br /><b>Joseph</b> <br /><br />You make me sound like such a slave driver! <br /><br />I just worry any time someone says they want to quit their job so they can write full time. Number 1. Most people can't make a living writing. Number 2. Most people find when they have all that time to write they don't actually write.<br /><br />Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55682424314053078602017-03-27T18:41:18.676-04:002017-03-27T18:41:18.676-04:00...and, Joseph Snoe, I managed to get your name wr......and, Joseph Snoe, I managed to get your name wrong. Yikes. Maybe it IS time for a vacation!Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78060215550288902762017-03-27T18:37:36.154-04:002017-03-27T18:37:36.154-04:00All right, I sort of have my words in, though I wi...All right, I sort of have my words in, though I will probably finish a chapter tonight. Munchkin is picked up from the bus stop and we have read, with great interest, about the bully Binky Barnes. I have read a bit more about a Hobbit. I've tortured the people at Civil War Times about my subscription. <br /><br />Now, to torture y'all. Some agencies do offer limited time representation and I'm not sure people even think to ask about it. They just assume they'll be set for life.<br /><br />4. What's the subsidiary rights set up?<br /><br />Diana Gabaldon has two agents to handle different rights.<br /><br />What if you don't want to sell the film rights to your work? Would that affect if an agent wants to represent you? It took years to find someone who finally "got" Outlander enough not to make Diana blanch at the proposed treatment. <i>A River Runs Through It</i> got turned down for years also.<br /><br />Is the agent going to think you're too difficult to work with? <br /><br />5. Does your agent maintain a presence on social media?<br /><br />I don't care if they blog or tweet, but lately the vitriol that's overflowing onto professional forums is turning me off a bunch. I'm gravitating a lot more to people who are either not maintaining a web presence or who are keeping it strictly business.<br /><br />About the only thing I keep Facebook up for is to see what my kids post and I have it turned to private. Someday I may do something with the author page.<br /><br />6. Is the agent hands on or hands off?<br /><br />I have a friend who dropped a respected agent with a well-known agency after a year. I was shocked. The agent would return phone calls, wouldn't give feedback, she wouldn't even give feedback after the author gave up and hired an editor at great cost. "Not quite there" isn't feed back. This woman is a talented writer and came with some good recommendations.<br /><br />So, yes, find out how the agent works with you.<br /><br />Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26081877780813557882017-03-27T17:51:30.442-04:002017-03-27T17:51:30.442-04:00Joe Snow -
I definitely feel your comment. I reme...Joe Snow -<br /><br />I definitely feel your comment. I remember King saying that in his book as well. Teaching is definitely draining, as is being a father, as is doing laundry (in a different kind of way), as is every mundane detail of our lives. And I get it. It is hard to put a similar kind of mental energy into two different things. I felt proud when I read King's comment, though. I will never sell as well as he (although I hope to someday write at least as close to as well as he can) but I can still hold down two forts. And agonize about Janet's flash fiction contests, of course.<br /><br />It sounds like, at 70 hours a week, you put in more time than I do (although, now that I think about it...)<br /><br />I'm not sure if being a workaholic is a good thing for your personal life, but it helps when your goal is 1000 words a day (I can't quite get to King's prescribed 2000, but oh well.)<br /><br />Back to the thesis papers...*sigh*<br /><br />Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38264586557196970832017-03-27T17:16:31.073-04:002017-03-27T17:16:31.073-04:00EM
When Julie W read a draft of “Escape from Braz...EM<br /><br />When Julie W read a draft of “Escape from Brazil“ (under a different title), one of her bits of advice was “Don’t give up your day job.”<br /><br />Ultimately I did anyway (which was scary since I really enjoyed teaching and being around the students, faculty and staff at the law school (and university for that matter - I still return for funsies. I just have no official role. I still write recommendation letters, advise students who email me, go to speeches and social affairs, etc).<br /><br />My problem was similar to yours. I worked very hard to be a good teacher, scholar, committee member, etc. I probably worked 50- to 70-hour weeks. <br />I could work on my novel in the summer (but I had to balance it with writing an article or a new edition of my Property treatise) and between semesters after grading final exam. Unfortunately, the stress of being pulled two ways during the school year took away from the joy of teaching and of writing. I guess it was that you-can’t-serve-two-masters thing.<br /><br />So I quit teaching. I taught long enough to qualify for a pension, and I make a little money off the property book (Is this week royalties week?) which makes it possible to stay home.<br /><br />There is less pressure. That’s good. I still waste away most of my time. (I haven’t looked at my WIP today for example). That’s bad. <br /><br />It’s more than dawned on me it’s possible no publisher will take on my novel (but it’s coming together wonderfully, thank you very much), but I enjoy working on it (most days).<br /><br />This is not the first time I gave up a good career job to go another direction. I gave up being a practicing CPA to attend law school (because I didn’t want to look back when I was 60 years old and regret not going). That worked out nicely. It is sort of the same feeling for this big change.<br /><br />Two things also bounced around my brain. Stephen King was a teacher at one time. In “On Writing” he says something along the lines that he enjoyed teaching immensely, but that he probably would not have published any novels if he continued teaching. He was too mentally drained when he got home at night. Another author at the Southern Voices Festival a few years ago had been a college professor. He said he really enjoyed being a college professor, but that he enjoyed not being a college professor more. I took solace in those two statements in making my decision. <br /><br />The dean said I could teach again if I missed it. That’s a comforting option, too).<br /><br />I probably screwed up. But right now I have no regrets. I’ll at least find out if I’m good enough to write a publishable novel.<br /><br />Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60980866792166098792017-03-27T15:59:29.463-04:002017-03-27T15:59:29.463-04:00Panda
Yes, I'm very careful about which songs...Panda<br /><br />Yes, I'm very careful about which songs are mentioned in the work and which I just enjoy. Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar and his wife used to play as the farewell to the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance camps, which gave it the name.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMD7MN6ybyU" rel="nofollow">Free and Green</a> is more of my mood music that's modern with an old sound.<br /><br />I have to be careful of words, phrases, songs, food, and even colors.<br /><br />Agreed, Ashokan is a beautiful song.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40024415220173339872017-03-27T15:49:44.480-04:002017-03-27T15:49:44.480-04:00That's Diane's way of saying of course, I&...That's Diane's way of saying <i>of course, I'm entering.</i><br /><br />Oh, dongle. The nightmares. Please, no.<br /><br />I do have one on-topic question. Go figure. I'd feel comfortable raising these questions to a prospective agent. On the other side of the call, do they expect these types of questions or am I talking to an eye roll? Either is fine, I'm just curious so I know how to react on my side of the call.<br /><br />Thanks, as always, Janet. I wouldn't have thought of half of these on my own. And my half would've probably been the wrong ones. On the other hand, at least I'm not interrogating anyone with 52.<br />John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45134991771244596542017-03-27T15:32:19.994-04:002017-03-27T15:32:19.994-04:00Elise ... see, I'm a Whedon nerd. I went to Th...Elise ... see, I'm a Whedon nerd. I went to The Groosalug place, and know nothing of these Minions of which you speak. ;)<br /><br />John and Colin: STAAAAAHHHHHPPP it.<br /><br />I think I am about ready to tap out ("tapp" out?) and not enter this contest, even though I do covet that prize. This one, it might be more enjoyable to concentrate on others' contributions rather than torturing my wee and paltry brain into the necessary contortions.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35326272845292694982017-03-27T15:27:11.892-04:002017-03-27T15:27:11.892-04:00Ashokan Farewell was written by Jay Unger in 1982,...Ashokan Farewell was written by Jay Unger in 1982, but you probably already knew that. While it sounds like an old traditional ballad (by design) it isn't. Was made famous by use by Ken Burns in his Civil War series. Still, one of my favorites. Thanks for the reminder of it.Panda in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160375490647791433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44255538269101762072017-03-27T15:24:18.959-04:002017-03-27T15:24:18.959-04:00John: We've had dongle, so I say spackle is a ...<b>John</b>: We've had <i>dongle</i>, so I say <i>spackle</i> is a definite contender. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57888141073414679332017-03-27T14:57:12.354-04:002017-03-27T14:57:12.354-04:00So, gruel rhymes with cruel. Okay, get that one.
...So, gruel rhymes with cruel. Okay, get that one.<br /><br />Is <i>spackle</i> far behind? John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8783234163088185142017-03-27T14:22:03.921-04:002017-03-27T14:22:03.921-04:00Janet Reid, Literary Agent, Sinister Cult Leader.
...Janet Reid, Literary Agent, Sinister Cult Leader.<br /><br />That has a certain ring to it. I think Janet should update her business cards... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77358032840625186962017-03-27T14:05:33.173-04:002017-03-27T14:05:33.173-04:00First, I don't see where Janet answered Donna&...First, I don't see where Janet answered Donna's question- which was going to be my question- about the 52 questions, which *could* be construed as turning it into 54 questions, but we'll be content hearing how Janet responded to the 52 questioner. Or I will, at any rate.<br /><br />Colin, there are other meanings for <i>scram.</i> I used that word in some context on a regular basis!roadkills-r-ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029861300358380117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84764365907791067352017-03-27T13:57:02.938-04:002017-03-27T13:57:02.938-04:00#'s 1-3 I can relate to, because I would expec...#'s 1-3 I can relate to, because I would expect potential clients to ask me the same questions if they were looking at hiring me as their lawyer.<br /><br />#4 I don't know anything about<br /><br />#5 I think a potential client (of mine) would need to ask more specific questions, such as whether I tweet about legal stuff or just personal stuff, or both, or if I use my social media presence to espouse the teachings of a sinister cult <br /><br />#6 I'm not even going to go there, because I've sued people for that kind of thing Scott Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293362485142152780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7498853573455272822017-03-27T13:46:34.652-04:002017-03-27T13:46:34.652-04:00Lennon: it was I who used 'scram'. Can'...<b>Lennon</b>: <i>it was I who used 'scram'. Can't remember what I was running from, though.</i> How about 100+ writers racking their brains trying to come up with a way to incorporate "scram" into their flash stories? ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com