tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3788503448305333882..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: "nice deal" "good deal"Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49874170110307409432009-07-20T07:51:51.308-04:002009-07-20T07:51:51.308-04:00*snarf**snarf*nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2647991035956017002009-07-19T21:41:06.857-04:002009-07-19T21:41:06.857-04:00HA! Brilliant. May all your deals be great deals.HA! Brilliant. May all your deals be great deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66968101934993760022009-07-19T19:46:37.032-04:002009-07-19T19:46:37.032-04:00where does the "ive died and gone to heaven&q...where does the "ive died and gone to heaven" deal?Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13525130382128762402009-07-19T15:11:19.647-04:002009-07-19T15:11:19.647-04:00el.oh.el Hope I get one in the last category one d...el.oh.el Hope I get one in the last category one day.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71322956038575988732009-07-19T15:11:10.881-04:002009-07-19T15:11:10.881-04:00The "Last Gasp Deal"? I think that's...The "Last Gasp Deal"? I think that's what the coroner's statement determined after Michael Jackson's autopsy. Since he cheated the Beatles out of their rights, just dealing with him left people gasping. Or something like that.<br /><br />Holy shit. In the interest of long term relationships, I probably shouldn't have posted that comment. Gasp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69883229880687710872009-07-19T14:20:14.350-04:002009-07-19T14:20:14.350-04:00How do you decide upon these labels for Publisher&...How do you decide upon these labels for Publisher's Marketplace? Do you simply use your judgment about how a book is going to fair in the market?Dan Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158217582852667669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46408816924786294532009-07-19T13:20:08.003-04:002009-07-19T13:20:08.003-04:00OK, drinks and apps on my deck tonight. You'd ...OK, drinks and apps on my deck tonight. You'd be so much fun to BS with. Oh, I live in NW Washington. Might take you awhile to get here.Vacuum Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591189479761010265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91584771543200402712009-07-19T11:42:00.867-04:002009-07-19T11:42:00.867-04:00Your post is my best laugh out loud today! The la...Your post is my best laugh out loud today! The lawyer-half of my brain loves the "contract personally delivered to the office deal" as much as my writer-half.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49176948692869067832009-07-18T22:48:43.578-04:002009-07-18T22:48:43.578-04:00Sign me up for the last one! That sounds like a go...Sign me up for the last one! That sounds like a good deal to me.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28924761505715607702009-07-18T22:25:41.506-04:002009-07-18T22:25:41.506-04:00These are really funny. And, I bet, totally on tar...These are really funny. And, I bet, totally on target. Gives me a picture into the world of selling. Cool.Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50545545018450946082009-07-18T21:28:48.966-04:002009-07-18T21:28:48.966-04:00Janet, always slide your hands under the couch chu...Janet, always slide your hands under the couch chusions before you leave with the contract!Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62826512863732592009-07-18T21:27:42.206-04:002009-07-18T21:27:42.206-04:00Wait, but doesn't a "holy shit deal"...Wait, but doesn't a "holy shit deal" then put the writer at risk for the next deal, if the book doesn't earn out? There have been all these posts lately on the agent blogs about BookScan, etc., and it seems like a "holy shit deal" for one book could do real damage to a writer's career if the book doesn't live up to the imagined potential.CKHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741681893677604323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62196064142372355682009-07-18T20:50:54.842-04:002009-07-18T20:50:54.842-04:00These deals made me smile. I think they fit the cu...These deals made me smile. I think they fit the current market better!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685941102691667990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26995707279717823892009-07-18T20:40:42.447-04:002009-07-18T20:40:42.447-04:00HA!HA!ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2745610649063908652009-07-18T18:58:16.296-04:002009-07-18T18:58:16.296-04:00Dear Agent,
I'm in the market for a shit deal,...Dear Agent,<br />I'm in the market for a shit deal, excuse me, a holy-shit deal. Pls send list of track record.<br />Writer<br /><br />Thanks for the enlightenment and a good laugh on a really hot day.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71542281812474116192009-07-18T18:53:31.124-04:002009-07-18T18:53:31.124-04:00Ricky,
I sense an affinity for The Godfather.
Wh...Ricky,<br /><br />I sense an affinity for The Godfather.<br /><br />What should the publisher do? Leave the movie rights, but take the last gasp deal?Dan Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158217582852667669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21536608839910079312009-07-18T18:42:46.175-04:002009-07-18T18:42:46.175-04:00More nuanced are John Scalzi's Real World Book...More nuanced are John Scalzi's Real World Book Deal Descriptions (http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/09/08/the-real-world-book-deal-descriptions/)Tim of Anglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910643987517809686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10536243713040501632009-07-18T18:24:57.142-04:002009-07-18T18:24:57.142-04:00ahahahahah! One of your funniest posts.
:-)ahahahahah! One of your funniest posts. <br />:-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006129353079344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27617382869409226982009-07-18T18:18:42.252-04:002009-07-18T18:18:42.252-04:00Don't forget the "I'll pay you to pri...Don't forget the "I'll pay you to print this book" deal. AKA self pub.<br /><br />That might be a good name for a writer's bar. "The Self Pub" where the drinks are cheap and the symathy is free...Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42211745413712205272009-07-18T17:51:31.923-04:002009-07-18T17:51:31.923-04:00lol... no 'aw shit' deal?lol... no 'aw shit' deal?laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90382606038557923162009-07-18T17:11:18.318-04:002009-07-18T17:11:18.318-04:00As long a severed horse head isn't part of the...As long a severed horse head isn't part of the deal, all those sound decent. Anyway--Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58104984223878650502009-07-18T17:10:03.428-04:002009-07-18T17:10:03.428-04:00I'm glad they do that. Who wants everyone to k...I'm glad they do that. Who wants everyone to know what kind of paycheck they get anyway? Unless it's me. And it's stellar. With a movie package.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39459697701751542932009-07-18T17:04:55.992-04:002009-07-18T17:04:55.992-04:00The most common deal in the industry seems to be t...The most common deal in the industry seems to be the "Take it or Leave it" deal.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.com