tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5209753355798995735..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: what to do when an agent clearly misunderstandsJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67260879572065510162014-11-03T20:19:36.235-05:002014-11-03T20:19:36.235-05:00"Quivering with gentility" is my new fav..."Quivering with gentility" is my new favorite use of the English language ever. Damned near titillating!DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24596863440184908512014-11-03T18:09:41.859-05:002014-11-03T18:09:41.859-05:00Lisa, that sounds like a great non-fiction contest...Lisa, that sounds like a great non-fiction contest. Tell your most embarrassing moment in 100 words or less!LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90847875028507133812014-11-03T17:46:46.306-05:002014-11-03T17:46:46.306-05:00Soooo - Janet: Did Brooks get his raise?Soooo - Janet: Did Brooks get his raise?Bonnie Shaljeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067442140631504611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46739371587885897402014-11-03T14:39:02.945-05:002014-11-03T14:39:02.945-05:00Dunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening....Dunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening. Jed Cullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366003552650790684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21226807547314087262014-11-03T13:46:44.059-05:002014-11-03T13:46:44.059-05:00Great stories: today's and the salt-in-the-cof...Great stories: today's and the salt-in-the-coffee. And excellent example for how to behave when it seems like pink elephants are dancing in front of your eyes.<br /><br />Good thing none of us are perfect. (Though many have been the times I'd have love to give embarrassment a pass.) It'd be a pretty boring and dangerous world with nothing to inspire writers, or laughter.Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52647505741477924212014-11-03T13:28:43.274-05:002014-11-03T13:28:43.274-05:00When faced with too-bitter-to-countenance-even-wit...When faced with too-bitter-to-countenance-even-with-sugar coffee (Gevalia in my freezer, I'm lookin' at you), I do add a teensy pinch of salt. It somehow makes it balance enough to go all right with the rest of the cream and sugar regimen (with occasional cinnamon).<br /><br />Really, I'm glad you sent a "So, is this how you meant to query?" because I frequently see (in #tenqueries and suchlike) "didn't follow sub directions, form R" or similar. With a form R in that instance, there's no way for either party to divine the agent has potentially erred.Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29339363852311810802014-11-03T12:20:04.284-05:002014-11-03T12:20:04.284-05:00I must agree with Renald. I hope you looked at it ...I must agree with Renald. I hope you looked at it anyway. ;)Ardenwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053900506482830292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80203964037339391302014-11-03T10:17:55.354-05:002014-11-03T10:17:55.354-05:00During a formal dinner at a rich aunt's house,...During a formal dinner at a rich aunt's house, my uncle put salt in his Rice Crispies cereal instead of sugar. Similar uncomfortable swallowing ensued.Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34518666531596382892014-11-03T10:10:08.162-05:002014-11-03T10:10:08.162-05:00Oh Angie, that salt in the coffee story remains on...Oh Angie, that <a href="http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-department-of-tell-it-first-to.html" rel="nofollow">salt in the coffee story</a> remains one of my all time faves.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36910657383659004082014-11-03T09:39:13.691-05:002014-11-03T09:39:13.691-05:00Dang.
Knowing me, I'd have freaked at 1) ha...Dang. <br /><br />Knowing me, I'd have freaked at 1) having a personal response, while 2)falling prey to insecurity, such that I would have taken your word for it (how can QOTKU be wrong???) and start slamming out a proposal for my historical fiction - now called hysterical fiction, i.e. the state I would enter at that very moment.<br /><br />Seriously, here is what we know, The Shark is human - with a big, squishy heart.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15444118770761981602014-11-03T09:21:22.384-05:002014-11-03T09:21:22.384-05:00How Emily Litella of you ;~)How Emily Litella of you ;~)Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56199209972920236942014-11-03T09:02:31.687-05:002014-11-03T09:02:31.687-05:00We all put salt in our coffee sometimes.We all put salt in our coffee sometimes.angie Brooksby-Arcangiolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000615140577512304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6067001399420006722014-11-03T08:49:00.690-05:002014-11-03T08:49:00.690-05:00Agents! They're just like us!
What a relief.Agents! They're just like us!<br /><br />What a relief.Susan Bonifanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140265430286280374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79035289069438154982014-11-03T08:46:12.119-05:002014-11-03T08:46:12.119-05:00You mean to tell me that an agent may mistakenly d...You mean to tell me that an agent may mistakenly dismiss my brilliance because he/she is a dunderhead? And I thought I was the only one with that title.<br /> <br />All that means is that agents ad infinitum have missed the clarity with which I have described my work. Too bad for them. <br />Okay I'm back to walking the dog and wondering how I can fit all his brilliance, and mine, in one of those little bags which are so poopular now. Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-85966166403966397072014-11-03T08:35:25.987-05:002014-11-03T08:35:25.987-05:00This is a clear flag for a good client - I can thi...This is a clear flag for a good client - I can think of so many writers who unfortunately would have fired off a response in:<br /><br />a) panic<br />b) anger<br />c) sarcasm<br />d) all of the above<br /><br />The fact that she did none of these things, and clearly realized that you've got so many things to read through in a day that they occasionally blur together, means she seems to have a good handle on being professional about her work.<br /><br />Gosh, I hope the story is good. It sounds promising - here's hoping another fabulous client is swimming your way!Inkworthieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994105895608977561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45651430260607019222014-11-03T08:26:52.983-05:002014-11-03T08:26:52.983-05:00Do sharks eat humble pie? Perhaps CHUMble pie? :D
...Do sharks eat humble pie? Perhaps CHUMble pie? :D<br /><br />Seriously, we all mess up, even in our professional lives. Handling it professionally is key, as it seems both you and the querier did. Thanks for turning an "oops" moment into a lesson for all of us, Janet! :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35653487027759356282014-11-03T07:45:49.841-05:002014-11-03T07:45:49.841-05:00That's what I love about you, when you swim ar...That's what I love about you, when you swim around the pool one too many times and you chomp off more than you can chew, you admit it!LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-85616758742294649892014-11-03T07:16:12.063-05:002014-11-03T07:16:12.063-05:00I hope you requested it after all that!I hope you requested it after all that!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90724636675805709232014-11-03T07:15:34.513-05:002014-11-03T07:15:34.513-05:00To err is human,
to forgive is divine.
or sublime...To err is human,<br />to forgive is divine.<br /><br />or sublime?<br /><br />not rubbing one's pointy teeth in it is just Darwin-esque tactic's.french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.com