tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6148416302321586849..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Can I dawdle on sending my ms for a #DivPitJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76354915904089308652018-10-05T23:48:12.422-04:002018-10-05T23:48:12.422-04:00Arri Franklin Sorry for the confusion.
Date is 10/...<b>Arri Franklin</b> Sorry for the confusion.<br />Date is 10/25.<br /><br />See you there?Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39174063229490854542018-10-05T19:39:19.360-04:002018-10-05T19:39:19.360-04:00I haven't even considered a Twitter pitch. I g...I haven't even considered a Twitter pitch. I guess that if an agent I was querying made a big hoopla about it, I might consider it. The key word there is querying.<br /><br />I would have to be deep in those trenches before I would try that. That means deeper than my past forays into such mine fields. The first book I gave up on because it was too complicated to write a killer query on. The second was too big of a leap into the overall story I have in mind.<br /><br />Hope y'all have a mahvellous weekend. It is hotter than blazes down here. September was our hottest month of the year, setting six all time heat records. October has followed that trend. Three all time heat records in the first five days of the month.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44706704804212441432018-10-05T17:14:20.761-04:002018-10-05T17:14:20.761-04:00Trust me on this one: Wait and don't pitch. I ...Trust me on this one: Wait and don't pitch. I come from experience (querying Queen Shark in fact) that getting an agent intrigued before you're totally ready is a bad, bad idea. Janet was amazingly understanding when I withdrew in shame, and I envy those authors who were more on top of it. JEN Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223454346963493011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89057304201605333782018-10-05T14:32:24.453-04:002018-10-05T14:32:24.453-04:00I once heard (well, read) an agent saying, "h...I once heard (well, read) an agent saying, "hey all you #DVPit late submitters, don't think I don't know that you weren't ready." I guess she saw enough of them that she felt she had to say that. <br /><br />Some agents are prob. more gracious than others, but you still might not want to start off as a part of 'that' crowd. Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49385711591649625242018-10-05T12:52:27.432-04:002018-10-05T12:52:27.432-04:00Kitty said [yesterday]...
"I can't imagin...Kitty said [yesterday]...<br />"I can't imagine anyone in this day and age not using a backup service."<br /><br />One thing that should be added is that backup services put your files on the cloud, where hackers eagerly and greedily search for confidential information.<br /><br />Hackers are interested in stealing your information, not only your million dollar WIP, which they can re-style with their name on it as the author, but your passwords, and financial information, which they can sell on the dark web.<br /><br />People worry about irrelevant information on facebook being sold to advertisers, and they ignore really sensitive information that hackers intend to use against them. They sell old computers that have hard drives loaded with sensitive info without using a program like wipedisk to render them unreadable.<br /><br />If you think you have a strong password, don't kid yourself. Hackers go to work for these companies all the time to steal passwords. I can probably buy all yours on the dark web.<br /><br />External hard drives are very cheap, and PRIVATE.<br />Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65977897509268619622018-10-05T12:40:14.198-04:002018-10-05T12:40:14.198-04:00I agree about sending your best. The problem is th...I agree about sending your best. The problem is that we always think it’s our best, don’t we?<br /><br />I put myself in th unenviable situation of having to ask agents to please ignore the manuscript that is buried on their desk (or in the DoY’s litter box) while I complete a revision. In the case of some agents, twice now. The manuscript is shockingly better than it was, I blush at the first one I sent, and I’ve revealed my novice status to the publishing world. I honestly thought I was sending my best the first time. My point is that we are always quite sure that this draft is ‘the one’. <br /><br />How can we really know?<br /><br />Personally, I bid in a charity auction on an agent critique. Manuscript and query-wise it was the best money I’ve ever spent. One agent spent a ton of time with me on my query, including a phone call, and one agent put her unerring little diamond-clad finger on the problem in the book. <br />Note: I suffer from auction fever, finished up with two crits, and have been eating macaroni and drinking cheap scotch ever since. <br /><br />You can ask anything you want on the phone calls. Anything. The power nearly went to my head but in the end my number one question was, “Is my craftsmanship at a professional level?”<br /><br />Where else are you going to get a straight answer from someone who has a vested interest in NOT encouraging borderline work? <br />- Betas won’t or can’t. <br />- Teachers might. <br />- Good critiquers online are surrounded by trolls. It could go either way. <br />- A conference pitch might. <br />- Aunt Isobel most def can’t be trusted. <br /><br />Plus it was a very good cause. <br />Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941043145591116608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27966229735358857732018-10-05T10:34:46.167-04:002018-10-05T10:34:46.167-04:00For those interested in twitter pitch contests, th...For those interested in twitter pitch contests, there are a few blogs that keep a calendar.<a href="http://carissa-taylor.blogspot.com/2013/01/contest-madness.html" rel="nofollow">Click here for a rundown of the 2018 schedule</a><br /><br /><br />OP, there are many opportunities. (All of which are becoming more and more swamped as they gain popularity). You're going to want to put your best foot forward. Polished pitch, polished MS. DV pit will be back around next year. There are other opportunities this year. And most agents will be available to query at some point or another.Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87126644839739929042018-10-05T09:18:28.852-04:002018-10-05T09:18:28.852-04:00I know there are about a billion twitter pitch day...I know there are about a billion twitter pitch days (it feels like one a month at this point, once you include all the genres), but is there a place where the schedule is published in advance? I feel like I always see them after they're over. The Noise In Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13433798159445551782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69215826905423722072018-10-05T08:32:38.109-04:002018-10-05T08:32:38.109-04:00They all recommend your work be finished, edited a...They all recommend your work be finished, edited and polished to a fare thee well. I wouldn't pitch if it's not ready to send in the next five minutes. <br /><br />The good news is, there are different pitch contests all the time. Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58493418097482261182018-10-05T08:13:54.995-04:002018-10-05T08:13:54.995-04:00Slightly confused. Is it 10/25 or 10/15?Slightly confused. Is it 10/25 or 10/15?ACFranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142026970098432631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21025857256457764722018-10-05T07:51:25.807-04:002018-10-05T07:51:25.807-04:00Question:
Would you go on a dream date without bru...Question:<br />Would you go on a dream date without brushing your teeth? Would you not wear deodorant? And, even if your teeth gleam and you smell like an afternoon island breeze would you not ask a friend...is my slip showing, can you see the stain on my shirt, do I look fat in this, should I shave, do I need a haircut.<br /><br />"Don't let impatience make you jump the gun."<br />Heed the queen's sage advice or you might be going home alone. Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.com