tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6184653998430674566..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: How to disappear foreverJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20792011118010833592014-03-28T11:09:39.270-04:002014-03-28T11:09:39.270-04:00"If you are not embarrassed by the first vers..."If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late." -Reid Hoffman<br /><br />The startup community just loves to repeat crap like this. I get what they're trying to say, but it demonstrates an impatience that's all too common in general, and disastrous in a field like writing.Jenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652680551107638557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53288299931859235432014-03-28T10:11:37.016-04:002014-03-28T10:11:37.016-04:00I love that you set high standards. Writing should...I love that you set high standards. Writing should be exquisite, and the business side of it should be professional. Well done!Sunday Reflections or Stumbling Towards Happiness by Bill Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386915361062607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58487946657753560512014-03-28T08:56:07.661-04:002014-03-28T08:56:07.661-04:00My day started off as a "not so good day.&quo...My day started off as a "not so good day." I came home and read your post. The name alone had me laughing out loud. And, do you know what? The rest of the day ended up being a "not so bad day" after all. (I'll bet you don't realize just how much you help us sometimes!) Thanks, Janet.LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1394940719308805162014-03-27T20:57:56.467-04:002014-03-27T20:57:56.467-04:00I keep trying to imagine what Mr. Buttonweazer tho...I keep trying to imagine what Mr. Buttonweazer thought he was doing...and I keep coming up empty-handed. I mean, seriously, people. Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68750802937080589742014-03-27T18:57:28.112-04:002014-03-27T18:57:28.112-04:00@donnaeverheart, I don't think it's a book...@donnaeverheart, I don't think it's a book any of us could get through without wallbanging it. Perhaps several times in a row ...<br /><br />Elissa, great point. Eeeeeep.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24583592120848670612014-03-27T13:43:06.681-04:002014-03-27T13:43:06.681-04:00I hope the author is the guilty party, and he/she ...I hope the author is the guilty party, and he/she didn't pay someone else for a "query service" that has possibly destroyed their writing career before it even got started. Shooting your own foot is bad enough. Paying someone to do it for you would be a nightmare.<br /><br />Either way, the lesson is still clear: do a little research before jumping into shark infested waters.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15917880932938851882014-03-27T12:35:33.022-04:002014-03-27T12:35:33.022-04:00I wonder how many "he" actually sent?
...I wonder how many "he" actually sent? <br /><br />There's got to be a book in all this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3202439335557920432014-03-27T11:25:54.060-04:002014-03-27T11:25:54.060-04:00Some people just assume the rules don't apply ...Some people just assume the rules don't apply to them, that they're special and don't have to pay attention to the confines the rest of us mere mortals have to put up with. <br /><br />By the way, I've got a screenplay I'd like you to consider. I'll just pitch it here in the comments section. I know that's not how it's usually done, but it's SO good you'll be glad I did. ...John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120550659339089195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2949131451756575712014-03-27T10:14:56.076-04:002014-03-27T10:14:56.076-04:00Thank you for taking the time to continue this fun...Thank you for taking the time to continue this fun and educational blog. It really is fun to learn -- on the sidelines.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26683666071466181672014-03-27T08:05:59.834-04:002014-03-27T08:05:59.834-04:00I was wincing by the time you got to the third ema...I was wincing by the time you got to the third email of this story...Alex Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556334141936498897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53732086505219349942014-03-27T07:33:17.092-04:002014-03-27T07:33:17.092-04:00Sometimes I picture Janet in a habit with a ruler....Sometimes I picture Janet in a habit with a ruler. And then she breaks into song and I have to get up and drink from the milk carton. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543685541225544175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62881728749051198002014-03-27T07:13:30.363-04:002014-03-27T07:13:30.363-04:00Goodness you're funny while teaching us queryi...Goodness you're funny while teaching us querying life lessons. <br /><br />Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.com