tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6389149162080224080..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Announcing a blog hiatus for AugustJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42784420432379544992016-08-01T06:24:51.383-04:002016-08-01T06:24:51.383-04:00Good on you, Janet! Enjoy! :)Good on you, Janet! Enjoy! :)Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9221877521228942062016-07-31T01:38:58.788-04:002016-07-31T01:38:58.788-04:00roadkills
No, Uratus is a customer feedback progr...roadkills<br /><br />No, Uratus is a customer feedback program used in the service industry (plumbers, electricians, etc) <br /><br />By the way, say "Hi" to Atus for me.Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11734480911334266562016-07-30T17:07:07.597-04:002016-07-30T17:07:07.597-04:00Julie, thanks for the laugh. Mosby is legend, of c...Julie, thanks for the laugh. Mosby is legend, of course, but I never heard these stories. Those are great.<br /><br />Claire, congratulations! I remember that feeling- only my rejection came very soon after the full request (under an hour). I just laughed. Still... someone requested it! I just hoped it wasn't an error.<br /><br />Joseph, isn't Uratus a planet?roadkills-r-ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029861300358380117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68434593398580057792016-07-30T16:12:12.713-04:002016-07-30T16:12:12.713-04:00A hiatus is good. It's when your atus falls yo...A hiatus is good. It's when your atus falls you have a problem.Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76671140654668020722016-07-30T13:35:07.801-04:002016-07-30T13:35:07.801-04:00And if I've misconstrued, apologies.
It's ...And if I've misconstrued, apologies.<br />It's been a very, very, very long week.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226720665890665661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35913753046551571862016-07-30T13:28:07.356-04:002016-07-30T13:28:07.356-04:00Barbara-
Your first comment about a 'pet alive...Barbara-<br />Your first comment about a 'pet alive' picture gave me the laugh I needed today.<br />Thank you for your sense of humor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226720665890665661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68238130064897765982016-07-30T13:19:48.380-04:002016-07-30T13:19:48.380-04:00The pic of Miles sticking his head out the car win...The pic of Miles sticking his head out the car window worries me. You wouldn't let a kid stick his head out the window, and for the same reason. When I see dogs do this on tv commercials (Febreeze is one example) it drives me nuts.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30971274556253121492016-07-30T13:14:11.969-04:002016-07-30T13:14:11.969-04:00Good for you, Claire! Keep going. You only need on...Good for you, Claire! Keep going. You only need one yes.<br /><br />Janet, enjoy your blog break. <br /><br />Does my pet have to be alive? Oh, doesn't matter, you're getting the pic anyway. Uh, let me rephrase that... I'm sending a pic of my dog who passed away in February.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12410703315227367512016-07-30T12:02:41.366-04:002016-07-30T12:02:41.366-04:00Congrats, Claire! On both the full request and the...Congrats, Claire! On both the full request and the first rejection. :)<br /><br />I tell people to celebrate their rejections. It's proof you had the courage to submit! You survived your first battle. You're strong. Eye of the tiger, and all that. :)BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54243536621102492602016-07-30T02:06:53.392-04:002016-07-30T02:06:53.392-04:00Miss Janet, enjoy your reading time. We'll kno...Miss Janet, enjoy your reading time. We'll know you're done when you tweet 'up-to-date' to rub all other agents' noses in it.<br /><br />Will send my fur-person's photo forthwith. <br /><br />I have conference this month and am doing a writing retreat for a few days with my peeps first, so at least now I won't fret about what I'm missing on the reef =)AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78985284905335655182016-07-30T01:38:12.411-04:002016-07-30T01:38:12.411-04:00I don't want to say it on twitter or on my blo...I don't want to say it on twitter or on my blog, but I get the feeling I'll be okay saying it here. I just got my first rejection on my novel. It was a requested full.<br /><br />I feel...elated? Like I've passed a milestone. Also, like I've crossed a line and I'm never going back. Especially because it's a no-from-one-is-a-no-from-all agency.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720343347086961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76905115315346291032016-07-30T00:05:17.506-04:002016-07-30T00:05:17.506-04:00Uhhh... thanks for the vote of confidence, but unl...Uhhh... thanks for the vote of confidence, but unless QOTKU explicitly asks, I'm not MC-ing nuthin. I don't have special privs or rights here. You guys can run the discussion as well as me--probably better, in fact.<br /><br />Though I wouldn't say no to a little flash challenge. At least a couple of times... :DColin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61802902706742266922016-07-30T00:04:41.981-04:002016-07-30T00:04:41.981-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64272084439700360552016-07-29T22:38:23.194-04:002016-07-29T22:38:23.194-04:00Hiatus? What a slacker!
*looks at her own blog* ...Hiatus? What a slacker! <br /><br />*looks at her own blog* <br /><br />Er, I mean, what a great idea! In fact my July internet hiatus was so successful, I'm tempted to try again in August just to see whether I can get it right. I honestly don't know how you manage to post over here daily. Let alone consistently generate the quality content you do. Enjoy the break from it and good luck getting caught up on reading. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91424297232464467852016-07-29T20:38:47.643-04:002016-07-29T20:38:47.643-04:00I hope you hiatus is both productive and enjoyable...I hope you hiatus is both productive and enjoyable!Tamlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525165288826101469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12893441102612146832016-07-29T19:20:23.462-04:002016-07-29T19:20:23.462-04:00Miles,
During the Civil War Col John Singleton Mo...Miles,<br /><br />During the Civil War Col John Singleton Mosby (The Gray Ghost) was very popular with the south, not so much with the north. There was a hefty bounty on his head and all his rangers.<br /><br />There were frequent sweeps of contested territory to flush out Mosby's raiders who would often break up and stay with locals and then form up again for another raid. In one such sweep a patrol surrounded a farmhouse and pounded on the door. A frightened black woman answered the door and was met with drawn guns and threats. "Tell us the truth. Is anyone else in the house."<br /><br />"Yes, sir. Mosby's sleeping in the bedroom."<br /><br />They mad her stay there while they sent for reinforcements, not wanting to take any chances of losing Mosby again. When they had everyone in position, they stormed into the bedroom to find a baby sleeping in a cradle.<br /><br />"I thought you said Mosby was here!"<br /><br />"He is! He's there in the cradle."<br /><br />Another time Mosby was slipping by a farm with his men in the middle of the night, trying not to be noticed when a dog started barking. The farmer walked out on the porch and called out. "Mosby, come here."<br /><br />Mosby rode over, thinking the man might have some information. The farmer was completely astounded to see Col Mosby there and asked him what he was doing. <br /><br />"You called me over."<br /><br />"I was calling my dog."<br /><br />As it turned out the farmer did have information, so it wasn't all for naught. Apparently everything from frogs to children got named after Mosby for a while. Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87403980451827585482016-07-29T17:34:19.408-04:002016-07-29T17:34:19.408-04:00So wait, what should be put in our email subject w...So wait, what should be put in our email subject when sending our pet pictures? Blog Hiatus Pet Picture (this is not a query)? ;)Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86612024187508696112016-07-29T16:16:34.448-04:002016-07-29T16:16:34.448-04:00Enjoy your break, Janet. You deserve it!Enjoy your break, Janet. You deserve it!Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14340169824123608322016-07-29T15:08:07.250-04:002016-07-29T15:08:07.250-04:00This will be fun! Picture sent!
I think we'll...This will be fun! Picture sent!<br /><br />I think we'll keep things moving here - and probably entertaining. <br /><br />Have a great blog holiday, Janet! You definitely deserve it.<br /><br />BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6953820011813765072016-07-29T14:51:25.973-04:002016-07-29T14:51:25.973-04:00Enjoy the break. I've been reading a lot this ...Enjoy the break. I've been reading a lot this year. Really changed my lifestyle and interests.<br /><br />One picture will be hard. I haven't taken a picture of Brigada the Miracle Kitten since the week she came into my life. I'm so afraid the best pictures of my best friend ever, Poinciana, have been lost in computer hard drive crashes. I took a picture of a three toed sloth when I went to the Amazon to research my novel that I hope will grace the back cover of my novel (instead of my or Colin's picture). I could use that unless we're limited to actual pets who are excited when we come home. I'm curious to see which I pick. Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48372905083477210942016-07-29T14:28:04.583-04:002016-07-29T14:28:04.583-04:00Janet, have a good time. Don't forget your sun...Janet, have a good time. Don't forget your sunscreen. She thinks she'll be able to escape writers if she just lounges around in the reef. Hahahahaha <a href="https://blog.etsy.com/en/files/2011/03/The-Lost-Correspondent12.jpeg" rel="nofollow">They're everywhere.</a> <br /><br />Ah, well. Let's not disillusion her.<br /><br />A picture of a critter. This will be tough. Horse butts or Gage the Wonder Dog. If we do horse butts we can search for the six on one butt. You know your mare is a demon spawn when she's sporting the number six. That or her daddy is Peppy Pavo.<br /><br />Have fun on your hiatus. I'm not going to call it a vacation because I know you're going to be working. julieweathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198357981793324007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2189340249923359742016-07-29T14:26:34.049-04:002016-07-29T14:26:34.049-04:00Have a great blog break, Janet. Well deserved.
Ma...Have a great blog break, Janet. Well deserved.<br /><br />Many months ago you took a few days off from your blog while you were "editing." Now it's a whole month for "reading." Maybe during the month of August you'll have some time for "query responding" and you might even get around to some "pitch letter drafting" for a few editors.<br /><br />I hope you have a great time doing all of them.Scott Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293362485142152780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13183500820224741112016-07-29T14:23:48.431-04:002016-07-29T14:23:48.431-04:00Blog hiatuses are great--and often necessary. I...Blog hiatuses are great--and often necessary. I've often gone dark on my blog when buried in other tasks--and I don't have a tenth of the readership you do. <br /><br />Enjoy August!Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40799770618087096032016-07-29T13:47:50.604-04:002016-07-29T13:47:50.604-04:00Ashes and EM:
Yes! I'm glad others are in dr...Ashes and EM: <br /><br />Yes! I'm glad others are in drafting mode. I'll be stopping by and cheering y'all on next month. I'm at just a hair under 55k for my YA, and would LOVE to at least get close-ish to finishing the draft.<br /><br />EM, I think you should change that maybe/possibility to DEFINITELY. Lucie Witthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521285162656949602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5130552047396514082016-07-29T13:37:29.124-04:002016-07-29T13:37:29.124-04:00Happy hiatus! Happy hiatus! Cindy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196306055833459983noreply@blogger.com