tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6641895526292739185..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Best ofJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-340444389515518152016-04-22T21:53:12.732-04:002016-04-22T21:53:12.732-04:00Lucie and Cheryl, thank you!
I read a piece the o...Lucie and Cheryl, thank you!<br /><br />I read a piece the other day about those who die from depression in Greenland, especially young native Greenlanders. They've lost a lot of youth over the years, and their loved ones are joining forces to create a security net, to protect this new generation. It's a terrible illness. Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75761800107143508622016-04-22T19:57:39.185-04:002016-04-22T19:57:39.185-04:00Jason, your recollections bore into my own memorie...Jason, your recollections bore into my own memories and resurrected the force and fallout of my parents' passing. It's tough, sharing the bitten pieces.<br />Condolences to all of us here (in this safe place) who remembered their losses when they read your words.<br />Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1849376014174822652016-04-22T19:05:37.236-04:002016-04-22T19:05:37.236-04:00Jason, I'm very sorry to hear about your fathe...Jason, I'm very sorry to hear about your father.<br /><br />Cynthia, bless you for what you do. My son is setting up a website for vets to reach out for help. The statistics say 23 vets commit suicide a day, but it's more than that since many states don't record vet status on suicides. It's a very sad situation and a permanent solution to a temporary problem.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-92180593493777970862016-04-22T17:25:07.719-04:002016-04-22T17:25:07.719-04:00Hugs to Jason--thank you for sharing your story. H...Hugs to Jason--thank you for sharing your story. Hugs to all, for the wisdom and recommendations.<br /><br />Coming across wonderful books that I wouldn't have otherwise is one of the main reasons I became a librarian. I'm thankful for all the writers, published and unpublished, weaving together beautiful truths one word at a time. Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88371633604323645112016-04-22T16:57:01.257-04:002016-04-22T16:57:01.257-04:00Thank you Janet, for yet another addition to my TB...Thank you Janet, for yet another addition to my TBR pile :)<br /><br />Jason, thank you for sharing your story about both your father and your daughter. My heart goes out to you - what an incredible strength of character you have! <br />And I, too, loved the 'word-smiting' - it's a perfect piece of imagery :D<br /><br />Happy writing, everyone!Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12820921549293102782016-04-22T16:33:18.982-04:002016-04-22T16:33:18.982-04:00EM: I recall Janet talking about walking through t...EM: I recall Janet talking about walking through the Bouchercon book room with Lee Child. I believe what impressed her was the fact that not only was he familiar with a large number of the titles on sale, but he could make recommendations. In other words, Mr. Child is very well read in his genre.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44104170700059223222016-04-22T16:13:24.151-04:002016-04-22T16:13:24.151-04:00Christina:
Hmm. I wonder if such a Raison d'E...Christina:<br /><br />Hmm. I wonder if such a Raison d'Etre would be followed by a "Fromage à Trois."<br /><br /><br />But back on topic, how exactly does Lee Child make his way through the Boucheron book room? <br /><br />E.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00746387806267966279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46238752797312183152016-04-22T16:10:43.999-04:002016-04-22T16:10:43.999-04:00Brigid, this article might help your usage issues....Brigid, <a href="http://io9.gizmodo.com/5977277/how-to-make-sure-the-language-in-your-historical-fantasy-novel-is-period-accurate" rel="nofollow">this article</a> might help your usage issues.<br /><br />Forks? Depends what they're made out of, I guess. You can find general interest books on certain periods (What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew comes to mind) as well as things like a book entirely on the history and importance of the fork. No, really, I read it last year.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry too much about details, though, as long as you find it generally believable. Especially if what you mean by "magical analogue" is that the world has magic. "A wizard did it" is a pretty good excuse for anachronism.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128656624170294636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39055293138914214642016-04-22T16:02:07.405-04:002016-04-22T16:02:07.405-04:00If I owned General Mills I'd get right on that...If I owned General Mills I'd get right on that new cereal, Raisin d'Etre. What great commercials that would inspire. Helen Mirren (whom I want to be when I grow up) sitting at a little Paris cafe, the snooty waiter comes for her order. "Raisin d'Etre!" she purrs. "Oh, mais oui, madam!" Of course you'd have to throw in some chamber music, a dignified-looking hot guy driving by in a Mazzerati who slows to admire her cereal-eating technique. Mais oui!<br /><br />"Best of" anthologies were a gateway drug for me in college. I grabbed up every short story anthology I could and read them between classes, between work and school, on breaks at work. I don't think I've every read Roger Angell, though, so I'm off to check out your link. Thank you Janet!<br /><br />Christina Seinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411040428007697691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59700265564337009342016-04-22T15:58:38.321-04:002016-04-22T15:58:38.321-04:00Well, I ordered This Old Man and I will probably s...Well, I ordered <i>This Old Man</i> and I will probably spend a lot of time weeping, but what beautiful writing from what I read.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69789382654794032382016-04-22T14:46:14.891-04:002016-04-22T14:46:14.891-04:00Colin, you aren't as amusing as you might thin...Colin, <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e8/e5/0c/e8e50c92079a2d0d5255acdf324fda83.jpg" rel="nofollow">you aren't as amusing as you might think.</a>Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23828177951556190462016-04-22T14:33:36.641-04:002016-04-22T14:33:36.641-04:00Yay Lucie! So glad I could help!Yay Lucie! So glad I could help!BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66152180203559834612016-04-22T14:05:26.374-04:002016-04-22T14:05:26.374-04:00This is one of the reasons I read this blog. This...This is one of the reasons I read this blog. This place takes off the blinders I didn't know I had. Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the tip, Janet!<br /> Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87118697227471063442016-04-22T14:03:07.325-04:002016-04-22T14:03:07.325-04:00Lucie's Links: http://terribleminds.com/ramble...Lucie's Links: <a href="http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/03/19/ten-things-you-should-know-about-setting/" rel="nofollow">http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/03/19/ten-things-you-should-know-about-setting/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/09/17/25-things-you-should-know-about-worldbuilding/" rel="nofollow">http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/09/17/25-things-you-should-know-about-worldbuilding/</a><br /><br />Julie: People have mentioned text-to-speech sites that will read your novel to you. I'm sure there are sites that will read blogs to you, too. Sounds like a good thing for the vision impaired. OK. That's one less project on my list... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61758634420792169702016-04-22T13:44:13.896-04:002016-04-22T13:44:13.896-04:00http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/03/19/ten-thi...http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/03/19/ten-things-you-should-know-about-setting/<br /><br />http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/09/17/25-things-you-should-know-about-worldbuilding/<br /><br />Brigid: these two Terrible Minds posts might be helpful (if you don't mind the cussing)<br /><br /><br /><br />Lucie Witthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521285162656949602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17227629731308986952016-04-22T13:25:20.327-04:002016-04-22T13:25:20.327-04:00I enjoyed that very much. Thank you, Janet.
Off-t...I enjoyed that very much. Thank you, Janet.<br /><br />Off-topic: Does anyone have resources for developing the setting? Not just description, but planning what to describe, and what voice works best. <br /><br />Both current WIPs are set in magical analogs to our world, but they don't correspond to a precise time. Telephones are an obvious no, and glass is still expensive, but what about forks? If I keep checking each phrase against etymonline it'll take me 10 years to finish the first drafts. (And I don't know where to check usage. "Fix" didn't mean "repair" until the 1700s, but would anyone say "Let me fix that"? It seems modern in a way I can't articulate.)<br /><br />Ysabeau Wilce's <i>Flora Segunda</i> has a phenomenally interesting setting, but the dialogue/narration feels put-on. Modern sentence construction feels jarring in a neo-Aztec steampunk world, even though there's invented slang and cultural elements.<br />Contrariwise, Firefly's cowboy-outlaws drawling Chinese curses at the crisp Alliance fleet feels perfect, and shows-not-tells the history splendidly.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1436096564514542802016-04-22T13:19:04.536-04:002016-04-22T13:19:04.536-04:00See, this is why I should never read before I'...See, this is why I should never read before I've had my first gallon of coffee. I have Gary Provost's <i>Make Your Words Work</i> on the bottom shelf of the bookcase that sits on the back of my desk. The bottom shelf is my craft books. dictionaries, thesauri, craft books, grammar books, etc. The other three shelves are the current Civil War and cowgirl books I'm using. So, you'd think I pretty much have these books seared into my brain, wouldn't you? I see them all day long.<br /><br />Anyway, when you look at the Provost book and think, "Make your worlds work? That sounds interesting. I should read it." Then you realize your brain obviously doesn't process without coffee or something. When I lived on the farm my chores before school were to bring in buckets of coal and water. We didn't have running water in the house, so that meant trips to the water pump, prime the pump by pouring water down the pump and then pumping like mad until it started flowing. <br /><br />Maybe I just need an audio feed of this blog. Colin, can you get to work on that? Of course, I think my hearing's going also.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12560334775037702902016-04-22T13:15:08.021-04:002016-04-22T13:15:08.021-04:00It's okay to start the day with a raison d'...It's okay to start the day with a raison d'être too ;) Makes for a less depressing day.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749102710759250044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12568108670452887832016-04-22T12:10:16.677-04:002016-04-22T12:10:16.677-04:00Off topic, I'm sure (when aren't we? I do ...Off topic, I'm sure (when aren't we? I do try. I've had one coffee today [from the trusty office Keuri] and now I Have a chocolate mocha iced coffee put out by Caribou), but sort of in the "Best Of" category...<br /><br />You've all read Query Shark, right? The archives, everything? Me too. So, today I was doing some book ordering, from the Forecast catalog Baker & Taylor puts out, and in the SciFi section I glossed over a book's description and then went back to it, thinking "wow, that sounds really, really familiar. I wonder why? Where did I see it?" I couldn't think of it (my brain lately...) so I went to the trusty Google, and there we have it, Query Shark 2013, <a href="http://queryshark.blogspot.com/2013/03/242.html" rel="nofollow">Waypoint Kangaroo</a>, a query which got it right in the first go 'round with Madame Sharque. It's coming out in June!Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60299022072733690352016-04-22T11:37:27.528-04:002016-04-22T11:37:27.528-04:00Welp.
Looks like Mr. Angell gets added to the pi...Welp. <br />Looks like Mr. Angell gets added to the pile.<br /><br />I've been on a bend for reading "outside the box" of my genre. :)<br /><br />I'm currently reading BETTYVILLE, and I've been snort laughing my way through it. George Hodgman is brilliant at portraying his 90 something year old mother in this memoir. He left NYC and went home to Missouri to care for her. George: That casserole I made Saturday is much better today. Betty: I'll have to try some by next Friday."<br /><br />Back to writing folks. Have a good one.<br /><br />Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84823290430221422232016-04-22T11:12:57.963-04:002016-04-22T11:12:57.963-04:00Just doing my whack-a-mole-show-up during work. So...Just doing my whack-a-mole-show-up during work. So, when is our flash essay contest? Ducking my head so as not to be hit by flying figs from the Queen.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79181635587587573032016-04-22T11:09:47.728-04:002016-04-22T11:09:47.728-04:00I blame my lack of reading skills concerning the o...I blame my lack of reading skills concerning the original post on my one hour drive in to work this morning and total lack of coffee coupled with my two hours sleep last night. I apologize.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1625124849935274232016-04-22T11:05:27.813-04:002016-04-22T11:05:27.813-04:00Hugs. I work in Behavioral Health and we see every...Hugs. I work in Behavioral Health and we see every day the effects of suicide. Our patients often land here because they are suicidal or dealing with suicides of those dear to them. Stay vertical, people. Someone loves you. CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54394841762902885922016-04-22T10:43:38.912-04:002016-04-22T10:43:38.912-04:00Linky Link to John's 6-sentence story: https:/...Linky Link to John's 6-sentence story: <a href="https://johndavisfrain.com/2016/04/22/a-to-z-challenge-s/" rel="nofollow">https://johndavisfrain.com/2016/04/22/a-to-z-challenge-s/</a>Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86649801100264310832016-04-22T10:31:28.516-04:002016-04-22T10:31:28.516-04:00Well that's embarrassing. I have read Rogers w...Well that's embarrassing. I have read Rogers work, and was sad that he would have passed. Glad to know he is still with us. Sad for his daughters sake. I read the essay a while back. <br /><br />My father committed suicide when I was eleven, on the last day of school; it was field day.<br /><br />Before I left for school, something prompted me to say goodbye to my groggy father that morning. The sun was peaking though the blinds of his bedroom and the lines of light shown brightly on the bare skin of his scared, and muscular back. <br /><br />My father turned to me, and with his intense evergreen eyes, he looked at an eleven year old boy and spoke to the man inside, that he knew I would become. He said to me, "Jason, you are destined for greatness, never forget that. Do well today, and i'll see you when the horizon meets the sun.", that was his way of saying the end of the day. He always came home around sunset.<br /><br />That was the last thing my father said to me before he died, and that was the last time I saw him alive. It wasn't till the following April, walking alongside my mother in Windixe, that the tears finally came. My fragile glass heart had finally withstood its final crack and shattered there and then. <br /><br />I cried for hours, days and weeks, the torment of his loss plagued me for months after that. I still miss him, it was not till my daughter was born that I finally understood what greatness was. It was not some prize to be sought after, it was the greatness that my daughter would see in me as she grew, it was the example I would become for her, and the great husband and father I would become for my wife and daughter.<br /><br />Greatness here I am, I have arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com