tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6756538470691911818..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: update #11Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61763130186609335712012-03-31T10:03:33.379-04:002012-03-31T10:03:33.379-04:00Kay, very happy to hear of your excellent query bu...Kay, very happy to hear of your excellent query but sad to learn of your recent demise. Please send postcards from the other side. I need to know if they have cookies and cupcakes there too.Rick Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056568654507239730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29914119847529010542012-03-30T22:36:16.632-04:002012-03-30T22:36:16.632-04:00Thanks, Achilles and Rick. I've been trying to...Thanks, Achilles and Rick. I've been trying to comment, but the word verification isn't working for me. I think I've had a heart attack and died anyway, so it really doesn't matter...Kay Camdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762981719838800013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24758279448337015572012-03-30T20:53:42.854-04:002012-03-30T20:53:42.854-04:00Seriously, have all the entries been read? Sheeeee...Seriously, have all the entries been read? Sheeeeeesh, if so, that is amazing.Rick Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056568654507239730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68768175492843671262012-03-30T17:12:58.519-04:002012-03-30T17:12:58.519-04:00The fiery jealousy I feel from being Canadian, and...The fiery jealousy I feel from being Canadian, and ineligible for the contest, has changed my eyes from blue to green. *howls*<br /><br />But, congrats to everyone who entered! I hope the person who needs this the most, wins. :)Feaky Snuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481513779668517971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45057969939778303722012-03-30T17:11:28.811-04:002012-03-30T17:11:28.811-04:00Kay, way to go!Kay, way to go!Rick Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056568654507239730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77665034449347276732012-03-30T16:49:42.739-04:002012-03-30T16:49:42.739-04:00Rats,
Now I have to re-think the log line/rhetori...Rats,<br /><br />Now I have to re-think the log line/rhetorical question with character soup and synopsis with a heavy dose of backstory for the first paragraph of my query.<br /><br />starting over<br /><br />Was it a dark and stormy night when my MC jumped the shark...<br /><br />That's not it--too voicy.<br /><br />Back to the query drawing board. I hate drawing!Kreggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229620504046221727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32867993497793531902012-03-30T14:26:29.491-04:002012-03-30T14:26:29.491-04:00I honestly thought my query was pretty good too......I honestly thought my query was pretty good too... but I'm still glowing from the manuscript comment... :DColin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28792509357740736952012-03-30T12:08:52.319-04:002012-03-30T12:08:52.319-04:00Gulp. Like Kay, I also thought my query was pretty...Gulp. Like Kay, I also thought my query was pretty decent. <br /><br />I have to think some (20? 10? 5?)of our queries (other than Kay's) stood out among the dreck. Hopefully? <br /><br />Or maybe I don't want to know...<br /><br />Anyway, congrats Kay on being the exception!Achilles (aka Kevin Sullivan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06832351623903967067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45438252420532882352012-03-30T10:39:17.208-04:002012-03-30T10:39:17.208-04:00So if we win, do we get to learn which dessert our...So if we win, do we get to learn which dessert our project was equated with?<br /><br />I'd guess mine would be the walnut cookies. It looks delicious and innocuous. But it can totally kill you if you're allergic. >.>Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202494819302527977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50631529965996220892012-03-30T10:09:10.582-04:002012-03-30T10:09:10.582-04:00If all the cake is so delicious, why don't you...If all the cake is so delicious, why don't you just keep all of it? Yeah, pick winners, but let the others have some glory too if they're that good. DON'T LET DESSERT GO TO WASTE! GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64591323164617062302012-03-30T10:04:38.878-04:002012-03-30T10:04:38.878-04:00Kay, your query was the exception to the generaliz...Kay, your query was the exception to the generalization.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35561805769885909312012-03-29T23:41:20.197-04:002012-03-29T23:41:20.197-04:00What a wonderful note! I'm going to bounce all...What a wonderful note! I'm going to bounce all week. :D <br /><br />(Though I do understand your pain. I used to judge a cosplay costume contest based solely on craftsmanship. We had a guy who spent two years hand-molding 38 resin-cast armor pieces, against a girl who spent three years hand-sewing a 16' wide cape with the most ornate anime-style applique I've ever seen. We had sixteen ties for second place we had to narrow down based on the stupidest piddly little crap. It was the most amazing/difficult six hours I'd spend in a year.)<br /><br />It now occurs to me that the only person who questioned our judging and bitched about the fact she didn't place -to my and another judge's face - had the worst costume in the contest.<br /><br />Though, I am curious, would it be considered bad taste to submit our query letters to the shark after the contest ends? (Without expecting any special chance to be chosen for the shark, of course.)Britni Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365039655461967795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90480618266844332292012-03-29T22:39:33.672-04:002012-03-29T22:39:33.672-04:00I loved this post--so positive (and yes, I like a ...I loved this post--so positive (and yes, I like a good slice of something sweet!)And The cookie monster picture--had me laughing out loud! <br /><br />Thank you!M.V.Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680136284255619758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62770017798247315012012-03-29T21:47:09.050-04:002012-03-29T21:47:09.050-04:00Well, I need a drink. I thought my query was decen...Well, I need a drink. I thought my query was decent. I worked for two years on that sucker.<br /><br />416 good writers and 416 crap query letters. I think it's time for agents to DO AWAY with the need for query letters since these numbers prove a divide between good writing and a good query letter. Anybody with me???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34553391148693200162012-03-29T20:26:13.116-04:002012-03-29T20:26:13.116-04:00Larissa ... you and me both. I read it feeling tot...Larissa ... you and me both. I read it feeling totally emotional and awesome. Then that nasty little voice crept up and said "Settle down girl -she's not talking to you. Clearly an agent would have responded positively by now." <br /><br />I think we all have that voice. Its moving PAST it and giving it the finger that counts. :-) <br /><br />Now regarding the query. Ms. Shark already received my first one as a QS submission. It hasn't been used yet, but its there. The funny part of this story .... what I sent in with my contest submission was my GOOD one. My revision. Yikes.<br /><br />GO AHEAD AND LAUGH. <br /><br />Ps. Thanks again for this contest and the updates. You already know it,but we love you.Jessa Russo https://www.blogger.com/profile/07061996967428020722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10142393753878848762012-03-29T19:14:54.727-04:002012-03-29T19:14:54.727-04:00Pick me, pick me, I bake...well not really but I k...Pick me, pick me, I bake...well not really but I know someone who does.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25343633961678352402012-03-29T18:35:25.978-04:002012-03-29T18:35:25.978-04:00Not to overdose the shark with chum, but I'm w...Not to overdose the shark with chum, but I'm with Robin...all us sucky query writers need is a compass to know when we're on the right track (or the wrong one!).The Writer Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532839053876490957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38941082553372722772012-03-29T16:32:45.548-04:002012-03-29T16:32:45.548-04:00So if I'm reading correctly between the lines,...So if I'm reading correctly between the lines, you soon will have 416 +/- new clients.<br /><br />Seriously, you had me at "good writer." Thanks so much for the compliment. It really does me (and I'm sure all of us) good to hear something like that, considering that we usually hear, "Thanks, but no thanks.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69342753218845397072012-03-29T16:22:04.840-04:002012-03-29T16:22:04.840-04:00I must need therapy or something. Instead of heari...I must need therapy or something. Instead of hearing a compliment, my immediate reaction is that you clearly mean every entry but mine. <br /><br />Is there a Neurotic Writers' Anonymous?<br /><br />Glad the contest judging isn't painful, but sorry your decision is going to be hard. <br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the updates!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27208522621349406572012-03-29T16:06:54.542-04:002012-03-29T16:06:54.542-04:00Rick should have kept his mouth shut...Rick should have kept his mouth shut...John Lucas Hargishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195767597604681574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88653460701008323022012-03-29T15:41:13.563-04:002012-03-29T15:41:13.563-04:00Wow. I don't know if there's a better comp...Wow. I don't know if there's a better compliment for writers than to be compared to cookies. I hope mine's macadamia nut! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956357509368356086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53839773714006106942012-03-29T15:23:05.790-04:002012-03-29T15:23:05.790-04:00Ok, everyone is a good writer except Rick. Better?...Ok, everyone is a good writer except Rick. Better?Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-483727436531043632012-03-29T14:43:54.722-04:002012-03-29T14:43:54.722-04:00I'm with Judith. I'll take a publishing co...I'm with Judith. I'll take a publishing contract over a new car any day.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84705454557613040832012-03-29T14:26:29.630-04:002012-03-29T14:26:29.630-04:00I agree with the other comments. Your post made my...I agree with the other comments. Your post made my day. Hoping you'll pull an Oprah, Janet, but instead of cars for everyone...surprise! Everyone gets published! Yay! *jumps around room* Best. Contest. Evah!Judith Gondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660792353316408939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32935920862149328532012-03-29T14:17:36.871-04:002012-03-29T14:17:36.871-04:00Wait a minute. Sorry Janet, but I ain't buyin...Wait a minute. Sorry Janet, but I ain't buying it. I know mine was crap(.)(!)(?)(?)(?) Crap-e diem.Rick Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056568654507239730noreply@blogger.com