tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7323233750847640698..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: What do I do with multiple offersJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37164194141558948452014-09-13T22:20:09.072-04:002014-09-13T22:20:09.072-04:00I screamed and jumped up and down when Mrs. Richar...I screamed and jumped up and down when Mrs. Richards let ME be the one to decorate the Valentine’s Day Mailbox in third grade.<br /> <br />One offer, I’d faint, two and I’d drop dead. If Janet offered...no big deal, people dial the wrong number every day.<br />Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75160279077229580952014-09-13T19:53:05.753-04:002014-09-13T19:53:05.753-04:00*doubles cake recipe*
*straps on helmet*
#fastlea...*doubles cake recipe*<br />*straps on helmet*<br /><br />#fastlearner<br /><br />Terri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20052870158037555332014-09-13T19:47:48.009-04:002014-09-13T19:47:48.009-04:00what poor dead Jed fails to mention is that I was ...what poor dead Jed fails to mention is that I was jumping up and down on his head. HE was the one screaming "i'm sorry I stole the cake"Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84525617810353767202014-09-13T18:20:52.142-04:002014-09-13T18:20:52.142-04:00Brooks isn't the only one who jumps up and dow...Brooks isn't the only one who jumps up and down and screams. I've seen Sharky do this, too. Just after she realised there's no more cake. Jed Cullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366003552650790684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74634168585280277372014-09-13T14:11:24.197-04:002014-09-13T14:11:24.197-04:00Where did my internal editor go? Corrected sentenc...Where did my internal editor go? Corrected sentence:<br /><br />... just b/c we hit it off smashingly means I shouldn't expect anything more from this agent perhaps than...<br /><br />*slips on tomato during 2nd exit" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70165009811363023402014-09-13T14:07:52.052-04:002014-09-13T14:07:52.052-04:00As we listen for the screams of joy to come, along...As we listen for the screams of joy to come, along with the obvious thumping of floorboards, maybe we should also consider that making friends is awesome, but also doesn't mean special treatment? <br /><br />Don't get me wrong...I'd be screaming and jumping up and down just to be in the PRESENCE of the QOTKU (which could be off putting to say the least), but I don't assume that just b/c we hit it off smashingly meant I shouldn't imagine anything more from this agent perhaps than, "Oh yes, I remember meeting this writer at the Knock YOur Sox Off conference a few months ago. Nice lady. Let's hope she can write." <br /><br />*party pooper now exiting amidst boos and jeers.*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63583582038095179822014-09-13T12:16:59.949-04:002014-09-13T12:16:59.949-04:00Ooh, I yearn for the day "two possible offers...Ooh, I yearn for the day "two possible offers" is my delightful dilemma. Paralyzing prospect? Exciting escapade!<br /><br /><br />(I'll just let myself out...)Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36852722536669427782014-09-13T11:11:49.016-04:002014-09-13T11:11:49.016-04:00I just want to say right at the outset that I thin...I just want to say right at the outset that I think you would be wildly entertaining to work with in any capacity. And for ME, that is (as I've already told you) one of only two "cross off my list" factors, the other being "I won't work with stupid." On the other hand, I don't think you - scratch that. One can be wildly entertaining and stupid simultaneously. Just not in a good way.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1528217838070954832014-09-13T10:45:35.294-04:002014-09-13T10:45:35.294-04:00Funny, JeffO--I was thinking pretty much the same ...Funny, JeffO--I was thinking pretty much the same thing. Along with downing a few bottles of Newcastle Brown. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54340800717470987222014-09-13T10:17:11.993-04:002014-09-13T10:17:11.993-04:00My former tor/mente Brooks Sherman used to do that...My former tor/mente Brooks Sherman used to do that exact thing when he received multiple offers on his clients' manuscripts. Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45498472314590198532014-09-13T08:58:50.670-04:002014-09-13T08:58:50.670-04:00"I don't know what I'd do in the {ext..."I don't know what I'd do in the {extremely unlikely} instance they both made offers. Is there a way to handle this? "<br /><br />You jump up and down and scream!<br />JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.com