tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7884313984090671018..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Ceci n'est pas une query***Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39750364114969074792009-02-19T09:10:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:10:00.000-05:00Rats! Amber Lynn stole my idea! Can you use TWO of...Rats! Amber Lynn stole my idea! <BR/>Can you use TWO of us to answer said e-mails? <BR/><BR/>(Sacre bleu!)<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>JannyJannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725527285837338560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89892419812473380522009-02-13T19:43:00.000-05:002009-02-13T19:43:00.000-05:00Wow. This just makes me feel so sophisticated. A...Wow. This just makes me feel so sophisticated. After all, I knew enough after taking 8th grade English to know that a business letter ought to be short, sweet, formal, and to the point.<BR/>Maybe some of these folks never had 8th grade English.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62607876332976965182009-02-13T18:02:00.000-05:002009-02-13T18:02:00.000-05:00Janet:I'll tell you what. I'll answer all of your ...Janet:<BR/>I'll tell you what. I'll answer all of your emails for you for the next year. All I ask in return is representation. <BR/>;)amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56956514885216811942009-02-13T15:01:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:01:00.000-05:00Itquay eakingspay enchFray.:-)Thank you for making...Itquay eakingspay enchFray.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for making the commitment to answer every e-mailed query. <BR/><BR/>If I query you, I will follow your requests.Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24819367694553870542009-02-13T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:57:00.000-05:00Seems only fair that you should require a real que...Seems only fair that you should require a real query before you will to treat it as such. <BR/><BR/>I just have to say, nice use of Magritte.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86151950552097337132009-02-11T22:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:27:00.000-05:00I will not let silence = no thanks. This is one ...<I>I will not let silence = no thanks. </I> This is one of the reasons you = awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63883339620681498422009-02-11T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:25:00.000-05:00Je ne parle pas Francais.Ich sprechen kein Deutshe...Je ne parle pas Francais.<BR/>Ich sprechen kein Deutshe.<BR/>No habla Espanol.<BR/><BR/>And I pronounce them worse than I spell them. The response I've gotten every time I've used these phrases has been: "Ah! You're American!"<BR/><BR/>But I do speak, read, and write English in a manner that most English speakers understand. Which, apparently, puts me ahead of some of the folks who email you.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5528366228410486162009-02-11T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:41:00.000-05:00Ceci n'est pas une snorfle!Ceci n'est pas une snorfle!Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854297753580066357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38986778409469917132009-02-11T14:32:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:32:00.000-05:00I think Chumplet said it best: answering all queri...I think Chumplet said it best: answering all queries, yes. Answering all e-mails, not so much. Seems more than fair.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-85674107171796478712009-02-11T14:16:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:16:00.000-05:00Am I the only one here who does not speak or type ...Am I the only one here who does not speak or type french? I can ask someone to go to be with me, but have no clue as to how to spell it. :)<BR/>Anyway, I can't believe people still do that? Common sense people! Common Sense!Sarah Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385403676603047861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82396164646068419872009-02-11T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-11T11:47:00.000-05:00Qu'est-ce qui se? At least they could mention the ...Qu'est-ce qui se? <BR/><BR/>At least they could mention the title.ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91349109674189307582009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:00Je parle un peu francais, mais je sais seulement d...Je parle un peu francais, mais je sais seulement de mauvais mots. <BR/><BR/>Rick, is 'merde' all you know? I'm going to have to teach you more 'cuss words ;)About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66426929695177936802009-02-11T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:27:00.000-05:00Rick - I cannot help myself - I think it would beJ...Rick - I cannot help myself - I think it would be<BR/><BR/><I>Je ne vais pas à la bibliothèque avec toi ce soir, n'est-ce pas?</I><BR/><BR/>Or <I>avec vous</I> if it's more than one person, or someone you would use the formal <I>vous</I> with.Sara J. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145626175256433448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37075127217874794122009-02-11T06:30:00.000-05:002009-02-11T06:30:00.000-05:00People who send in query letters like the ones you...People who send in query letters like the ones you mention deserve no better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31874904588890521552009-02-10T23:07:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:07:00.000-05:00Janet a besoins d'un Scotch.Okay, so it doesn't me...Janet a besoins d'un Scotch.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so it doesn't mean she deserves one. Just means she needs one. And it may not be the most grammatically correct. I last took French in 1984.<BR/><BR/>Je ne peut pas parle le francais tres bien. Pas du tout.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52154316663574422852009-02-10T23:02:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:02:00.000-05:00Seems fair to me.Seems fair to me.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34261203557111531022009-02-10T22:26:00.000-05:002009-02-10T22:26:00.000-05:00Je n'vais pas a la bibliotheque avec vous c'est si...Je n'vais pas a la bibliotheque avec vous c'est sior, n'est pas?<BR/><BR/>I remember that from eighth grade French. I'm pretty sure it means "I am not going top the library with you tonight, yes / no?"<BR/><BR/>I also remember merde. Cussing in French was really cool in eighth grade. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how to say this in French, so here goes in English:<BR/><BR/>You deserve a Scotch.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58949720072260985062009-02-10T21:56:00.000-05:002009-02-10T21:56:00.000-05:00Ceci n'est pas une comment.Ceci n'est pas une comment.Gina Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100701844882701469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84476097892234173622009-02-10T21:45:00.000-05:002009-02-10T21:45:00.000-05:00I admire your determination to answer all queries ...I admire your determination to answer all queries but I wouldn't expect you to answer all emails, especially the ones that don't count as queries.<BR/><BR/>Some of those are probably just chit chat (I'm guilty of that) or half-hearted attempts to get your attention before the real query dribbles through.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48270944638388510602009-02-10T21:36:00.000-05:002009-02-10T21:36:00.000-05:00As my French mother might say, bon sang! Janet, yo...As my French mother might say, bon sang! <BR/><BR/>Janet, you might need to publish a "Getting an Agent for Dummies" manual.<BR/><BR/>-AMAnne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960236584908811801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27439068440047470482009-02-10T21:35:00.000-05:002009-02-10T21:35:00.000-05:00Eek!Here, have a fresh baked cookie and back away ...Eek!<BR/><BR/>Here, have a fresh baked cookie and back away from the computer. Where is the clue-by-four when you really need it, right?Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.com