tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8141006404484350965..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: oh just shut the fuck up alreadyJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60114749861988470602008-12-18T12:50:00.000-05:002008-12-18T12:50:00.000-05:00As long as Borders charges $3 for a small cup of f...As long as Borders charges $3 for a small cup of foam, they'll be fine. ; )Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58966530083486640032008-12-17T21:55:00.000-05:002008-12-17T21:55:00.000-05:00Sweeet! GalleyCat quoted me! *G*Sweeet! GalleyCat quoted me! *G*s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78427723510108401442008-12-17T16:30:00.000-05:002008-12-17T16:30:00.000-05:00Gothca, Janet. So sorry--that's what I get when I ...Gothca, Janet. So sorry--that's what I get when I try to read and comment when I'm taking 8,000 phone calls. I will try to be better. ;-)Sharon Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794318894344310715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12063945635335380052008-12-17T12:30:00.000-05:002008-12-17T12:30:00.000-05:00I heard Borders was supposed to go out of business...I heard Borders was supposed to go out of business last year. And also the year before that. Even if it does, so what? Like others have said, if people still want to buy books someone will sell them.Blogless Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983848259551488867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12823932821597073832008-12-17T12:15:00.000-05:002008-12-17T12:15:00.000-05:00I just read this now. I really hope you are right ...I just read this now. I really hope you are right and that they are wrong. <BR/><BR/>The Borders I hang out here does NOT look like it's going out of business. There are always people buying books and DVDs, so... I really don't know why they think that. <BR/><BR/>the economy is so bad, it's really sad and scary.Sabina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14679639206346030919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44880054350082008712008-12-17T11:26:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:26:00.000-05:00Hit 'em with the clue-by-four, Janet!And then hit ...Hit 'em with the clue-by-four, Janet!<BR/><BR/>And then hit them again for me.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1368013099108334232008-12-17T10:29:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:29:00.000-05:00I'm with you Janet. Thanks for saying it. Storytel...I'm with you Janet. Thanks for saying it. Storytelling isn't going anywhere. Neither is the need for education. The delivery system might change... they were telling stories around the campfires in caves and they will be telling them on Mars when we are living there.MJRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691203521957093189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52587849064897912732008-12-17T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:07:00.000-05:00Janet, thanks for this. I, too, love this industry...Janet, thanks for this. I, too, love this industry, and love books, against all reason and sometimes against my better judgment. Despite being lumped in with those who are apparently <A HREF="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/mailbag/we_want_no_part_of_your_death_culture_103613.asp?c=rss" REL="nofollow">responsible for the demise of publishing</A> (I'm a literary agent), my love hasn't diminished and I'll continue doing what I do: helping writers get their books into the hands of eager readers. If this ship is goin' down, I'm goin' down with it.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987272970550279776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11130565848520228962008-12-17T03:53:00.000-05:002008-12-17T03:53:00.000-05:00My thoughts exactly. You quite, quite rock.My thoughts exactly. <BR/><BR/>You quite, quite rock.JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37502987420747362582008-12-17T01:30:00.000-05:002008-12-17T01:30:00.000-05:00You're so cool.You're so cool.Mindy Tarquinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970872751327021013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70809624607878909182008-12-16T23:32:00.000-05:002008-12-16T23:32:00.000-05:00My DH works for a large medical system in MN. His...My DH works for a large medical system in MN. His organization, and most of the others here, have had layoffs of about 7% in the past two months.<BR/><BR/>My point is that these layoffs are not confined to one industry. Wouldn't you rather be in publishing than the auto industry? People are still buying books. <BR/><BR/>The economy is awful. People are scared. The sky is NOT falling, but it is raining awfully hard.<BR/><BR/>Let's all huddle together under Janet's umbrella and keep warm.FIONAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525085661198210325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88008725518135007402008-12-16T22:55:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:55:00.000-05:00I think I love you.I have real passion for my work...I think I love you.<BR/><BR/>I have real passion for my work (lawyer). I get deals done. I help people achieve their dreams and their visions and I'm damn good at it. People love to hate lawyers. Whatever. I love what I do. I've traveled to countries where the rule of law is a joke and business success is about greasing the right palms more than your own merit. It stinks. I have the same passion for writing. It scares the hell out of me because it's the hardest thing I've ever tried to do, and I've given birth to two kids and love them until my heart breaks. Every day. Writing is harder. Thank you for being in this industry and bringing what you bring to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31984236812631321222008-12-16T22:12:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:12:00.000-05:00The wonderful thing about our market system is tha...The wonderful thing about our market system is that when one model ceases to work, people find other ways to serve the demand.<BR/><BR/>If big publishers and bookstores and distributors do end up failing, it will not mean the death of books, <I>if</I> the buying public continue to demand books. Railing about the coming failure of an industry is shouting into a hurricane. I can't think of any industry that changed its fundamental model when someone said it was arrogant.<BR/><BR/>It is far more productive to pay attention and adapt to the shifting environment than it is to rant and rave about how the environment has a lot of gall shifting.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56758220885865698612008-12-16T21:04:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:04:00.000-05:00*claps!*Janet, it felt so good to hear you say thi...*claps!*<BR/><BR/>Janet, it felt so good to hear you say this.JenWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582622561973120857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49233585520845091112008-12-16T20:25:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:25:00.000-05:00Things are tough. Perhaps not to the degree of the...Things are tough. Perhaps not to the degree of the ten year vet. She seems to have tilted over to armaggedon mode. She sounds burned out. Much of what she said is spot on. And much is overwrought caca.Patrick DiOriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412666168240074091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13694695038619306042008-12-16T20:21:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:21:00.000-05:00O...M...G... I've been looking for the "f" word f...O...M...G... I've been looking for the "f" word for weeks to use in some dialogue I've been struggling with. Couldn't find it anywhere---even totally forgot how to spell it. <BR/><BR/>So, of course I couldn't look it up in the dictionary. I mean how am I supposed to find a word in Webster when I don't even know how to spell it? But everyone probably know how that goes. <BR/><BR/>Let's face it, you just don't see THAT "f" word any more, what with all the frigging, flipping, freaking, fugging, forking and fudging being tossed about. It's refreshing to know the original is still part of the vernacular.billkirkwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527642718868234828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91722197021293035242008-12-16T18:14:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:14:00.000-05:00so how does the Borders on shakey ground and 40% b...so how does the Borders on shakey ground and 40% book return rate thing fit with the new non-returnable book buying deal between HarperCollins and Borders I just read about on Nathan Bransfords blog?<BR/><BR/>MelindaMelinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77523756574938952152008-12-16T17:59:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:59:00.000-05:00The truth hurts. I agree with most of what is said...The truth hurts. I agree with most of what is said by this person. It's on the mark. It's true. It's time for a change. <BR/><BR/>Janet, you've thrown a temper tantrum, but you haven't refuted a word she wrote.Penfold Spindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420186424744290857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45536971592599192632008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:00Have I told you lately that I love you? I may have...Have I told you lately that I love you? I may have to change my genre just so I can query you.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for that.Merry Monteleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435956005780500310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52707418137953333452008-12-16T17:35:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:35:00.000-05:00*snort* BTW my word verification is "leachme"." In...*snort* <BR/><BR/>BTW my word verification is "leachme"." Indeed.Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74425391214931334552008-12-16T16:44:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:44:00.000-05:00Soooo... I should stop my revisions?!?Soooo... I should stop my revisions?!?Sean Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233391827095815940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86991008475711948412008-12-16T16:42:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:42:00.000-05:00Hiya Janet,I allowed Mrs. Fish Guy to convince me ...Hiya Janet,<BR/><BR/>I allowed Mrs. Fish Guy to convince me to go Christmas shopping with her on Saturday. It wasn't an extensive trip but in all our travels that day the most crowded, nowhere to park, shoulder to shoulder shopping and snooping, and by far the most 'beg pardons' was at BORDERS BOOKS!<BR/><BR/>People looked at me kind of funny when I let out a whoop.<BR/><BR/>Best of Christmas to you,<BR/><BR/>FTFGFred Limberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023326818502835387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52361789245289961022008-12-16T16:41:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:41:00.000-05:00Sharon, the guys at Galley Cat DO get the writer m...Sharon, the guys at Galley Cat DO get the writer mindset (they're all writers, just for starters!)<BR/><BR/>The email was from someone in the industry.<BR/><BR/>Galley Cat just posted it.<BR/><BR/>Since I'm buddies with the 'Cats, I want to clear up any misapprehension about who I'm telling to STFU.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20994173443986652112008-12-16T16:39:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:39:00.000-05:00Okay, all together now...I'd like to buy the world...Okay, all together now...<BR/><BR/>I'd like to buy the world a coke and keep it company, grow apple trees, honey bees, and snow white turtle doves...<BR/><BR/>Good, good, keep goin'...<BR/><BR/>I'd like to buy the world a home and furnish it with love... da doo ta do, da doo ta do, ta doo to doo ta daa...<BR/><BR/>Haste yee back ;-)Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2494168871960927882008-12-16T16:32:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:32:00.000-05:00Splendid! I love it when someone speaks her mind ...Splendid! I love it when someone speaks her mind bluntly.<BR/><BR/>I write because I have to (hard-wired in me.) I want to be published because it's an excellent side benefit (what the hell else am I going to do with these MSS cluttering up my flash drive?). I want to be read because I want to entertain, not to have the spotlight on me (the spotlight is on my characters and plotline). But I'd write regardless, even if no one read me or published me.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Galley Cat "gets" the whole writer mindset at all.Sharon Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794318894344310715noreply@blogger.com