tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8262467427209284733..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Week in Review 10/18/15Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47034454327936076932015-10-20T06:57:40.574-04:002015-10-20T06:57:40.574-04:00Coming late to the party (again). I''m on ...Coming late to the party (again). I''m on study residential this week and am up to my eyeballs in it.<br /><br />Awesome WiR as always, JR, although I notice on a day when you talk about the importance of spell check you copy and paste my typo as is (there/their). AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87089406599641021872015-10-19T10:44:33.694-04:002015-10-19T10:44:33.694-04:00Another great WIR, Janet, and as always I'm am...Another great WIR, Janet, and as always I'm amazed at how much work you put into it. I read your post last night as I was going to bed, but I didn't want to comment while sleepy. (It's a new policy of mine.) <br /><br />You never cease to amaze us and speaking of sleep, if anyone doubts you are a shark, they should no longer. You do not sleep! Otherwise where would you find the time to do everything you do? Another astonishing constatation, you don't copy and paste. I realized that when I read "clicque" instead of clique or click. Or maybe you do and you just changed the one word. Regardless, I'm impressed!<br /><br />Another interesting and informative week here at the reef. Thank you.<br />LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60388528211050920612015-10-19T09:05:05.055-04:002015-10-19T09:05:05.055-04:00Thanks Tamlyn, John, Her Grace, Angie, and Susan!!...Thanks Tamlyn, John, Her Grace, Angie, and Susan!!! The support here is wonderful. My heart goes pitter-patter!Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50819261267871267602015-10-19T06:15:45.111-04:002015-10-19T06:15:45.111-04:00Thank you Janet for a great WiR, as always.
And @...Thank you Janet for a great WiR, as always. <br />And @SamHawke, you so should! :)Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19110624092117145562015-10-19T05:25:38.391-04:002015-10-19T05:25:38.391-04:00I am officially changing my twitter/blog bio to re...I am officially changing my twitter/blog bio to read: "Certified not a pesky fucker - Janet Reid, QOTKU" :)Sam Hawkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549251130820223139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17511951003292634852015-10-19T04:55:39.003-04:002015-10-19T04:55:39.003-04:00I always miss comments these days. So a belated co...I always miss comments these days. So a belated congrats to Donnaeve!Tamlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525165288826101469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24799777798435816982015-10-19T02:11:31.524-04:002015-10-19T02:11:31.524-04:00Oh, Donna, yes yes yes. I wonder that exactly. Whe...Oh, Donna, yes yes yes. I wonder that exactly. Where are they now? And then, of course, where will I be soon?<br /><br />Ah, but you already know your answer to that one! Have I congratulated you enough yet? Absolutely not. Congrats!John Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702305890462479118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84162061275167669662015-10-19T02:07:32.690-04:002015-10-19T02:07:32.690-04:00So, okay, Mr. Lippman obviously told her dickhead ...So, okay, Mr. Lippman obviously told her dickhead is one word since it's written that way in the piece. Yeah yeah.<br /><br />But what I'm dying to know is his initial reaction. In my mind, he doesn't even look up, nothing close to an incredulous gasp, just holds up a finger in her direction and keeps on going with whatever he's doing. She nods, mutters <i>thought so</i> under her breath as she turns around and it's another day in BradleeWorld. <br /><br />I love moments. I love this blog. God, I feel good right now. This is why it's so hard to go to sleep. What if you miss something?John Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702305890462479118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47776860711145223152015-10-19T02:06:57.395-04:002015-10-19T02:06:57.395-04:00Yay Donna!
(have no idea how i missed the initi...Yay Donna! <br /><br />(have no idea how i missed the initial announcement.)Her Grace, Heidi, the Duchess of Knealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818060864422019573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91557014886669935302015-10-19T01:58:44.402-04:002015-10-19T01:58:44.402-04:00Wonderful week in review.
The last few weeks hav...Wonderful week in review. <br /><br />The last few weeks have flown by and I'm reading diagonally. I missed Donna's good news. Congratulations Donna!angie Brooksby-Arcangiolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000615140577512304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74569665462725381132015-10-18T23:01:50.880-04:002015-10-18T23:01:50.880-04:00Finally made it to this WIR, something that gives ...Finally made it to this WIR, something that gives every Sunday a little extra sparkle. But this week was especially rewarding with the recognition of Donna's book deal. Wow, I say. Wow.<br /><br />Donna: I am incredibly proud of you. SO happy for you and the way you must STILL be feeling. Really, truly. Congratulations.<br /><br />And, of course, nothing is better than learning you made Janet Reid's week. It's the least I could do, after all she's done for everyone here. <br /><br />Thank you, Janet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087693502586757266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73861864586017198492015-10-18T22:11:49.677-04:002015-10-18T22:11:49.677-04:00Loved that article about Bradlee. It reminded me o...Loved that article about Bradlee. It reminded me of the only change the editor ever suggested, over the course of four years, when I was writing oped columns for a small local paper in FL. I'd written a piece critical of the school board (one of many) and suggested members must have been sipping vodka drinks in the tropics rather than paying attention to local issues. He called and said in the tropics it was more likely to be drinks with rum and asked whether I wanted him to change it. I laughed. Yes, of course, I said. I'd never been to the tropics. And then he ended the call by saying it was a damn good thing he knew for a fact that none of the current school board members had a drinking problem, so it wasn't likely any of them would sue me. Sometimes I really miss writing for that paper.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53346213325843673582015-10-18T22:07:37.215-04:002015-10-18T22:07:37.215-04:00Dickhead. One word. But, of course, that's wha...Dickhead. One word. But, of course, that's what Mr. Lippman told her.<br /><br />Wow. Grammarian at the Washington Post. <br /><br />I have a new dream job. <br /><br />Donna: I remember the Princess of Pixies. I checked her blog - she's still keeping it current. I remember her little stories about goats - Bill Goat, in particular, I believe. I think he was trying to get published...BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86873725582603943312015-10-18T21:31:49.682-04:002015-10-18T21:31:49.682-04:00BCON WAS THE BESTEST!
COLIN, I WUB WU!
The round...BCON WAS THE BESTEST!<br /><br />COLIN, I WUB WU!<br /><br />The roundtable lunches with Loretta, Colin, Patrick, and whoever else wandered by were worth the price of admission alone. <br /><br />And that lemony shot thing . . . <br /><br />This conference is a must for all - TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31391387951323382482015-10-18T20:41:10.889-04:002015-10-18T20:41:10.889-04:00What Donna said.
I clicked on some of the WAY BACK...What Donna said.<br />I clicked on some of the WAY BACK WHEN names. Many have been abandoned like old gas stations and seedy motels along Route 1, on the east coast, and along old Route 66 cross country. It's sad actually, from gas pumps to clean beds, short stories to novels, all those dreams left to weather and wither by time.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12762747783849502852015-10-18T19:52:37.662-04:002015-10-18T19:52:37.662-04:00But wait...b/c every time I comment I mean to say ...But wait...b/c every time I comment I mean to say something about the last part of the post today...<br /><br />If you didn't go out and read "that piece" that Ms. Janet linked under Susan Bonifant's comment this week, then you should. If it doesn't stab you in the heart, you aren't a writer. <br /><br />And the thing I noticed aside from the eloquence of that post WAY BACK THEN, are the names of the people who commented. Where are they now, I wonder? Did they keep on? Did they find agents, did they get published, did they give up? It's almost eerie to me...to look back eight years ago and see a whole other passel of people commenting. They seem like ghosts to me.<br /><br />Are they lurking?Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45768906253478553032015-10-18T19:51:49.415-04:002015-10-18T19:51:49.415-04:00Gee, I always get a warm schmoopy sort of glow whe...Gee, I always get a warm schmoopy sort of glow when I get quoted in the WIR. (Okay, well for the two times it's happened, I do.) <br />I loved reading Colin's accounts of Badgercon, and so now I guess I need to read Donna's accounts. Something to save for AFTER I've done my days work. It is almost as good as being there. Well, if I pour myself a drink it will be.<br />And no one mentioned my favorite (panda-centric) book on punctuation, "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves." The author, Lynne Truss also is a columnist who writes essays that make me laugh out loud as I listen to the audio book version of them when I paint. Any little pieces of food stuck in one of my paintings are either her fault or that of Jasper Fforde, one of my other studio time favorites.Panda in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160375490647791433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3687167196142209632015-10-18T19:23:48.308-04:002015-10-18T19:23:48.308-04:00Aha, so, I see they worried over the importance of...Aha, so, I see they worried over the importance of d*ckhead being two words or not, like we did motherf*cker. Tom Lippman kept some stellar company back in the day.<br /><br />CynthiaMc - I baked an Italian Creme Cake over the summer, I think I even mentioned it on here for some reason, but let me tell you, the non-cake eaters were devouring it, and between the cake lovers, and the one's who are usually "meh," that sucker was gone in 30 mins.<br /><br />I might make one for Thanksgiving. And Christmas. They are so good! Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72123986963231164722015-10-18T19:14:23.657-04:002015-10-18T19:14:23.657-04:00Good books to have with all of the editing notes t...Good books to have with all of the editing notes today - Self-Editing for Fiction Writers and my personal favorite Eats, Shoots & Leaves.<br /><br />Sometimes the baking thing can backfire. I baked an Italian cream cake and figured it would be enough for 2 shifts at work (since several other people were bringing desserts to our monthly potluck.) The thing was gone within minutes and the mid and late shifts let me know they wanted one each for their shifts next time. Live and learn.CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41755397239981629512015-10-18T18:56:50.408-04:002015-10-18T18:56:50.408-04:00Speaking of proper punctuation, this is one of my ...Speaking of proper punctuation, this is one of my favorite stories. It involves <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/postscript-benjamin-c-bradlee" rel="nofollow">Ben Bradlee, the one of a kind editor at the Washington Post.</a><br><br /><br><br />The second paragraph about house grammarian Tom Lippman is the story.<br><br /><br><br />And just to make this all really fun: Tom Lippman is one of my clients now.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13551447866545462212015-10-18T18:20:39.934-04:002015-10-18T18:20:39.934-04:001. Great WiR.
2. Donna rocks.
3. That train joke? ...1. Great WiR.<br />2. Donna rocks.<br />3. That train joke? Had me rolling.<br />4. QOKTU: stop fixing your typos. They make me giggle. Giggling extends life.<br />5. I made the WiR???Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33492715260613246582015-10-18T17:12:37.627-04:002015-10-18T17:12:37.627-04:00Uhkay. I've recovered from reading about hydr...Uhkay. I've recovered from reading about hydro-phallic heads vs hydro-phobia. And if there should be a hyphen in motherf****er. <br /><br />These things are important. No?<br /><br />Anyway, thanks Amy! Not ulcer-inducing...more like what I call Flower Child Syndrome. Meaning I love everybody and everything. Even that son of a gun I used to date who...no, maybe not HIM.<br /><br />Thanks Laura and Cynthia!Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-85706098612440978152015-10-18T16:51:34.908-04:002015-10-18T16:51:34.908-04:00Jennifer R. Donohue, I don't use felt tip pens... Jennifer R. Donohue, I don't use felt tip pens but I do like a thick liquid line. The kind I have to dry off before folding or stacking. <br />S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84768333357610415022015-10-18T16:39:40.531-04:002015-10-18T16:39:40.531-04:00Congratulations, Donnaeve! I missed the news the f...Congratulations, Donnaeve! I missed the news the first time around - I'm so glad Janet highlighted it in the WIR. Keeping quiet must have been ulcer-inducing - good on you.Amy Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263719891092841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49188169689032287212015-10-18T16:35:52.875-04:002015-10-18T16:35:52.875-04:00Dena: You're right. I really need that book. I...Dena: You're right. I really need that book. I really, really, really need that book.<br /><br />*hikes over to Amazon and puts in on my 2015 Christmas list, that I send to everyone*BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.com