tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8400026278739088007..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: "Hey J, are you dead or what (and I'm hoping for dead at this point)"Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51192561933786449582009-07-26T18:43:56.920-04:002009-07-26T18:43:56.920-04:00Shears, damnit.
Sometimes I'm afraid I'm ...Shears, damnit.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm afraid I'm the last person alive who can spell ;).nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68874799174141868962009-07-25T16:06:37.209-04:002009-07-25T16:06:37.209-04:00Heavy is the crown, Janet Reid.Heavy is the crown, Janet Reid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13957214542556454772009-07-24T20:28:18.269-04:002009-07-24T20:28:18.269-04:00Just pray to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost...Just pray to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, and he'll help you find your mind when you lose it. Trust me, he works miracles. Anyway--Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79025250638687193682009-07-24T18:53:05.531-04:002009-07-24T18:53:05.531-04:00Good news. If you decide to embrace your inner Bu...Good news. If you decide to embrace your inner Buddhist, there actually are "monk sharks." They are more commonly known as Angel Sharks. Which is what you are to all of us.<br /><br />All right, Enough with the saccharine.<br /><br />This attempt at bare-faced flattery brought to you by: Me, and the letter Q...uery.<br /><br />Hang in there, Janet. You'll catch up.Dan Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158217582852667669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7269982699575900032009-07-24T18:51:55.860-04:002009-07-24T18:51:55.860-04:00"Oh, cursed be the man who hangs on princes&#..."Oh, cursed be the man who hangs on princes' favors."<br /><br />You go, girl.David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248415840123920669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8468251434011222332009-07-24T18:43:48.851-04:002009-07-24T18:43:48.851-04:00And this is why I am totally unsuited to be an age...And this is why I am totally unsuited to be an agent. And I'm so glad that some people are.<br /><br />Go you!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2538035612328041172009-07-24T16:07:44.487-04:002009-07-24T16:07:44.487-04:00What a wonderful crazy life you have. Take time t...What a wonderful crazy life you have. Take time to breathe and enjoy some summer fun too.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716884449812228490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38799038952963209812009-07-24T12:54:14.126-04:002009-07-24T12:54:14.126-04:00Congrats, Janet! Someday, I hope to have an agent ...Congrats, Janet! Someday, I hope to have an agent as busy as you!BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66729005821545293182009-07-24T11:42:14.645-04:002009-07-24T11:42:14.645-04:00It's been said that if you want something done...It's been said that if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. <br /><br />Just doesn't seem fair, does it??<br /><br />Nobody likes to wait, but knowing WHY there's a wait is pretty hopeful. Keep up the awesomeness!Heidi Yantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030476894610426776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73896405290885119982009-07-24T11:42:08.710-04:002009-07-24T11:42:08.710-04:00This is why I laugh when people ask me what my typ...This is why I laugh when people ask me what my typical day is like. Typical day! ha! <br /><br />congrats!<br /><br />--jhfBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17957970403521154082009-07-24T11:26:10.778-04:002009-07-24T11:26:10.778-04:00Dear Buddhist-Wannabe,
Thank you for your interest...Dear Buddhist-Wannabe,<br />Thank you for your interest in becoming a Buddhist, but after careful consideration, we don't really think you're right for our list. Due to the number of stressed agents looking for refuge in our monasteries, we regret that we are unable to respond personally. Good luck in the future.<br /><br />Namaste,<br />Joelle Anthony<br /><br />P.S. It probably is not helping that I just posted about you here: http://bit.ly/TAgge telling everyone how much you love queries.<br /><br />http://www.joelleanthony.comSundaySouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585573704680898879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24855101650855412792009-07-24T11:11:41.705-04:002009-07-24T11:11:41.705-04:00so many potential books, so little time...so many potential books, so little time...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18964938170144167062009-07-24T10:22:56.931-04:002009-07-24T10:22:56.931-04:00Picture hand rising in the air, butt bouncing up o...Picture hand rising in the air, butt bouncing up off the seat. Pick me to be the next sale, pick me! <br /><br />Congrats!Karen Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851557636119759185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83348170854348995402009-07-24T10:21:52.446-04:002009-07-24T10:21:52.446-04:00Isn't it funny how the crack of noon comes so ...Isn't it funny how the crack of noon comes so danged EARLY in the summer?<br /><br />I'd offer to shave my head with you in solidarity, but I have a Samson complex...s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47840053061926004902009-07-24T09:48:16.206-04:002009-07-24T09:48:16.206-04:00Dear Ms. Reid,
In my checkered career I was once ...Dear Ms. Reid,<br /><br />In my checkered career I was once a mate on a party boat. When a customer had a fish hooked, the mate stood by waiting to net it the instant it appeared. It was the most important skill a mate needed - to secure the catch.<br /><br />The rest of the job involved cutting bait, baiting hooks, untangling reel snarls, removing hooks from ears and sleeves, fetching drinks, generally attending to the needs of the customers competing for one's attention.<br /><br />But when someone had a fish hooked, and the mate was standing-by with the long net, everybody else knew that the mate was temporarily unavailable for anything else. At all. <br /><br />And they wanted the same consideration given when they got an editor - I mean a fish - on their line.<br /><br />dylandylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258261414344799869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21643987647902043612009-07-24T07:59:46.995-04:002009-07-24T07:59:46.995-04:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Patience-pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262203054740351060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41010510437646188902009-07-24T07:43:10.647-04:002009-07-24T07:43:10.647-04:00I can only hope that when I eventually secure an a...I can only hope that when I eventually secure an agent, they work as hard as you do!Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43714600228105801872009-07-24T07:32:19.471-04:002009-07-24T07:32:19.471-04:00Do the nuns have to have their heads? (LOL)
You c...Do the nuns have to have their heads? (LOL)<br /><br />You can do it. Just keep those sheers sharpened.S.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10637012429541938128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84431860010017352062009-07-24T01:12:03.653-04:002009-07-24T01:12:03.653-04:00Janet, don't kill me for saying this, but you ...Janet, don't kill me for saying this, but you really are a sweetie underneath. People will wait.<br /><br />You gotta pace yourself and take care of yourself. <br /><br />Congratulations if you're making deals - that's fantastic.<br /><br />Btw, if you want assistance with queries, I'll lend a hand. Just forward them my way. No charge. Glad to help.<br /><br />Oh, and appropo of absolutely nothing, in case anyone recently sent a query to Janet, I want to mention that I like fine chocolates, theatre tickets and sapphires. The last preferrably encased in gold. E-mail me for details. I have a list.Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46644504262319670952009-07-24T00:49:49.113-04:002009-07-24T00:49:49.113-04:00Thanks for the late laughs, Janet. Now that I know...Thanks for the late laughs, Janet. Now that I know you're a good Catholic girl and no longer Satan's agent, I can't decide if I'm sad or relieved that I'm no longer waiting to hear from you. Mostly sad, I guess, but at least I now understand what takes the others so long. I take Nathan's phrase literally: "Know hope." I do know it well.Kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627312129304745663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43563748447144865532009-07-23T23:58:11.537-04:002009-07-23T23:58:11.537-04:00Deep cleansing breaths.
Let them wait!Deep cleansing breaths.<br />Let them wait!Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58152363750668769312009-07-23T23:48:03.355-04:002009-07-23T23:48:03.355-04:00Congrats on all of your recent successes. I think ...Congrats on all of your recent successes. I think most authors understand when it takes a while. I know I do. I just got a request on a query I sent in October of last year and I happily sent it along. I wasn't waiting from October until now to hear back from that one agent -- I had other things out -- so this was a nice little surprise. On the work front, though, I can completely relate. I have so many days where I think I'm going to get a long list of things done and time gets away from me.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88148386782811808072009-07-23T23:30:48.022-04:002009-07-23T23:30:48.022-04:00That's probably the best problem an agent or a...That's probably the best problem an agent or author could hope to have. Good luck with getting through all your To Do List items, but please don't shave your head. And wear earplugs to bed so you don't hear those clacking jaws in the morning anymore.<br /><br /><a href="http://novicewriterchronicles.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Novice Writer Anonymous</a>Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13848554295180093782009-07-23T23:24:58.623-04:002009-07-23T23:24:58.623-04:00Wow I'd love to have your problems. Does your ...Wow I'd love to have your problems. Does your awesomness never cease?Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17090042814196855012009-07-23T22:56:50.234-04:002009-07-23T22:56:50.234-04:00Yes, I agree...great problem if you're the age...Yes, I agree...great problem if you're the agent and author!!! While days like that can be stressful...I kinda get a thrill out of a day that is so jam packed like that....I feel good when I've accomplished a lot in a day...even if there is still a pile of work.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.com