tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1375762439247379385..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: The Two Parts of BraveJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64791707667828141172014-12-24T09:05:40.887-05:002014-12-24T09:05:40.887-05:00This...this post. Brought tears to my eyes. Its ev...This...this post. Brought tears to my eyes. Its every step I will take, from the saving money, to the kids babysitter, to the bravery I will summon and carry myself to the soon to be attended conference. Thank You for telling us that you do know the road a lot of us take. You do acknowledge the passion and perseverance. You do know what we all would do to reach whatever goal we have with our writing. Thank You. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40113531989020465872012-10-11T01:08:07.723-04:002012-10-11T01:08:07.723-04:00I'm obviously, um, late to the comments here. ...I'm obviously, um, late to the comments here. But this post was so pretty I wanted to marry it. <br /><br />As someone who is finding time after my 12 hour shifts at work to "kill my darlings" in my revision process, I really needed to hear this. <br /><br />If sharks are this nice, I might have to go into one of those terrifying scuba tank things one of these days. nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558210559723923636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67131663227154950392012-07-28T17:56:24.149-04:002012-07-28T17:56:24.149-04:00I just registered for Backspace in November, and I...I just registered for Backspace in November, and I am terrified. Thank you very much for this post.Bukash/ Lyudmyla Mayorskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670939346377184918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83123507499609212772011-12-14T13:51:43.766-05:002011-12-14T13:51:43.766-05:00I love this post!!!I love this post!!!Tenisha Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390989007417004465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6441904160962174462011-03-31T10:16:58.899-04:002011-03-31T10:16:58.899-04:00Janet,
This by far is one of my all time favorite ...Janet,<br />This by far is one of my all time favorite blog posts from you. <br />My first conference was an AWP conference in 2010 in Denver, CO. Thankfully, I had my sister and her friend with me but we still would branch off to our our pannels and listen in, reconviene, and discuss what we'd learned. (We also stayed a block away from where someone had been stabbed...which was scary). <br /><br />This year, I attended the conference in D.C. I didn't even have the money to go...it was my manager who gave me his CHANGE which funded the trip (gas money, food, and all). My friend who lived an hour away housed me after my eight hour drive. I was terrified about leaving my dog with my friend, finding parking, getting lost in the huge hotel, driving an hour, getting stuck in traffic, asking dumb questions...etc. <br /><br />Even still, I went, and I met some amazing friends there (including authors who I now keep in touch with).<br /><br />You're right that we don't give ourselves enough credit. The entire process is terrifying, but it needs to be done. <br /><br />Be brave, indeed. Thank you for such an amazing post.Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35481611411977236382011-01-21T10:45:57.085-05:002011-01-21T10:45:57.085-05:00What an awesome and inspiring post! Thank you for ...What an awesome and inspiring post! Thank you for taking the time to write it and share.Shannon Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528431298121172482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34274453173513108372010-08-04T19:04:46.164-04:002010-08-04T19:04:46.164-04:00I've been a lurker of your blog for a while an...I've been a lurker of your blog for a while and I've finally decided to post. First of all, thank you. It means a lot to aspiring writers like me to see these words of encouragement. However, I have a dilemma concerning conferences.<br /><br />I'm an 18 year old entering college in the fall. I live in South Carolina and there's a writer's workshop in Myrtle Beach this fall. It's on the weekend and I have just enough money to go (without much to spare), but I've never been to a conference before. Also, my manuscript isn't quite finished yet (I'm on the last leg of the thing), but I do need feedback on it. Should I go to this conference? Could I still bring pages of my manuscript even though I'm not quite done? What do I tell an agent if he/she asks to see my pages?LeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097630663174040365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31063683234100871112010-04-18T13:12:54.224-04:002010-04-18T13:12:54.224-04:00Tears.Tears.Jenna Ryan, SelfLoveU https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426210071911294397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80221992779514926522009-12-19T06:46:54.197-05:002009-12-19T06:46:54.197-05:00Wow. Every writer should read this.
I'm going...Wow. Every writer should read this.<br /><br />I'm going to spread the news. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-92036412955135999082009-08-10T14:42:34.474-04:002009-08-10T14:42:34.474-04:00Thanks for this post and for all the info you put ...Thanks for this post and for all the info you put out there for writers. I have learned a lot from you just from reading your blogs. I queried you at one point, and got a very polite rejection which provided excellent feedback. B/c of your feedback, I worked harder on developing a platform, rewrote my query and landed myself a great agent. LOVE reading your blogs! Thanks!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877319075380937205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46153711972373012032007-11-27T22:03:00.000-05:002007-11-27T22:03:00.000-05:00I'm going to my first conference in April. I am a...I'm going to my first conference in April. I am a mother of eight. I have survived three tracheonomies, one of which was done under local while I was awake. I am scared out of my mind. Thanks for the encouragement.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220512226096382610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66155984629103445272007-11-13T16:25:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:25:00.000-05:00This made me cry--And I never cry. Thank you, Ms R...This made me cry--And I never cry. Thank you, Ms Reid.<BR/><BR/>kimmikimmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637782327517177151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77372842578930293272007-11-12T23:09:00.000-05:002007-11-12T23:09:00.000-05:00Wow. That really sums it up. That was me at the ...Wow. That really sums it up. That was me at the conference you just wrote about, only it was in Hawaii not New York and it happened nearly fifteen years ago. Now I'm published, and you know what--being critiqued doesn't get any easier. Ever. <BR/><BR/>But thanks for the kind words. It reminds me why I did all of this in the first place.Janette Rallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883483145480893640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39629353435610065242007-11-12T16:51:00.000-05:002007-11-12T16:51:00.000-05:00You're all kinds of awesome, Janet. :)You're all kinds of awesome, Janet. :)Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027573834319181817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6139989019279698422007-11-11T19:16:00.000-05:002007-11-11T19:16:00.000-05:00Thank you for writing this.Thank you for writing this.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15654548338365755642007-11-11T07:06:00.000-05:002007-11-11T07:06:00.000-05:00It's lovely that you notice and acknowledge such q...It's lovely that you notice and acknowledge such quiet heroism. Thanks.Alley Splathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135291818579264886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24727393902798172132007-11-10T21:15:00.000-05:002007-11-10T21:15:00.000-05:00Very nice.Very nice.Lorrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002093220393559848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55529434463544701582007-11-10T20:26:00.000-05:002007-11-10T20:26:00.000-05:00Hi, December!!Dear Wonderwood,Yes, you did say tha...Hi, December!!<BR/><BR/>Dear Wonderwood,<BR/><BR/>Yes, you did say that. One of my first fans! How nice .... I've seen a rough of the cover art. Publisher and artist have been very nice to me and actually listened to my suggestions! I think I'm being spoiled. I really like the last version I saw. The pixie's face is appropriate, and the cover art illustrates something from the book! (Umm, I don't really have permission to do this, and I hope I'm not getting myself in trouble, but look here for the latest version of the cover art: http://www.drolleriepress.com/cover2CLR.jpg)<BR/><BR/>If you do buy Pixie Warrior, I hope you really enjoy it. <BR/><BR/>I've had to put Pixie Sword on the back burner while I work on a journal article. This is kinda make up for the last one I wrote. It was supposed to appear in a journal of church history. But it exceeded its 11,000 word length and turned into a 33,000 word little book. So the new one is make up, sorta ... But I haven't forgotten the pixies. Oh, we've got romance coming up ... Remember Anna? Such romance for Anna! Such adventure! And changes ... Anna will not leave the new story as she entered it. Can't tell you more. That would be cheating!<BR/><BR/>Janet's post ... the one we're supposed to be commenting on ... remember that one? It touched me. I take certain kinds of rejection very poorly.<BR/><BR/>I've met the "agent dressed in black" sort, though in a different context. I remember a very savage peer review from another historian. I hated his condescending attitude; I hated it that his remarks were off the mark. ... And most of all, I hated it that he was factually wrong ... Long story behind that. He was merely repeating something that made it in print in 1959. The source he was citing is still worth consulting, but in some areas it's simply wrong. ... We agreed that he is an ignorant twit, that I'm cuter than he, and that I'm right and he's wrong. I think he still has bite marks.<BR/><BR/>A peer review is not the same as approaching an agent. Agents are demiurges. Oh, true, a few of them think they're gods. They aren't. But they are a force of nature in the publishing world. There are a few who understand their position to confer a sort of theopneustos status to their word. They're mistaken. Indigestion does not produce divine breath!<BR/><BR/>Still, there are those who care about writers. People like Janet, Rachel Vater, and some others who want us to succeed. (Almost all of the agents to whom I submitted were exceptionally nice, even while saying, "NO NO NO, get lost and don't darken my door again!") Listen to everything they say. Measure it. Weigh it. Put it to the test. Have a good reason before you reject it. (Good reasons do not include "You just don't understand." They do understand.). Being rude doesn't mean they have poor judgment within the limits of their craft, only that they're rude.<BR/><BR/>Dang! I talk a lot ... It's the pixie part of me! <BR/><BR/>Okay, back to you ... Thanks for your kind words! You may eventually own the ONLY copy sold! Well, let's hope more than one sells. At least two, huh?<BR/><BR/>Sha'elSha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10313855255428556092007-11-10T18:25:00.000-05:002007-11-10T18:25:00.000-05:00Thanks Janet. Thanks J. F.Thanks Janet. Thanks J. F.Dead Man Walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111398578609496658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88564206278879896232007-11-10T18:15:00.000-05:002007-11-10T18:15:00.000-05:00This was quite inspiring. Thank you,This was quite inspiring. Thank you,Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107615955840756578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29685348015794302862007-11-10T15:35:00.000-05:002007-11-10T15:35:00.000-05:00Janet, thanks for understanding.Hey, Sha'el, you q...Janet, thanks for understanding.<BR/><BR/>Hey, Sha'el, you quoted me. Exactly what I said on the crapometer after reading one of your chapters. Never knew I was a fan of pixies. I'll pick up a copy of Pixie Warrior.Wonderwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118126631519254865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5218326615152274402007-11-10T10:20:00.000-05:002007-11-10T10:20:00.000-05:00Timely and wonderful to read. Thank you.Timely and wonderful to read. Thank you.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960236584908811801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42692642944089371542007-11-10T09:43:00.000-05:002007-11-10T09:43:00.000-05:00An agent with a heart. Who woulda thunk it?Thank y...An agent with a heart. Who woulda thunk it?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for a beautiful post. I'll send every writer I know here to read it.The Belle in Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368021976814668783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37677178205626564322007-11-10T09:28:00.000-05:002007-11-10T09:28:00.000-05:00This is just lovely. Thank you.This is just lovely. Thank you.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36738170651570468972007-11-10T06:45:00.000-05:002007-11-10T06:45:00.000-05:00I never thought about it that way. Hmmm. Thank yo...I never thought about it that way. Hmmm. Thank you for this post. It's made me stop and think, and made my crappy day (so far) a little brighter.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069519441705275973noreply@blogger.com