tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2353431587181156605..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: The shoe is on the other foot and it pinches!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88696350157108646162013-08-09T19:23:28.651-04:002013-08-09T19:23:28.651-04:00Here's hoping you love the book after you get ...Here's hoping you love the book after you get to read it. Liking queries & partials is certainly no guarantee, alas. Good luck & great post!Charleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539693892080322146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8552653291354340642013-08-09T18:04:26.593-04:002013-08-09T18:04:26.593-04:00So a fiction novel about the movie "Glitter&q...So a fiction novel about the movie "Glitter" would be a form rejection? :-PWendy Quallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738672242498685175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81990315409780296082009-04-17T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-17T11:21:00.000-04:00I love the allusion to Pilgrim's Progress there at...I love the allusion to Pilgrim's Progress there at the end. :DJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038791555261462964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83002515915956063632009-04-14T18:56:00.000-04:002009-04-14T18:56:00.000-04:00Janet - you always have the best stories. I need t...Janet - you always have the best stories. I need to stop by your blog more often. You should have link that says: "Best of Janet"Amy Kinzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436166248133753017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57861558980654991082009-04-13T21:13:00.000-04:002009-04-13T21:13:00.000-04:00Now imagine 3 phone calls like that, in one day. O...Now imagine 3 phone calls like that, in one day. Or better yet a 100 calls like that in 3 years.<br /><br />Okay, now I'm wondering how do writers bounce back?<br /><br />Anyway, congrats, you now have street cred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4361600940414548072009-04-13T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:09:00.000-04:00Alps, guess I will never be a successful writer si...Alps, guess I will never be a successful writer since I don't have the necessary equipment to write.<BR/><BR/>You have one chance to make a good first impression with your writing. He's wise to wait if he's recognized a flaw. Or so I keep telling myself.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65704855591712019092009-04-13T13:24:00.000-04:002009-04-13T13:24:00.000-04:00Authoress... you're tired? Try this one I recieved...Authoress... you're tired? Try this one I recieved little while back. <BR/><BR/>Dear Robert,<BR/><BR/>Blah, blah, blah... you're manuscript is not a yes, BUT it's not a no either! Blah, blah...<BR/><BR/>(which, IMHO, means NO! I mean, if a girl don't kiss ya with both lips, it ain't a kiss)!<BR/><BR/>Haste yee back ;-)Haste yee back ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345715370509449971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48820318529512719482009-04-13T08:24:00.000-04:002009-04-13T08:24:00.000-04:00Thanks for your insights. And the morning smile. B...Thanks for your insights. And the morning smile. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I submitted this post to StumbleUpon, which apparently was the first time that SU had heard of your blog. An appalling state of affairs, so I remedied that shortcoming.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467786990577651930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54209114111365899922009-04-13T08:12:00.000-04:002009-04-13T08:12:00.000-04:00I have a new hero today.I have a new hero today.Margaret Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464624057491288244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19265489060225211382009-04-13T06:55:00.000-04:002009-04-13T06:55:00.000-04:00All I can say is that I hope this happens to me!All I can say is that I hope this happens to me!K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09927932062095074749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86858809486234397542009-04-13T03:21:00.000-04:002009-04-13T03:21:00.000-04:00Wow, this was sure an interesting read. So, Janet,...Wow, this was sure an interesting read. So, Janet, do you mind me asking ... were you at all annoyed or frustrated at this writer for making you wait for the ms? I mean, aren't we supposed to be "done" with our manuscripts before querying? I'm a perpetual self-editor myself, but that takes a lot of balls to tell you to wait! I don't know if I'd have the gumption. But maybe that's why you're beating down this guy's door to get his ms and not even tapping on mine. He probably has the balls to write some pretty incredible stuff if he's able to look the Query Shark in the mouth and tell her to wait. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73002274768294026612009-04-13T00:48:00.000-04:002009-04-13T00:48:00.000-04:00Wow, that was quite a turn of events. Hugs on the...Wow, that was quite a turn of events. Hugs on the learning experience but thank you for sharing it. Even those of us who have accepted form letters for what they are serve to benefit from this because it changes it from an "I know" to an "I get it" if that makes sense?Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83161358508491640482009-04-12T23:08:00.000-04:002009-04-12T23:08:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing that. Helps us remember you're...Thanks for sharing that. Helps us remember you're human underneath all that shiny armor.Pati Naglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079524538894415556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-88261581790441158372009-04-12T22:55:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:55:00.000-04:00LOL you have a great sense of humor. Thanks for sh...LOL you have a great sense of humor. Thanks for sharing this.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63649217652157195782009-04-12T22:47:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:47:00.000-04:00Janet,It's a good thing I read your post to the bo...Janet,<BR/><BR/>It's a good thing I read your post to the bottom! I had paused after his rejection and was already getting into Momma Bear mode - HOW DARE HE BE RUDE TO YOU! Then I read the rest and exhaled...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to consider things from our perspective! (And I can't imagine anyone thinking 1-4 about you).Tiffany Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027955587655310354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13720523675829583452009-04-12T22:32:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:32:00.000-04:00Oh, heavens forgive me for laughing.I can just see...Oh, heavens forgive me for laughing.<BR/><BR/>I can just see you banging your phone to see if it's working properly. They don't want you to read it? What the heck?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I can imagine that was a shock.<BR/><BR/>Glad they are being sensible and polishing before they send it, though. It's really tough to be patient when you have someone offer to read.<BR/><BR/>JulieJulie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78339614107525203932009-04-12T22:27:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:27:00.000-04:00Thank you for what is certainly a timely word for ...Thank you for what is certainly a timely word for my own journey. I am utterly weary of the not-quites and almosts and titillating near-misses. <BR/><BR/>Pressing on, as always.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.com