tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post350701910106693997..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: word hooligansJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34631389089244691752010-01-05T21:37:59.463-05:002010-01-05T21:37:59.463-05:00Gee I wish I could have been there when that girdi...Gee I wish I could have been there when that girding fell by the wayside.<br /><br />I always find out about these things when it is too late.Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55183332075016194002010-01-05T14:51:56.768-05:002010-01-05T14:51:56.768-05:00Loved this today! Thanks for the post!
Darn mys...Loved this today! Thanks for the post! <br /><br />Darn myself for not having any finished product to send you quickly! **curses**<br /><br />Happy reading!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188460633615049191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65652568248556614212010-01-05T13:19:40.788-05:002010-01-05T13:19:40.788-05:00"You're a sucker for the potential of a g..."You're a sucker for the potential of a good story!" <br /><br />Commenters, it's too early in the morning for Octopus puns ;).<br /><br />But seriously, that was delightful. May you be cursed (blessed?) with more wonderful pages this year than you know what to do with!Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45817501973818765712010-01-05T11:59:48.873-05:002010-01-05T11:59:48.873-05:00ha ha, back attcha! I too had resolved. I would ...ha ha, back attcha! I too had resolved. I would glance quickly through the blogs, spend less time there, more time writing... and then you wrote this, gave me a damned good laugh and here I am, writing a comment on a blog instead of a paragragh, in a chapter, in a book! Thanks, I love laughing.Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501145978550034341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79167812347174487142010-01-05T10:32:49.493-05:002010-01-05T10:32:49.493-05:00Reid 'till you're cross-eyed ;)Reid 'till you're cross-eyed ;)Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33712628509929251802010-01-05T09:06:47.490-05:002010-01-05T09:06:47.490-05:00Could it be that your often mentioned "slithe...Could it be that your often mentioned "slithery" parter in crime might smell the chum in the waters?<br /><br />"While dolphins and sharks have been known to coexist peacefully, a dolphin can efficiently dispose of a shark" ;)Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84354369612370681872010-01-05T08:29:17.222-05:002010-01-05T08:29:17.222-05:00Oh good - now I know who to query first. :)
You m...Oh good - now I know who to query first. :)<br /><br />You made me smile this morning - great start to the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23655449430199965962010-01-05T08:24:27.036-05:002010-01-05T08:24:27.036-05:00I want to read what you're reading.I want to read what you're reading.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66456502825863282152010-01-05T08:07:13.293-05:002010-01-05T08:07:13.293-05:00Best term ever: the Maass-keteers.
And your love o...Best term ever: the Maass-keteers.<br />And your love of sea-dwelling critters just makes you all the more delightful, my dear.Lydia Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328254761920829040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14795873380233810032010-01-05T01:59:07.873-05:002010-01-05T01:59:07.873-05:00LOL! I love you! You're a sucker for the pot...LOL! I love you! You're a sucker for the potential of a good story!<br /><br />I got a taste of this feeling yesterday. Recently, I sent an open invite to a writers group to feel free to run their query by me for my insights. Only one took the plunge and she has returned for more of my comments. In the first two rounds I trashed her title, lack of story, lack of details and more. <br /><br />But with her last rework of her potential query, I blubbered with potential story points and at the end made comment that I'd probably want to read her completed inspirational memoir (not my thing!) in order to be able to help her more effectively.<br /><br />I may kick myself - but I'm finally intrigued enough in her story I want to read it. <br /><br />Thanks for admitting that - when something clicks - you just have to take the plunge. You read with hope that the author will deliver. I hope you get your wish.therese patrick, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624202282411832436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14073207169507100012010-01-05T01:57:50.233-05:002010-01-05T01:57:50.233-05:00Excellent! I love your blogs, and this is just a f...Excellent! I love your blogs, and this is just a fun post. Plus, it makes me feel better as a writer. Thanks for the laugh!Erin Cabatinganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106176070253352461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5986561555174874362010-01-05T01:57:47.423-05:002010-01-05T01:57:47.423-05:00you are hilarious. i love your blog.
and i cann...you are hilarious. i love your blog. <br /><br />and i cannot imagine having to sit and sift through query after query the way you do. you, ms. reid, are a champion.lexcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094072290983267178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27961865205875396612010-01-05T01:26:06.767-05:002010-01-05T01:26:06.767-05:00*shaking finger at you* you're not as fierce a...*shaking finger at you* you're not as fierce as you like to pretend...Yamilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769312615756253197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73762989488365535092010-01-05T00:46:28.945-05:002010-01-05T00:46:28.945-05:00Best of luck! Feel the shark! Be the shark! You ar...Best of luck! Feel the shark! Be the shark! You are the shark!<br /><br />Sarah Allen<br />(<a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">my creative writing blog</a>)Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43166243833617563182010-01-05T00:34:34.254-05:002010-01-05T00:34:34.254-05:00I could be wrong, but I don't think the ACLU h...I could be wrong, but I don't think the ACLU has taken any action against people who gird their loins, so I'm assuming you can still do that. Does that help, good lady?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77820673074966738332010-01-05T00:09:12.011-05:002010-01-05T00:09:12.011-05:00I think part of the problem is that your readers l...I think part of the problem is that your readers learn all too well how to write good queries from a certain shark.<br /><br />I think another part of the problem is that you can't bare the thought of not reading such-and-such a book. What if it happens to be <i>awesome</i>? You love your job, and I think that is great.Katie Burryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079344317114664023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64146145158420446372010-01-05T00:02:37.615-05:002010-01-05T00:02:37.615-05:00haaaaaaaaaaa
you HUM that martial tune, girl.haaaaaaaaaaa<br /><br />you HUM that martial tune, girl.RRigdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478820442011978220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29939029621465786482010-01-04T23:32:09.408-05:002010-01-04T23:32:09.408-05:00Good writing, like chocolate, is hard to forswear....Good writing, like chocolate, is hard to forswear. And I've only known one person to really, truly forswear chocolate (and that was because she liked it so much it was unhealthy).<br /><br />I think you're supposed to gird your loins. I mean, more than usual. Or just gird any old-fashioned term for a body part._*rachel*_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03293167107180931700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6406465243196078162010-01-04T23:17:52.489-05:002010-01-04T23:17:52.489-05:00I POUNCE!
Also, that octopus is adorable.I POUNCE!<br /><br />Also, that octopus is adorable.thepopeofbeershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521786347590273573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67295052574274986392010-01-04T22:53:16.732-05:002010-01-04T22:53:16.732-05:00What a lucky hooligan :)
That artwork is great! N...What a lucky hooligan :)<br /><br />That artwork is great! Now if only I had as many eyes to match the arms -- and maybe an extra brain to process it all!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6776087001441883062010-01-04T22:48:23.369-05:002010-01-04T22:48:23.369-05:00I knew you were lost the moment you said no ;)I knew you were lost the moment you said no ;)Steena Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585255306121495098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17192902058762870212010-01-04T22:41:20.009-05:002010-01-04T22:41:20.009-05:00Resolutions are only for those who must acknowledg...Resolutions are only for those who must acknowledge weaknesses. Open-mindedness and optimism? Those are strengths. Keep reading...sherry stanfa-stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680055033925659511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65150972221433749312010-01-04T22:38:04.656-05:002010-01-04T22:38:04.656-05:00To quote a bagpipe-playing friend of mine:
"...To quote a bagpipe-playing friend of mine:<br /><br /><br />"BWA-HA-HA-HA-HAA!!!!"<br /><br /><br />Yes, friends do let friends play the bagpipes.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779576142896860206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42858324878728241612010-01-04T22:37:56.813-05:002010-01-04T22:37:56.813-05:00How delightful. I can't wait until maybe you a...How delightful. I can't wait until maybe you are writing this about my book.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89044364527968688342010-01-04T22:12:12.502-05:002010-01-04T22:12:12.502-05:00Your problem is letting the octopus read the pages...Your problem is letting the octopus read the pages. They are notoriously soft and squishly; their backbone is almost non-existent. (Most would say they're spineless, but I don't want to anger the tenacled ones.)<br /><br />To read less, you must put the shark in charge of all pages. Therefore, you're only responsible for the ones not mangled in his chompers.<br /><br />Sharks - no arms.<br />Octopii/podes/poi - 8 arms.<br /><br />8 arms will invariably hold onto more pages than no arms, so they will always put more pages on your desk.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.com