tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3717416870858978875..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Target practice for shooting yourself in the footJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3395867731457925372012-01-14T15:16:57.223-05:002012-01-14T15:16:57.223-05:00Good advice for me... I've been trying to get ...Good advice for me... I've been trying to get an agent's attention(OK any agent's attention) with my novel.BobbieNoSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996031860535651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25051779320823692122012-01-14T01:02:11.449-05:002012-01-14T01:02:11.449-05:00Here, here!Here, here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34598881714628412732012-01-12T21:58:40.601-05:002012-01-12T21:58:40.601-05:00Kristin, you're pretty darn close.Kristin, you're pretty darn close.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91088556624103068602012-01-12T19:59:42.400-05:002012-01-12T19:59:42.400-05:00Seconding Lynne Kelly's comment. I think you&...Seconding Lynne Kelly's comment. I think you've piqued all our interests now with this post! I'm trying to imagine how this query could have been written. "Here's this really cool event. OK, I wrote a novel where something happens kinda like that thing, but not really."Kristin Laughtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536556357622503501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10956551937154827092012-01-12T11:22:09.811-05:002012-01-12T11:22:09.811-05:00Did the event have anything to do with the novel? ...Did the event have anything to do with the novel? I'm wondering how they segued from the interesting-sounding event to their actual query, and why they were even writing about an event that doesn't appear in their book. Baffling.Lynne Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221452684484215980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55489453317260497462012-01-12T11:18:30.507-05:002012-01-12T11:18:30.507-05:00Melinda, I thought about including that but I didn...Melinda, I thought about including that but I didn't want the querier to be identifiable.<br /><br />Just to torment you: it was a really cool event!Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32202793728450990712012-01-12T09:46:19.403-05:002012-01-12T09:46:19.403-05:00I'm dying to know what the event was now that ...I'm dying to know what the event was now that pinged your interest.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922924267691639788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46572354737377700442012-01-12T08:55:39.820-05:002012-01-12T08:55:39.820-05:00That feels so misleading! No wonder there was a SP...That feels so misleading! No wonder there was a SPLAT. Wow, I typed 'splay.' Totally different sentence. *dashes off to get more coffee*Ali Trottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786367680085861585noreply@blogger.com