tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4419201500083600333..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: oh good, more advice on how to pitch agents from people who aren't actually agentsJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9179725063059065442021-09-09T04:48:48.098-04:002021-09-09T04:48:48.098-04:00Excellent advice, beautiful photo! Thank you :)Excellent advice, beautiful photo! Thank you :)Kae Ridwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356868531870405990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70017830564132334462021-09-08T16:31:38.153-04:002021-09-08T16:31:38.153-04:00I think that youngster is reading about the elepha...I think that youngster is reading about the elephant in the room without realizing the chair is an elephant. But you can ignore this.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82626847541556445972021-09-08T13:10:37.700-04:002021-09-08T13:10:37.700-04:00This post just wants me to forego any pitching eve...This post just wants me to forego any pitching ever again and go off and read with an elephant. Or to an elephant.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14013692124007363652021-09-08T08:57:59.685-04:002021-09-08T08:57:59.685-04:00Great advice, Janet, a conversation, not a monolog...Great advice, Janet, a conversation, not a monologue. Btw, what a lovely photo, very tranquil.LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45849557742554724842021-09-07T15:28:52.918-04:002021-09-07T15:28:52.918-04:00SO: "...should be taken with a grain if not a...SO: "...should be taken with a grain if not a shaker of salt." But my advice is best taken with a salt lick - <br />https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Pet-Supplies-Horse-Salt-Licks/<br /><br />Also 'thought' ends with a 't' which I notice because my left index finger hates hitting 't' or 'r' at the end of words like 'thought' or 'your'. I've discussed it several time with my left index finger but it just wiggles at me like something from a Stephen King story. <br /><br /><br /><br />Mister Furkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156977719916770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67847273582548915792021-09-07T14:45:10.436-04:002021-09-07T14:45:10.436-04:00Interesting note regarding the mention of whether ...Interesting note regarding the mention of whether the novel is complete. Does this apply only if you are pitching in person. Should we say 'completed' in our query, or is it presumed that someone querying would not have the temerity to pitch an unfinished novel?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941043145591116608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66828424732958878402021-09-07T14:02:27.620-04:002021-09-07T14:02:27.620-04:00The world is indeed full of people telling you wha...The world is indeed full of people telling you what to do. I've learned not to complain aloud when I've hit a rough patch in a novel or query, because helpful people want to help me brainstorm, and then I feel guilty if I don't use the advice they so generously provided. I once asked for help on a blurb from an online group, and by the time I'd incorporated all the suggestions, it was an unwieldy mess. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68945740144696493762021-09-07T12:10:53.376-04:002021-09-07T12:10:53.376-04:00It's a be careful what you wish for story invo...It's a be careful what you wish for story involving a new dawn of transportation, especially when that new dawn looks like alien technology, in 98,000 words.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83052496963680997302021-09-07T10:56:51.701-04:002021-09-07T10:56:51.701-04:00
I found your plot very compelling... Please notif...<br />I found your plot very compelling... Please notify me when it gets published.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Hankfrench sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-429211753080038432021-09-07T08:34:00.245-04:002021-09-07T08:34:00.245-04:00You know the saying: "Everyone's entitled...You know the saying: "Everyone's entitled to their opinion" (or as I like to say, "Everyone's entitled to my opinion" 😉). Such is true. But opinions need to be weighed. All opinions are not equal. I appreciate when a non-writer likes my work, but when an accomplished writer gushes over something I've written, well that's particularly gratifying. Such is also true with advice. Anyone can give you advice. But you need to weigh that advice. Consider the source.<br /><br />More than once when the topic of querying advice has come up here, I've referenced Stephen King. If I may be permitted to post a link to my blog (which I try not to do), here's why:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.colindsmith.com/blog/2018/01/18/how-not-to-get-a-literary-agent-by-stephen-king/" rel="nofollow">How Not to Get a Literary Agent by Stephen King</a><br /><br />King is a great writer, but the last time he queried an agent was in the early 1970s. Things have changed a bit since then.<br /><br />As Janet says, when you want advice on querying agents, ask an agent. You can ask a writer, but the best advice we can give is whatever agents tell us.<br /><br />That's my 2c for the day. Perhaps...Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com