tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4568178184730852566..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Query Question: salutationsJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69712467128816854792014-06-08T10:15:15.257-04:002014-06-08T10:15:15.257-04:00Thank you! I usually treat queries like a business...Thank you! I usually treat queries like a business as well and put the Ms. or Mr. It feels right to me and respectful. That said, if there is no agent specific to query or there is an online query from I address it to the agency.<br /><br />LMAO at the QOTKU! hahahahha made my morning :)Tam Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288925164591030505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20165000788607152232014-06-07T22:51:16.869-04:002014-06-07T22:51:16.869-04:00The real question is, will I help my cause by sign...The real question is, will I help my cause by signing<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />JK Rowling<br /><br />Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71908437948887323712014-06-07T22:49:58.419-04:002014-06-07T22:49:58.419-04:00Bonnie, my guess is that it is first an abbreviati...Bonnie, my guess is that it is first an abbreviation of the initial J and final -et of Janet, and that since she is a Shark, she must also, to be on BOTH sides in that ultra New York story, be a Jet. (all the way!)NotaWarriorPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754153935155853192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18018545021905292722014-06-07T18:13:23.481-04:002014-06-07T18:13:23.481-04:00So how does the "Jet" part fit in? Got t...So how does the "Jet" part fit in? Got the J sussed, but then what? Endlessly Talented? Eats Tuna? Extra Terrestrial?Bonnie Shaljeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067442140631504611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77861509427916979162014-06-07T13:18:55.290-04:002014-06-07T13:18:55.290-04:00This is random but I just realized you have a very...This is random but I just realized you have a very cool name for a literary agent. I love your blog Janet Read/Reid! Thank you for taking the time to share your hard earned wisdom with us.Susyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456381998980938741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18935043324843181392014-06-07T12:00:31.034-04:002014-06-07T12:00:31.034-04:00A query is business correspondence (and I have a g...A query is business correspondence (and I have a giant tic about names). I do not address anyone by first name unless we're introduced socially or at least some exchange has occurred - not at my job, not in a query.<br /><br />There used to be this phrase - "first name basis" - which indicated a requirement of some rapport and/or intimacy to be privileged to call people Chet or Hortense or Queenie (instead of Your Majesty, QOTKU). It's become obsolete, as we no longer reserve rights on familiarity, but I've found nobody takes offense to Ms. or Mr. like *some* of us (yes, me included) get irked at encountering the would-be chummy (pardon the pun) "HI DIANE!" greeting from strangers and inanimate bots alike.<br /><br />Okay, I'm going to go see about having this stick extracted ...DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32860149431410551172014-06-07T10:51:43.135-04:002014-06-07T10:51:43.135-04:00In the early days of the 'net you did NOT use ...In the early days of the 'net you did NOT use salutations on email, nor did you sign them. Using "Dear so-and-so" was the mark of a clueless newbie who didn't understand nettiquette. Since the name of the sender and the receiver were part of the file, the salutation was unnecessary. Oh, how clever and modern we all thought we were. <br />We got over ourselves.John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120550659339089195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78110498365356962842014-06-07T10:02:11.045-04:002014-06-07T10:02:11.045-04:00Nightsmusic,
QOTKU=Queen of the known universeNightsmusic, <br /><br />QOTKU=Queen of the known universeS.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29400798006426882342014-06-07T10:00:45.881-04:002014-06-07T10:00:45.881-04:00I so wish you repped fantasy just so I could addre...I so wish you repped fantasy just so I could address your query <br />Dear QOTKUS.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66341624149551243792014-06-07T09:59:04.876-04:002014-06-07T09:59:04.876-04:00Is there a source on the web for the nicknames of ...Is there a source on the web for the nicknames of agents? In case we feel like being less formal?Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63520323394439286542014-06-07T08:58:08.422-04:002014-06-07T08:58:08.422-04:00Okay, I give. Too early in the morning and not eno...Okay, I give. Too early in the morning and not enough coffee.<br /><br />QOTKU = Queen of the what?nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2853914746096487822014-06-07T08:54:33.180-04:002014-06-07T08:54:33.180-04:00Did Barbara's restraining order finally expire...Did Barbara's restraining order finally expire and you can hack her email again? YAY!<br /><br />An additional part to the question. The salutation when you are sending to the common query email box. Do you still address it to the agent that you feel is most likely to accept the promised bribe knowing that it make get passed around like a bucket of popcorn at the movies, or do you leave it off. <br /><br />Enquiring minds want to know, oh wise Sharkly one . . .<br /><br />TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.com