tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post4712726440809969322..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Send All is not your friendJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58296831852747008602013-02-16T19:01:04.961-05:002013-02-16T19:01:04.961-05:00Dotti, it's not. Don't worry. I'm just...Dotti, it's not. Don't worry. I'm just cantankerous cause I have 167 emails in my mailbox right now.Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45455056896632554542013-02-16T10:41:50.206-05:002013-02-16T10:41:50.206-05:00I've sent thank yous to agents after personal ...I've sent thank yous to agents after personal rejections. I didn't know this was a no-no. Oops.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624641148418615103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75184180861627478902013-02-16T08:38:02.153-05:002013-02-16T08:38:02.153-05:00What if I have changed the genre of my book to ...What if I have changed the genre of my book to 'young adult' AND added some vampires to it? I bet every agent on the list would want to know that right away, wouldn't they?Buzz Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889654064679085418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59425610783773654482013-02-15T15:22:39.903-05:002013-02-15T15:22:39.903-05:00Who's Julie????Who's Julie????BPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407715408242911362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41439287692404307432013-02-15T12:16:50.375-05:002013-02-15T12:16:50.375-05:00If I change the spelling of the title, then it'...If I change the spelling of the title, then it's alright, right?<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist.<br />Cheers!french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-14031809495111659162013-02-15T11:29:34.926-05:002013-02-15T11:29:34.926-05:00Here it is, folks, a perfect summary of proper que...Here it is, folks, a perfect summary of proper query etiquette. No need to reply to a query rejection; it just means that the Shark's not the one for you. It's nothing personal (unless in her rejection she contends your ms. would be better suited as Satan's toilet paper--but we know <i>she</i> would never say such a thing.) Move on, gracefully and silently, and find the right agent for your work.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44693902266663411912013-02-15T11:24:26.142-05:002013-02-15T11:24:26.142-05:00Kudos to Mariam above for an awesome analogy. = ) ...Kudos to Mariam above for an awesome analogy. = ) Petre Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116806277306186024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60162110252940958632013-02-15T11:20:56.749-05:002013-02-15T11:20:56.749-05:00This is sad, even though it's also funny.
But ...This is sad, even though it's also funny.<br />But it's sad in the same way a PTA meeting is sad, because the parents who show up are the ones who know the rules and raise their kids properly, while the ones who should be there, the ones who need to be "talked" to, aren't.Mariam Kobrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538911373668958558noreply@blogger.com