tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5067396799323443435..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Gimme back my money!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66493073873103301712010-09-07T18:19:31.744-04:002010-09-07T18:19:31.744-04:00I'm surprised that a writer would shatter a de...<i>I'm surprised that a writer would shatter a deadline like this.</i><br /><br />Sometimes the issue is on the editorial side; it can happen that successive drafts of a manuscript get sent back as unacceptable to the writer over and over, with long delays in between.<br /><br />I have no idea what the situation is in this particular case, but blown deadlines are not always because the writer hasn't turned in a manuscript they felt was acceptable.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974691019739092440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56668503925598123862010-09-07T07:04:05.079-04:002010-09-07T07:04:05.079-04:00@Joseph: Except for the naïve, one assumes. :P ...<i>@Joseph:</i> Except for the naïve, one assumes. :P Lovely.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32673133918490747212010-09-05T22:09:31.585-04:002010-09-05T22:09:31.585-04:00@ Sarah W. You'd be surprised how often that h...<i>@ Sarah W.</i> You'd be surprised how often that happens. It happens frequently enough that it doesn't surprise anyone when it does.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77604557443438649112010-09-05T17:26:42.822-04:002010-09-05T17:26:42.822-04:00Wow. That's like earning a part on Broadway, t...Wow. That's like earning a part on Broadway, then not attending rehearsals or learning lines... know that you are going to get cut. <br /><br />Terrible.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52947072617596026232010-09-05T15:50:32.289-04:002010-09-05T15:50:32.289-04:00A case of the artiste too precious for professiona...A case of the artiste too precious for professionalism? <br /><br />Who knows, but I pray I'll never go the same route. <br /><br />Even writers need to understand the business end of professionalism.AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74787219364713359672010-09-05T15:16:56.719-04:002010-09-05T15:16:56.719-04:00Call me naïve, but I'm surprised that a writer...Call me naïve, but I'm surprised that a writer would shatter a deadline like this.<br /><br />When your proposal is accepted, the contract is signed, and <i>money is paid</i>, the job gets done on time. Period. If there are actual extenuating circumstances, you work 'em out with your agent\editor\publisher.<br /><br />If this is a common problem, I'm more surprised that publishers seem reluctant to sue . . .Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.com