tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5152912855700310789..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Worms, Roxanne, WORMS!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57317037609619343012019-09-05T22:53:22.438-04:002019-09-05T22:53:22.438-04:00I knew I loved AJ
The only way to make a better q...I knew I loved <b>AJ</b><br /><br />The only way to make a better query is practice. Get on a forum, look at queries, and, eventually, comment.<br /><br />The people already commenting aren't any different than you, they are trying to get better at the damn things too.<br /><br />Don't just post a query, comment some first. It will give others a reason to comment on yours and , who knows, maybe your comment will break through that wall we have all beaten our heads against.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70367248794149218792019-09-05T20:10:44.418-04:002019-09-05T20:10:44.418-04:00Always easier to do when looking at someone else&#...Always easier to do when looking at someone else's query!AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25557645350196462772019-09-05T19:48:08.475-04:002019-09-05T19:48:08.475-04:00Was it Mark Twain who said the difference between ...Was it Mark Twain who said the difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug?C. Dan Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648247329883078385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11213276361588191302019-09-05T19:37:22.549-04:002019-09-05T19:37:22.549-04:00Oh yes. But grasping the right word for that spec...Oh yes. But grasping the right word for that specific moment is never as easy as it seems...<br />Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16487890379916337782019-09-05T18:27:35.497-04:002019-09-05T18:27:35.497-04:00You had me at the headline! As a kid, I learned ho...You had me at the headline! As a kid, I learned how to spell Albuquerque from that movie. Thanks for the post...and the nostalgia.E. Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312565100857366492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34467804295263228302019-09-05T14:56:09.124-04:002019-09-05T14:56:09.124-04:00When we write prose (or tweet) we’re relaxed and t...When we write prose (or tweet) we’re relaxed and the good words come easy. When we write queries? Not so much. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941043145591116608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76930578892756212142019-09-05T08:48:24.757-04:002019-09-05T08:48:24.757-04:00Oh yes. So many times I can think of the most prec...Oh yes. So many times I can think of the most precise, technically-correct term, and it just doesn't fit. <br /><br />When your character slides across the pavement, what else can you call it but a superficial abrasion? Not in urban fantasy YA, you don't. <br /><br />Some Twitter Reiders had to help me out with that one.Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83600426228528941262019-09-05T07:27:38.378-04:002019-09-05T07:27:38.378-04:00And that is the real trick. The right worms. The w...And that is the real trick. The right worms. The wrong worms will never catch a shark. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.com