tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6133547065548387759..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91458040031395881992022-11-15T04:47:40.860-05:002022-11-15T04:47:40.860-05:00OP, I am so thrilled that TWW has received some lo...OP, I am so thrilled that TWW has received some love - even if it isn't the one you want to see out there first. I hope Miss Nice loves it and reads the other as well. Regardless, remember you have taken another step up that long ladder to publication and every step needs to be celebrated, so before you angst too much over it, take a moment to take in your success and celebrate. I hope it is the first of many celebrations coming your way!AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43075013193796644572022-11-14T19:31:31.189-05:002022-11-14T19:31:31.189-05:00OP, congrats on the outreach that's happening ...OP, congrats on the outreach that's happening with your 50K and I'm glad the novel of your heart is heading into the finish line too. Best wishes with both. Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45075566703552111382022-11-14T18:53:30.383-05:002022-11-14T18:53:30.383-05:00"Brutally Frank" is my next band name bt..."Brutally Frank" is my next band name btw.<br /><br />The "novel of the heart" seems like a thing, even though I've never really understood it. Once a writer friend of mine asked which of my books was "my baby." I didn't get that either. They're all my babies as I'm creating them. Otherwise, why would I keep going? And like real kids, I find it hard to pick a favorite (although I know pretty quickly when one of them is misbehaving).<br /><br />That said, I think you've got to sit on your hands here, OP, at least as far as the requesting agent goes. Yes, you need to keep querying the other one, and no, I wouldn't worry about querying simultaneous projects. I just got a kind, specific rejection on a novel I finished nearly 2 years ago, and was requested 9 months ago. There is virtually no way not to query two projects simultaneously given those lag times, unless you take 4 years to finish a book (nothing wrong with that, if that's your process).<br /><br />As far as Miguel goes, can't wait to meet him again. I'm at the final showdown in mine, but it's taken a bit, even though the work is steady. It's amazing how much a few apt "brutally frank" comments can spin your work in a new direction, and I've found rewrites (true rewrites, not just putting new wallpaper over old plaster) make things much, much better. But they take time. I'm really glad you've taken the time to get your heart novel right. Rushing doesn't get us anywhere in this business, unless somebody e-mails you and tells you they need significant revisions by the end of the weekend (that does happen, but when it does, it means you're really close).<br /><br />Super happy for all you've been able to accomplish. And glad to see the love triangle novel got you some well-deserved attention!Tim Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490996219366734017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63403247926714233452022-11-14T14:38:35.767-05:002022-11-14T14:38:35.767-05:00Big congratulations, OP! Fingers crossed for the o...Big congratulations, OP! Fingers crossed for the outcome you dream of.<br /><br />I loved the latest edition of the Query Shark newsletter. Janet talked about historiography and primary and secondary sources!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51691020291808494862022-11-14T12:38:44.284-05:002022-11-14T12:38:44.284-05:00Congratulations! I'm pretty sure I can guess t...Congratulations! I'm pretty sure I can guess the writer and publisher because Canadian publishing is so insular--if so, very impressive to have gotten their attention!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774085299549098334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78834200955725518762022-11-14T12:26:15.202-05:002022-11-14T12:26:15.202-05:00I'd been operating under the (pre plague, perh...I'd been operating under the (pre plague, perhaps) notion that querying multiple projects at once was frowned upon? I don't know if I read that advice <i>here</i> however, and we know how these kind of nebulous Things That Are Done™ get shared around without attribution sometimes, and are permutations of what us querying writers on the hamster wheel have extrapolated, vs. being things that actual agents have said.<br /><br />Response times are horrifying, harrowing, abysmal. I've had a full out for what will be a year on Wednesday (with nudges and communication, not radio silence.) Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61489323967821153502022-11-14T11:47:17.675-05:002022-11-14T11:47:17.675-05:00Let's hope for the best, but even if agent doe...Let's hope for the best, but even if agent doesn't follow through, what a great encouragement! It is a sign you are heading and writing in the right direction! Congrats~S.D.Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707682524268581476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13096678303552551092022-11-14T09:57:13.615-05:002022-11-14T09:57:13.615-05:00That is exciting ...all of it. But yes, do just as...That is exciting ...all of it. But yes, do just as our HM Shark recommends. Good luck. And keep going.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011500922481617114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46192684681213945912022-11-14T07:19:29.734-05:002022-11-14T07:19:29.734-05:00File it under "good problems to have". G...File it under "good problems to have". Good luck! We've all got our fingers crossed for you.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.com