tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7202274330622157314..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Answers to questions from last weekJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28601271762398651772022-06-06T11:06:23.049-04:002022-06-06T11:06:23.049-04:00I'm just catching up. What a terrific week of ...I'm just catching up. What a terrific week of posts. Melanie Sue Bowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820711791019410116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86283038785298557982022-06-05T14:05:33.556-04:002022-06-05T14:05:33.556-04:00My partner and I aren't married and we occasio...My partner and I aren't married and we occasionally get mail for him calling him Mr. Larkindale. I get really confused about why my dad's mail is coming to our house.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91763774010372982872022-06-05T13:20:20.277-04:002022-06-05T13:20:20.277-04:00About Ms.: The Canadian federal government still h...About Ms.: The Canadian federal government still hasn't gotten with the times. Almost every year, I receive a missive from it giving me an incorrect title. Same situation as Geraldine F. I'm married but did not legally change my surname mostly because I had publishing credits using it. I wrote and called them to correct it. I've given up and let them address me as Mrs. E., although that was my mother. When I try to get them to change it, they assume I'm divorced or widowed or single and that has tax consequences.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19450155020233194892022-06-05T10:47:16.831-04:002022-06-05T10:47:16.831-04:00I remember the whole Ms or Miss debate. Am I actua...I remember the whole Ms or Miss debate. Am I actually that old? I don't feel a day over twenty-five - well, in a George Strait sort of way. What a great treat for a SundayE.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62018996616594576662022-06-05T09:48:25.316-04:002022-06-05T09:48:25.316-04:00Janet, have you not considered 'Queen of the U...Janet, have you not considered 'Queen of the Unknown Universe'? It is much larger than the known universe and nobody there can contest your title. Mister Furkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336026412036211172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61660760673551139312022-06-05T09:26:14.714-04:002022-06-05T09:26:14.714-04:00I agree with Dr. Frain about the crouching. Otherw...I agree with Dr. Frain about the crouching. Otherwise, I would picture a person crouching as if they were about to pounce.<br /><br />And, sometimes, standing Up just adds more (besides words). "She stood up fully to her five foot nothing and declared martially, "I am about to eat your face off with or without catsup if you don't let me through this line." (And I wonder why I am over on word count.)<br /><br />Regarding the salutations, I refer to Janet as "Miss Janet" and have no idea what her marital status is. It's just something of a southern affection of respect and adoration, like Driving Miss Daisy though I'm probably older than she is. I'm older than dirt.<br /><br />I have another friend from Texas I play an MMORPG with at times and when I log on it's an excited, "Miss Gen!" (My character's name is Gentyl though she's a serial killing war monster.) "Miss Artemis!" <br /><br />"Given that five year old children at church call me Janet (my sainted mother is rolling in her grave, let me assure you) "too familiar" is something of a lost cause."<br /><br />I laughed at this. My son's friends all called me Mrs. Weathers until I gave them permission to call me Julie. I love manners in the south. At my last Surrey conference someone from up north ranted and raved about how much he detested it when his company sent him down south. "I despise those women in those offices who are always so polite with the 'yes, sirs and no, sirs' and that phony polite bs." <br /><br />I was truly astounded. "You don't like people being polite?"<br /><br />"No, you know they don't like you, but they're nice to you anyway."<br /><br />I shrugged. "It's called manners, Ray. I'm sure you went out of your way to be an ass to them, just to see if you could make them say something snarky back and all you got was a 'Bless you heart', right?"<br /><br />"Exactly."<br /><br />"Well, that's the thing about being a good southerner. You have to learn how to tell a person to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip."<br /><br />Anyway, when addressing agents, I check their websites to see how they want to be addressed. They will usually tell you.<br /><br /><br />Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79597021984889671652022-06-05T01:27:17.204-04:002022-06-05T01:27:17.204-04:00You guys kill me!
Oh wait, sorry, my wife already...You guys kill me!<br /><br />Oh wait, sorry, my wife already beat you to the punch. A knockout punch, at that.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11444535831411768722022-06-04T22:53:26.373-04:002022-06-04T22:53:26.373-04:00I second Janet's recommendation. JDF #VSS365 p...I second Janet's recommendation. JDF #VSS365 prompts on Twitter are peak entertainment.<br /><br />Thanks for a week of great posts, Janet!KariVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824650323413004291noreply@blogger.com