tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post776806877244647980..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Friday Night at the Question EmporiumJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45391343708246744932012-11-03T21:47:42.940-04:002012-11-03T21:47:42.940-04:00I've been struck by a sudden urge to write a c...I've been struck by a sudden urge to write a children's tale about a literary shark set in a dangerous, terrifying coral reef...<br /><br />I'll send you the query when I have it... ;o)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909811517213604525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22842251409833281862012-11-03T06:17:06.684-04:002012-11-03T06:17:06.684-04:00Um...well...Momentum Books is the new Pan Macmilla...Um...well...Momentum Books is the new Pan Macmillan ebook imprint and they specifically do not want books set in one recognisable location.<br /><br />I've heard from literary agents (very thin on the ground) in Australia that a book set in Australia (the Reef to be precise) will have a very hard time breaking the US young adult market. Nice to hear otherwise from Her Sharkliness.Scribble Orcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490476452360049224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28489566441361907212012-11-03T01:28:25.347-04:002012-11-03T01:28:25.347-04:00I've seen an awful lot of award winning childr...I've seen an awful lot of award winning children's and middle grade books set in foreign locales. I think anyone saying US kids won't read books set outside the US must never have heard of Harry Potter or Narnia.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64523177596729278352012-11-02T23:55:47.945-04:002012-11-02T23:55:47.945-04:00As a fellow kiwi (writing for children) I have hea...As a fellow kiwi (writing for children) I have heard it said that publishers think American children aren't interested in settings outside the States and this is a reason they are reluctant to take overseas titles. I grew up on UK and US titles and managed to figure out unfamiliar places and unfamiliar phrasing, spellings and meanings as well (just thinking about your post 'Nos Wener yn y Emporium Cwestiwn' here as well). I agree the setting must fit the story but it is confusing when we hear our books are knocked back from the outset because they are set outside the US.Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83813941416598824182012-11-02T23:36:05.211-04:002012-11-02T23:36:05.211-04:00Hmmm. Maybe I should move my cop novel from New Yo...Hmmm. Maybe I should move my cop novel from New York to Mars. The lower gravity would be an interesting plot device.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30194986155636451582012-11-02T22:51:09.041-04:002012-11-02T22:51:09.041-04:00We read to experience alternate lives. A setting i...We read to experience alternate lives. A setting in a place out of our experience is a huge advantage if you make it an integral part of the story. It needs to feel genuine. I'd love to visit New Zealand. I can only do so in books. Write on New Zealand. Mister Furkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156977719916770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-19649530043528866332012-11-02T22:26:16.228-04:002012-11-02T22:26:16.228-04:00This is interesting because I'm a New Zealand ...This is interesting because I'm a New Zealand writer too, and I tend to be very non-specific about where my books are set for that exact reason. In my latest people move to 'the city' but I never name it because if the book sells in the US it could be New York. If it sells in the UK it could be London. If it sells in Australia it could be Sydney.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39659281440013616902012-11-02T21:37:30.571-04:002012-11-02T21:37:30.571-04:00I personally love reading books set in other place...I personally love reading books set in other places and times. Some of my favorite books take place in settings that the author invented out of thin air!<br /><br />Reading about other places, when the place is vital to the story, inspires wanderlust. I love the idea. :DLaura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9336220401250026732012-11-02T21:26:45.726-04:002012-11-02T21:26:45.726-04:00I hope Ngaio Marsh hears the fast and furious stri...I hope Ngaio Marsh hears the fast and furious stride of excellent mystery novelist Gary Corby coming up behind her!Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58973051425266892062012-11-02T21:09:08.885-04:002012-11-02T21:09:08.885-04:00Ngaio Marsh was a kiwi who set four of her excelle...Ngaio Marsh was a kiwi who set four of her excellent mystery novels in New Zealand. She's surely the most successful mystery writer NZ ever produced, and she sold far more overseas than at home.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine Colleen McCullough's The Thorn Birds taking place anywhere other than in Australia. It was a runaway bestseller worldwide.<br /><br />Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.com