tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7877141808092847233..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Death Threats!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38866515353755173822010-03-26T19:02:10.170-04:002010-03-26T19:02:10.170-04:00Chapter two of my latest novels goes something lik...Chapter two of my latest novels goes something like that and adding to the potential of misinterpretation is the fact that the victim is a fictional literary agent in NYC.jurassicporkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673461210301442978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89068467012403049092010-03-26T19:00:06.785-04:002010-03-26T19:00:06.785-04:00Sorry, but this was the best laugh I've had to...Sorry, but this was the best laugh I've had today. :)Crystal Poseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939745305440912406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39285151582189671092010-03-26T16:50:34.874-04:002010-03-26T16:50:34.874-04:00Bwahaha...hilarious post! Also, thanks so much fo...Bwahaha...hilarious post! Also, thanks so much for the linky love! :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Debra<br />OPWFTDebra Drizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750912933889904216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81379354261282965432010-03-23T19:39:49.599-04:002010-03-23T19:39:49.599-04:00Okay, that was definitely fun - and an interesting...Okay, that was definitely fun - and an interesting warning...Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81449988384255751132010-03-23T15:31:03.341-04:002010-03-23T15:31:03.341-04:00Great way to make your point!
JaiGreat way to make your point!<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66369850672266386432010-03-23T12:40:26.254-04:002010-03-23T12:40:26.254-04:00OMG Too Funny!!
Had I read it on my blog I would h...OMG Too Funny!!<br />Had I read it on my blog I would have taken it for what it was...a joke...but then I'm morbid that way. I'd also be awed that Janet even stopped by my lowly blog to comment..hah.<br /><br />Janet, I think that qualifies for the humorous story at the DR Conference...might even top Toni. ;-)Terri Molinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684929235647584445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35327149245841010552010-03-23T12:13:25.607-04:002010-03-23T12:13:25.607-04:00well, it might be creepy if it came from someone I...well, it might be creepy if it came from someone I didn't know.<br /><br />With your blog address to it, though... it's just plain funny.<br /><br />(Is it bad that I think that's so you a thing to do??)Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2183109187231036622010-03-23T11:45:21.489-04:002010-03-23T11:45:21.489-04:00HAHAHA! This is great :). It's amazing what ...HAHAHA! This is great :). It's amazing what happens when we can't use body language or tone to convey how hilarious we're being. Dang!Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79221045019128961392010-03-23T11:01:43.281-04:002010-03-23T11:01:43.281-04:00Great exchange--thanks for the mid morning laugh.Great exchange--thanks for the mid morning laugh.Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12820092769779319312010-03-23T10:50:29.492-04:002010-03-23T10:50:29.492-04:00Everyone has a different sense of humor, too. I on...Everyone has a different sense of humor, too. I once queried a guy and told him he was cute at the end of the query. He shot back that he was married, had a kid, and didn't go for that sort of thing. <br /><br />I only said he was cute. I didn't want to go for drinks.Dale Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136056378495563856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1488505726441476932010-03-23T10:12:08.000-04:002010-03-23T10:12:08.000-04:00BUWAHAHAHAHA! I'm sure this was no fun in the...BUWAHAHAHAHA! I'm sure this was no fun in the midst of it, but what a hysterical story after the fact! Oh, the misunderstandings we can create when we are limited to 140 characters...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52933019798692151162010-03-23T09:26:48.841-04:002010-03-23T09:26:48.841-04:00It would sure make the job exciting.It would sure make the job exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76612164958884917832010-03-23T09:05:10.192-04:002010-03-23T09:05:10.192-04:00Creepy? No.
Funny? Oh, yes.
Great illustration e...Creepy? No.<br /><br />Funny? Oh, yes.<br /><br />Great illustration even if I do think the blogger in question was quick to jump the shark.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135275875160373154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73415950369404090912010-03-23T08:44:33.932-04:002010-03-23T08:44:33.932-04:00Wow. I know I've heard this somewhere before....Wow. I know I've heard this somewhere before...oh, wait, here. LOL!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360110943741695902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11757687457993826002010-03-23T08:44:33.933-04:002010-03-23T08:44:33.933-04:00LOL! Happens all the time on the Internet because ...LOL! Happens all the time on the Internet because all the communication is done in writing. That's why they invented smileys, to help the reader understand the writer's true intentions.<br /><br />But you can't put a smiley on a query, can you? It's even creepier! :-))GalaktioNovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503003883441404979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40069669971489236982010-03-23T04:43:32.027-04:002010-03-23T04:43:32.027-04:00It's a little funny reading it from the outsid...It's a little funny reading it from the outside, but I'd agree about it being creepy if I received one.Kate Evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329658806888882504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47142780787289717012010-03-23T02:09:43.169-04:002010-03-23T02:09:43.169-04:00Without a voice for tone, written words, in edgy s...Without a voice for tone, written words, in edgy situations, don't always show true intent. Great illustrations. Spooky, but great.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91370937397931501922010-03-22T23:58:01.374-04:002010-03-22T23:58:01.374-04:00Wow. That's just... totally the kind of thing ...Wow. That's just... totally the kind of thing I'd post thinking it was funny at the time.<br /><br />Sometimes it's hard to remember that people reading can't "hear" the inflections in what we type.<br /><br />Agree with me, or you'll be sorry. ;-)Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56008324571695830082010-03-22T23:33:02.859-04:002010-03-22T23:33:02.859-04:00So, would it be entirely out of order to close a s...So, would it be entirely out of order to close a sci-fi query with "Thank you for your time and consideration, and please be assured that the warship hovering ten miles above your office is merely a formality for insurance purposes"?Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71387416619823809262010-03-22T22:03:50.928-04:002010-03-22T22:03:50.928-04:00As the ransom note receiver's friend, I too th...As the ransom note receiver's friend, I too thought someone had hacked your account when she told me about "a creepy comment from someone pretending to be Janet." <br /><br />I never pictured you for the creepy type. But when we found out it actually was you, your coolness factor went up even higher than before. <br /><br />In or out of context. We had fun laughing about it.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81671621256854393322010-03-22T21:52:58.930-04:002010-03-22T21:52:58.930-04:00Oh my, who would ever make such a crazy misunderst...Oh my, who would ever make such a crazy misunderstanding? I hope you tarred and feathered this person. Maybe cajoled a shark into carrying out that death threat.<br /><br />Wait. I haven't fallen prey to any killer sharks, but the dogs in my neighborhood have been attacking in force the past week. I'm sure you wouldn't know anything about that. Right?MeganRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285116194891827858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78255718263449825392010-03-22T21:31:14.970-04:002010-03-22T21:31:14.970-04:00Yes, out of context, that is pretty scary. On the ...Yes, out of context, that is pretty scary. On the upside, your blogger account is safe and sound. You're free to scare other bloggers out there now!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22352379584102259982010-03-22T21:22:06.669-04:002010-03-22T21:22:06.669-04:00I'm sorry but I laughed out loud at this excha...I'm sorry but I laughed out loud at this exchange -- each of you made perfect sense, but what a misunderstanding.<br /><br />It reminds me of the people who actually "Honk if You Love Jesus", only to get the finger from the person getting honked at. Oops!Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70310109213326973372010-03-22T21:16:36.403-04:002010-03-22T21:16:36.403-04:00Karma is quite the kicker, isn't she?Karma is quite the kicker, isn't she?TERI REES WANGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948438335395055496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82928711643223986612010-03-22T20:57:33.987-04:002010-03-22T20:57:33.987-04:00Bait and switch!
I started to read the post unde...Bait and switch! <br /><br />I started to read the post under the impression, "Whoa, Janet passed on a novel and things are taking a turn for the worse." Instead I get a lesson. <br /><br />Granted, the lesson is the better of the two outcomes, but it leads me to wonder - has rejecting a query every gone really, really South?Bradley Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080422023323214045noreply@blogger.com