tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8012678267478814085..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Sunday Brunch at the Question EmporiumJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36897272730705150862013-04-29T13:17:08.473-04:002013-04-29T13:17:08.473-04:00Terry, maybe we have two readers in common? :)
Wel...Terry, maybe we have two readers in common? :)<br />Well, somebody told me that if you've published in academic journals you must know about editors and about respecting deadlines. so adding those credits could be a point in your favor.<br />I'm still not sure...drwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649741168205221359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20817760461748949622013-04-28T21:26:09.512-04:002013-04-28T21:26:09.512-04:00NotAWarriorPrincess wins the Internet today with t...NotAWarriorPrincess wins the Internet today with the first paragraph of her comment. I, too, have written for that audience of 17, and dang it, at least two of them liked it!<br /><br />TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81868795914356557762013-04-28T14:39:36.272-04:002013-04-28T14:39:36.272-04:00I remember a statement from QueryShark, about acad...I remember a statement from QueryShark, about academic writing being the opposite of creative writing in terms of style. So I don't think that academic writing is that important for a creative writing query, since being good at one doesn't indicate anything about the other.Ellipsis Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097098062834873232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17095844044596499962013-04-28T13:46:32.098-04:002013-04-28T13:46:32.098-04:00Hi drw! I'm in your same boat. The way I put i...<br />Hi drw! I'm in your same boat. The way I put it was "I'm an academic. I have published articles with colons in the titles, in journals read by about seventeen people. But really SMART people." <br /><br />I think the description of the actual plot of the book in that query was more important than listing pubs; if an agent is interested enough in your novel to want more, she will google-stalk you eventually and find those gems of academic death-prose all by herownself.NotaWarriorPrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754153935155853192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53974189828213012892013-04-28T09:46:32.422-04:002013-04-28T09:46:32.422-04:00Good morning Janet,
I'd like to tag along with...Good morning Janet,<br />I'd like to tag along with another question about credentials. My published work is all academic stuff and I never wrote a novel before the one I'm querying. How specific should I be about those publications? <br />Thank you!drwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649741168205221359noreply@blogger.com