tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8031202923029109306..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Resistance is apparantly futile, so at least do it rightJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32820961351130634382009-05-22T13:18:22.561-04:002009-05-22T13:18:22.561-04:00So you're saying scotch is a good bribe then....So you're saying scotch is a good bribe then....Gamer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765394921010391986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5658322248554311502009-05-15T13:09:00.000-04:002009-05-15T13:09:00.000-04:00My logic in quoting from the ABNA "PW" review in m...My logic in quoting from the ABNA "PW" review in my query letter was to show that someone in the publishing world read and liked my manuscript. It seemed better than saying the novel made the Top 100 in the contest (which doesn't seem that impressive even to me.) <br /><br />Is ABNA best not mentioned, then? (Unless you're the person who won it?)Neve Maslakovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013204445486548676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6166322764749593132009-05-15T11:14:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:14:00.000-04:00As always, thanks for letting us newbies know what...As always, thanks for letting us newbies know what NOT to do. Common sense would have told me not to do this anyway (I hope), but it's still good to keep in mind.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89021137907552252992009-05-14T21:40:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:40:00.000-04:00Mrs. Piggle-wiggle?!?! I haven't read any Mrs. P...Mrs. Piggle-wiggle?!?! I haven't read any Mrs. Piggle-wiggle in ages. Hahaha... To the library!Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37706274430098757372009-05-14T21:26:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:26:00.000-04:00What about if it's a super-famous someone, like . ...What about if it's a super-famous someone, like . . . Elvis?Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13931331012338817952009-05-14T21:19:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:19:00.000-04:00"Janet Reid hasn't read any of my jokes, but she l..."Janet Reid hasn't read any of my jokes, but she laughs at my books." Oh, sheesh, I got it backwards.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28094368539806117162009-05-14T19:38:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:38:00.000-04:00"My imaginary friend loves this book, and unless y..."My imaginary friend loves this book, and unless you wish him to devour your soul, so should you."Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42934392258572515862009-05-14T18:02:00.000-04:002009-05-14T18:02:00.000-04:00Well, I was going to tell you God read my book and...Well, I was going to tell you God read my book and said it was the greatest thing since His own book The New Testament. But I was afraid you might want His telephone number to verify the attribution.<br /><br />Nobody can even get the pope on the phone nowadays. Getting through to God might be a bit of a stretch. If He did not return your call I was afraid you might not believe me.<br /><br />Would a shout out from (the recently deceased) Norman Mailer do?Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21658034917025156772009-05-14T17:28:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:28:00.000-04:00I've tried doing this in my query letters. It neve...I've tried doing this in my query letters. It never seemed to help. Though it did when I approached a publisher and one of their authors called and put in a good word.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62174772549290244392009-05-14T17:22:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:22:00.000-04:00I admit, I've used the PW review from ABNA in my r...I admit, I've used the PW review from ABNA in my recent queries. I didn't say "Publishers Weekly said" though. I did say that it was an ABNA semifinalist and that the PW review read in part (line of critical review, as opposed to synopsis).<br /><br />So is ABNA/the PW review useless?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127448645515191294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83072488799759070922009-05-14T16:59:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:59:00.000-04:00That example had me laughing. That poor scotch bo...That example had me laughing. That poor scotch bottle, an innocent bystander.<br /><br />I enjoy these entries because they're to the point and I can read them easily in between tasks at work or at home.Anna Lethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614332380427012528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10720464497447310542009-05-14T16:54:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:54:00.000-04:00This seems self-evident. Something you would do in...This seems self-evident. Something you would do in a conversation either professionally or socially or even in a cover letter or business call. Hmmm.<br /><br />I love what my spouse said. "After a few pages, I forgot I was reading something you wrote and just got into the story." High praise indeed, but why on earth would I put it in a business letter? I would never tell a potential employer, "My significant other thinks I would be perfect for this job. He works in banking so he should know." Neither would I tell someone that in college my economics professor said I was the best student he ever had. (Never took econ, purely hypothetical.) Unless maybe the interviewer went to the same college and had the same professor and even then I would wait for the interview stage.<br /><br />I think some basic job hunting tips would apply in agent searching. Maybe we shouldn't all be reading so many books about writing and start picking up titles like the ubiquitous, "How To Knock 'Em Dead at the Interview."Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120847492230531939noreply@blogger.com