tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8612140753809033714..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Week in Review April 12, 2015Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87507255147917867662015-04-13T20:31:38.822-04:002015-04-13T20:31:38.822-04:00I'm late to the WIR, but have been sort of not...I'm late to the WIR, but have been sort of not-around a lot lately (and I miss the community and our host!). Gossamer has been nestling me a lot to make up for it, but y'all are not easy to substitute for.<br /><br />The Diana story reminded me of this past October, when Hugh Howey was at the James River Writers Conference. A more generous and gentlemanly guest would be difficult to imagine - though, it may be said, JRW gets a particularly wonderful lot every damned year.<br /><br />I found him in the main session room at some point, and ... I do NOT suffer from shyness really, when it comes to speaking to anyone at a conference. We chatted quietly for a couple of minutes, and were interrupted by someone similarly to Julie's story.<br /><br />He didn't have any apparent reaction, and I honestly felt I'd "had my turn" as it were, and thanked him for letting me pester him. I sort of thought it was in the revolving-door nature of interactions at any conference, so stepped off without a second thought.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not FRIENDS with Mr. Howey and nothing we were discussing was special nor un-interruptable, so maybe this situation was different.<br /><br />Now, give me a chance to meet Le Shark (if I could ever know I were going to, I'd come armed with a certain Editor Cat so she couldn't resist me ... or him anyway), I might be upset to have to step off for the next in line!<br /><br />But, yeah, I never thought the guy who cut my time short was rude or doing anything wrong. I got to meet Hugh Howey, and he was lovely and nice, and I got to thank him for just that. What conferences are for, for my money. :)DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17568065549573006502015-04-13T11:24:41.836-04:002015-04-13T11:24:41.836-04:00Great Job Calorie Bombshell, and everyone else as ...Great Job Calorie Bombshell, and everyone else as well. I've done two of these so far, and it's a fun challenge. I think i'm one of the scary ones though, so i'll tone it down next time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942949693232946364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39856796274850036162015-04-13T05:25:54.341-04:002015-04-13T05:25:54.341-04:00Amy, congratulations on #Pitchslam! Awesome news. ...Amy, congratulations on #Pitchslam! Awesome news. <br /><br />AJ I love a cheesymite scroll (an absolute failsafe for my kids' lunches) but I've been looking for a good recipe for them as a yeasted bread rather than the kind of scone texture in the one I have (which is like the one you posted). They are much faster to make that way of course but don't seem to reheat so well when they're sconny, and I ideally like to make a big batch and dole them out to the kids from the freezer as needed.<br /><br />As for you heathens not understanding vegemite - I put it to you that there is a psychological problem, not a taste one. You expect not to like it so you don't. I don't think there's enough genetic specificity to Australians that our taste buds could be so different. ;)<br /><br />Now THIS is a cake. <a href="https://gnosticbent.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/vegemite.jpg" rel="nofollow">Vegemite cake</a>Sam Hawkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549251130820223139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47077417709154465962015-04-13T03:03:59.788-04:002015-04-13T03:03:59.788-04:00Another awesome week in review! I love these - the...Another awesome week in review! I love these - they make me smile all over again. <br /><br />I am currently one very bleary-eyed woodland creature. Today is Pascha, the Orthodox Christian Easter. I have been awake almost since Saturday morning. It has been a joyous feast though, everyone sufficiently exhausted and well sugared up. Not only have I traded my emergency chocolate for an emergency stash of Tums, I never want to see another malted robin's egg for the rest of my natural life!<br /><br />Colin, wish I could make it to Boucheron, but I am attending the Writer's Digest conference in August. I hope all of us woodland creatures can get together for a group photo with the QOTKU (which I believe would be called a "sharkie").<br /><br />By the way, what an awesome group of contest entries this time! This furry little family of minions has such talented members. I don't envy Janet having to pick only one (or two).<br /><br />Christina Seinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411040428007697691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89781480055897287942015-04-12T23:15:36.295-04:002015-04-12T23:15:36.295-04:00Amy,
I know about the conferences. We were just d...Amy,<br /><br />I know about the conferences. We were just discussing going to NYC. One of the gang lives there and has a lovely old, very large home. We're of a mind we should go to a conference there and bribe QOTKU with some very good scotch.<br /><br />JWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16995068316495018022015-04-12T22:42:51.241-04:002015-04-12T22:42:51.241-04:00AJ. I'm legitimately more impressed by your ca...AJ. I'm legitimately more impressed by your cake attempts... here you set yourself up for failure and I looked at them prepared to guffaw... and instead I found myself not only hungry but impressed. <br /><br />If I tried to make a cake it would look like this -<br /><br /><a href="http://thecount.com/wp-content/uploads/Cooking-Fails-Worst-Cakes-7.jpg" rel="nofollow"> CAKE </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71705023928376762502015-04-12T22:36:49.897-04:002015-04-12T22:36:49.897-04:00Thank you Janet for letting me lead off your comme...Thank you Janet for letting me lead off your comment section. There was more I wanted to say but time was too short.<br /><br />As a writer I think of sex the same way that I think of monsters. The most effective presentation is to leave it to you reader's imagination. Of course there are many shades of... um colors on both sides of that. I'll leave that to your imagination as well.<br /><br />Long ago and far from where I am at the moment(a weekend in Hong Kong, the city that is truly at the edge of civilization) I turned a co-worker onto the Dresden Dolls. The usage of Amanda Palmer turned me into some kind of idol for a bunch of tattooed girls in Orlando, Mickey's second home. I am still glad I didn't take advantage. It surprised me to see a Romance writer use her name.<br /><br />I am heading back to the scariest place I have ever been in a few hours. Hope to be back in a normal world in a week or two.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73660256939318205742015-04-12T21:26:17.916-04:002015-04-12T21:26:17.916-04:00I found the following quotes on the Wikipedia arti...<br />I found the following quotes on the Wikipedia article on Vegemite, if anyone's interested:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegemite<br /><br />- U.S. President Barack Obama, in response to a question in March 2011 during a joint visit with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to a high school in Virginia, gave his impression of Vegemite by stating "It's horrible" and, following a description by Ms. Gillard, summarised it with "So it's like a quasi-vegetable by-product paste that you smear on your toast for breakfast – sounds good, doesn't it?"<br /><br />- "Vegemite (The Black Death)" by Amanda Palmer, from the album Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under, was released 21 January 2011.<br /><br />- Ian Hecox from YouTube channel Smosh tried Vegemite in his 2011 "Insane Foreign Food Test". His response after eating was that it tasted like "sour death" and that he "never wanted to see Vegemite in his face ever again".<br /><br />- KIDS vs. FOOD from YouTube's REACT channel created by The Fine Brothers had ten children try Vegemite in a video uploaded on August 28, 2014. After responding to the appearance, smell, and taste of Vegemite, all conclude they would not recommend it.<br /><br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76624406809051741282015-04-12T20:45:16.915-04:002015-04-12T20:45:16.915-04:00AJ: I have a jar of Marmite with a "Best Befo...AJ: I have a jar of Marmite with a "Best Before" date somewhere in 2011 I think? That's more along the lines of Carkoon sensibilities. Personally, I like Marmite, especially on buttered toast. (For those that don't know, Vegemite is the Australian cousin of Marmite--not quite as strong, so I'm told).<br /><br />And your cakes look really good, btw. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-455258716208008472015-04-12T20:41:31.517-04:002015-04-12T20:41:31.517-04:00Amy: It's true. This is a wonderful little com...Amy: It's true. This is a wonderful little community, but nothing beats IRL. I won't rub in too much about Bouchercon here in NC where I'll get to meet Janet and some of the gang (The Gang!), along with some published writer-types. But then they talk about NY get-togethers and I'm thinking, "Me too!" but I can't afford that. I may as well be in Paradise. :) Bouchercon NC only works for me because it's 80 miles from where I live and I have family in the area.<br /><br />Anyway, I feel your pain and agree with you. Maybe QOTKU will have mercy on me and permit me leave from Carkoon to visit you. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25737462069691131042015-04-12T20:38:17.273-04:002015-04-12T20:38:17.273-04:00AJ - you can bake. That makes you a plus in any ci...AJ - you can bake. That makes you a plus in any circle. Your creativity means you fit right in to any writers' group. <br /><br />And, you know. Cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7509568689085283692015-04-12T20:38:15.178-04:002015-04-12T20:38:15.178-04:00Cakecoon Special of the Day: Vegemite and Cheese S...Cakecoon <i>Special of the Day</i>: <a href="http://australian.food.com/recipe/cheese-and-vegemite-scrolls-230926" rel="nofollow">Vegemite and Cheese Scrolls</a><br /><br />Amy, you should pop on Down Under for conference :) Every August RWAust holds their conference and they are welcoming to everyone, regardless of what you write. I write cozies but have learnt heaps on craft and other things (psychopaths, how to kill with everyday objects, poisons... to name a few).AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89918157212151318002015-04-12T20:33:20.105-04:002015-04-12T20:33:20.105-04:00I keep coming back here to look at that darned cak...I keep coming back here to look at that darned cake and I'm on a diet. That's how masochistic I am<br /><br />I adore, y'all and like Janet I missed you while the comments were down. I had to actually work. It was sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83555158030233360562015-04-12T20:26:06.689-04:002015-04-12T20:26:06.689-04:00Colin: Lonely for fellow writers. Around here, it&...Colin: Lonely for fellow writers. Around here, it's me and the kids in my writing club at the local school. And although a) they are delightful and b) I am ridiculously immature, they aren't exactly a peer group for me.<br /><br />Hearing about everyone getting together at conferences makes me cheer for you all, but it also gives me a slight case of the sads. Nothing beats seeing your friends IRL.<br /><br />AJ Blythe, you needed to slap a beverage warning on Cakecoon. And that cake was gorgeous.Amy Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263719891092841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24815095965867965772015-04-12T20:15:16.440-04:002015-04-12T20:15:16.440-04:00Yay WIR! Janet's fave movie Fifty shades paint...Yay WIR! Janet's fave movie Fifty shades paint comment gets a major outloud ha. <br />I appreciate all the looks at my blog as well. <br />I have always been poking around on commenters links before the big Thursday event. Still am. I do get a little awkward and finger tied when it's time to comment. Not sure why but I do enjoy everyone here so very much.<br />How many thank you's to Janet? A whole lot!Flowers McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832227069627959864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40127789617488896982015-04-12T19:29:29.211-04:002015-04-12T19:29:29.211-04:00Surely Janet's fave movie would have to be &qu...Surely Janet's fave movie would have to be "Fifty Shades of Grey" - it's about paint, right?AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52431418861729876772015-04-12T19:26:55.167-04:002015-04-12T19:26:55.167-04:00To clear up any confusion, I didn't decorate t...To clear up any confusion, I didn't decorate the cake (I have an amazingly talented friend who decorates wedding cakes etc for a living). <br /><br />Although I plan to open Carkoon's first bakery (Cakecoon) it will be doomed to fail (See <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/AJ_Blythe/birthday-cakes/" rel="nofollow">here</a> - I should stick to writing!).AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75922450613776657442015-04-12T19:17:18.737-04:002015-04-12T19:17:18.737-04:00Re the Julie/Diana situation. Diana wouldn't h...Re the Julie/Diana situation. Diana wouldn't have been curt because, as Sam pointed out morons like that would love the opportunity to get on social media and yammer about how high and mighty she is. Once the detractors smell blood in the water it's a gritch fest.<br /><br />I can't saqy how many times people have come to the forums and yapped about how much they hate the books and what a terrible writer Diana is on her forums. If she has time she asks what they didn't like about the books and they might have an intelligent conversation. If the person is just trying to flex their sentient whatsit, she says, "Well, not all books are for all people. I hope you enjoy the next book you read."<br /><br />I didn't stick around because I knew Diana had to be at another panel shortly as did most of us. Plus, there was a private party later and we could catch up uninterrupted. She said a few words to the effect of no one knows what's going to happen in publishing and it's impossible for anyone to predict, let alone a lowly author. Then she excused herself.<br /><br />That being said. I was irked and it did take a lot of tongue biting for me to keep my mouth shut, which I am not goood at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70611051725831029672015-04-12T18:03:49.262-04:002015-04-12T18:03:49.262-04:00Amy: Lonely in Paradise? Isn't that a book, or...Amy: Lonely in Paradise? Isn't that a book, or a movie? Or maybe a song? Or just your way of trying to make us feel sorry for you? Sorry, it's not working. ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83417252731234668862015-04-12T18:00:06.722-04:002015-04-12T18:00:06.722-04:00Gotta get my vote in before heading back to work ....Gotta get my vote in before heading back to work ... Put an X next to O Brother, Where Art Thou since, although sharkless, it combines Mr. Clooney and Misters Coen.John Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702305890462479118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84301451940711189502015-04-12T17:59:12.213-04:002015-04-12T17:59:12.213-04:00Oh, Carolynn, you almost gave me a heart attack. T...Oh, Carolynn, you almost gave me a heart attack. The LI in flick looks an awful lot like a U when you scroll by quickly. Whew! That was better than a cup of coffee.<br /><br />Secret message: The Paradise office plans to crash the Carkoon Summer Camp to deliver a lecture. Working title: "What are you fools still doing here? How to escape to Paradise and a better writing life." Subtitle: "I'm lonely over here. Come visit."<br /><br />Finally, because I am a little overwhelmed and need to share with my fellow woodland creatures, I just got into #PitchSlam as part of #TeamMonsterMash. If my chest cold hadn't already robbed me of my voice, it would certainly be gone now. If anyone wants to read my pitch/first 250, it will go up on <a href="http://llmckinney.com/blog/" rel="nofollow"> L.L. McKinney's blog</a> around midnight, I believe. (My title is Remembering the Future.)Amy Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263719891092841767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48476967015164228522015-04-12T16:46:00.547-04:002015-04-12T16:46:00.547-04:00Kitty, hahahahahahaha, LOVE the bunnies.
COME ON ...Kitty, hahahahahahaha, LOVE the bunnies.<br /><br />COME ON JANET WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FLICK?<br /><br />Yes that was me shouting from the roof top...well, from my back deck...well, on my computer screen...well, in my head.<br /><br />Sometimes I just feel so unworthy :) Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55311764996605700432015-04-12T16:35:59.237-04:002015-04-12T16:35:59.237-04:00Wow, AJ, when did that cake appear? I totally miss...Wow, AJ, when did that cake appear? I totally missed it. Yum! Do you ice professionally? :)<br /><br />Re the Diana/Julie interruption, while it would have been nice for that socially impaired idiot to get a mini lesson in manners, I can understand why Diana didn't do it. She's (understandably) curt one time, and suddenly this guy is posting online about how horrible she is, and how she made him feel like a worm for daring to say hi. She's got a well cultivated reputation for being lovely and it's almost certainly not worth it to her to mess with that, no matter how much he deserved it.<br /><br />Or she's just too nice to be curt with someone at all. Either way, I sympathise (I can't tell a hairdresser I didn't like the cut even when they've done a terrible job and not listened to anything I said. Hell, I can't even return a drink or a meal at a restaurant. Crippling politeness; it's a disease).Sam Hawkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549251130820223139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32960410219684864032015-04-12T16:25:18.795-04:002015-04-12T16:25:18.795-04:00W.R.: I've heard rumblings that a distant rela...W.R.: I've heard rumblings that a distant relative of Vlad, Dave the Assessor, is doing the lecture rounds on Carkoon. He's not in publishing, but it seems his lectures appeal to those with a fascination for inflicting pain (e.g., agents that demand a synopsis). He used to work for the I.R.S., but was fired. Too sadistic even for them. He seems to have found an eager audience here, though. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37028498369364726952015-04-12T16:09:57.904-04:002015-04-12T16:09:57.904-04:00Hang on, wouldn't her favourite movie be somet...Hang on, wouldn't her favourite movie be something with George Clooney in it?<br /><br />And lol at Colin's Carkoonian Synopsis Summer Camp. Should we bring our own stakes, or will there be a Impaler Specialist? ( I hear Vlad is once more available: he might like the change).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885763976837081950noreply@blogger.com