tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8657512336348947442..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: What I learned todayJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65422693221379441502009-01-09T15:08:00.000-05:002009-01-09T15:08:00.000-05:00Thanks for the Wal-Mart comment. I'm editing an ar...Thanks for the Wal-Mart comment. I'm editing an article today and you saved me from having to look it up elsewhere. I remembered this post and it was easy to find.Pamela Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267333699680840984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44143710471226606942008-12-31T14:05:00.000-05:002008-12-31T14:05:00.000-05:00I have done two days research that ended up being ...I have done two days research that ended up being one line, in my book. But, the neatest thing about research is all the things you discover that you were not researching that then become something really important in your book.<BR/><BR/>It's the journey that counts!SAVanVleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526439123724746902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31737865765225307852008-12-24T12:32:00.000-05:002008-12-24T12:32:00.000-05:00it's like jcpenney, a store is a JCPenney, the com...it's like jcpenney, a store is a JCPenney, the company is J.C. Penney. Co. -- or something like thatJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777543530420167803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13573648227153506262008-12-24T02:15:00.000-05:002008-12-24T02:15:00.000-05:00Well, according to the Canadian Press Stylebook an...Well, according to the Canadian Press Stylebook and the Associated Press Stylebook, it's Wal-Mart.<BR/><BR/>And, from what I saw in the ad, only the logo has changed. Everything else is still Wal-Mart.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm a stickler for these things.<BR/><BR/>Word verification: dogriump -- what my pooch likes to stick in my face just before he lets one go...BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3317232493037933112008-12-24T00:44:00.000-05:002008-12-24T00:44:00.000-05:00ok, its differences -- oopsok, its differences -- oopsJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777543530420167803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65441397181893312422008-12-24T00:43:00.000-05:002008-12-24T00:43:00.000-05:00Walmart add:For it's common useage that is - see i...Walmart add:<BR/>For it's common useage that is - <BR/>see it's difference references at its web site. www.walmart.comJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777543530420167803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86822710572146217982008-12-24T00:40:00.000-05:002008-12-24T00:40:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, Walmart recently dropped the hyphen.I'm sorry, Walmart recently dropped the hyphen.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777543530420167803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60907543259302892782008-12-23T20:30:00.000-05:002008-12-23T20:30:00.000-05:00Nice recipe. Try adding some blue cheese.Nice recipe. Try adding some blue cheese.Arjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553764801688995399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47364982325121938792008-12-23T16:35:00.000-05:002008-12-23T16:35:00.000-05:00That was my 543rd consecutive post with a misspell...That was my 543rd consecutive post with a misspelling. perfkt record.Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18384526715115937992008-12-23T16:32:00.000-05:002008-12-23T16:32:00.000-05:00Hi, Gary!"She pulled her sword, a sleek 14 and 7/9...Hi, Gary!<BR/><BR/>"She pulled her sword, a sleek 14 and 7/92 inch blade that had originally been an even 15 inches long, but constant sharpening had reduced it some what, and advanced on the handsom fairy; all the while thinking, 'I shall regret shoving my custom made, silver hilted, sword engraved <I>Tab-lah Ya Sha El</I>, through his heart -- he is hadsome after all, but black hearted so I have no choice; and she thrust the well sharpened point between the gap in his chest scales. <BR/><BR/>"Feel that?" she sneered. "It's the but the tip of my sword forged in the furnace of He of the blacksmithy in Pekin, Illinois out of a leaf-spring from a 1908 Overland and blessed by Ya Sha El to your doom! Isn't it pretty? Now feel the rest of my blade, you wicked fairy."<BR/><BR/>With that she paused. She winked. "If you survive this, I'll be at Frank's at six, we'll eat vegitarian pizza." <BR/><BR/>The fairy laughed. She shoved the blade, burnished to a mirror like finish by repeated applications of 6x grit between August and December 1921 by many little pixie hands who would have been up to no good without something to do.<BR/><BR/>He winced. "Thou dast not!" he whispered.<BR/><BR/>"Nonsense. I dast." And she did.<BR/><BR/>He died in a pool of black ichor, with a look of admiration on his face drawn forth by his admiration for her short spunky self and for the chased silver hilt on the blad, which had been made out of melted silver coin taken from the holy spring called "Lovers Leap Bridge" in West Falls, Idaho.<BR/><BR/>Yup ... we need details on the weapon.<BR/><BR/>Oh and word verification is "squeukan" which the wicked fairy did with his last breath.Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26056970436323415442008-12-23T16:18:00.000-05:002008-12-23T16:18:00.000-05:00How about with Bourbon?How about with Bourbon?About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47428354126993335792008-12-23T15:25:00.000-05:002008-12-23T15:25:00.000-05:00And lettuce is NEVER easy to digest.And lettuce is NEVER easy to digest.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-73760541072142355102008-12-23T15:24:00.000-05:002008-12-23T15:24:00.000-05:00There's no nutrition to lettuce, anyway. It's all...There's no nutrition to lettuce, anyway. It's all water. It's just the 'vegetable of choice' because it's cheap, and you can throw it together with other stuff in a salad and call it a meal. You can do that with spinach, too, but it's more expensive.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486893836923864197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15333659446771025572008-12-23T14:06:00.000-05:002008-12-23T14:06:00.000-05:00Travis,Yes, Lettuce is the Devil, but the devil dr...Travis,<BR/><BR/>Yes, Lettuce is the Devil, but the devil dressed up is easy to digest. Try cheese.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35014267469647578782008-12-23T13:54:00.000-05:002008-12-23T13:54:00.000-05:00Dang do I wish you repped the stuff I write. I'd h...Dang do I wish you repped the stuff I write. I'd have to query you if you did because not only do you rack and entertain me and agent many great authors and books, but you revile green food as well. My personal motto is, Lettuce is the Devil.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76620527449444164052008-12-23T13:29:00.000-05:002008-12-23T13:29:00.000-05:00Your comment about gout brought to mind a bumper s...Your comment about gout brought to mind a bumper sticker I saw on some nerd's car years ago that has the same sentence structure. (The bumper sticker has the same sentence structure, not the nerd's car.) It read:<BR/><BR/>"186,000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea. It's the law."<BR/><BR/>I knew the car owner was a nerd because no beer guzzler would sport a bumper sticker like that.Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78331300543873595792008-12-23T13:28:00.000-05:002008-12-23T13:28:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm changing the violist joke to a banjo joke,...Oh, I'm changing the violist joke to a banjo joke, just for my husband! This is why I like reading as well as writing. I learn so many things. I think the author that does this sort of thing beautifully is Nevil Shute. He's a master at packing is books with all kinds of things about flying,engineering and a multitude of other things and making it a fascinating part of the story.SundaySouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585573704680898879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46484618704882390232008-12-23T13:05:00.000-05:002008-12-23T13:05:00.000-05:00I'm one of those people if I come across a word or...I'm one of those people if I come across a word or bit of knowledge I have no clue about...I HAVE to look it up. I truly do believe in the old adage, "Knowledge is power". Admittedly I'm more likely to write/wield words to draw out an emotional response, rather than a thinking one. Then again if it touches your heartstrings, it gives pause for thought.<BR/><BR/>In my case it's not so much writing, rather bringing my readers into a place they haven't been before. The best way to accomplish that, has to been to dig in the deepest recesses of who I am. Nothing comes across more real, than reality itself. Writing from experience...sometimes the cost is more payment on the psyche than anyone could ever hope to know. Now that's my take on it (winks). Why yes, I do tend to say a mouthful. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25114680623733239252008-12-23T12:53:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:53:00.000-05:00It is finding those intriguing bits of knowledge t...It is finding those intriguing bits of knowledge that drives me (as a writer) to build a better story. I love both doing the research and weaving the obscure truth into the web of my words.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048847365398559366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62666361892264757932008-12-23T12:21:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:21:00.000-05:00Hey Gary,Here's another violist joke:You are lost ...Hey Gary,<BR/><BR/>Here's another violist joke:<BR/><BR/>You are lost in the woods, and you meet a good violist, a bad violist, and a ten-foot rabbit. Which do you ask for directions?<BR/><BR/>Ans: The bad violist. Everybody knows there's no such thing as a ten-foot rabbit or a good violist. You must be hallucinating them.Jean Wogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464446396668373473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-1653603888232390572008-12-23T11:40:00.000-05:002008-12-23T11:40:00.000-05:00have to agree that learning cool and random stuff ...have to agree that learning cool and random stuff is one of the best perks about being on the publishing side of the book business. Thanks for the post. It's a good reminder of happy things to be found in the book world.<BR/>happy holidays (oh, oh, oh!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256321127803175934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-69428694335445506372008-12-23T10:55:00.000-05:002008-12-23T10:55:00.000-05:00That's funny! I was an oboist in high school, but ...That's funny! I was an oboist in high school, but ended up majoring in piano in college. I never knew that!<BR/><BR/>I always thought it was the clear, pure sound an oboe can make, but I'm with Patty, partly. I'd say it's the World's Most Important <I>Orchestral</I> instrument.<BR/><BR/>Well, the piano can be a whole orchestra, if it wants. :-)Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12510974701951878312008-12-23T10:26:00.000-05:002008-12-23T10:26:00.000-05:00Happened upon your blog due to the oboe reference....Happened upon your blog due to the oboe reference. <BR/><BR/>There are a few different views as to why the oboe tunes the orchestra. We can actually adjust our pitch rather easily, if you ask me. But maybe that's just because I make fairly mediocre reeds. I wonder! <BR/><BR/>Some say we give the A because of the kind of sound wave we make. Others say it's because our tone can cut through anything. Of course I would suggest it's because we are the World's Most Important Instrument. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm kidding. Really.<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind this random drop-in. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172401944836258683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7219469126774204912008-12-23T09:39:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:39:00.000-05:00Now a few specific people know that you got to the...Now a few specific people know that you got to their submissions. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79935428262912158722008-12-23T09:30:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:30:00.000-05:00By God, woman, you are well on your way to becomin...By God, woman, you are well on your way to becoming not only a legendary agent, but also a damned fine copyeditor!The Swivethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685468276187421753noreply@blogger.com