tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post877986410925131775..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Just plain querying still worksJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76694936330697683962020-01-29T15:50:01.836-05:002020-01-29T15:50:01.836-05:00The beta readers I've found through this excel...The beta readers I've found through this excellent community have been invaluable. They've not only picked up homophones, but pointed out areas that are confusing. With the entire story in our heads, it's hard to take a step back and read what's actually on the screen without our brains automatically filing in the gaps.MA Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055543285024785889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42621941096222577142020-01-29T15:23:17.699-05:002020-01-29T15:23:17.699-05:00I'll often dictate notes to my phone when thin...I'll often dictate notes to my phone when things come to mind as I do my stalls. I have a (horse) character named Chique, which inevitably translates to chic/sheikh. I also have a character named Faye, which gets a variety of weirdness. Apparently my phone thinks I talk funny. Linda Shantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802634921051188131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64484241443087521892020-01-29T11:40:04.160-05:002020-01-29T11:40:04.160-05:00Janet please delete or just disregard my previous ...Janet please delete or just disregard my previous comment. My gay co-worker said it might be considered insensitive instead of amusing as a political comment. I knew I should have let him read it before I tapped send.<br /> Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-36241390138935728092020-01-29T11:31:32.527-05:002020-01-29T11:31:32.527-05:00And to think that all this time I thought homophon...And to think that all this time I thought homophones were talking devices used by homosapiens.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />I tried to come up with a clever gay telephone joke but whatever I wrote was way too middle school or presidential. Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51012111991522178752020-01-29T08:55:45.568-05:002020-01-29T08:55:45.568-05:00On the Litforum, we are doing a Save The Cat Write...On the Litforum, we are doing a <i>Save The Cat Writes A Novel</i> discussion and dissecting our works with the methods laid out in that torture chamber of a book. I may be bald by the time the process is done, but I think <i>Rain Crow</i> will be pretty shiny. <br /><br />A good posse and support system is invaluable. I don't know how people get by without it.<br /><br />Adding to the fey/fay, I'll add fae, which threw some beta readers for a loop. JulieWeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361549099072091350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10334046666001352732020-01-29T08:21:42.027-05:002020-01-29T08:21:42.027-05:00I almost fainted for a minute there. I do have bet...I almost fainted for a minute there. I do have beta readers and have attended conferences, workshops, the whole gambit. All in preparation for querying. I hope Her Majesty will be gentle when the time comes. I am scared excited and keep changing my mind about who to query and when. But yes, in the end, it comes down to querying most of the time I would guess.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30520760138816050292020-01-29T07:57:47.302-05:002020-01-29T07:57:47.302-05:00Chic/Sheik could especially be a stumbling block ...Chic/Sheik could especially be a stumbling block if one is writing a novel of haute couture in the 1920's!<br /><br />This is reassuring, though. While I've heard tales of writers being approached by agents on the merits of their published short stories, this hasn't happened to me (yet!), so I'll be querying the old fashioned way. Which honestly I don't much mind; it's a slightly different set of timelines and expectations than short fiction submissions, and contains the dreaded synopsis and query letter, mais oui, but that's how it goes. Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67838561086783138062020-01-29T07:42:12.324-05:002020-01-29T07:42:12.324-05:00The runner up is fey/fay
Make that fey/fay/feh fe...<i>The runner up is fey/fay</i><br /><br />Make that fey/fay/feh feh feh ;~)Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868642232827730189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34773252015208814252020-01-29T07:14:16.136-05:002020-01-29T07:14:16.136-05:00Absolute wisdom from our Queen! No matter how grea...Absolute wisdom from our Queen! No matter how great you are, a good beta reader will catch the things that spell check doesn't...and perhaps prevent you from being rejected because you had one word in the wrong place (yes, happened to me!). Queries are still the best game in town if you are an aspiring writer -- it's how I ultimately got my terrific agent, who got the deal for the book that's coming out in April. As the Shark says, Be Ready and keep at it!KMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501060970797292110noreply@blogger.com