tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post8890607153142558667..comments2024-03-18T05:45:58.680-05:00Comments on Agent in the Middle: Thanks, but not for me.Ravenous Romancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11671397588069818557noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-14612479643014118462013-03-26T06:51:48.851-05:002013-03-26T06:51:48.851-05:00I was suggested this website by my cousin. I'm...I was suggested this website by my cousin. I'm not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else know such detailed about my trouble. You're incredible!<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />My blog: <a href="http://www.cheaphealthinsurance2b.com" rel="nofollow">buy cheap health insurance</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-85967214704969462352007-03-05T22:46:00.000-05:002007-03-05T22:46:00.000-05:00LOL!For my day job, I work for an organization tha...LOL!<BR/><BR/>For my day job, I work for an organization that has "cemetery" in its name, and just about EVERYONE spells it wrong.<BR/><BR/>Just yesterday, a Ph.D. professor from Harvard who is doing a research project on the price of funerals and burials wrote to me for some stats, and she misspelled it both times in her email!LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-47760863939310999372007-03-03T00:31:00.000-05:002007-03-03T00:31:00.000-05:00Hey! I got one of those rejections LOL way back in...Hey! I got one of those rejections LOL way back in the day, with my first (really bad) query (and poor novel to boot). If it helps, I took you at your word. The writers who throw fits like that drive me crazy because they're a big reason why agents and editors get burned out on writing personal notes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-33590425687001149682007-03-02T13:17:00.000-05:002007-03-02T13:17:00.000-05:00It takes a long time for publications to catch up....It takes a long time for publications to catch up. Even if you update your profile in a timely fashion. Perhaps a note on a website to say you're taking a break might help? Of course, that means that writers have to look at each website before they submit.<BR/><BR/>Unsolicited means you didn't ask for it. <BR/><BR/>Put the shoe on the other foot. If someone receives unsolicited requests asking someone for say, a contribution, or volunteer time(which is what agents do until they sell), perhaps they might consider it junk mail? Entitlement is a good word for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-67561009431678631652007-03-02T11:10:00.000-05:002007-03-02T11:10:00.000-05:00It's like that old song "What part of no don't you...It's like that old song "What part of no don't you understand?" <BR/><BR/>There are some serious entitlement issues out there, and e-mail queries have only complicated things in my view.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy with a response, either way. One thing I've noticed is that a higher percentage of e-mail queries I send out go unanswered. They either get lost, or agents don't respond, which seems to be the default setting for a lot of agents with e-mails.<BR/><BR/>I feel better sending a hard copy and SASE. If someone wants to write on the back, it's fine by me as long as I get the envelope back.(BTW, I use self-stick envelopes and they are better!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-43297318490522680052007-03-02T11:06:00.000-05:002007-03-02T11:06:00.000-05:00I once got a rejection written in huge red letters...I once got a rejection written in huge red letters across the top of the first page of my manuscript - "I Can't Handle This!" <BR/><BR/>I never knew if the agent meant the subject matter was too risqué, or she just didn't represent books in that particular genre. <BR/><BR/>I still wonder. <BR/><BR/>LOLSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-23630966564297490712007-03-02T09:15:00.000-05:002007-03-02T09:15:00.000-05:00I think writers have little business sense when th...I think writers have little business sense when they start out, and they take rejection personally. This is why they study form rejections for clues as to what the agent really meant. If there's a personal note, it's like the Rosetta Stone to crack the code of the publishing world.<BR/>Once they do it for a while and are more reality-based, they are more professional. <BR/>But that learning curve is pretty steep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-44375604524832798432007-03-02T08:35:00.000-05:002007-03-02T08:35:00.000-05:00This is just too funny! If people did the appropri...This is just too funny! If people did the appropriate research, then they would know what agents rep what. Lori, my dark urban fantasy is bout 81,000. Is that still too short?Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-39491709327254559552007-03-01T23:00:00.000-05:002007-03-01T23:00:00.000-05:00Word count - 80,000 to 100,000 for a regular novel...Word count - 80,000 to 100,000 for a regular novel, 120,000 for fantasy, unless you are Stephen King (meaning you have a million reader track record). Otherwise, it's just too expensive to print.Ravenous Romancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671397588069818557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-91316623010641566542007-03-01T19:54:00.000-05:002007-03-01T19:54:00.000-05:00Thanks Lori. I'm still laughing at the person over...Thanks Lori. I'm still laughing at the person over on Miss Snark's blog who is mad because someone wrote the rejection on their envelope. This is why authors should use the peel off adhesive envelopes.Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-7630221083884510262007-03-01T18:16:00.000-05:002007-03-01T18:16:00.000-05:00I used to edit a graphic design magazine in a prev...I used to edit a graphic design magazine in a previous century. I could tell when the new edition of WM came out because I would get a flood of article submissions (it helped in identifying these that WM misspelled my name). <BR/><BR/>And EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM was unusable. I was clear in the WM listing what I was looking for and people would send me generic business articles. My assumption was that someone was giving some seminar or something telling wannabe writers that this was a good approach. I always meant to put together a form rejection letter, but never did. Usually I just scribbbled something on the letter/first page of the article that depending on how busy I was varied from "No" to "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE STOP" to "WHOEVER'S TELLING YOU TO SEND SUBMISSIONS LIKE THIS TO LOTS OF MAGAZINES GAVE YOU REALLY BAD ADVICE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE PLEASE STOP"<BR/><BR/>After a couple years, I had WM pull my listing.<BR/><BR/>When people tell you to do research before submitting, it doesn't mean doing deep studies into an agent's or editor's life, it's just a matter of knowing what they rep/publish.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437818869878209929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-4872660954146818912007-03-01T17:43:00.000-05:002007-03-01T17:43:00.000-05:00Do you have an upper and lower word count preferen...Do you have an upper and lower word count preference for a novel? I remember you loved The Stand, which I read cover to cover twice, I liked it so much. It was one of King's longest works; but it was so enthralling, it seemed much shorter.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852708580253469865.post-17814491172701641712007-03-01T15:53:00.000-05:002007-03-01T15:53:00.000-05:00I love your new colour scheme! I enjoy reading you...I love your new colour scheme! I enjoy reading your blog very much, but wow, it used to be painful on the eyes. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com