tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3005194718345608273..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: LEAD ME NOT INTO TEMPTATION; I CAN FIND THE WAY MYSELFRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75647980686699063602012-07-06T07:58:41.884-05:002012-07-06T07:58:41.884-05:00Candy:
If it wasn't, then it might be bad for ...Candy:<br />If it wasn't, then it might be bad for YOU! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-10911975482798910482012-07-05T22:49:54.255-05:002012-07-05T22:49:54.255-05:00So don't email them a query telling them they ...So don't email them a query telling them they have a super cool new haircut, and that I'm secretly stalking them on all the social medias sites? Yeah, that would be bad, wouldn't it? :P<br /><br />Great post, as always. ~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1194946674479474692012-07-05T19:59:16.519-05:002012-07-05T19:59:16.519-05:00Heather:
You're so right: we take months to wr...Heather:<br />You're so right: we take months to write our novel and then take minutes to hastily churn out the all-important query letter!<br /><br />Jeremy:<br />Thanks for the gracious words about my blog. I do not envy you that time spent as an editor. I was a Creative Writer teacher for a time -- and those memories are enough!!<br /><br />Lynda:<br />I think we are in such a rush because we have labored months to finish our novel, and we burn to get it out into the world!<br /><br />Alex:<br />Experts say we have 10 seconds to impress a prospective agent or editor. Ouch!!<br /><br />LD:<br />I love Calvin and Hobbes, too. You're right about agents being tough these days. Publishing has changed, making agents skiddish of unknowns.<br /><br />The Desert Rocks:<br />Aw, c'mon now. I'll be wondering for days what you wrote. Thanks for liking this post though!<br /><br />Wendy:<br />Yes, I like Harlan's essays the most of his writings. I just obtained his autograph was happy to do so! <br /><br />Kimberly:<br />You're the first to mention my drug lord/literary agent analogy! I thought it was a fun spin on things. Thanks for thinking so, too! ;)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66347231468173821142012-07-05T15:09:38.966-05:002012-07-05T15:09:38.966-05:00Great post! I love the analogy between agents and ...Great post! I love the analogy between agents and drug lords. When you put it like that, you're absolutely right. ;)Kimberly Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588782441929008886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9768180897336210262012-07-05T12:29:03.886-05:002012-07-05T12:29:03.886-05:00I like Harlon Ellison's take, personally.I like Harlon Ellison's take, personally.Wendy Tyler Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841984342368861282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-22611361268723007412012-07-05T11:12:27.630-05:002012-07-05T11:12:27.630-05:00Great post and I just deleted my real response bec...Great post and I just deleted my real response because this makes me very emotional. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-23308303144165279092012-07-05T10:19:06.027-05:002012-07-05T10:19:06.027-05:00Anything with a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon is going ...Anything with a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon is going to catch my attention. It's a shame most agents aren't that easy. Excellent post.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36838064075078846412012-07-05T07:02:03.043-05:002012-07-05T07:02:03.043-05:00We must impress and we must impress fast.We must impress and we must impress fast.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65949203714631870452012-07-05T06:49:34.713-05:002012-07-05T06:49:34.713-05:00Ha, so true and well said. Query letters need time...Ha, so true and well said. Query letters need time to get right. Why are we always in such a rush?Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-64301581919743487682012-07-04T23:44:12.134-05:002012-07-04T23:44:12.134-05:00All of these are so true!
I used to edit a zine a...All of these are so true!<br /><br />I used to edit a zine and the most received unsolicited items were poems. I guess that is why I detest most poetry today.<br /><br />Writing a good query letter isn't about perfumed paper, thinking you have the next Bible that everyone wants, or even wording it in pig Latin.<br /><br />I so agree with this blog. Great job putting it together!<br /><br />Cheers.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-22696400927412915972012-07-04T23:04:52.007-05:002012-07-04T23:04:52.007-05:00Excellent advice! The query letter is easily as im...Excellent advice! The query letter is easily as important as the first page of the novel. For without a good query letter, the reader will never make it to the novel.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56129198842488806782012-07-04T22:53:11.440-05:002012-07-04T22:53:11.440-05:00Ghost of George Bernard Shaw here. I read Roland&#...Ghost of George Bernard Shaw here. I read Roland's quaint article and thought: "The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”<br /><br />Call me a pessimist and Roland an optimist. Still both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. <br /><br />The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com