tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post726494851555434882..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Getting away with it--Edittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-11444226684633898352009-09-10T19:14:02.783-05:002009-09-10T19:14:02.783-05:00Funny how bad behavior can make for a good post.
...Funny how bad behavior can make for a good post.<br /><br />Thanks, A!<br />:D<br />G.Genella deGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129942813842907408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-75784542192636445182009-09-09T13:31:51.528-05:002009-09-09T13:31:51.528-05:00Theresa's whippet was a Very Good Dog. And I d...Theresa's whippet was a Very Good Dog. And I don't like dogs. She used to wrap up in blankets-- it was very cute.<br />AEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-81707751522634111932009-09-08T23:20:44.016-05:002009-09-08T23:20:44.016-05:00Jeweltones for:
"If this blog entry were a m...Jeweltones for:<br /><br />"If this blog entry were a man, I'd sleep with it."<br /><br />I'm buying your books - they'll be a riot :)<br /><br />Ahh, Theresa, you make me miss my whippets, just reading the word "whippet" :( A border collie, despite his awesome toddler-hugging-me-all-the-time temperament, isn't quite the same. The things we do for men! Your story sounds like Nathalie's fairy tale come true.<br /><br />I'm with everyone else on this - I want my ms published. Full stop. I know what I want. I'll do whatever I must do to make that happen. And if I do something that an editor says I must change - well, I have no interest in "getting away with it" just because someone else has. I want to fix it. I'm the learner in this playing field.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565683058021299230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-40120025223186111722009-09-08T23:17:39.524-05:002009-09-08T23:17:39.524-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565683058021299230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-1343593227881571332009-09-08T22:59:25.163-05:002009-09-08T22:59:25.163-05:00I need to clarify.
Those words we will never say...I need to clarify. <br /><br />Those words we will never say - "It's not fair." It should be an oath or something :)Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-14340978250201135822009-09-08T22:48:09.106-05:002009-09-08T22:48:09.106-05:00Jt - Yes, me too:)
Anyone who is actively followi...Jt - Yes, me too:)<br /><br />Anyone who is actively following this blog will NEVER say those words. Right? <br /><br />Sounds like you had something happen recently. Sorry for everyone out there who thinks they should because others have before. Agents and Editors alike look for Fresh. I've read it countless times. <br /><br />Thanks for all the help you give us so we don't become examples of irate editors and agents who have had it up to here with 5-year-old mentality.Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-39897275665647179682009-09-08T17:49:51.827-05:002009-09-08T17:49:51.827-05:00I once bonded with an agent (my agent back then, b...I once bonded with an agent (my agent back then, but first time we met in person) over joint grief, and after that, no matter how bad a job she did, I couldn't fire her. I just couldn't. She finally said, "You should really fire me," and quit. <br /><br />Not that bonding is bad. Well, with me it's bad.<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-90444422120919988492009-09-08T16:50:36.222-05:002009-09-08T16:50:36.222-05:00For the record, I have never cried over my beloved...For the record, I have never cried over my beloved, dead brindled sight hound at a banquet. Plenty of other places, but never at a banquet. (Mine was a whippet, not a greyhound, and her name was infinitely better than Fuzzy or Rover.)<br /><br />Full disclosure: I did, however, make friends with a writer in a bar one time over a shared love of dogs, among other things. And later, I did buy her work, but not because of the dogs. I bought it because she knocked me flat breathless with her roller coaster storytelling. (Hi, Nathalie!) <br /><br />It's all about the story. *Your* story. Not some other story someone else wrote.<br /><br />Theresa<br />ps. That dog-loving writer in the bar? She had no idea who I was when we started chatting. I had removed my name tag so I could be pleasantly incognito for a while. The look on her face when I eventually gave her my card was AWESOME.Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-35365035624574111242009-09-08T11:18:37.416-05:002009-09-08T11:18:37.416-05:00Well, this post will be being passed along by my o...Well, this post will be being passed along by my own blog. I hear these things so often and I get so sick of them, and I am not even an agent or editor!Laura K. Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444534759113332744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-16429702949386742792009-09-08T10:54:00.318-05:002009-09-08T10:54:00.318-05:00Alicia,
Thank you once again for a great post. I...Alicia,<br /><br />Thank you once again for a great post. I think any writer needs to realize just how many hundreds of queries/submissions the typical agent/editor receives. How do you think they get through that <i>huge</i> pile? They <b>purposely</b> look for a reason to reject each one - quickly - so they can get to the next item.<br /><br />So don't <i>give</i> them a reason to reject it. :) Don't make it easier for them by breaking some rule. We've heard Teresa and Alicia here say that they have an idea within the first <b>3</b> lines of a manuscript whether or not it'll be any good. They'll never get past the first 3 lines if you hand them a reason to reject it so quickly. The same goes for any other agent/editor. A rule broken, especially near the beginning, is just handing them a convenient excuse to reject it. :)<br /><br />Jami G.Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-90722060880490578322009-09-08T10:50:53.878-05:002009-09-08T10:50:53.878-05:00Leg-warmers! That's a good one.Leg-warmers! That's a good one.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-39966855292820407512009-09-08T10:07:19.158-05:002009-09-08T10:07:19.158-05:00I think answer #1 sums it up.I think answer #1 sums it up.Bradley Robbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-74139493429431029012009-09-08T09:38:35.690-05:002009-09-08T09:38:35.690-05:00Another good post. It saddens me to think that pe...Another good post. It saddens me to think that people do these things.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703292678697973295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-50955483505157328562009-09-08T08:25:48.206-05:002009-09-08T08:25:48.206-05:00JT,:)!
I can't believe that a writer would tr...JT,:)!<br /><br />I can't believe that a writer would try to get away with this kind of behavior. I'd be happy just to get some constructive critism from an editor.<br />Ememhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680468150513341426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-42776215949726721412009-09-08T07:58:12.298-05:002009-09-08T07:58:12.298-05:00Alicia:
I know it's infuriating to be told th...Alicia:<br /><br /><i>I know it's infuriating to be told that you've done something wrong,</i><br /><br />Heck, I'm not infuriated when someone says I'm wrong. I'm shocked. Do ya think that may be a problem?;)<br /><br />Great post! I particularly liked the insight of:<br /><br /><i>Her loyalty goes to her current client, not a submitter, especially a better one.</i><br /><br />JT, LOL!<br />MurphyRiley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-30445491243652999952009-09-08T07:49:38.473-05:002009-09-08T07:49:38.473-05:00What JT said.
And:
"How badly do you want to...What JT said.<br /><br />And:<br />"How badly do you want to sell this book?" Exactly. <br /><br />Thanks for a great post. I'll pass it on, pronto.Joan Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152990243138876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-17691024934207570352009-09-08T07:25:38.918-05:002009-09-08T07:25:38.918-05:00My personal favorite is #7. I'm counting on it...My personal favorite is #7. I'm counting on it.<br /><br />Thank you for a GREAT read. (I must say, if, no, <i>when</i> my book gets to the editor/publisher phase, I can't see myself arguing with folks who want my book to sell.Patience-pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262203054740351060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-67038367575736588832009-09-08T02:34:48.119-05:002009-09-08T02:34:48.119-05:00That's fabulous - and having small children, I...That's fabulous - and having small children, I can agree that nothing grates more than the "that's not fair" line.Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-51169370780369792712009-09-08T00:21:16.376-05:002009-09-08T00:21:16.376-05:00{pets post}
If this blog entry were a man, I'...{pets post}<br /><br />If this blog entry were a man, I'd sleep with it.<br /><br />I cannot count (even if I had 100 hands) how many times - in the years I've been writing - that I've heard that reaction from people who get feedback (especially when it comes to issues of show, don't tell, head-hopping vs. perspective shifts, and first person perspective issues). <br /><br /><i>9) Yes, back in the past, what you and BN author did with sentence fragments was just fine, great, in fact, post-modern and all that. And we all used to think leg-warmers were sexy. Jennifer Beals still looks pretty good in leg-warmers, and besides, Flashdance was so cool. Back then.</i><br /><br />Bwha! Okay that one I'm gonna have to remember. I'm always picking out sentence fragments when I write.<br /><br />JTJulie Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880895598847092028noreply@blogger.com