tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post116932051204681310..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: The Last Samurai AgentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51806536730880549792007-09-13T11:30:00.000-04:002007-09-13T11:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the nice post!Thanks for the nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-81594136048801768592007-03-18T13:38:00.000-04:002007-03-18T13:38:00.000-04:00edie, you stole the words right from my fingers! L...edie, you stole the words right from my fingers! LMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1170121312806775062007-01-29T20:41:00.000-05:002007-01-29T20:41:00.000-05:00Wow. I'm fairly certain my agent can't remember ho...Wow. I'm fairly certain my agent can't remember how to spell my name. Can't imagine her falling on a sword for me... One can dream of the day the industry cares this way.<BR/><BR/>Sandy L.<BR/>"Some days, you just want the dragon to win."Sandy Lenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199084967927013025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1170023733289403552007-01-28T17:35:00.000-05:002007-01-28T17:35:00.000-05:00My apologies, but I believe the term is actually "...My apologies, but I believe the term is actually "chonmage" instead of "chomage." I cannot find a listing for "chomage" in my dictionary, but chonmage comes up as the samurai topknot hairstyle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169880227426108152007-01-27T01:43:00.000-05:002007-01-27T01:43:00.000-05:00ROFL. I want this agent too! Does he handle roman...ROFL. I want this agent too! Does he handle romances?Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169844788313755332007-01-26T15:53:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:53:00.000-05:00I know editors who would call their colleagues. "H...I know editors who would call their colleagues. "Hey, come and see this, and don't forget, this could happen to you!"<BR/>Then wear an "I beheaded a Samurai" T-shirt to the next RWA conference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169784059517337352007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:00So the sword IS mightier than the pen...So the sword IS mightier than the pen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169615381794741842007-01-24T00:09:00.000-05:002007-01-24T00:09:00.000-05:00Miss Snark would have sicced Killer Yapp on him. G...Miss Snark would have sicced Killer Yapp on him. Great job! I loved it!canwaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540545390766685207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169595436117337392007-01-23T18:37:00.000-05:002007-01-23T18:37:00.000-05:00I want to use this with my students: how to negot...I want to use this with my students: how to negotiate effectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169585095022656352007-01-23T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-23T15:44:00.000-05:00I'll bet any real editor would have had a plastic ...I'll bet any real editor would have had a plastic painter's tarp ready to go for the occasion ;)<BR/><BR/>I, too, loved House of Penguins. Clever work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169579738263918472007-01-23T14:15:00.000-05:002007-01-23T14:15:00.000-05:00I gotta get me this agent...I gotta get me this agent...Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169572508975247632007-01-23T12:15:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:15:00.000-05:00Okay, now, this I can relate to. Do you think if ...Okay, now, this I can relate to. Do you think if I pulled out my wakizashi and katana (both of which I'm quite well trained in) and strode into the office of some of the agents I have partials with, it might work? They're always looking for a "fresh approach"...okay, maybe that's not exactly what they mean, but it's something I can do, something familiar.<BR/><BR/>Cathymerlinsmusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606102828717150716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169493396096458692007-01-22T14:16:00.000-05:002007-01-22T14:16:00.000-05:00Heee!! I'm catching up a day or so late, but than...Heee!! I'm catching up a day or so late, but thanks for writing this and putting it up there. I'm trapped at home with a sick four-year-old and a kitchen which does not bear discussing. This made my day :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169487610089865522007-01-22T12:40:00.000-05:002007-01-22T12:40:00.000-05:00Damn. You keep getting better and better.Damn. You keep getting better and better.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169463121937151482007-01-22T05:52:00.000-05:002007-01-22T05:52:00.000-05:00Anyone got the number for the Takamori Agency? I c...Anyone got the number for the Takamori Agency? I can't find them in the <I>The Writer's Handbook</I>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169419496790313952007-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:002007-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:00I guess Agatha Editor got the point.Yes, I could h...I guess Agatha Editor got the point.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I could have resisted. Too bad.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169414354110089162007-01-21T16:19:00.000-05:002007-01-21T16:19:00.000-05:00In the House of Penguins, would being a Big Fish b...In the House of Penguins, would being a Big Fish be a good thing, or a very bad thing?<BR/>Ann<BR/>P.S. Has anyone else been having trouble logging into their own blogs? This has happened before to me, and usually I end up posting comments to my own blog just to get in (and by the time I've gotten in, I've forgotten what I was going to post- but that just shows how hectic the last month and a half have been for me-sigh). Oh well.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968479919482739686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169413310474256572007-01-21T16:01:00.000-05:002007-01-21T16:01:00.000-05:00Great, now I want to go watch Sho-Gun again instea...Great, now I want to go watch Sho-Gun again instead of editing.charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169413153875504872007-01-21T15:59:00.000-05:002007-01-21T15:59:00.000-05:00Awesome! (btw, did you know real samurai were real...Awesome! (btw, did you know real samurai were really short?)Nalini Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035379088067281196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169398688016479822007-01-21T11:58:00.000-05:002007-01-21T11:58:00.000-05:00LOL! This was great, PBW.LOL! This was great, PBW.Patrice Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061901112336162568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169395942857292762007-01-21T11:12:00.000-05:002007-01-21T11:12:00.000-05:00>> House of PenguinsLOL! Love that.If only samurai...>> House of Penguins<BR/><BR/>LOL! Love that.<BR/><BR/>If only samurai swords and threats of hari-kari were all it took. In reality, jaded Agatha Editor might have just picked up her doughnut and watched the agent spill his guts all over her floor. :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169391146252222622007-01-21T09:52:00.000-05:002007-01-21T09:52:00.000-05:00Hey, can I get in touch with Mr. Takamori? Because...Hey, can I get in touch with Mr. Takamori? Because I have this novel that's just sort of sitting there...sure could use a katana or two.eihposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313211805933994883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169386951992469222007-01-21T08:42:00.000-05:002007-01-21T08:42:00.000-05:00Lovely piece, Jessica. (You did let Jessica out ...Lovely piece, Jessica. (You did let Jessica out of the trunk for this, didn't you?)<BR/><BR/>If this practice caught on, agents would have a tough go of it, I think.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169372773944158612007-01-21T04:46:00.000-05:002007-01-21T04:46:00.000-05:00LOLOL! You will write about the ninja agent, won't...LOLOL! <BR/><BR/>You will write about the ninja agent, won't you? Please? Pretty pretty please? <BR/><BR/>My CP, Racy Li, will love it--the star of her Loose-Id debut is a ninja!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185883760690309984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169371537590414132007-01-21T04:25:00.000-05:002007-01-21T04:25:00.000-05:00geez, talk about a cutthroat industry. I knew it ...geez, talk about a cutthroat industry. I knew it was bad, but man....<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com