tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post6018148843874955780..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Is This Your Query?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-72947854151682344812010-03-19T22:24:18.637-04:002010-03-19T22:24:18.637-04:00Hi There,
Love your great feedback on query writi...Hi There, <br />Love your great feedback on query writing but the issue on a writer sounding out what appears to be an unhappy memoir to share is somewhat discouraging. Granted there are simply bad rantings and ravings that go in a book about abuse for instance (I have seen a lot of such terrible rubbish around), but there are also good wholesome books that tell about life and social drama which we can all learn from. You know, the ones that are really hyped with true literary slants which is what I go for. When an agent like Janet Reid claims to be able to sieve through the best from the worst, it makes me wonder whether the list of criteria she uses is based on a summary of her life experiences on what constitutes the best book for the marketplace, on whether she is fully adept at understanding the subject matter she is handling for the writer, or whether she is simply someone as Jean states, "wanting to retain some semblance of plausible deniability" - I am inclined to stick around with what Jean has to say based on my own purview of her. I received a terribly nasty perhaps high handed note which told me a lot about the kind of person who responded to me. Agents from what I have seen thus far, tend to be judgmental and quick to stereotype, terribly prone on insisting in their own dogmatic perspectives and sadly, very short on hindsight. Their lives are themselves, not always the perfect reads. So, keep looking for the perfect one who fits your disposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-19390554827551811172010-03-01T17:21:40.310-05:002010-03-01T17:21:40.310-05:00I've been reading Janet for a while. I think ...I've been reading Janet for a while. I think she KNOWS we're all deranged, but she doesn't want proof of that derangement in the query letter. She simply must retain some semblance of plausible deniability.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-11896671470536535402010-02-25T11:28:46.318-05:002010-02-25T11:28:46.318-05:00I hate query writing though after the 40th revisio...I hate query writing though after the 40th revision on that, I think I've gotten it down. At least for the one novel. I'm still working on the other.<br /><br />Sheesh! I just realized it's taken me almost as long to write the query as it did the story! *head slap*<br /><br />word verify: quercoun - sounds like Query Con...maybe that wouldn't be such a bad idea...nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-90362765538639620192010-02-25T10:31:49.467-05:002010-02-25T10:31:49.467-05:00What a great post! Not only do I know more, but I&...What a great post! Not only do I know more, but I'm suddenly excited to write queries for the novels I do have...<br /><br />Inspiring... thanks!Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-29422195378787152152010-02-25T05:53:56.708-05:002010-02-25T05:53:56.708-05:00A good query really is hard to write. Lots of good...A good query really is hard to write. Lots of good info here, thanks.Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.com