tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post6132497851449511025..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: INEXCUSABLE DIMNESSNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-40447192439786414152009-04-26T21:56:00.000+01:002009-04-26T21:56:00.000+01:00Barb, oh thank you thank you thank you - another...Barb, oh thank you thank you thank you - another person with a soul.<br><br>Ebony - "I have to try something different to get their attention" - yeah, like er, write something great in the first place?? You are so right.<br><br>Jo - exactly. Your common sense will stand you in great stead<br><br>Moniza - you can manage without me, really. You can.<br><br>Weronika - happy to Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33746345448618874272009-04-26T19:46:00.000+01:002009-04-26T19:46:00.000+01:00On similar lines and akin to the worst query lette...On similar lines and akin to the worst query letter thread - I recently heard of someone who sent a 7 page query letter to a top agent they had a personal introduction to. Needless to say the agent gave up half way through page 1.<br>Why waste an opportunity like that? <br>I have to gain solace that maybe my sane letters will stand out amongst the crud.Jo Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863749932391225653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-84067351243154229042009-04-26T13:46:00.000+01:002009-04-26T13:46:00.000+01:00Sorry, that was supposed to be in preview but it p...Sorry, that was supposed to be in preview but it posted anyway . . . <br><br>my point being, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make her drink.<br><br>Or as Dorothy Parker once said, 'you can drag a horticulture but you can't make her think.'Ebony McKenna.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-6526298996371862952009-04-26T13:43:00.000+01:002009-04-26T13:43:00.000+01:00Speaking of deluded dimwits.I have noticed somethi...Speaking of deluded dimwits.<br>I have noticed something of a trend. When an agent or editor posts a list of rules about making contact or querying, people start trying to make some wriggle room.<br><br>For example - An agent might say 'do not send emails with links showing me how to read the rest of your submission/more chapters' because I won't read it. If I'm interested, I mayEbony McKenna.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-7567811800335649412009-04-25T19:37:00.000+01:002009-04-25T19:37:00.000+01:00I liked the colours.Just saying.I liked the colours.<br><br>Just saying.Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972925629235261913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-21476055172106847962009-04-25T18:17:00.000+01:002009-04-25T18:17:00.000+01:00aw you will be missed. I need you so I can procras...aw you will be missed. I need you so I can procrastinate and avoid school work.morphine-monizahttp://morphine-moniza.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19304083158858672242009-04-25T17:09:00.000+01:002009-04-25T17:09:00.000+01:00I laughed harder than I have in a while. :)Sound a...I laughed harder than I have in a while. :)<br><br>Sound advice, Nicola. Sound, sound advice.Weronikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02578288655500573458noreply@blogger.com