tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post2788227861633786235..comments2024-03-29T07:43:01.003+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: A POINTY POINT ABOUT QUERIESNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-81109702447589715492010-03-02T09:19:54.362+00:002010-03-02T09:19:54.362+00:00Doh! Has anyone come up with a name yet for postin...Doh! Has anyone come up with a name yet for posting a comment into the wrong blog? Surely I can't be the first. Please ignore the comment above, which will make absolutely no sense.Janet O'Kanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-91371022647072535472010-03-02T08:47:56.362+00:002010-03-02T08:47:56.362+00:00Have only just caught up with this blog, but will ...Have only just caught up with this blog, but will visit regularly from now on. Out of curiosity I visited the 'awards' website and was particularly amused by the statement "We have taken great measures to run a green company, and as such, paper will be used to a minimum, including the absence of winner’s certificates"Janet O'Kanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-84028193522115370112010-02-08T20:50:31.167+00:002010-02-08T20:50:31.167+00:00Oh bother! I suppose the stray cat hairs gave me a...Oh bother! I suppose the stray cat hairs gave me away?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-84685571181521892012010-02-08T15:32:11.359+00:002010-02-08T15:32:11.359+00:00Ah, Cat, that tears it; that was YOUR query letter...Ah, Cat, that tears it; that was YOUR query letter I read yesterday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33705785254596923852010-02-07T21:01:00.492+00:002010-02-07T21:01:00.492+00:00I think Nicola took the shoes with her...but I am ...I think Nicola took the shoes with her...but I am wondering whether she took her wellies. <br />I still want to write, "Dear Agent, I have written my first book. It is the very best I can do but I know that it is likely to have many faults. I am very willing to listen to advice. Please may I send you the first ten pages? Your sincerely, Cat." (At this point I see Nicola tearing at her catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-53578538533877444592010-02-07T18:48:11.921+00:002010-02-07T18:48:11.921+00:00Yay! Another query contest! I'm looking forwar...Yay! Another query contest! I'm looking forward to it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909176210194176373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59841199356708547942010-02-07T18:29:44.011+00:002010-02-07T18:29:44.011+00:00Thanks for the helpful link to the KidLit post, an...Thanks for the helpful link to the KidLit post, and for your own advice on queries.<br /><br /><i>So, if one of your ongoing projects has these faults, they all probably have.</i><br /><br />That was something I needed to hear, because I've written 2 novels in the past 2 years, and even though they're as different genres and styles, I can't be ignorant to the fact that the faults in Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-53493198791686705032010-02-07T18:22:46.070+00:002010-02-07T18:22:46.070+00:00Heh-- Liam or Darren? I think Liam's secret id...Heh-- Liam or Darren? I think Liam's secret identity has been outed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-44302808785245981562010-02-07T17:26:13.070+00:002010-02-07T17:26:13.070+00:00It may sting, but thank God for the Liams of the w...It may sting, but thank God for the Liams of the world.steeleweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077739629921574784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-39197115125974668372010-02-07T17:21:55.390+00:002010-02-07T17:21:55.390+00:00Just one thing... are Darren and Liam the same per...Just one thing... are Darren and Liam the same person?Marshall Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362417446783286392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-57690447534013678182010-02-07T17:20:53.180+00:002010-02-07T17:20:53.180+00:00LOL! Kids are always fun. Well, mostly :)LOL! Kids are always fun. Well, mostly :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-89424869118710853032010-02-07T17:19:11.684+00:002010-02-07T17:19:11.684+00:00Bah. Mr Pageturners deleted his comment before I c...Bah. Mr Pageturners deleted his comment before I could read it, so I am deprived of the chance to wave my moderating light-sabre around. Never mind. I suspect that Nicola has already used it on Liam, and that I won't need to exercise it at all while she's away.Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-84749321272943922002010-02-07T16:50:33.322+00:002010-02-07T16:50:33.322+00:00Nicola, darling, word on the street is that Jane w...Nicola, darling, word on the street is that Jane will also be rifling through your closets and dumping your shoes. If you see a stray dog wearing red boots and a scarf, don't be alarmed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-33155163616209589702010-02-07T14:14:03.270+00:002010-02-07T14:14:03.270+00:00I'll add a link to this delightful post next F...I'll add a link to this delightful post next Friday on my own. Tea bags? I hadn't thought of that. It might work on the British, but not here in Canada.Fran Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545648992948168762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-37310407022701099732010-02-07T12:44:42.466+00:002010-02-07T12:44:42.466+00:00Heh-heh. You should have done a James Patterson. &...Heh-heh. You should have done a James Patterson. "There may even be dozens of people who agree with you, Liam. Thankfully, many thousands do not."Daniel Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487799866651688342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-46350253008973694992010-02-07T09:20:22.085+00:002010-02-07T09:20:22.085+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pageturnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681391971166742053noreply@blogger.com