tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post4157689325908451794..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Thought for the DayBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-29089434290896844032011-08-22T17:02:05.340-04:002011-08-22T17:02:05.340-04:00Can I just say- Bwahahahaha!Can I just say- Bwahahahaha!Melanie Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065112319140571241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-11747687422185689212011-08-22T15:55:48.475-04:002011-08-22T15:55:48.475-04:00@SusanS: I like that comparison. It's kind of...@SusanS: I like that comparison. It's kind of a show-don't-tell kind of thing. If you need to break the rules in order to be awesome, your awesomeness will speak for itself. If you have to justify or defend your decision, however, there might be something wrong there.Meg Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709958839760304045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-18771181345193826122011-08-21T15:03:45.092-04:002011-08-21T15:03:45.092-04:00LOL!!! So funny!!LOL!!! So funny!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-28087431357931180902011-08-21T13:10:36.800-04:002011-08-21T13:10:36.800-04:00Everyone knows you are only supposed to get fall-d...Everyone knows you are only supposed to get fall-down drunk at book launches. Writers' conferences are for hooking up (physically speaking). ;-)<br /><br />Bonnie FerranteBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664166059193328060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-23219207266278822342011-08-21T09:22:17.778-04:002011-08-21T09:22:17.778-04:00Id like to invite you folks to come to Amish Stori...Id like to invite you folks to come to Amish Stories for a recipe for "Famous Pennsylvania Dutch Sticky Cinnamon Buns" along with a book signing schedule for Amish fiction writer Wanda Brunstetter for Pennsylvania and Ohio as well as a contest to meet her. I hope everyone so far is having a great weekend. Thanks everyone. Richard from Amish Stories.trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-39202672291956624492011-08-19T20:13:12.899-04:002011-08-19T20:13:12.899-04:00I know laughing this loud annoys my neighbors, but...I know laughing this loud annoys my neighbors, but that’s how I do things.Kathryn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112741861843306231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-86864612802945732532011-08-19T17:11:44.388-04:002011-08-19T17:11:44.388-04:00Lol that's too funny.Lol that's too funny.Donna Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607270459657152401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1677213558532664642011-08-19T17:07:41.118-04:002011-08-19T17:07:41.118-04:00Didn't Frank Sinatra do it his way?
He did we...Didn't Frank Sinatra do it his way?<br /><br />He did well. Didn't he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-4016027646165840482011-08-19T16:42:27.694-04:002011-08-19T16:42:27.694-04:00"falling down drunk"
Oh, that was you?
..."falling down drunk"<br /><br />Oh, that was <i>you?</i><br /><br />(Just kidding!)Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-91744444101956576102011-08-19T15:48:07.150-04:002011-08-19T15:48:07.150-04:00@ Wry, 8:39am:
I think breaking rules is a little...@ Wry, 8:39am:<br /><br />I think breaking rules is a little like the old saying that "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it." If you break the rules, but you do it "right" you don't need to call attention to it. If your novel works, it works.<br /><br />The Query Shark has posted a number of queries that break every rule in the book yet would inspire her to ask for (and sometimes demand) pages. None of them states that it's breaking rules, however. They just do it, and brilliantly.<br /><br />Sometimes the best way to deal with the 2,000 pound dragon in the corner is merely to act as though everybody has one: "His name is Dave. He likes peanuts. Would you like more tea?"Susan.Shttp://www.susanspann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-14673723065742787532011-08-19T15:18:44.861-04:002011-08-19T15:18:44.861-04:00Zowie! Shaking head.Zowie! Shaking head.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-91144435203929423962011-08-19T14:15:25.025-04:002011-08-19T14:15:25.025-04:00Ive been to DefCon for six years running now. I a...Ive been to DefCon for six years running now. I always get drunk and I only fell down the stairs that one time.SBJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457239074744509487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-86456293629590509562011-08-19T13:17:49.404-04:002011-08-19T13:17:49.404-04:00Generally speaking, I'm not a rule follower, &...Generally speaking, I'm not a rule follower, & I've always questioned authority. I like to do things MY way. (I'm a first born aka: narcissist.) That said, I don't like shooting myself in the foot. (Makes my Manolos look bad.) <br /><br />You need to be wise enough to know the difference between (gently) bending the rules to make your query shine and shooting yourself in the foot. They are NOT and NEVER WILL BE the same thing.<br /><br />PS: I'm available to drink with the great folks at BE at the next writer's conference. Let's not dally. Life is short, and getting shorter by the minute. (Hah! I just used the word, "dally"!)Debra Lazar Schuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997057990918575863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-2148960862621632752011-08-19T13:15:03.357-04:002011-08-19T13:15:03.357-04:00I am ROFL. This one got me. Thanks, Jessica for a ...I am ROFL. This one got me. Thanks, Jessica for a great morning laugh.Tam Linseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455888010872538096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-86738503696310852792011-08-19T13:01:49.082-04:002011-08-19T13:01:49.082-04:00If you really do decide to get fall-down drunk at ...If you really do decide to get fall-down drunk at a writers' conference, let me know so I can pitch to you. <br /><br />Kidding! (Mostly.) ;)<br /><br />The gall of some people, I swear...<br />Have a great weekend!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-77074577830931379932011-08-19T12:48:08.158-04:002011-08-19T12:48:08.158-04:00I'm the exact opposite. I'm more the type ...I'm the exact opposite. I'm more the type that writes "I humbly apologize for intruding but could you look at my query, please? Yours sincerely, Miss Door Mat".<br /><br />I do have two questions though. Does this uber-confidence color your opinion too much, to the extent that you spare their work no more than 30 seconds of your time? And, are these types of queriers ever any good?Carmen Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193214510272944048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-32154394539423230682011-08-19T12:44:49.576-04:002011-08-19T12:44:49.576-04:00Cool article. Thanks for sharing.Cool article. Thanks for sharing.term papershttp://researchpaperwriter.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-12890121942056356762011-08-19T12:40:13.690-04:002011-08-19T12:40:13.690-04:00There's nothing like "I did it my way&quo...There's nothing like "I did it my way" until of course you fall flat on your face.Robena Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389730409379890816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-44022617384656210232011-08-19T12:27:56.204-04:002011-08-19T12:27:56.204-04:00your truth is good for you. It's relevant for ...your truth is good for you. It's relevant for you but it's not for me and don't force it on me because your truth is not relevant for me.<br /><br />It's the same schools of thought that taught us -ly words were appropriate as often as we could use theminklings Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17777349959527402390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-91628636734449363402011-08-19T11:40:12.550-04:002011-08-19T11:40:12.550-04:00Why not just go ahead and post that Workshop Wedne...Why not just go ahead and post that Workshop Wednesday that made it out there by mistake? It's still alive in any rss reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-25111579505061791602011-08-19T10:45:50.619-04:002011-08-19T10:45:50.619-04:00But how else is a girl supposed to get through tho...But how else is a girl supposed to get through those God awful conferences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-73326600675910899232011-08-19T10:32:38.411-04:002011-08-19T10:32:38.411-04:00I had a friend in college who used to get so upset...I had a friend in college who used to get so upset and angry that she had to write her English essays a certain way. I told her to get over it -- that was the expectation and the requirement.<br /><br />A few years later we worked together. Guess what. She *still* got upset when asked to do things the way the business wanted them instead of her way.<br /><br />The mind boggles.Melissa Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560125503655770461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-78138643080315710162011-08-19T10:07:20.347-04:002011-08-19T10:07:20.347-04:00roflroflDonna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-8788610338576589632011-08-19T10:04:42.973-04:002011-08-19T10:04:42.973-04:00LOL I like what KO said...too funny.LOL I like what KO said...too funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-14208948527562075782011-08-19T09:47:43.395-04:002011-08-19T09:47:43.395-04:00These people seem not to realize that Snowflakes m...These people seem not to realize that Snowflakes melt, even Special ones. And crossing lines is a good way to persuade gatekeepers to point flamethrowers at you, which won't help.<br /><br />The whole process will go better if you don't piss off the people you need.<br /><br />BessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com