tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post822581534854850204..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Coming to the PartyBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-10924964736152549982008-04-01T12:04:00.000-04:002008-04-01T12:04:00.000-04:00GRINDING, THIEVING AND THE QUASIMODO SHUFFLE“What ...GRINDING, THIEVING AND THE QUASIMODO SHUFFLE<BR/><BR/><BR/>“What kind of burglar are you?<BR/><BR/>My writing partner stopped fondling Jessica’s pink-haired Barbie. “A really bad one. That's why I write books.”<BR/><BR/>“Earth to Stinky, you suck at that too. Forget women’s fiction, it’s hopeless. Let’s search Kim’s office.”<BR/><BR/>“Leave empty handed? How about this pink hat? I’d wear it.”<BR/><BR/>“Pitch it. EBay has standards.” I inched open Jessica’s office door and pushed Stinky into the hall. “Duck below the windows.”<BR/><BR/>“Too late. The neighbor’s washing dishes. She’s seen me.”<BR/><BR/>“Quick, drop a shoulder and drag one leg. She’ll think you’re Kim.”<BR/><BR/>“It worked. She’s waving.”<BR/><BR/>“That was close.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-21276823073881817702008-04-01T11:49:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:49:00.000-04:00$5,000, $25,000, $50,000? All music to my ears! ...$5,000, $25,000, $50,000? All music to my ears! Why, just last night I was thinking "oh, if I just had $10,000, I could take a year off COMPLETELY and do nothing but write, nothing, nothing, nothing else..."<BR/><BR/>Then it was day again, the wind starts blowing again, snow (it won't stick) predicted...and New York-y book auctions seem a million miles away...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15276842064322022072008-04-01T11:23:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:23:00.000-04:00How common is it to hold an auction for a first-ti...How common is it to hold an auction for a first-time author's ms? Thanks for the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-47205116970623292262008-04-01T09:55:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:55:00.000-04:00How often, in your experience, do auctions actuall...How often, in your experience, do auctions actually happen?Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-77327018703764095482008-04-01T09:34:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:34:00.000-04:00This sounds like every writer's dream-publishers f...This sounds like every writer's dream-publishers fighting for our work! Great information, Jessica, thank you.Kristi26https://www.blogger.com/profile/13433285583955599339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-25927853735376709792008-04-01T07:03:00.000-04:002008-04-01T07:03:00.000-04:00THANK YOU! Very helpful post!THANK YOU! Very helpful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-17366729888596114342008-04-01T06:32:00.000-04:002008-04-01T06:32:00.000-04:00LOVE that auction image! It's so...auctiony! Thank...LOVE that auction image! It's so...auctiony! Thanks, Jessica.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com