tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post116299934649646835..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: You Can't Always Get What You Want . . .BookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164837588251988992006-11-29T16:59:00.000-05:002006-11-29T16:59:00.000-05:00Glad I could throw a little inspiration your way.....Glad I could throw a little inspiration your way... Yes, Loralee, Lyle's "That's Right, You're Not From Texas" can be quite uplifting as well. And on those days that I'm really needing a jolt, there's always the Man in Black...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164826729146718932006-11-29T13:58:00.000-05:002006-11-29T13:58:00.000-05:00wow. If you only knew how close to home this post...wow. <BR/>If you only knew how close to home this post hit, it would knock you out of your chair (thankfully, however, your fall would be cushioned by that pestering pile of queries!) :)<BR/>My husband was injured very badly in an accident 14 months ago (ok, 14 months, 2 weeks and 6 days, but who's counting?). He is lucky to be alive and is still recovering, but will be ok. I won't go into all the 'luck' that we've happened upon since... like how when I thought I wouldn't be able to pay the mortgage, I got a bonus at work, or when we had a sick puppy, an unexpected insurance overage check came in the mail.<BR/>Life is just funny that way, I guess. Just when we think there is no hope, BAM! (as Emeril would say), there it is, almost laughing at how we could feel so helpless.<BR/>Which brings me to my endeavor as an author. I never had really thought about writing a book before, although I've always loved to write. But, I was inspired and it sparked a story inside of me. With all the stresses life had dealt, it was such a great release and before I knew it, I was writing the last sentence to a book... my very first book. <BR/>I sent Kim a query and even though I have not heard back yet, (sing it Mick!) I'm beginning to see that the first book that poured out of me, well, that was life's little way of showing me that I had a passion I didn't even know about. One of those nice little surprises.<BR/><BR/>One day last week, my husband -being the socialite he is, met an older lady and her husband and struck up a conversation, covering the details of his past year. <BR/>She said, 'Wow! You should write a book about that!'.<BR/>In all of this craziness, I'd never really even considered a book about him and his story (which IS incredible). His life as a whole is a Lifetime movie in the making... I had just been too busy living in it to see it.<BR/><BR/>...there it was, another one of those moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164818897639209232006-11-29T11:48:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:48:00.000-05:00I agree, things normally work themselves out. Alth...I agree, things normally work themselves out. Although sometimes I hate the answers. But I would like to ask, how many of you are familiar with the gent out in Washington DC who hovers over a computer in some dark gloomy room? The one who watches your accounts, esp. your "put aside money" account. The same one who when you think you're getting ahead, pushes one of his function keys, and POOF! your refridgerator goes out, or the transmission in your car, or even the roof starts leaking? I HATE that guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164765313605149772006-11-28T20:55:00.000-05:002006-11-28T20:55:00.000-05:00Twelve years ago, I was fired from my ad agency jo...Twelve years ago, I was fired from my ad agency job, and thought my life was over. I was humiliated and depressed.<BR/><BR/>Then I realized that this was my chance to write fiction (something I thought I'd do after I retired).<BR/><BR/>Today, I work as a freelance writer. I've had several short stories published and I have an agent for my novel. No publishing contract yet (which gives me a lot of heartache), but I'm in a place I never dreamed I would be. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder that life is full of wonderful surprises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164751464618325552006-11-28T17:04:00.000-05:002006-11-28T17:04:00.000-05:00Yep. My husband always asks me why I don't panic a...Yep. My husband always asks me why I don't panic and worry about things--it's because the universe hates a vacuum. Things always work out.<BR/><BR/>(Which doesn't mean I sit around and do nothing, it just means that after I've done everything I can, I have faith.)Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164736464958864142006-11-28T12:54:00.000-05:002006-11-28T12:54:00.000-05:00Life is either filled with head-ons or near misses...Life is either filled with head-ons or near misses. Sometimes good things come when least expected, and other times we have to work for them. It just helps us grow, as writers, as family members and as people.<BR/>Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164733722915502232006-11-28T12:08:00.000-05:002006-11-28T12:08:00.000-05:00I definitely agree with your post, Kim. You've got...I definitely agree with your post, Kim. You've got to adapt, and things will work out for the best. Perfect example--my goal, originally, was to write for Harlequin American romances. Twenty years later I'm writing over-the-top paranormal erotic romances for Kensington. Who'd a'thunk it?<BR/>kateKate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164727086305659232006-11-28T10:18:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this. At the time when we are ...Thanks for posting this. At the time when we are all supposed to be "giving thanks", it's important to remember that we *do* get what we need and that being snarky about not getting what we want sometimes gets in the way of recognizing that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164723798337179042006-11-28T09:23:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:23:00.000-05:00lol - anonymous beat me to the punch line. I actu...lol - anonymous beat me to the punch line. I actually was about to post a similar comment. When I clicked on comments it said 0 comments - so I thought I was the first one. But I agree, things turn out the way they are supposed to - that is what I keep telling my other writing friends - although they are kind of stubborn. They have plans and ideas and thoughts of what they want for their books, but I keep telling them that just because they want to be published by a big publishing house, that sometimes that is not the case and in the long run, they will be better off. One of them knows how difficult it is to get with a big publishing house, considering there are really only like what six out there. She used to be an editor and I'm not sure why she's not still working in the industry but she's definitely not happy in the job she is now. She loves to write and I have a feeling and hope that she will be well known. The other one hasn't put much out there yet but she's well on her way. She should be to the querying stage by this time next year so hopefully within a couple of years, she also will be picked up and make it big as a writer. Me on the other hand, I'm not concerned if I never get published, my writing is for pleasure only, something I enjoy doing. I'm not stressing myself to get published or anything but if the demand for the youth book I'm working on now is great enough then I can always got the route of self-publishing on www.lulu.com or go through one of the other vanity presses or whatever they are called nowadays. My goal is just to complete the story and worry about the rest later - <BR/><BR/>I know that good things come to those who wait and that in the end, the best things happen to good people - E :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164723613778153472006-11-28T09:20:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:20:00.000-05:00John Lennon said it best.Life is what happens when...John Lennon said it best.<BR/>Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.<BR/>cmrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1164723271723811232006-11-28T09:14:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:14:00.000-05:00This is so true. In life in general, I have alway...This is so true. In life in general, I have always found that when you're at a time distance from any event, and able to look at it in retrospect, it inevitably turns out for the best. Not necessarily how you might want, but for the best all around.<BR/><BR/>So I am totally not surprised that it works the same way in publishing. Thanks for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com