tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post6403586852613398365..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: LOLBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-22636516061103991932009-10-15T04:43:19.189-04:002009-10-15T04:43:19.189-04:00Mireyah, I agree with your suggestion for a pile o...Mireyah, I agree with your suggestion for a pile of funny queries.<br /><br />In one of my old jobs, we had a computerised system for logging phone messages, and my boss and I used to print out and keep the funny ones. We would staple them together periodically and look through them whenever we had a bad day. I took a copy with me when I left and I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere. I got us through some tough times.Ellen Brickleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184391430927483100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-48518048117101616422009-10-14T20:29:37.187-04:002009-10-14T20:29:37.187-04:00That was hilarious! Thanks for sharing :)That was hilarious! Thanks for sharing :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-71653525637270888812009-10-14T18:28:13.215-04:002009-10-14T18:28:13.215-04:00Too flipping funny! I especially liked the last on...Too flipping funny! I especially liked the last one. Thanks for sharing these. There can never be too much laughter in the world.Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15783580320426393652009-10-14T18:04:35.465-04:002009-10-14T18:04:35.465-04:00thanks for these Jessica...I would love to spend a...thanks for these Jessica...I would love to spend a day with my agent and go through her emails and queries...I find the whole thing fascinating, frustrating and well, rewardingJuliana Stonehttp://www.julianastone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-48859806015408484822009-10-14T17:41:37.297-04:002009-10-14T17:41:37.297-04:00Oh, noes.
I'm sensing a need for a post on c...Oh, noes. <br /><br />I'm sensing a need for a post on copyrights...Jamie Michelehttp://www.jamiemichelebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-689606972821173912009-10-14T17:35:22.154-04:002009-10-14T17:35:22.154-04:00Jessica, do you need to put a copyright symbol and...Jessica, do you need to put a copyright symbol and the date on your manuscript if you're querying in the U.S.? We don't have to in Australia but some people do and I'm wondering what the situation is in the U.S.Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029635239132926178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-92227198364803126602009-10-14T17:06:55.762-04:002009-10-14T17:06:55.762-04:00Jessica, from your blog you seem to be one of the ...Jessica, from your blog you seem to be one of the least crazy folks in this crazy biz! IMHO<br />Did they really think they'd win you over with that "compliment?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-5784459369643158842009-10-14T16:38:39.217-04:002009-10-14T16:38:39.217-04:00"After going over your web site I've come..."After going over your web site I've come to the conclusion that you may by crazy, right now that works for me"<br /><br />Whoa! That one's a classic. I'm assuming the author meant 'crazy' in the 'cool and fun to be around' way and didn't realize it was an insult? I'm still perplexed as to why someone would contact an agent to ask if an agent was needed to submit.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-38314607231867885062009-10-14T13:05:36.831-04:002009-10-14T13:05:36.831-04:00That is just too funny--especially the word/charac...That is just too funny--especially the word/character count one! I've had that moment of confusion, and had to double-check. Lmao<br /><br />You should have a special pile of queries that have these kinds of mistakes. That way, you read them when you're getting frustrated/tired/whatnot, you'll have a giggle and feel better. <br /><br />Everyone needs a good giggle in the morning. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-20741367237657505312009-10-14T13:05:32.384-04:002009-10-14T13:05:32.384-04:00Thanks, Jessica and Lily - I've "updated&...Thanks, Jessica and Lily - I've "updated" the copyright on my website to last year. I've changed a lot more than one word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1721122266297349842009-10-14T12:43:27.162-04:002009-10-14T12:43:27.162-04:00The stale copyright date is easy to get around. Yo...The stale copyright date is easy to get around. You just put the current year on the title page of the manuscript. As soon as you change a word, it's a new work. And it's not necessary to register the manuscript with the Copyright Office.<br /><br />My legal advice is worth exactly what I put in--my $.02.Lily Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-69242766982936670602009-10-14T12:08:05.834-04:002009-10-14T12:08:05.834-04:00An answer to the copyright issue.
Presumably the...An answer to the copyright issue. <br /><br />Presumably the author had the book copyrighted when it was completed. If the book was completed in 2006 that leads me to believe the author has spent the last three years looking for an agent. Sure, it's easy to believe an author can spend that much time before finding an agent, but I'm not sure I'd advertise it. If everyone in three years time has rejected the book what makes you think I'd want to see it?<br /><br />--jhfBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-35465110550341821212009-10-14T11:41:31.814-04:002009-10-14T11:41:31.814-04:00Thanks for the laugh!Thanks for the laugh!Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-88266958615798049852009-10-14T11:14:50.129-04:002009-10-14T11:14:50.129-04:00Ah. Good to know you're not scrooges.
Thanks ...Ah. Good to know you're not scrooges.<br /><br />Thanks for the smiles. It's a good day.Reeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387498259078528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-1985968286946116462009-10-14T11:13:08.256-04:002009-10-14T11:13:08.256-04:00Ahh ... much needed laughter! I really hope we don...Ahh ... much needed laughter! I really hope we don't start needing primary agents to submit to secondary agents to submit to publishing houses!! That would be the end for me! :)Valerie Gearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165554338889917253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-86450130228434359602009-10-14T10:57:48.739-04:002009-10-14T10:57:48.739-04:00That last one had me spitting my coffee on the key...That last one had me spitting my coffee on the keyboard in laughter!!Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-70546892289206505372009-10-14T10:57:35.975-04:002009-10-14T10:57:35.975-04:00Definitely chuckle-worthy.Definitely chuckle-worthy.Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-53615785340771530432009-10-14T10:53:54.950-04:002009-10-14T10:53:54.950-04:00I wish you'd share even more of these!
As for ...I wish you'd share even more of these!<br />As for the copyright issue: why would someone even have a copyright on something that hasn't been published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-42959101955470912532009-10-14T10:24:48.479-04:002009-10-14T10:24:48.479-04:00Is it wrong of me to enjoy these things so much?
...Is it wrong of me to enjoy these things so much?<br /><br />On the one hand, there's terrible guilt associated with (virtual) pointing and laughing. On the other hand, funny is funny and who can keep a straight face when Aunt Bertha passes gas during the sermon with a sound like a bull elephant?<br /><br />Okay, I'll laugh, but I won't enjoy it.Ulysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702993322170403647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-70264921118861906472009-10-14T10:04:56.121-04:002009-10-14T10:04:56.121-04:00Anon 9:45 -- I'm with you on wondering why 200...Anon 9:45 -- I'm with you on wondering why 2006 is such a bad thing.<br /><br />I've had an agented book sit on an editor's desk for over nine months while she hemmed and hawed over it before finally decided she was passing on it. I've done a rewrite for another editor (as part of an exclusive during which I did not send the ms to others) where it took me about two months to do the revisions and another couple of months of us emailing back and forth before she ended up passing, too. <br /><br />A lot of that was me waiting on editors, not me being lazy. And lets face it, agents are even slower at times. No one is going to mass query 80 agents at the same time. You could conceivably have a book that takes a year or more just to find an agent, that does't mean you aren't working on other ms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-71137654672140320712009-10-14T09:45:31.625-04:002009-10-14T09:45:31.625-04:00Jessica, why would a copyright of 2006 be so bad? ...Jessica, why would a copyright of 2006 be so bad? I don't list the copyright on my ms, but on my website, the copyright of my novel's first chapter is 2005 (the first version of my novel). It's been a long process, with revisions from agents, etc. Wondering if I should lie and update the date on my site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-53110042039675368162009-10-14T09:41:33.032-04:002009-10-14T09:41:33.032-04:00Yeeeeeah, but that celebrity tell all would make f...Yeeeeeah, but that celebrity tell all would make for great fiction. A celeb would have to come out of the closet and admit it was their hi-jinks before they could sue. And sue for what? The average advance is like $4.35 and an "I Write" button, or so I hear.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-28777111057336111752009-10-14T09:40:12.720-04:002009-10-14T09:40:12.720-04:00For the record, you aren't crazy.
It is healt...For the record, you aren't crazy.<br /><br />It is healthy to start the day with a good laugh. Gets the endorphins flowing.KeithTaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224167617509338587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-33639893950423535442009-10-14T09:19:15.018-04:002009-10-14T09:19:15.018-04:00It's quite funny to see what people will do to...It's quite funny to see what people will do to get attention. I love hearing agent stories - hey, maybe that's a good idea for a book. . . an agent tell-all - how do you feel about those? :)Jim Bronyaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580674307591916148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-50457212937933798722009-10-14T09:15:23.044-04:002009-10-14T09:15:23.044-04:00Hah, thanks, this brightened my way-too-early-morn...Hah, thanks, this brightened my way-too-early-morning.ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.com