tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post1746438085424152466..comments2024-01-18T11:46:30.540+11:00Comments on Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered: Dear Agent, Part IIIRhiannon Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-90990001769570144602009-12-12T11:29:03.227+11:002009-12-12T11:29:03.227+11:00Great stuff Rhiannon!
Thanks for sharing your jou...Great stuff Rhiannon!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your journey. I believe, in a few months time, I will be agonizing over querying myself. =D <br /><br />--Finny<br />www.christyfinn.comCharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566759577738477884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-39849777835163433552009-12-12T03:47:15.702+11:002009-12-12T03:47:15.702+11:00I'm battling the query wars as we speak but li...I'm battling the query wars as we speak but like you said, I'm working on my new novel while agents read my MS. I am loving my new peeps. Not more or less than my others, just differently. <br />Loved hearing about your experience through the process. :)<br /><a href="http://www.karenamandahooper.com" rel="nofollow">Click to read Karen’s Blog</a>kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-37460091518179507552009-12-11T10:41:13.404+11:002009-12-11T10:41:13.404+11:00Oh, this is Lenore by the way. Visiting friends.....Oh, this is Lenore by the way. Visiting friends...Kelly and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238871385050256120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-90143115402553202052009-12-11T10:40:40.646+11:002009-12-11T10:40:40.646+11:00So true that Emmy and Finn sit on everything and a...So true that Emmy and Finn sit on everything and anything!Kelly and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238871385050256120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-39579956056134477592009-12-11T08:32:34.040+11:002009-12-11T08:32:34.040+11:00Great post! Thanks for sharing. I'm bookmarkin...Great post! Thanks for sharing. I'm bookmarking this for when I start getting rejected.Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-64437443115517148752009-12-11T07:42:20.121+11:002009-12-11T07:42:20.121+11:00I laughed aloud at my desk, and my students are al...I laughed aloud at my desk, and my students are all staring at me now! Holy cow, this is a fabulous post!! I love this blog - thanks for visiting me and leaving a comment so I could follow you back. ;-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-17809806877323546742009-12-11T04:59:27.712+11:002009-12-11T04:59:27.712+11:00AWWW KITTIES!!AWWW KITTIES!!Sadakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164802394129505587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-23734816798362072262009-12-10T20:01:57.037+11:002009-12-10T20:01:57.037+11:00This was SUCH an absolutely awesome series. I thin...This was SUCH an absolutely awesome series. I think I already commented about it, but I've now bookmarked all three sections. :-) The very best of luck to you for selling Lharmell!<br /><br />Also, I know I'm a new follower, but I love, love, love your blog! And I left you an award on mine :-)Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09824996048264979275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-46314569019163706142009-12-10T19:29:54.975+11:002009-12-10T19:29:54.975+11:00I absolutely loved the rejected valentine.
I was...I absolutely loved the rejected valentine. <br /> I was so used to getting rejection letters and emails when I finally got an expression of interest I nearly put it in the pile out of habit rather than realising what it said. Then I read it another ten times before I let out a whoop that terrified my husband and my cat. <br />Great post - I think it helps to know that querying is difficult for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-57993226231511207942009-12-10T16:28:58.974+11:002009-12-10T16:28:58.974+11:00Elle, cats ARE the best. Look at us, giving oursel...Elle, cats ARE the best. Look at us, giving ourselves these deadlines... As Carolina says, they give ourselves an imaginary end to things, which is comforting. Silly, but comforting. We're certainly not in an industry for impatient people. And I don't think any of us are impatient. We're just excited and super-keen!! <br /><br />Thanks Bethany and Melissa! And good luck to you too.Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-73583186163149331742009-12-10T14:20:12.541+11:002009-12-10T14:20:12.541+11:00Great series of posts, Rhiannon! It's nice to...Great series of posts, Rhiannon! It's nice to know what I can look forward to when I start the querying process. And I hope your book sells soon:)Melissa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530652829980250261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-86813495526645639012009-12-10T13:23:32.049+11:002009-12-10T13:23:32.049+11:00These last three posts were enlightening and funny...These last three posts were enlightening and funny. Thanks for doing them. :) Great advice with non-writing friends, loved it.BK Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758638245846622284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-44658623100776293872009-12-10T12:29:52.067+11:002009-12-10T12:29:52.067+11:00It's just an endless bout of heartwrenching wa...It's just an endless bout of heartwrenching waiting, isn't it? You tell yourself, "Once I get an agent, it's all downhill from there," but that's just the second big hurdle of many (the first having been the brilliant most fantabulous book you've just written). And yet, even though I know better, I still keep telling myself this. I just can't imagine the indeterminate amount of waiting involved. To look that far ahead--well, it's just downright exhausting. But I thank you for this post. It's truly reassuring to hear success stories describe the work it took to get there--it makes our own rejections sting, perhaps, just a bit less. But I understand the self-imposed deadline--it gives you something to shoot for, as if creating an imaginary end to that most hateful waiting might make it so. <br /><br />I wish you the best, and look forward to hearing your good news.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-70099055932881368162009-12-10T12:02:00.110+11:002009-12-10T12:02:00.110+11:00Thanks for the Dear Agent posts, Rhiannon. Very ti...Thanks for the Dear Agent posts, Rhiannon. Very timely. I think we all make the mistake of imposing deadlines or time posts, like Christmas. I was sure I'd have an agent by December..... which led to, well, you know what.<br /><br />I'm sure if you found an agent who loves your book, you'll find an editor who does too, maybe by....:)<br /><br />btw, cats are the Best. At least that's what my cat, Spiff, keeps telling me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-50594043520161117422009-12-10T11:22:26.830+11:002009-12-10T11:22:26.830+11:00LOVE the OMG cat! They cheered me up :DLOVE the OMG cat! They cheered me up :DKirthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857145616217476440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-32754800871477033822009-12-10T10:50:15.928+11:002009-12-10T10:50:15.928+11:00Hehe I love that OMG!! cat! How funny that it'...Hehe I love that OMG!! cat! How funny that it's you're mum's cat. Thanks Cat, I'll be able to say "my Canadian fan-base..." (Too many cats in those sentences. What am I saying?? Never enough cats!<br /><br />Watch the tea, Jade!Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-26678688954847173642009-12-10T10:45:54.205+11:002009-12-10T10:45:54.205+11:00OMG! I just spat hot tea over myself (pauses to co...OMG! I just spat hot tea over myself (pauses to consider if the word 'hot' was necessary. What other temperature of tea would I be drinking!)<br />That was so funny! I really needed that.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224948236379110851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109955980329789216.post-1969428134797798082009-12-10T10:42:38.439+11:002009-12-10T10:42:38.439+11:00That first photo of the cat and the ribbons - THAT...That first photo of the cat and the ribbons - THAT IS MY MOTHER'S CAT! Hahaha! I need to make a t-shirt of that for my mum's cat. heheh<br /><br />I am looking forward to your novel being published! I will order it from the UK/AUS too if it's released there first. I will be your number 1 Canadian fan. ;) Go, Rhiannon!!Cathttp://beyondbooks.canoreply@blogger.com