Comments on: Friday Fun Day…and Your Turn to Talk https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kylie https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-152701 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:04:01 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-152701 Regards for all your efforts that you have put in this. Very interesting info. “What the superior man seeks is in himself what the small man seeks is in others.” by Confucius.

]]> By: Alyssa https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-105029 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:35:52 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-105029 Very great info can be found on web blog.

]]> By: Aubrey https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-100174 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:10:48 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-100174 Appreciate it for helping out, great info. “I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.” by Goldie Hawn.

]]> By: Lorelei https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-85956 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:27:40 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-85956 Real nice layout and wonderful articles , nothing at all else we require : D.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8104 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:23:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8104 >My question has less to do with publishing, but more to do with the genres you represent. I’m sure you get asked this all the time – but why, oh, why do you accept “pretty much everything,” but exclude sci-fi and fantasy? Is that just personal preference? Is it harder to sell sci-fi ideas? Please enlighten me!!

]]> By: macromab https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8103 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:57:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8103 >Great blog.

Have you ever had a client who was concerned about retaining control over media rights (TV, film) to their manuscript, or are most so happy over the thought of getting published that they’ll pretty much sign over their first-born? I was curious about what you may have witnessed on that front, (especially if children were actually exchanged).

Different for first-timers v. the big name authors?

]]> By: Julie Gillies https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8102 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:45:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8102 >Hi Rachelle,

First of all, your pup is adorable. Reagan would probably get along well with our Aussie, Sophie. She could herd him and he could fetch the ball she ignores. 🙂

Question for you: I’m heading to a conference soon and wonder which an agent or publisher prefers: a One Sheet or full book proposal. It almost seems like a proposal precludes adequate conversation during the 15-minute appointments, and my understanding is the pubs/agents don’t take hard copies anyway. Your suggestions?

]]> By: Carrie Turansky https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8101 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8101 >Hi Rachelle,
Thanks for the info on Julie’s website. I was inspired to read more about her story. When will the book come out? Hope you have a restful weekend.
Blessings,
Carrie

]]> By: Nancy D'Inzillo https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8100 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:03:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8100 >In answer to your queries:

1) Who is playing again anyway?

2) What social networking strategies have you noted to be effective for authors you are working with?

3) My rant … When did Wikipedia become an acceptable citation source? I’ve been reading a book on PR that uses citations from Wikipedia. As a graduate student, it concerns me that Wikipedia is starting to fly as a legitimate source. While I appreciate Wikipedia as much as the next person, it’s easy to manipulate their information and should not replace research from academically trusted sources. I wonder why the publisher would have let that fly in the first place … Maybe I’m just being a curmudgeon.

]]> By: Meredith Teagarden https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8099 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:48:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8099 >No ranting here. I am off to read the recommended blog post.

]]> By: Anonymous https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8098 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8098 >”Don’t confuse “name-dropping” with mentioning a referral.”

Thanks for the reassurance Rachelle!

I will stop worrying and get the manuscript in the mail. 🙂

Cheers, Anon 11:03

]]> By: Rachelle https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8097 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:56:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8097 >Anonymous 11:03,
Name dropping is obnoxious. However, telling someone you were referred by someone else is not only a good thing, it’s one of the best things you can do to get someone’s attention. Make sure what you’re saying is true, because people will check up on you.

A personal referral from someone I respect always sends the query to the top of the stack. However, when someone is blowing smoke, I either know it immediately, or very soon when I follow up on the alleged referral.

Recently someone sent me a query stating “So and so told me to call you.” It sounded strange so I immediately called up my friend so-and-so. Turned out that the writer was outright lying to me… my friend had said nothing of the sort. THAT kind of behavior will ensure I never want to represent you.

However, a true referral is golden.

Don’t confuse “name-dropping” with mentioning a referral.

How do you say it? “So and so read my manuscript, said all these nice things (whatever they were), and suggested you might want to take a look.”

]]> By: Chatty Kelly https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8096 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:43:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8096 >I'm not a football fan, but am rooting for Kurt Warner – because of his life story.

CONGRATS on your book deal! That is very exciting.

Your puppy is so cute, I thought it was a picture you pulled off of google images. Has he eaten all your shoes & furniture yet?

]]> By: Melinda Walker https://rachellegardner.com/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8095 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:37:00 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/2009/01/friday-fun-day-and-your-turn-to-talk/#comment-8095 >Chiming in late on this, but I did want to express my thanks, Rachelle, for the pitch crits & tutorial this week. I really do apprecitate the time & effort it took to do them. I found it extremely helpful.

My question: Have you observed any characteristics common to most people who break through to publication that seem to enable them to write that great story and get it out there?

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