tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post2404051213368232627..comments2024-03-16T01:00:59.945-04:00Comments on Query Shark: #66-RevisedJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-75339903106222465652014-03-06T16:12:07.169-05:002014-03-06T16:12:07.169-05:00I have just one small nitpick with the revised ver...I have just one small nitpick with the revised version: there are two different epithets two sentences apart used to refer to the same person. Even with the name mentioned both times I skimmed and had to go back to tell that it was the same person. Maybe it's because I'm not a doctor, but when I see "physician" I don't think of the same thing I do when I see "internist."Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666773596450763315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-15223454185450100832008-08-21T10:47:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:47:00.000-04:00Cliche or no cliche. Done or not done...I like it....Cliche or no cliche. Done or not done...I like it. A new mom forced into a mystery? A SMART woman forced into solving a mystery. I'll take it.<BR/><BR/>I could be biased because I've had the privilege of reading the first page...and loved it.<BR/><BR/>Don't give up, you can do this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-53972558997550563972008-08-21T07:42:00.000-04:002008-08-21T07:42:00.000-04:00Benwah, no, of course I don't think all doctors ch...Benwah, no, of course I don't think all doctors chose their profession for the money. I think they probably come in two varieties: those who are in it for the money, and those who are truly dedicated to healing. But either way, writing is a big step down from there, imho. Don't get me wrong, I love writing, and I'm not knocking anyone who chooses it for a career, but I can't imagine med school is easy or cheap, not to mention residency, and to struggle like that for so long and then just chuck it is unfathomable to me. I'm all for writing as an outlet, but you didn't give up your career to do it, did you? Okay, I'm going to pick my chin up off the desk now and shut my mouth before someone tells me to. I don't mean to offend anyone; I'm just nonplussed.<BR/><BR/>Ver: dr c gosastrologymemphis.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094432734141490681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-22479479783798269252008-08-21T02:28:00.000-04:002008-08-21T02:28:00.000-04:00I immediately thought of 'The Eye." After the obvi...I immediately thought of 'The Eye." After the obvious, of course.andietherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875615192437415869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-78326283281245978572008-08-20T22:58:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:58:00.000-04:00Here's a good compilation of the Evil Overlord Lis...<A HREF="http://www.sff.net/paradise/overlord.html" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> a good compilation of the Evil Overlord List and its spin-offs.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974691019739092440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-43265991190156301672008-08-20T22:56:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:56:00.000-04:00I'm not trying to be a wanker, because Lord knows ...I'm not trying to be a wanker, because Lord knows I haven't been able to write a decent query letter, but there is nothing in this one which lifts it above the "made for tv" movie cliche. The book may actually have it, may be interesting and well written, but the query does not reflect it.Snow falls in mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158218328655506136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-11222846306485271402008-08-20T14:42:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:42:00.000-04:00Southern Writer: Not to speak for the author, but...Southern Writer: Not to speak for the author, but as a doctor myself, I write as an outlet. Instead of, say, playing golf or snorting Vidodin like Hugh Laurie's character.<BR/><BR/>Your financial argument is a specious one: surely you don't think everyone chose medicine for the money?EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361825595951678685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-4434680760867624832008-08-20T13:47:00.000-04:002008-08-20T13:47:00.000-04:00Oh No! Don't kidnap the Kindle!Oh No! Don't kidnap the Kindle!Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-48069680342487876692008-08-20T13:36:00.000-04:002008-08-20T13:36:00.000-04:00You're a doctor with the potential to make really ...You're a doctor with the potential to make really big bucks, and you gave it up to write full time? Do you realize how little money writers make, or that we can go years without a payday? And don't you have student loans to pay? Sorry; I know it's none of my business, but it strikes me as really odd. I thought doctors were dedicated to their work and smart. Don't you watch <I>House?</I>astrologymemphis.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094432734141490681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-63592157569428910172008-08-20T11:49:00.000-04:002008-08-20T11:49:00.000-04:00Hurting kids or kidnapping them is not something I...Hurting kids or kidnapping them is not something I like to read. I'm over-sensative. I have two small kids of my own and books like this are tramautizing. <BR/><BR/>The idea of a serial killer working at the hospital is interesting, focus on that and run with it.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-28789453064918085102008-08-20T11:35:00.000-04:002008-08-20T11:35:00.000-04:00Been here. Done this. 'Ghost Whisperer' comes to...Been here. Done this. 'Ghost Whisperer' comes to mind as soon as you say that she is helping ghosts cross-over. It just isn't very original, and I didn't find the story line compelling.Lehcarjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171145477602995121noreply@blogger.com