tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post4596529806821762891..comments2024-03-16T01:00:59.945-04:00Comments on Query Shark: A lyrical query!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-29542444909655188832013-01-15T19:00:49.889-05:002013-01-15T19:00:49.889-05:00Well, it was a nice change in the lineup!Well, it was a nice change in the lineup!Abigail F. Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514744117656712815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-43426570561053098912012-12-09T11:15:56.128-05:002012-12-09T11:15:56.128-05:00Are the lyrics free to post? I thought copyright w...Are the lyrics free to post? I thought copyright would forbid this.<br /><br />Still, it's one of my favorite songs (shows how old I am). Glad you posted it. And the parody whas just as good.Katharina Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223722392075669331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-36700773436953636132012-12-09T10:44:04.744-05:002012-12-09T10:44:04.744-05:00Sounds familiar...Sounds familiar...Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-14444572107867374162012-12-07T17:51:08.110-05:002012-12-07T17:51:08.110-05:00there once was a man from nantucket
there once was a man from nantucket<br />Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290531815250872371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-17521965073393844492012-12-07T16:30:05.556-05:002012-12-07T16:30:05.556-05:00It's amazing how mediocre lyrics can be turned...It's amazing how mediocre lyrics can be turned into such a fantastic song. Do you think I could get McCartney to sing my queries to agents?<br /><br />No?<br /><br />What about Ringo?Bill Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727407427730937429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-22846638339882159272012-12-06T18:06:38.811-05:002012-12-06T18:06:38.811-05:00Alright, so this is officially stuck in my head......Alright, so this is officially stuck in my head... thank you, it's much better than "It's a Small World."<br /><br />-Amalynne<br /><br />fictionfaze.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506585801270399990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-88345345760226324212012-12-06T11:38:00.006-05:002012-12-06T11:38:00.006-05:00haha! Sharky is speechless, for once.haha! Sharky is speechless, for once.ONE TWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533481105659401802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-19978418335730821092012-12-05T20:36:43.402-05:002012-12-05T20:36:43.402-05:00Haha, I've always liked that song. Kerrygans&#...Haha, I've always liked that song. Kerrygans' parody bumped it further up the favorite list; bravo!Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-56530211651648294782012-12-05T16:35:39.294-05:002012-12-05T16:35:39.294-05:00I love the song, even if it would be a terrible qu...I love the song, even if it would be a terrible query letter! How long it took you to write, how much you want to be a writer, excessive length... tsk, tsk, Beatle.<br /><br />@kerrygans: Love your parody!Kristin Laughtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536556357622503501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-80638024010166898362012-12-05T12:50:10.760-05:002012-12-05T12:50:10.760-05:00love it.love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-83200894114934547262012-12-04T22:30:13.383-05:002012-12-04T22:30:13.383-05:00Funny you posted this! I once wrote a parody rejec...Funny you posted this! I once wrote a parody rejection letter for it:<br /><br />Dear Sir or Madam<br />I have read your book.<br />After 50 pages<br />There still was no hook.<br />If you plagerized<br />This man named Lear,<br />I won’t touch the book<br />So I’m sending you a<br />Rejection letter<br />Rejection letter<br /><br />It’s a sloppy story<br />Of a dirty man<br />With a clinging wife<br />Who I’ll also pan.<br />The plot is thin<br />And the hero pale.<br />Keep your steady job<br />’Cause I’m sending you a<br />Rejection letter<br />Rejection letter<br /><br />At a thousand pages<br />Give or take a few<br />There’s no publisher<br />who would take on you.<br />You must make it shorter<br />And please change the style.<br />’Til you revise it down<br />I have to send you a<br />Rejection letter<br />Rejection letter<br /><br />Your tone is all wrong<br />And your prose is worse.<br />Have you ever thought<br />To write in verse?<br />With your choppy style and<br />Your topic choice,<br />You’d be better off<br />If you want to be a<br />Pop-rock songwriter<br />Pop-rock songwriterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-49506504840423089532012-12-04T16:52:59.270-05:002012-12-04T16:52:59.270-05:00Credited to Lennon-McCartney, but actually written...Credited to Lennon-McCartney, but actually written by Paul.Gina Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100701844882701469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-89389969028220206512012-12-04T15:39:39.847-05:002012-12-04T15:39:39.847-05:00I recall somewhere seeing an agent's reply to ...I recall somewhere seeing an agent's reply to this 'query.'<br /><br />I think it got a Form Reject.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-35730475176449315522012-12-04T13:46:52.033-05:002012-12-04T13:46:52.033-05:00Lovely!
But would you buy this book?
http://www.yo...Lovely!<br />But would you buy this book?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUZNynYXzM lynneconnollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687025766573756077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-3275652396025241792012-12-04T13:36:27.441-05:002012-12-04T13:36:27.441-05:00Is it at all creepy that this very song was playin...Is it at all creepy that this very song was playing on my mp3 player asI was racing this post?iJRMurdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03380300117103214885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-20048263084067191712012-12-04T13:35:56.995-05:002012-12-04T13:35:56.995-05:00For a second I thought, 'Wait, don't I kno...For a second I thought, 'Wait, don't I know this... oh right!' Good old A. Beatle.Jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068459550733383726noreply@blogger.com