tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post513890233849755154..comments2024-03-16T01:00:59.945-04:00Comments on Query Shark: "This is where I'd stop reading"Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-75101753926218190272010-02-03T18:59:23.805-05:002010-02-03T18:59:23.805-05:00I submitted my query the day before yesterday, and...I submitted my query the day before yesterday, and if, as I hope, it is posted, I shall brace myself for both barrels. In ten years I have self-published ten novels. Between each one I run through the motions of submitting my queries to dozens (sometimes hundreds)of agents, wondering why none will even LOOK at my work. Now I know. I suffer from query envy. So to Janet I say, please bring it on!dana e donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018257326494278111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-35512793043542797192009-10-10T17:20:17.542-04:002009-10-10T17:20:17.542-04:00I have found that in order to grow as an author th...I have found that in order to grow as an author the number one trait is humility and the ability to take criticism. I highly recommend this blog and service on my podcast and to my consulting clients. It saves me much work.FeliceGerwitz: Author, Speaker, Consultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666690429601045887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-51134310474498369982009-09-30T03:15:52.369-04:002009-09-30T03:15:52.369-04:00Yes you did. The tone of the reception of advice i...Yes you did. The tone of the reception of advice is set by the receiver not the giver.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098403321708116001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812909700950069050.post-48944635564006827172009-08-29T22:47:47.850-04:002009-08-29T22:47:47.850-04:00I have read a few like these, and my impression is...I have read a few like these, and my impression is that the main requirements here are severe masochistic tendencies,coupled with the appropriate display of craven humility. Did I miss something here ?Rosethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038626020979014488noreply@blogger.com