tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post6383193843084292606..comments2023-09-29T09:18:38.933-04:00Comments on Bent on Books: And now a word from...Intern XJenny Benthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744171500436166262noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-91493245954657208052012-05-02T00:47:03.652-04:002012-05-02T00:47:03.652-04:00What a great post! Thanks for sharing these queryi...What a great post! Thanks for sharing these querying tips with the rest of us.Ashley Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760353417553975473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-84085242971620924882011-05-19T21:19:41.003-04:002011-05-19T21:19:41.003-04:00Thank you for the link. Will go read post now.
I...Thank you for the link. Will go read post now. <br /><br />It's okay that bubble was burst :)Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-81824110978684769742011-05-19T17:59:47.919-04:002011-05-19T17:59:47.919-04:00Marisa, hate to burst your bubble, but Mandy was n...Marisa, hate to burst your bubble, but Mandy was no longer an intern here when this was written. To read Mandy's post, go to: http://jennybent.blogspot.com/2009/12/meet-mandy-author-and-agent-who-never.htmlJenny Benthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744171500436166262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-66589142809752431372011-05-19T17:38:10.222-04:002011-05-19T17:38:10.222-04:00Did love your tips. And enjoyed the laugh when I r...Did love your tips. And enjoyed the laugh when I read "Prada and Prejudice".<br /><br />Do know what you were really thinking about as you wrote this. :)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />@marisabirnsMarisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-49413454707735665612011-03-08T10:17:39.168-05:002011-03-08T10:17:39.168-05:00Things like this always bring up a question, and f...Things like this always bring up a question, and forgive me if you've covered it elsewhere. When you (or any agent, since a whole lot of them do this) ask for 10 pages, what spacing am I supposed to use to figure out what 10 pages is? Single space? Double space? Or single spaced with an extra between the paragraphs, like most emails are written?Elemarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682542694283794273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-18597286355660756502010-11-16T15:39:33.253-05:002010-11-16T15:39:33.253-05:00Wow. You guys put it to the curb, huh? You by far...Wow. You guys put it to the curb, huh? You by far encourage me more than any of the other agents I've found, and I sent you absolutely nothing.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-54468376764877210612010-08-24T13:04:52.551-04:002010-08-24T13:04:52.551-04:00They already exist. Be the next YOU, not a copycat...They already exist. Be the next YOU, not a copycat. -Amen!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113911115248504189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-81887291231636304602010-08-17T18:58:31.780-04:002010-08-17T18:58:31.780-04:00Nice! Well done :) I'm going to go check out m...Nice! Well done :) I'm going to go check out my query right now. Thanks for sharing.Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-85227137356273853812010-08-08T15:48:18.492-04:002010-08-08T15:48:18.492-04:00Its always stood out as fascinating to me the mist...Its always stood out as fascinating to me the mistakes people make in queries...and whenever I read a post like this, the first thing I then do is run off to my query and make sure that I'm not making any hideously egregious mistakes. (But, I have to say, it does baffle me that so many people *do* make such basic mistakes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-79023344244925724172010-08-08T15:27:53.908-04:002010-08-08T15:27:53.908-04:00Wonderful post!Wonderful post!Brad Jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672047492091058737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-5995385044406626952010-08-06T23:38:02.164-04:002010-08-06T23:38:02.164-04:00Thank you so much, Intern X. I really appreciate t...Thank you so much, Intern X. I really appreciate taking your time to sharing your gold with us writers. :)Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-53083732860657734692010-08-04T14:41:15.353-04:002010-08-04T14:41:15.353-04:00Intern X,
I'm one of those who didn't se...Intern X, <br /><br />I'm one of those who didn't send in ten pages with the query. (OMG, thank you for not just punching the delete key.) A full ms. was then asked for and sent two days ago. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (May I kiss your toes?)Cheryl Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577374021792488022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-32185710361347508872010-08-01T19:03:24.634-04:002010-08-01T19:03:24.634-04:00THANK YOU! This is just what I needed to hear!THANK YOU! This is just what I needed to hear!Rebecca Christiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635706076314669496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-58481708496564155612010-07-30T15:51:44.627-04:002010-07-30T15:51:44.627-04:00Good advice here! Thank you for sharing this with ...Good advice here! Thank you for sharing this with us!Remilda Graystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649300813621588790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-18171684059593857732010-07-28T01:26:11.813-04:002010-07-28T01:26:11.813-04:00I wonder if Sammy and Amanda J are secretly the sa...I wonder if Sammy and Amanda J are secretly the same person...<br /><br />:-) Thank you, Intern X. It has been both illuminating and entertaining! This post and the Freak Flag post complement each other nicely.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-29842773011250986212010-07-26T18:31:59.187-04:002010-07-26T18:31:59.187-04:00Also, Intern X, a question. Us polite writers like...Also, Intern X, a question. Us polite writers like to send a 'thank you' email to agents who have politely rejected us or told us they'll be back to us later, but is it really polite to email them back? <br />I have a vision of the inbox filled with such emails actually having a completely different effect than planned, and have heard its more polite NOT to respond.Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-40919444048746305062010-07-26T18:29:10.560-04:002010-07-26T18:29:10.560-04:00Thats a great post! I learnt something interesting...Thats a great post! I learnt something interesting recently too, regarding queries, which is not to put in addresses and stuff in at the top, because its covered in the address and subject line. Just start with Dear xxx<br />and then straight into what your story's about. I hadn't thought about agents and interns reading queries on handheld devices, and obviously if all you see on an opening screen is a load of addresses and phone numbers, you're not going to be very happy to read further!Sally Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-71002393132834963152010-07-26T13:19:42.145-04:002010-07-26T13:19:42.145-04:00Intern X- this was beyond helpful and I thank you ...Intern X- this was beyond helpful and I thank you for sharing. As I await my query response from Jenny with baited breath, I can now be certain that I created not one, but two, serious faux pas. If only this has been written on July 24th! Boy, did I let my freak flag fly...Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855203607927397326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-78968456857373245342010-07-25T22:53:31.084-04:002010-07-25T22:53:31.084-04:00It's kind of hilarious that Sammy and I starte...It's kind of hilarious that Sammy and I started our comments the same exact way and pretty much said the same thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294516011395206412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-11475881216430465512010-07-25T21:49:50.359-04:002010-07-25T21:49:50.359-04:00Maybe there is hope...Maybe there is hope...Red Boot Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015990875361952510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-47444274972573523362010-07-25T21:01:38.870-04:002010-07-25T21:01:38.870-04:00Terrific post. Filing it away!Terrific post. Filing it away!Michelle L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144191129362767115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-59738048646793938022010-07-25T19:59:36.018-04:002010-07-25T19:59:36.018-04:00Wow, this was really eye-opening! Thanks!Wow, this was really eye-opening! Thanks!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-37555138124763009922010-07-25T19:14:18.794-04:002010-07-25T19:14:18.794-04:00Insightful expose into query process. Thanks for t...Insightful expose into query process. Thanks for the heads up. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-3929340845977619692010-07-25T17:37:10.510-04:002010-07-25T17:37:10.510-04:00As an intern myself, I think you just nailed that,...As an intern myself, I think you just nailed that, Intern X. :) Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294516011395206412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570843285923755385.post-14381673516438044142010-07-25T17:33:26.831-04:002010-07-25T17:33:26.831-04:00As an intern myself, I completely agree with every...As an intern myself, I completely agree with everything said here. 110%. Some of the queries I've seen just make me cringe.Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140748861853473363noreply@blogger.com