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« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2011, 08:53:05 PM » |
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Wow! Two weeks? That's wild.
Enjoy it!
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Are you interested in book publicity? BlurbIsAVerb.blogspot.com
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« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2011, 10:18:37 PM » |
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That's awesome! Nice pitch to it too - I can't imagine how much brainstorming and tears it took to reduce your whole book to that one perfect sentence on PM. So glad that all of your hard work paid off for you.  My original PM pitch was too long. Kathy, Eric and I ended up batting it back and forth until it got distilled down to one line. I am terrible at pitches! |
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« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2011, 03:20:05 PM » |
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I'm waiting on official word from an agency, and they asked me to give them a 4-6 sentence pitch. Even THAT was hard so I can't imagine reducing 80K or whatever your book was to 25 or less. That's something you celebrate completing with a big ole drink!
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« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2011, 03:58:48 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2011, 04:55:46 PM » |
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Thanks again guys!
Mmmpancakes, uh, did I read that right? Do we need to be opening up another bottle of champagne soon???
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« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2011, 05:37:23 PM » |
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Mmmpancakes, uh, did I read that right? Do we need to be opening up another bottle of champagne soon???
Sounds like it to me. Lots of good news for QTers!!!! This is exciting! *tosses confetti* |
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« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2011, 05:42:20 PM » |
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That's what I was wondering too!?! I was scouting around seeing if I could find her blog or site. People really need to be more forthcoming. *scowls* Nancy Drew, I am not.
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ADAGIO: The Bonnie and Clyde of the future use music and dance to manipulate psychic forces that enable their crimes. Shenanigans ensue.
A YA Space Opera coming this November.
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« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2011, 06:43:04 PM » |
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Whose blog? We're all such stalkers.  I can't say anything just yet - my dream agency expressed great interest in an R&R (they wrote me three single spaced pages of ideas and changes they wanted), and asked for a pitch, and the assistant has read it (a "fantastic improvement")... but I've been literally waiting 6 months for the official word so I'm not getting my hopes up. Arrrrglebarrrgle.... |
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« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2011, 06:51:20 PM » |
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Six months from when you sent the revision in??? Ugh thats killer!
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« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2011, 07:04:22 PM » |
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Here's the killer part - they said a "couple weeks" initially, and when I check in periodically, they say "a couple weeks."
There's a 30 Rock episode where Liz Lemon is grounded on a plane. The pilot is her boyfriend, Matt Damon, and he has a whole philosophy about how you tell passengers "30 minutes" will be the wait time because it's long enough that they know they have to wait, but not too long that they make a fuss. They're Matt Damoning me!
Anyone else here getting Matt Damoned?
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« Reply #40 on: October 25, 2011, 10:09:16 PM » |
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@mmmpancakes - they are making you abundantly virtuous (re: your patience). I hope it all turns out exactly the way you want it to. [I can't complain about the Matt Damoning - yet. My definition of 'soon' apparently differs from some other folks - but not six months]
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GATSBY DELANEY - 7TH GRADE IMPRESARIO - MG
THE STORY OF LAUREL BLUE STONE - YA
BROGWIN FRAYNEY AND HOW HE NEARLY SAVED A KINGDOM - MG
DEATH AT THE DRIVE-IN - Fiction - Published - available on Amazon
MOTORCYCLE BABIES - YA
A SCOUNDREL'S TALE - fiction
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« Reply #41 on: October 26, 2011, 02:10:19 PM » |
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http://www.clairemerle.com'The Glimpse' Faber; release date June 2012 Sequel to the Glimpse; handed in to editor! Waiting for edits.
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« Reply #42 on: October 26, 2011, 02:57:11 PM » |
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Thanks Claire! Mmmpancakes, now it feels like they're Matt Damoning the entire QT community via your book. C'mon!  Well, in the meantime, fingers crossed for you! |
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« Reply #43 on: October 26, 2011, 05:16:18 PM » |
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The story is super crazy - I'm really hoping I get to share it, because it seriously breaks every rule for how things are supposed to happen.
This does suck for now, however. We will assume I am learning and growing as a person during this process.
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« Reply #44 on: October 26, 2011, 06:44:41 PM » |
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LOL we will assume? Sounds good to me ;)
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