When a bad query gets representation....

[Jim W]

gypsygurl said,

I also swore three times.

Sorry.  I have to say this.

Just three?   

When I discovered my grammar foopah, you could hear me in the next county.  I invented swear words I was so mad at myself.  I salute your restraint. ;)

[MaryL]

gypsygurl said,

I also swore three times.

Sorry.  I have to say this.

Just three?   

When I discovered my grammar foopah, you could hear me in the next county.  I invented swear words I was so mad at myself.  I salute your restraint. ;)

She swore in the query. 

[bodwen]

That's okay, as long as you don't swear in the salutation.   

[Jim W]

She swore in the query.

That's okay, as long as you don't swear in the salutation.

 

Thanks, I needed that.  Okay... really, that toilet is apparently quite ominous.  One shouldn't tempt such things.  See ya all in a few days.

[MaryL]

That's okay, as long as you don't swear in the salutation.   

 

[gypsygurl]

gypsygurl said,

I also swore three times.

Sorry.  I have to say this.

Just three?   

When I discovered my grammar foopah, you could hear me in the next county.  I invented swear words I was so mad at myself.  I salute your restraint. ;)

LMAO! That made my morning! Between that and Aiala using the Situation and referring to Snooki in a post, I can tell either the world is ending or it's going to be a good day!   

She swore in the query. 

That's okay, as long as you don't swear in the salutation.   

 

[rkollman]

So, from now on, in honor of bodwen, I think they should be known as Snooki and ...

wait for it ...

The Salutation.

 

And on that note, I'm outta here.

rkollman

[Annarkie]

Check out the "Publish-o-meter" on the Editorial Anonymous site: http://editorialanonymous.blogspot.com/2009/07/publishometer-how-to-tell-whether.html Actually, spend a few days studying posts on that site.

On another note. Congratulations to the querier for getting representation!

And I once got a partial request from Writers House with a crappy query...I think it was because my synopsis rocked. However it was rejected because the book sucked.

Maybe hers was awesome. What I would kill to see are Stephen King's old query letters. 

[frobwalk]

Jumping in late here.  Even though the agent turned out to be less than reputable...Perhaps this fellow QTer's query, with all her glaring misspellings and (did I read correctly?) swearing were actually done on purpose - a gimmick to show the voice...If you go and read some of the the gimmicky queries on Query Shark's blog, it is done.  It's rare that it actually *works* (from what I understand, most agents hate gimmicky queries) but it sometimes makes the agent go *wow*.  And that's ALL it takes!

Okay, just my 2 cents.