Comments on: In a Hurry http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/ about the craft and business of fiction Wed, 23 May 2012 15:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mary Marvella http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67832 Mary Marvella Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:04:09 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67832 Absolutely right. Go for the gold. Absolutely right. Go for the gold.

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]]> By: Gail Clark http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67606 Gail Clark Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:17:49 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67606 Therese, Janet Reid's advice was exactly just right for me at this very point in time! Thanks so much for the link. I think the girls could probably benefit from a dose of this as well. Perhaps you should link it or mention it, if you think it would be okay. Thanks again for sharing the brilliant advice! Therese, Janet Reid’s advice was exactly just right for me at this very point in time! Thanks so much for the link. I think the girls could probably benefit from a dose of this as well. Perhaps you should link it or mention it, if you think it would be okay. Thanks again for sharing the brilliant advice!

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]]> By: Kathleen Bolton http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67600 Kathleen Bolton Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:58:32 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67600 This nugget from Reid was awesome: 1. Query everyone. Forget that crap about honing a list and researching what agents like. Query everyone. If they say no, so what. Maybe just maybe you'll find an agent looking to branch out, looking for a fabulous new voice, looking for you. The cost of querying right now is damn near zero since you can query almost everyone by email. Thanks, Therese! This nugget from Reid was awesome:

1. Query everyone. Forget that crap about honing a list and researching what agents like. Query everyone. If they say no, so what. Maybe just maybe you’ll find an agent looking to branch out, looking for a fabulous new voice, looking for you. The cost of querying right now is damn near zero since you can query almost everyone by email.

Thanks, Therese!

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]]> By: theamcginnis http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67592 theamcginnis Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:55:17 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2008/04/15/today-i-defer/#comment-67592 yes, my fear of making a mistake-anxiety provoking worry about making mistakes - my anxiety ridden paralysis - need to discuss with my therapist. i used to fear getting lost while driving - the amount of stress i put on myself was awful. and then once i got lost with my dad in pittsburgh - if you've been to pittsburgh you might notice that the streets are very confusing, and don't make sense like manhattan's grids - anyway, i started to panic but my dad just said let's follow the railroad tracks (those tracks must run N-S (or E-W, don't remember) but we did follow them and came back to where we wanted to be. And since then I've gotten lost a lot, but I usually just follow my compass and amazingly enough i get back. being lost and fear of making mistakes - they are long time themes in my life. sigh yes, my fear of making a mistake-anxiety provoking worry about making mistakes – my anxiety ridden paralysis – need to discuss with my therapist. i used to fear getting lost while driving – the amount of stress i put on myself was awful. and then once i got lost with my dad in pittsburgh – if you’ve been to pittsburgh you might notice that the streets are very confusing, and don’t make sense like manhattan’s grids – anyway, i started to panic but my dad just said let’s follow the railroad tracks (those tracks must run N-S (or E-W, don’t remember) but we did follow them and came back to where we wanted to be. And since then I’ve gotten lost a lot, but I usually just follow my compass and amazingly enough i get back. being lost and fear of making mistakes – they are long time themes in my life. sigh

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