tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post2152368133661153080..comments2024-03-26T11:14:00.710-07:00Comments on The Pen And Ink Blog: How NOT to Approach an AgentThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-1875044317710338262010-08-29T12:27:37.919-07:002010-08-29T12:27:37.919-07:00Rilla,
I'm trust you'll swear on a stack ...Rilla,<br /><br />I'm trust you'll swear on a stack of Dove Bars that you will not reveal the identify of said renowned personage. I wouldn't want to besmirch the reputation of that notable luminary in the YA firmament by any association with me.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Shhhh.....The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-24212965480661846612010-08-29T11:43:03.764-07:002010-08-29T11:43:03.764-07:00Hey Stalker...I mean Lupe,
great post! I sat throu...Hey Stalker...I mean Lupe,<br />great post! I sat through that informative session too...and thanked my stars I'm not a surgeon.<br /><br />Great seeing you at the conference where I coudn't help following you following that influential someone into the bathroom. You guys were going to the men's loo that had been appropriated for women. Someone had to warn you.rilla jaggiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259015787424108654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-19371835722176014172010-08-24T07:53:31.744-07:002010-08-24T07:53:31.744-07:00Dear Katie,
Thanks for the comment. I'd proud ...Dear Katie,<br />Thanks for the comment. I'd proud to say I am not desperate enough to follow an influential person into the bathroom...oh wait, I did that.<br /><br />Hmm...I'm proud to say I am not desperate enough to walk into an editor's class at a SCWBI conference and try to talk to her. Oh wait, I did that too.<br /><br />I'll stop here.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Desperate Seeking an ExcuseThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-9332108864430739282010-08-24T04:50:54.538-07:002010-08-24T04:50:54.538-07:00It's hard to believe someone would actually do...It's hard to believe someone would actually do these things! I know some authors feel desperate, but really. Thanks for the post!Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-12460497281001052812010-08-22T09:43:14.615-07:002010-08-22T09:43:14.615-07:00Dear Connie,
Glad you agree. Of course, such a AE...Dear Connie,<br /><br />Glad you agree. Of course, such a AEP* Escort would have be of the highest moral caliber in order to resist monetary manipulations, temptations of the flesh, and substance subsidiaries. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Mr. Modest<br /><br />*Agent/Editor/PublisherThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-22538279853272472092010-08-22T05:53:54.201-07:002010-08-22T05:53:54.201-07:00Amazing what people will do! Sounds like agents co...Amazing what people will do! Sounds like agents could use bodyguards (or Secret Service agent like you suggested).Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-15903100861323192922010-08-21T10:24:02.921-07:002010-08-21T10:24:02.921-07:00Dear Ms. Lori,
Hmmm...the old "Ask For the A...Dear Ms. Lori,<br /><br />Hmmm...the old "Ask For the Agent's Cell Number" routine. Maybe I'll volunteer to be a Secret Service type agent for agents, editors and publishers attending a conference. I'll throw myself in the way of a speeding attendee.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Agent XThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-15348771137598000892010-08-21T09:55:56.718-07:002010-08-21T09:55:56.718-07:00Yes, it's really hard to believe these things ...Yes, it's really hard to believe these things actually happen. But, when I volunteered at a conference, we had one person try to spin us a story about how an agent had asked her to call on his cell and did we have the number? No!Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-31809679659377719912010-08-20T15:27:26.315-07:002010-08-20T15:27:26.315-07:00Dear Nancy,
So offering myself for a deal is out ...Dear Nancy,<br /><br />So offering myself for a deal is out of the question? Of course. I knew that. Just kidding. HAH, Hah, hah....ha. <br /><br />Guess I won't be needing that $500 cologne.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Mild ManneredThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-86850297610240767442010-08-20T14:53:56.632-07:002010-08-20T14:53:56.632-07:00I can't believe anyone would go to those lengt...I can't believe anyone would go to those lengths to talk to an agent. Whatever happened to manners and good sense?NancyCLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544850772401580014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-85918759761240791882010-08-20T14:32:46.307-07:002010-08-20T14:32:46.307-07:00Dear Janet,
As a shy person, I must muster up the...Dear Janet,<br /><br />As a shy person, I must muster up the courage to swim through the swarm of fortune seekers at the end of an editor's or agent's talk. I usually say hello and thank them for their time. I don't ask for anything...okay there was that one time, but she was really cute.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Modest ModifierThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-12264998709921666402010-08-20T14:23:31.016-07:002010-08-20T14:23:31.016-07:00It's hard to believe, but I've actually se...It's hard to believe, but I've actually seen people at writers' conferences doing some of those things with agents and editors. I doubt that such rudeness does much to increase their chances.Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-36573191538951319822010-08-20T14:19:00.185-07:002010-08-20T14:19:00.185-07:00Dear Susan,
I prefer the try and true method...tr...Dear Susan,<br /><br />I prefer the try and true method...traveling back in time, the meet agent as a child, become their best friend, wait 20 years and presto!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Chronologically ChallengedThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8226553632363517570.post-51754163025339559392010-08-20T14:04:01.959-07:002010-08-20T14:04:01.959-07:00This advice also holds true when approaching a pub...This advice also holds true when approaching a publisher. One should also avoid jumping in front of their carsSusan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.com