Comments on Nathan Bransford, Author: Be An Agent for a Day II: A Sort of Scientific Tes...

Been busy as a long-tailed cat on a porch full of ...

2010-04-27T17:48:15.726-07:00

Been busy as a long-tailed cat on a porch full of rocking chairs. Missed the deadline uhmmmm.....
ms.gail

"Crystal Blue" is a novel worthy of your...

2010-04-27T15:45:21.899-07:00

"Crystal Blue" is a novel worthy of your time. I sent you a sample chapter and summary as part of the contest.

Neat idea! Make sure you adjust the meta tags to ...

2010-04-27T09:55:21.369-07:00

Neat idea! Make sure you adjust the meta tags to keep the google bots from indexing those 30x5 pages, though, or their first 30 will be permanently floating in cyberspace, retrievable through quite a few different methods.

Contests just keep getting better!

2010-04-27T07:48:55.932-07:00

Contests just keep getting better!

Very cool contest Nathan! I am new to the blog and...

2010-04-27T06:57:40.323-07:00

Very cool contest Nathan! I am new to the blog and happy to be here! My manuscript is not quite to the 30 page mark....but I sent you a query and attached it just the same. If it doesn't qualify for this contest, that's ok, I will happily read the ones that do, and patiently (well sort of : ) wait my turn!

Thanks Caledonia Lass, I probably should've do...

2010-04-27T05:52:08.748-07:00

Thanks Caledonia Lass, I probably should've done it anyway, but I really feel it's not ready for prime time. I might've driven someone to insanity. And then trying to compose a query letter on such short notice when I've barely been able to understand the Shark's teachings as of yet. No, I'll take my lumps and wait 'til the next one.

I got the word out to one of my friends who IS ready for primetime, and I'll live vicariously through her. She promised me a steak dinner if she wins. She will. Or I'll dump a few tons of dihydrogen-monoxide on all of San Fran during the next rainy season and see how they like it. That stuff is dangerous if you breathe it in liquid form!

Nathan - any chance of having separate polls for &...

2010-04-27T05:03:03.778-07:00

Nathan - any chance of having separate polls for "most liked" and "most likely to sell"?

(I think there can be overlap, but the two are definitely not the same.)

mpe

Aww, I missed sending in mine. Oh well, I'll v...

2010-04-26T23:37:09.713-07:00

Aww, I missed sending in mine. Oh well, I'll vote.

Darn, that was too quick. I would have entered if ...

2010-04-26T23:20:28.402-07:00

Darn, that was too quick. I would have entered if I had seen this faster. I would love to see what the community thought of my first 30.

I made the deadline! Unfortunately, I corrected a...

2010-04-26T22:24:41.520-07:00

I made the deadline!

Unfortunately, I corrected a mistake just before I sent it, only to realize afterwards that I'd left a glaring mistake in its path. And it was only on page four. (bangs head on desk) Oh, I hate it when that happens.

I sent Mr. Bransford an email about it, so maybe it won't be in the running after all. Oh, well.

I won't be heartbroken. I'll just have a bruised forehead. (kidding!)

It'll be fun for everyone and I'm sure we'll learn a lot too.

Maybe you took the Brain and Pinky theme to seriou...

2010-04-26T21:57:45.063-07:00

Maybe you took the Brain and Pinky theme to serious Anon. The Zen of Critique is more in line with the task.

Dang I missed the deadline. I guess the world sha...

2010-04-26T21:52:27.455-07:00

Dang I missed the deadline.

I guess the world shall never get to see my social commentary masterpiece with five strong female characters, blown to shreds by the winds of change: when one of their members, (pardon the pundit) has to adapt to life before during and after a sex change operation occurs among the small seaside town's group of five fellow travelers: its the best version of Freddy Kruger meets The Bronte sisters currently surfing the market. An explosive cliche ending of mass slaughter revealed on the first three pages and slowly resolved through flashbacks, diary readings and gritty black and white surveillance videotapes. Sheik modern disgusting. A must read for wackos everywhere.

Ms. Writer Thang
(Critic/Agent At Wily Hasben Agency)

OK....

I'm not a woman but I play one on TV and I'm sure you'll recognize the tagline "Mom its my birthday."
Yikes I'm an agent.
To much pressure, to much pressure,
to much pressure: sedate me already!!!

Looking forward to it. What a great way to get fee...

2010-04-26T20:23:02.098-07:00

Looking forward to it. What a great way to get feedback on a query!

Darn it. Every time you have an open call like th...

2010-04-26T19:35:11.048-07:00

Darn it. Every time you have an open call like this, Nathan, I'm on travel and can only post through my iPhone.

Love to join in, but I'll have to wait until next time...hopefully.

Okay, so I'm only posting on that Pinky and th...

2010-04-26T18:27:56.128-07:00

Okay, so I'm only posting on that Pinky and the Brain bit! HAHA! My cousins and I still quote Animaniacs!

Writing a query is a different skill from writing ...

2010-04-26T18:27:47.813-07:00

Writing a query is a different skill from writing the book. I look forward to seeing how other writers handle the challenge.

Yay, first time I commented on this blog! This so...

2010-04-26T17:52:44.384-07:00

Yay, first time I commented on this blog!

This sounds like fun. I'm going to submit my query, even though I'm not ready to really send it into an agent. Too bad my genre probably won't be picked.

Go Pinky!!

Excellent...excellent... *said in my best Mr. Bur...

2010-04-26T17:13:32.094-07:00

Excellent...excellent...

*said in my best Mr. Burns voice*

I have submitted my stuff but I'm fairly sure ...

2010-04-26T17:10:12.899-07:00

I have submitted my stuff but I'm fairly sure it won't be my genre that is picked. Nevertheless, just screwing up the courage to email all that junk to you, Nathan, has made me feel very daring and brave! :)

I love observing these things. I always learn some...

2010-04-26T16:58:49.751-07:00

I love observing these things. I always learn something I didn't know.

I'll volunteer to play agent this time around....

2010-04-26T16:57:02.255-07:00

I'll volunteer to play agent this time around. We're hassled about playing on the computer with personal papers while we're supposed to be teaching America's youth to save the universe from humankind.

I'm really excited for this. I sent my query i...

2010-04-26T16:50:39.657-07:00

I'm really excited for this. I sent my query in. I really hope I'm picked. :) If not, I still think this is a great experiment.

I don't feel that posting an excerpt is going ...

2010-04-26T16:41:55.177-07:00

I don't feel that posting an excerpt is going to compromise anything you plan to do in the future, but everyone should make their own determination, and if you're concerned no need to enter as we have plenty of entries.

Okay, so I'm trying to get my entry put togeth...

2010-04-26T16:33:52.616-07:00

Okay, so I'm trying to get my entry put together, and my nine year old daughter keeps talking to me. "Look, Mom! It's Justin Bieber! Can you find that youtube video of (insert some teen idol)?"

I finally had to ask her to please let me finish, that I was trying to enter a contest. Her eyes got big as saucers. "What can you win?"

"If I'm really lucky, maybe an agent."

Her face fell. "Oh. I thought you might win a DS Lite." (I won one a few years ago and she got it.)

So, sorry Nathan. You rank lower than a DS Lite in my daughter's eyes. ;-)

Yeah, I do wonder if 30 pages is too much to post ...

2010-04-26T16:03:35.453-07:00

Yeah, I do wonder if 30 pages is too much to post online?