tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post113812999122101944..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: Bummin' OutMaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138222052053940772006-01-25T13:47:00.000-07:002006-01-25T13:47:00.000-07:00Hey, I wanted to come back by and thank you for al...Hey, I wanted to come back by and thank you for all the kind comments you left on my blog - I've added you to my blogroll (hope that doesn't make your day crappier)!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138211889077683652006-01-25T10:58:00.000-07:002006-01-25T10:58:00.000-07:00All this talk -- I'm hard core craving mac and che...All this talk -- I'm hard core craving mac and cheese now.kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393608709089617036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138203142431566812006-01-25T08:32:00.000-07:002006-01-25T08:32:00.000-07:00Hey Steph, if you want, I can read and edit/commen...Hey Steph, if you want, I can read and edit/comment on your book.her masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995623643469725753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138186347916697382006-01-25T03:52:00.000-07:002006-01-25T03:52:00.000-07:00I'm so tired.. I meant "go through crap and vomit"...I'm so tired.. I meant "go through crap and vomit". Um... yeah.Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373838068946023698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138186291078597712006-01-25T03:51:00.000-07:002006-01-25T03:51:00.000-07:00Blue Clues and Scooby is the best. There is an age...Blue Clues and Scooby is the best. <BR/><BR/>There is an agent out there for your book. Do NOT lose hope. Tell yourself inspiring stories of other writers who had to go through and Tukey like vomit to get to the other side. <BR/><BR/>In other news: the road to happiness is not through Stepford. So happy you haven't showered since Sunday. Neither have I!Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373838068946023698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138164542493347472006-01-24T21:49:00.000-07:002006-01-24T21:49:00.000-07:00You are NOT allowed to shelve this book yet! You'r...You are NOT allowed to shelve this book yet! You're having too much success with your query. It's just a matter of time. <BR/><BR/>But in the meantime, eat all the damn mac and cheese you want.<BR/><BR/>And the shower thing? I showered Saturday night and didn't again until Tuesday morning. So don't sweat it (because if you do, you'll REALLY have to shower! Ha ha. Me and my lameass humor.)xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348725618072239708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138161930180758392006-01-24T21:05:00.000-07:002006-01-24T21:05:00.000-07:00Thanks a lot--now I had to go and have Mac & Chees...Thanks a lot--now I had to go and have Mac & Cheese for dinner, even though I was saving the last dregs of milk for tomorrow's breakfast! ;-)<BR/><BR/>The address is cgostlin (AT) hotmail (DOTTYDOTDOT) com. There. Think that'll prevent the address harvesters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138153820600081852006-01-24T18:50:00.000-07:002006-01-24T18:50:00.000-07:00Karla--I knew we'd hit it off when I saw those mar...Karla--I knew we'd hit it off when I saw those martinis over at karlababble! Can we skip the meatloaf? I'm kinda full--but I'm always up for some vino! THanks for cheering me up some! <BR/><BR/>Oh, and everyone, I think my sis-in-law's water broke and my brother is not drunk, so those are two both very good signs!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138153084437142772006-01-24T18:38:00.000-07:002006-01-24T18:38:00.000-07:00I want you to feel better. And I know exactly how...I want you to feel better. And I know exactly how you feel about eating all the Mac-n-Cheese, because I can't tell you how many times I've done the exact same thing. So, to help out, I'm coming over to help eat that meatloaf. I likes me some meatloaf, and I haven't had any in a long time. And I'd feel really rotten if you ate it all yourself like you did the Mac. So crack open a bottle of karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179619912129198718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138151024230085372006-01-24T18:03:00.000-07:002006-01-24T18:03:00.000-07:00Caryn--probably 1/3 of the agents do request a par...Caryn--probably 1/3 of the agents do request a partial of my ms after they read the query letter. I feel good about that part at least. I just looked in my email addresses to email it to you though, and can't find your address--will you email me and then I'll send the query for you to look at!? Thanks!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138149365894152632006-01-24T17:36:00.000-07:002006-01-24T17:36:00.000-07:00Have you had many people look at your query letter...Have you had many people look at your query letter? I can take a look if you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138149149930153442006-01-24T17:32:00.000-07:002006-01-24T17:32:00.000-07:00I showered. But sorry Joel, no thong or lace--that...I showered. But sorry Joel, no thong or lace--that would just depress me more! LOL, and thanks for the laugh.<BR/><BR/>Heather--thanks!<BR/>Jessica--If you fall down seven times, and stand up eight, aren't you already standing up before you fall the first time? Is that like, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around...?"<BR/><BR/>Carly--I made THREE boxes of Mac today. However, MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138147850973344032006-01-24T17:10:00.000-07:002006-01-24T17:10:00.000-07:00According to Miss Snark and other authors/agents I...According to Miss Snark and other authors/agents I've heard/read, you should query 80-100 agents. (I know, I know. That's a LOT.) If you don't get a fabulous one from that, then shelve the book. You'll get it someday, whether it's with this book or your next one or your fifth or your tenth. Then you can pull out all your earlier manuscripts, polish them up using what you've learned in the interimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138142683329287412006-01-24T15:44:00.000-07:002006-01-24T15:44:00.000-07:00Sorry it has turned out to be bad day. Hopefully t...Sorry it has turned out to be bad day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. <BR/><BR/>Don't worry about the showering I hadn't either since Sunday. I just got one today. <BR/><BR/>By the way Joel's comment made me laugh!cubmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030503566130596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138142619281219002006-01-24T15:43:00.000-07:002006-01-24T15:43:00.000-07:00Well, young lady, I can see it's high time to retu...Well, young lady, I can see it's high time to return a favor here. <BR/><BR/>All through December, I felt burnt-out on the whole writing thing--even though a full of my first ms was under consideration at Avalon (and still is). I'd finished a second, was working on a third, and NO ONE, but NO ONE, seemed to even wanna LOOK at ms #2. <BR/><BR/>Lo and behold, I saw your post (you know where) with Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472972660086103611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138142553568237562006-01-24T15:42:00.000-07:002006-01-24T15:42:00.000-07:00sorry. Trust me, I know rejection and sick kids a...sorry. Trust me, I know rejection and sick kids all in the same day...over and over and over again. Allow yourself the pity party today & tomorrow, wake up early & go to the gym, or on a walk or something for yourself & then shower & (joel was right) put on something sexy & makeup & do your hair. When I feel the worst, I try to look my best...reverse psychology, baby. Hope you feel better Dear Jane...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03553032955179743411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138141468470265922006-01-24T15:24:00.000-07:002006-01-24T15:24:00.000-07:00Don't have a funeral for your characters. Some ag...Don't have a funeral for your characters. Some agent is going to love your book it's going to happen. I can't even finish a 800 word article I want to submit to a parent mag. Let the rejection slide off you like ... hmmm... like... something slides off you. Gee, I wonder why I can't finish my article. You can be crabby and unshowered anytime you feel like it!Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581319298585887199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138139488452304192006-01-24T14:51:00.000-07:002006-01-24T14:51:00.000-07:00I love that mac & cheese crap.You'll get there...f...I love that mac & cheese crap.<BR/><BR/>You'll get there...fingers are crossed for you. <BR/><BR/>PS: hey now, give yourself permission to be something other than perfectly perky. Sick kids can really drain the energy out of a girl.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999713273557139773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138137727280481362006-01-24T14:22:00.000-07:002006-01-24T14:22:00.000-07:00It's a total (Japanese) cliche (re: rejection) but...It's a total (Japanese) cliche (re: rejection) but "fall down seven times, stand up eight".<BR/><BR/>Hope you start feeling better.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-1138134599055398232006-01-24T13:29:00.000-07:002006-01-24T13:29:00.000-07:00I'm sorry. :(I'm sorry. :(Heather Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814444108289873041noreply@blogger.com