STATUS: Where in the world did the day go? This week has been the cover issue week. Literally, three covers received, three covers nixed.
What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE by Lou Rawls
Today’s entry has absolutely nothing to do with publishing but it did make me laugh and laugh. Gee, I can’t imagine who the culprit might be…. *grin*
Ouch
We once had a dog who’d dive under the settee any time he’d done anything he shouldn’t. So you’d see him rush under there, and start looking for whatever it was he’d been up to.
I’m not buying it. I think Jed and Xena framed Tank. He looks innocent to me 🙂
Cute! Poor Tank.. at that size, I doubt he can get away with anything secretive.
We should set up a Tank Defense Fund. He looks so innocent. 😉
Wowza! It’s sad but super funny.
Quick question: Do you even consider requerying of the same project even when the author has made significant changes to the same project?
This has nothing to do with today’s topic, but rather a few candid observations about your agency (as portrayed through your website). Here goes:
I found your website truly interesting, especially yours and Sara Megibow’s blogs—down-to-earth, expert, no-airs. Genuine. What impressed most, however, was the perfect blend of professionalism and (a rare) humaneness. None of the superciliousness of many others of your trade. In this business, you have to reject most submissions, yet you show that it can be done compassionately. Good for everyone…good for humanity.
On the other hand, there’s a small rant too—some constructive criticism: one gets the impression that your agency and agents are too genre-fixated, and close-minded to ideas beyond their comfort zones. Going through your authors and their novels one finds that while their stories are all first-rate (or they wouldn’t have been published) they have a bounded appeal. There are many impeccable assembly-line products, but where is that magical book? For example, where is a ‘Love Story’, or a ‘The Horse Whisperer’ or even a ‘The Bridges of Madison County’, to name just a few (each of which sold over 10 million copies)? All these are profound love-stories but NOT genre romances. Each of these has that magical quality—a soul, which no assembly-line product (however perfect) can ever have. Where is that story-teller who transcends genres, regions, even nationality, and instantly connects to every woman, man and child on the planet—a genuine big-idea book that is original and unique, yet completely mainstream?
Okay, the point’s made…and perhaps left you with some food for thought.
oh dear!
My girlfriend recently learned the hard way not to leave things accessible to her dog (she rescued a husky/lab mix back in July). A couple of weeks ago while she was gone, the dog decided to nose her way into the pantry and eat an entire half-pound bag on uncooked rice. Oy, that was some fun clean up as it worked through her system…
But you gotta love ’em. 🙂
Our Labrador has a habit of raiding if we don’t hide the bin. I need to get a smaller bin just so we can catch him out this way. 😀
Each of these has that magical quality—a soul, which no assembly-line product (however perfect) can ever have. Where is that story-teller who transcends genres, regions, even nationality, and instantly connects to every woman, man and child on the planet—a genuine big-idea book that is original and unique, yet completely mainstream?
Things I think Kristin is not thinking in response:
Oh, man, I’ve been totally screwing up. Here I’ve been looking for books that only appeal to some people. If I would just focus on the books that appeal to every woman, man, and child on the planet, my career would be made!
And here I’ve been REJECTING all those big book ideas with universal appeal.
DAMN.
It probably wouldn’t be so obvious if Tank didn’t have that circumstantial evidence on his neck. That means he was set up. Look at the other two, so cute and giddy, their claws clicking on the floor excitedly. Their trying to distract from the fact that they slipped that evidence on Tank. 🙂
I’m still not sure who was the culprit! Agree with others Tank was set up!
I’ve seen that same look on my Westie, but she can only reach the short waste baskets.
Excellent post- I think you’ve given an extremely reasonable response.
I thought that was a cone on his head at first… so funny! Thanks for sharing.
Whoops! But it could be worse…you could live with a couple of Korats. No toliet paper or kitchen roll is safe!
I have a question: you said you rejected 3 covers this week. Does that mean the author gets a say in the book cover? I thought once you sold a book to the publisher, you don’t get a say in the cover design. I hope I’ve been wrong, because I would certainly want input, should I ever sell a book. ~ L
LOVE. Even if this is staged, it’s still adorable.