tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post3996725147587978242..comments2024-02-27T03:36:20.256-07:00Comments on Krista Van Dolzer: And We're Off!Krista Van Dolzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-88810320215019271462011-10-03T10:06:00.329-06:002011-10-03T10:06:00.329-06:00Kayeleen, it was either super ambitious or super c...Kayeleen, it was either super ambitious or super crazy. I'm still trying to decide which... :)Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-61580431965598170252011-10-02T15:42:08.161-06:002011-10-02T15:42:08.161-06:0050 entries this time? That's super ambitious! ...50 entries this time? That's super ambitious! I love seeing what mystery agent has to say.Kayeleen Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652280450104899423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-75399349822922584352011-09-30T21:40:22.288-06:002011-09-30T21:40:22.288-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Mindy!
Kyle, I started &q...Thanks for stopping by, Mindy!<br /><br />Kyle, I started "An Agent's Inbox" in large measure because I was tired of only seeing one side of the story on other contests around the blogosphere. It's a lot to ask an agent to read (which is why we usually work with smaller submission windows), but I've hoped the format would be insightful. Happy to hear it has been.<br /><br />Janice, you're so welcome! Thanks for all your commenting!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-13463550563986372982011-09-30T17:29:56.012-06:002011-09-30T17:29:56.012-06:00This is fantastic. Like the previous commenter sai...This is fantastic. Like the previous commenter said, I love seeing both the query and the first few pages. Thanks for all your work putting this together!Janice Sperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178805752960449557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-73606497328602100102011-09-30T13:13:29.572-06:002011-09-30T13:13:29.572-06:00I really enjoyed this! I like getting the glimpse ...I really enjoyed this! I like getting the glimpse of both the query and the pages. Usually it's either we see the writing, but have no idea what's going on, or else we get the pitch, but are left wondering what the writing is like.<br /><br />I loved reading responses from "The Agent." VERY insightful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551007849945853798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-35128625270696592882011-09-30T09:08:40.219-06:002011-09-30T09:08:40.219-06:00Good luck to all the contestants!Good luck to all the contestants!BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-53038101199237842362011-09-30T08:31:31.885-06:002011-09-30T08:31:31.885-06:00Wonderful, kaitlin and draeves! That's what I ...Wonderful, kaitlin and draeves! That's what I was hoping people would get out of this contest - a behind-the-scenes peek at what an agent's inbox might look like and an idea of what works and why.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-74139386034386504832011-09-29T21:07:54.281-06:002011-09-29T21:07:54.281-06:00I second Kaitlin's comment. This has been so i...I second Kaitlin's comment. This has been so incredibly helpful--not just the feedback on my post, but seeing how everyone else crafts their queries is inspiring.Rosalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533288555696717340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-53897258740155863312011-09-29T15:08:08.114-06:002011-09-29T15:08:08.114-06:00Krista, seriously, thank you so much for your hard...Krista, seriously, thank you so much for your hard work with all of this. You have no clue how much you've helped me! The insights here are amazing.kaitlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-60638491581846629542011-09-29T12:28:58.618-06:002011-09-29T12:28:58.618-06:00You're welcome, Dana!You're welcome, Dana!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-8970725812941058102011-09-28T20:12:28.582-06:002011-09-28T20:12:28.582-06:00Nice job, Krista! This took a great deal of time. ...Nice job, Krista! This took a great deal of time. Your interest in encouraging other authors' writing is awesome! Thank you.Dananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-54563144650634746052011-09-28T12:45:29.346-06:002011-09-28T12:45:29.346-06:00You guys are doing a great job! Thank you! These c...You guys are doing a great job! Thank you! These contests wouldn't work without all your wonderful input.<br /><br />Keep an eye out for those entries that don't have as many comments. Even if you didn't particularly care for an entry, the writer will still want to know what parts of his or her query and first page tripped you up.Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-48205886007095193582011-09-28T12:29:43.499-06:002011-09-28T12:29:43.499-06:00Oh my heck, everyone over here is so talented!
T...Oh my heck, everyone over here is so talented! <br /><br />Thanks for putting together another INCREDIBLE contest, Krista!<br /><br />*back to commenting*Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-60082529740642802132011-09-28T12:29:14.172-06:002011-09-28T12:29:14.172-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-6945821154007708202011-09-28T11:24:46.345-06:002011-09-28T11:24:46.345-06:00So fun! I hope I'm being helpful. These are re...So fun! I hope I'm being helpful. These are really great! I feel like I'm not a good judge of MG, because I don't really read any middle grade fiction.Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658908428084914909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-69922803173318668052011-09-28T11:12:12.758-06:002011-09-28T11:12:12.758-06:00Work productivity just came to a halt. Time to rea...Work productivity just came to a halt. Time to read queries!Kaitlin Adamshttp://readwriteresearch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-75703524570131265452011-09-28T10:58:20.232-06:002011-09-28T10:58:20.232-06:00So Good.
Hope everyone gets lots of input.So Good.<br /><br />Hope everyone gets lots of input.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918640778973671542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-59669931013666146102011-09-28T10:47:04.639-06:002011-09-28T10:47:04.639-06:00Yay! Good luck everyone!Yay! Good luck everyone!Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.com