tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post8216046267205572127..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: For Your Information, AgainThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-50164759071570417672010-08-16T14:58:04.356-04:002010-08-16T14:58:04.356-04:00Glad I checked in here today. Hmmm... Now that you...Glad I checked in here today. Hmmm... Now that you mention it, I remember that I've got a killer idea for a YA mystery series. Yes... What's your cell phone number? I'll text you the proposal in pieces, like a serial. But first, I'll send you a link to my own personal ring tone. So you'll know it's me. This'll be great!<br /><br />Okay, seriously. For me -- just for me -- this is another reason I won't self-publish. Thank you for the gentle reminder and the chuckle.Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018864144742273842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-37733993253363050882010-07-18T17:28:37.993-04:002010-07-18T17:28:37.993-04:00Brad,
People take issue with everything I write o...Brad,<br /><br />People take issue with everything I write on this blog. At this point I'm mostly immune to it unless I'm actually incorrect.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-78386986542956107512010-07-18T13:48:23.758-04:002010-07-18T13:48:23.758-04:00These comments have gotten rather depressing. To t...These comments have gotten rather depressing. To the offended--You know you're on a blog titled THE REJECTER, right? <br /><br />Geez people, a little humor won't kill you. You never know, it might even turn that sourpuss of yours into a smile.Brad Jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672047492091058737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-49048094031872338252010-07-15T14:56:02.444-04:002010-07-15T14:56:02.444-04:00Yes, you're free to make fun of inadequacy...u...Yes, you're free to make fun of inadequacy...unfortunately you're not helping anyone. <br />But worse, it's antithetical to a charitable spirit.<br />Which is also fine.<br />However, having read your blog, I was under the impression that you understood the pain associated with inadequacy and the intrinsic value of charity and a charitable heart/spirt. <br />But I could be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-3150469401487115732010-07-14T17:37:53.249-04:002010-07-14T17:37:53.249-04:00Are you saying you DON'T want the autograghed ...Are you saying you DON'T want the autograghed poster and a few bookmarks?Georgia McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111050984780232624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-8528100044830530002010-07-13T01:40:49.788-04:002010-07-13T01:40:49.788-04:00You: Gatekeeper your stopping me and everyone else...You: Gatekeeper your stopping me and everyone else from success. <br /><br />Commonsense (also known as the Gatekeeper is a mythological beast created by people who struggle with the basic facts of life. ) : If everyone were famous then fame wouldn't mean the same thing. Take self-published writers for example. Anybody can do it and it's meaningless because anybody can do it. <br /><br />You: That's rude. How dare you tell me that! You have to be nice to me! I wrote a book!<br /><br />Commonsense: You also learned to use a toilet. Do you want an award for that too? Life isn't fair get over it. <br /><br />You: How DARE you talk to ME that WAY! I'm entitled to you making me feel good about myself (just like my mom does) even when my I'm being a ninny. <br /><br />Commonsense: How old are you? <br /><br />You: You don't have a right to ask that question. <br /><br />Commonsense: You book keeps being rejected because I can't make money with it. Usually that means it's not good enough, but sometimes it just means I can't sell it. <br /><br />You: Mom that mean agent gave me a reality check. <br /><br />Mom: It's alright. You're great and that person is an idiot not to know it. <br /><br />You: You're right. I'll self-publish my book, make a cd and send her three copies so she'll know who stupid she is. <br /><br />Mom: Great idea. How much money do you need? <br /><br />You: A lot (self-publishes book.) Take that agent (drops books in the mail.) <br /><br />Agent: This person is a nutter. (Posts on blog and nutters come out to defend the right to be nutty.) You all are right. You can be as nutty as you want but I still can't sell your book. <br /><br />Nutters: You have to be nice to us!<br /><br />Rinse and repeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-71603497283669120372010-07-10T07:47:27.900-04:002010-07-10T07:47:27.900-04:00I fail to see what's cruel about this post. A ...I fail to see what's cruel about this post. A literary "gatekeeper" has the right to state what is considered an acceptable submission by their standards. Let's face it, to send 3 books plus a soundtrack is excessive by anyone's standard. <br /><br />Yours truly, the Keymaster.silverpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467709305256393099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-82139893460269631102010-07-10T05:29:29.224-04:002010-07-10T05:29:29.224-04:00LOL! I agree that self-drawn covers are always a m...LOL! I agree that self-drawn covers are always a major turn off. And while they say 'don't judge a book by its cover' it's painstakingly hard not to. It's no coincidence that the best books always have the best covers...:)Keidi Keatinghttp://www.thewordqueen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-37624725864771544432010-07-09T19:42:51.232-04:002010-07-09T19:42:51.232-04:00Now I suppose I should look for the keymaster.Now I suppose I should look for the keymaster.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-71932236986141498702010-07-09T13:52:55.002-04:002010-07-09T13:52:55.002-04:00Gatekeeper.
Excellent analogy.Gatekeeper.<br />Excellent analogy.error7zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840003682907847661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-42988830380308597432010-07-09T01:41:47.331-04:002010-07-09T01:41:47.331-04:00Being unnecessarily cruel, is really unbecoming. ...Being unnecessarily cruel, is really unbecoming. You are one of The Gate Keepers, I think we get that, so you don't have to shit on others--no matter how absurd you think their hunger is. You dig?Malik Isasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540939713741198352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-41870856842920180562010-07-08T10:48:51.345-04:002010-07-08T10:48:51.345-04:00Maybe next time they should leave the tunes on you...Maybe next time they should leave the tunes on your answering machine.error7zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840003682907847661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-60200203774217608662010-07-06T15:06:45.495-04:002010-07-06T15:06:45.495-04:00I stand corrected. One too many July 4th pops had ...I stand corrected. One too many July 4th pops had my heart bleeding.<br /><br />Carry on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-32895108530932590962010-07-06T13:05:14.795-04:002010-07-06T13:05:14.795-04:00Of fer Crom's sake, people, the writing world ...Of fer Crom's sake, people, the writing world is full of idiots, and history teaches us that most of them don't learn from gentle correction.<br /><br />Anyone who sends this sort of package has a combination of obsession and egotism that likely won't be fazed by The Rejecter's snark. If they are, they'll suck up the pain and three years from now realize it was better to get the cluebat between the eyes now rather than later.<br /><br />I appreciate a general desire for people to be civil to each other, but a thin skin is the absolute most useless thing a writer can have. Coddling them makes the situation worse, not better.--Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-14760316989135227672010-07-06T10:51:47.621-04:002010-07-06T10:51:47.621-04:00Anonymity is a wonderful thing sometimes, and I ag...Anonymity is a wonderful thing sometimes, and I agree that without any identifying info I see this as a funny cautionary tale. If the books really were that bad, it's on the author to get an editor to work things over before self-publishing. <br /><br />Also, while most people are not artists, there are plenty of places to license a photo for something like a book cover without breaking the bank...and certainly cheaper than paying an actual artist for a custom piece. <br /><br />Thanks for the chuckle :)J.V. Altharashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354765639397754807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-69256858043673609852010-07-05T20:12:08.823-04:002010-07-05T20:12:08.823-04:00i thought the OP was hilarious. I'm concerned...i thought the OP was hilarious. I'm concerned though, that some blog-followers here feel it is cruel, and mean. Look, guys... counselling and social work is down the hall... you've got the wrong roomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-57053842453241498512010-07-04T21:46:01.478-04:002010-07-04T21:46:01.478-04:00"For the rest of us, it's funny."
W..."For the rest of us, it's funny."<br /><br />Wrong.<br /><br />It's cruel.<br /><br />It makes me question what amazing pieces of literature this assistant at whatever agency has produced.<br /><br />It's high school, no, middle school cruelty masked as literary advice.<br /><br />I once heard an agent say, "a rejection hurts the agent just as much as it does the author."<br /><br />No.<br /><br />Not even close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-28142751694123548272010-07-04T01:42:44.381-04:002010-07-04T01:42:44.381-04:00No, I think 'cruel' would be mentioning th...No, I think 'cruel' would be mentioning the author's name. For the rest of us, it's funny. For the author, it's a strong message to research agents, what to send them, and how to do it.<br />Agents are in business to make money, not give free psychological counseling.<br />Also, let's remember the author got a polite refusal, just like the rest of us. They may never read this blog or make the connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-3587075142938584092010-07-02T11:39:37.879-04:002010-07-02T11:39:37.879-04:00what have you actually achieved with this post? Yo...what have you actually achieved with this post? You see, until recently, I'd have smiled and passed on, but just recently snark for its own sake has begun to pall. <br />This can't be an example of what not to do, because really, how many people do this? Maybe the author should have done a bit more research, maybe s/he is a raving egomaniac, I can't tell from the post.<br />It might have been more professional to let the sender know this won't work, and quietly binned the books. Because somewhere, I can imagine someone crying their heart out, and I don't really want that image on my mind today.lynneconnollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687025766573756077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-71246485896691890152010-07-02T02:11:37.483-04:002010-07-02T02:11:37.483-04:00I don't put CDs that come in the mail into my ...I don't put CDs that come in the mail into my computer.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-86016287251036124012010-07-02T02:06:33.393-04:002010-07-02T02:06:33.393-04:00Was the music any good? Obviously they are not a ...Was the music any good? Obviously they are not a writer nor an artist. Perhaps they are a musician?Her Grace, Heidi, the Duchess of Knealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818060864422019573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-41868801910959635722010-07-01T22:50:26.059-04:002010-07-01T22:50:26.059-04:00How bad is it to say that I want to track it down,...How bad is it to say that I want to track it down, put on the soundtrack, start reading, and laugh until I'm blue in the face?_*rachel*_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03293167107180931700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-67792248674372564412010-07-01T21:38:36.871-04:002010-07-01T21:38:36.871-04:00That's mean. Also very funny.That's mean. Also very funny.middle grade ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132043736808253237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-13382683580276765832010-07-01T20:33:28.664-04:002010-07-01T20:33:28.664-04:00Is it cruel to think that´s funny?Is it cruel to think that´s funny?wordsareforwritinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236493803322451842noreply@blogger.com