tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post8489011816437237809..comments2024-03-24T00:35:43.435-07:00Comments on A Still and Quiet Madness <br>~A.G. Howard~: QueryTrackers Making Tracks, #3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-88115330912541160132011-04-11T14:14:41.154-07:002011-04-11T14:14:41.154-07:00I agree, Jane! And thanks so much for stopping in,...I agree, Jane! And thanks so much for stopping in, and for the follow. :)Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-72894696720021657862011-04-11T14:01:10.728-07:002011-04-11T14:01:10.728-07:00QT rocks! Kudos to Patrick and the gang. To you ...QT rocks! Kudos to Patrick and the gang. To you to for creating this series!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-29924964700680492392011-04-09T13:34:26.967-07:002011-04-09T13:34:26.967-07:00Thanks for stopping in, Rachel!Thanks for stopping in, Rachel!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-18346087190509171922011-04-09T12:54:21.569-07:002011-04-09T12:54:21.569-07:00What a great story! YAY for QT :-) And Vickie rock...What a great story! YAY for QT :-) And Vickie rocks! Congratulations, Kristine!Rachel Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711443001167188505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-19374455226768698322011-04-09T08:30:58.259-07:002011-04-09T08:30:58.259-07:00Hi Carolina! QT is an excellent tool, and we'r...Hi Carolina! QT is an excellent tool, and we're hoping to get the word out. I'm always surprised how many new writers I meet who don't know about it. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />And again, I was thrilled to have you here, Kristine. You've done a wonderful job answering everyone's questions. I appreciate that so much.Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-68835437412619556992011-04-09T03:57:17.905-07:002011-04-09T03:57:17.905-07:00Hey Ansha--::hugs:: right back!
Heather--I manag...Hey Ansha--::hugs:: right back! <br /><br />Heather--I manage despite my lack of organization. :) QueryTracker made that part easier. If only it could help me organize my revision notes.<br /><br />Carol--thanks for stopping by! <br /><br />And one final thank you to Anita for having me. This was so much fun.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-26131641494578018852011-04-09T01:02:08.965-07:002011-04-09T01:02:08.965-07:00Such an inspirational story. And great advice! I w...Such an inspirational story. And great advice! I wish I'd used querytracker a bit more. Sounds like it's a really useful tool.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-26893288885734717862011-04-08T17:16:20.057-07:002011-04-08T17:16:20.057-07:00Haha. Thanks, Heather. I get that a lot. It was fu...Haha. Thanks, Heather. I get that a lot. It was fun to make! :)Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-15338216669661439172011-04-08T15:35:01.676-07:002011-04-08T15:35:01.676-07:00Kris--It's really hard for me to imagine you d...Kris--It's really hard for me to imagine you disorganized. :) I love QT and can't wait to really use it during the query process. Cool interview! <br /><br />Anita--The picture at the top of this blog really weirds me out. In a great, spooky way. Very cool.Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-36027372387610814352011-04-08T14:26:48.870-07:002011-04-08T14:26:48.870-07:00Hi Ansha! Thanks for popping in. :)Hi Ansha! Thanks for popping in. :)Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-86473753972448619102011-04-08T12:02:00.450-07:002011-04-08T12:02:00.450-07:00HUGS Kris you're awesome! *waves* hi to Anita....HUGS Kris you're awesome! *waves* hi to Anita.Ansha Kotykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-40534992869821594672011-04-08T10:31:29.767-07:002011-04-08T10:31:29.767-07:00And Kristine, you're a wonderful guest, so gra...And Kristine, you're a wonderful guest, so graciously answering all of our questions. We're all learning so much from you!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-9017467261580000342011-04-08T10:28:59.786-07:002011-04-08T10:28:59.786-07:00Hi Mindy! Always makes me smile when your little b...Hi Mindy! Always makes me smile when your little black kitty cat appears in the comment section. And thanks for the kudos on the new blog!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-74666380488047792102011-04-08T10:19:44.250-07:002011-04-08T10:19:44.250-07:00Great job Kristine! I've seend you over on QT...Great job Kristine! I've seend you over on QT - you had a heck of a run there :)<br />Great interview Anita - I'm loving the new blog.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-42065797705654141402011-04-08T10:06:10.244-07:002011-04-08T10:06:10.244-07:00Jenny--great question. I'd love to say I was o...Jenny--great question. I'd love to say I was organized and sent them in organized batches. But that would be a lie. :) At the beginning, I sent a few at a time simultaneously. When I'd get rejections, I'd send a few more. If I found someone that seemed like a good fit, I'd send. It got easier to hit the send button the more frequently I did it. I always had 5-8 queries out at a time.<br /><br />Thanks Cherie-it was very cool of him to do that for me, when he didn't have to. <br /><br />I hope I'll be able to share another success story soon! And thanks again to Anita--I'm having so much fun answering questions today!Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-7326487028454847532011-04-08T10:01:33.800-07:002011-04-08T10:01:33.800-07:00Hey there, Jenny! Nice to see you. Great point abo...Hey there, Jenny! Nice to see you. Great point about queries sucking your time up. One of the reasons we all want/need agents. So they can take care of things like that (subs, rejects, etc...) and we can concentrate on what we love: writing.Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-1549546827153776052011-04-08T09:42:46.821-07:002011-04-08T09:42:46.821-07:00Thanks for the answer, Kristine. That's pretty...Thanks for the answer, Kristine. That's pretty cool he wanted to work with you on your ms. Just goes to show how effective a well-crafted pitch is when getting an agent's interest. Your story sounds like a fun interesting read. Thanks for sharing :)Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-32237394726203150972011-04-08T09:25:30.412-07:002011-04-08T09:25:30.412-07:00Kristine, congrats and thanks for sharing! Curious...Kristine, congrats and thanks for sharing! Curious to know how often you sent a batch of queries and how many you sent out into the world at once--or did you send them one at a time? (They are always more time-consuming than one imagines, even if using the same basic form.)Jennifer Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668379038698377139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-29517346802632292792011-04-08T09:21:24.828-07:002011-04-08T09:21:24.828-07:00Thanks for popping in, Jenn! And you're so rig...Thanks for popping in, Jenn! And you're so right. I've never heard a premise like this one. The words "high concept" come to mind... <br />;-)<br /><br />And Jessica, always nice to see you, girl. And you're welcome! I'm so glad to hear that it's helpful. And Kristine's answers to your stat questions were very revealing. <br /><br />Hey Katey. Yep, I love the inspirational stories. We all need to hear them from time to time so we can keep the faith. Thanks for stopping by!Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-41100387146885580862011-04-08T09:16:38.484-07:002011-04-08T09:16:38.484-07:00That really does sound like a fun book! Thanks for...That really does sound like a fun book! Thanks for sharing that with us, Kristine.<br /><br />Anita, these posts are great. Sometimes people get so negative, and I don't blame them because query letters are really the pits. I get that. But I love seeing these stories so much more. <3Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-56914217414568231202011-04-08T09:16:37.404-07:002011-04-08T09:16:37.404-07:00Thank you so much Jenn!
Jessica -- I had 8 reques...Thank you so much Jenn!<br /><br />Jessica -- I had 8 requests for fulls, 4 requests for partials. I send 67 queries in total over the course of 8 months.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Anita's blog today!Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-33531996885997994312011-04-08T08:53:05.332-07:002011-04-08T08:53:05.332-07:00Anita great section!! I am a huge fan of QT, i uti...Anita great section!! I am a huge fan of QT, i utilize it for both information and support.<br />Kristine if you don't mind I was wondering what your stats were.... How many request, rejections, etc? Also, Kristine the book sounds great and I can not wait to be able to pick it up at my local bookstore. <br />As always Anita thanks for the abundance of information, it is always helpful!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266768293318241499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-49018012128377582592011-04-08T08:34:48.480-07:002011-04-08T08:34:48.480-07:00Kristine - That is an awesome pitch, and not somet...Kristine - That is an awesome pitch, and not something you see all the time. Cool story, and Congrats! :)J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-521108387551951062011-04-08T08:06:02.928-07:002011-04-08T08:06:02.928-07:00Thanks, Bethany! ;)Thanks, Bethany! ;)Anita Grace Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797870961916148616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532879741618889291.post-62522263063609710792011-04-08T07:51:39.766-07:002011-04-08T07:51:39.766-07:00Bethany,
Hi! I think I might have hyperventilate...Bethany, <br /><br />Hi! I think I might have hyperventilated on the spot if the call had come out of the blue. Vickie emailed to set up time to talk--we talked later that same day and she offered. Then I hyperventilated. :)Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.com