tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post733789397069705929..comments2024-03-27T03:21:22.004-04:00Comments on Carrie Harris: Query Ninja - The Sparkles in the WoodsCarrie Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-91065604802229819082009-09-30T21:23:05.890-04:002009-09-30T21:23:05.890-04:00100% Awesome! Thank you for ninja slapping my... u...100% Awesome! Thank you for ninja slapping my... uh... heinie?<br /><br />Even <i>I</i> knew that my query had gotten bloated. That's why I climbed the misty mountains looking for the sparkly shinto temple of literary ninjas to whip my flabby query into shape.<br /><br />Querying authors beware! What happened to me could happen to you. After cramming my mind full of every "how to write a query" scrap of information on the interweb (all of it true... of course) I found that I just accumulated too many "include this, include that". If you've ever played Katamari Damashi you'll know what i mean (thanks @SuperBraveMercedes)<br /><br />One agent says: Include your marketing plan. Another, include a brief bio. Or, include your platform, tell me if it's your first novel, do you have pets? what's your favorite color? Ice cream? Etc. Etc.<br /><br />Enter Richar Simmons and his heinie. Note the tightness of said heinie. And THEN write your query.<br /><br />The end.Masonianhttp://www.atlastakesaim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-9943537523674264692009-09-30T08:48:38.138-04:002009-09-30T08:48:38.138-04:00I missed the Query Ninja yesterday! Thank goodness...I missed the Query Ninja yesterday! Thank goodness it didn't disappear overnight. :)<br /><br />I would totally read a book about wereducks, but I think the QN is right, they're not the focus of the story. The story sounds really interesting, but I couldn't get a good sense of it from the query. Tighten it up like Richard Simmons's heiny (I feel so wrong for typing that).K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-49360538667165393712009-09-30T07:25:22.125-04:002009-09-30T07:25:22.125-04:00"Make sure your query is as tight as my heini..."Make sure your query is as tight as my heinie" --Words to live by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-6116093210456661272009-09-30T06:15:15.686-04:002009-09-30T06:15:15.686-04:00As soon as he said Stephen Lawhead and CS Lewis an...As soon as he said Stephen Lawhead and CS Lewis and SPARKLES, I was sold.Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-53844196770137219772009-09-29T16:20:36.843-04:002009-09-29T16:20:36.843-04:00love the marketing plan!love the marketing plan!Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-49430501500834516492009-09-29T16:06:36.251-04:002009-09-29T16:06:36.251-04:00Hi Carrie :)
Thank you for teaching through humor....Hi Carrie :)<br />Thank you for teaching through humor. <br />I learned from it.<br />All the best,<br />RKCharron<br />xoxoRK Charronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363516910545064180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-88631797606038153412009-09-29T15:07:20.337-04:002009-09-29T15:07:20.337-04:00Fantastic. Now I'll be thinking about the tigh...Fantastic. Now I'll be thinking about the tightness of Richard's ass the rest of the day.Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-4249253837976321252009-09-29T14:13:10.057-04:002009-09-29T14:13:10.057-04:00I totally agree with all of your assessments on wh...I totally agree with all of your assessments on what a query letter should be comprised of. You are awesome!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-22506828687891391092009-09-29T14:00:32.062-04:002009-09-29T14:00:32.062-04:00Fabulous advice, Carrie. Love the heinie rule, use...Fabulous advice, Carrie. Love the heinie rule, useful for not only queries but writing in general, with the added bonus of being hilarious.<br /><br />Plus Richard and I are old friends, so I totally have a soft spot for any rules named after him.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-77850798041448878242009-09-29T13:14:23.083-04:002009-09-29T13:14:23.083-04:00Nice query, Mason. And great advice, Carrie. I a...Nice query, Mason. And great advice, Carrie. I agree with all of your observations. Love the Richard Simmons rule.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-59134690424312657382009-09-29T12:00:29.622-04:002009-09-29T12:00:29.622-04:00I learn something new every time I visit.I learn something new every time I visit.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-86418522878172235672009-09-29T10:58:41.489-04:002009-09-29T10:58:41.489-04:00Oh you make me laugh. This was great. I'll h...Oh you make me laugh. This was great. I'll have to bookmark this for when I get to the query stage.Stephanie McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507025637411479409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-79143332018080978832009-09-29T09:33:20.338-04:002009-09-29T09:33:20.338-04:00I'm afraid to go to the gym tonight. All I...I'm afraid to go to the gym tonight. All I'm going to think of is the Richard Simmons rule.<br /><br />Good advice on the query!Mariah Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181111151756005743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-57557862438000725432009-09-29T08:43:37.952-04:002009-09-29T08:43:37.952-04:00Tighten that baby up, M! Richard Simmons lunges a...Tighten that baby up, M! Richard Simmons lunges all of the way! ;)<br /><br />This was a great query, and also great advice. I am now terrified of wereducks sparkling in the woods.<br /><br />-MercedesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-18384175210914654932009-09-29T08:02:59.927-04:002009-09-29T08:02:59.927-04:00I will never be able to get Richard Simmons out of...I will never be able to get Richard Simmons out of my head when ever I am "writing tight"...sweet!<br /><br />One piece of advice I would have would be to take out the part that it is out to other agents. Its great to say a publisher is looking at it, but I think it's already assumed other agents are as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303232661644308222.post-65984959849099945732009-09-29T07:03:29.332-04:002009-09-29T07:03:29.332-04:00You totally had me at the Richard Simmons' Hei...You totally had me at the Richard Simmons' Heinie rule.Masonianhttp://www.atlastakesaim.comnoreply@blogger.com