<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post6230328801522397037..comments</id><updated>2009-07-05T20:37:12.641-07:00</updated><category term='nostalgia'/><category term='Truth'/><category term='small-source publishing'/><category term='Anthologies'/><category term='proposals'/><category term='FAQ'/><category term='Exercises'/><category term='books'/><category term='Yorkwriters Info'/><category term='Advertising'/><category term='Herbie'/><category term='Testing'/><category term='Safeway'/><category term='speculation'/><category term='book design'/><category term='travel'/><category term='iphone'/><category term='introvert'/><category term='Tsunami Ridge'/><category term='Agents'/><category term='current events'/><category term='Sink Trap'/><category term='advances'/><category term='bookstores'/><category term='sales'/><category term='blog business'/><category term='Cover art'/><category term='Yorkwriters.com'/><category term='droid'/><category term='publishing business'/><category term='humor'/><category term='future'/><category term='story'/><category term='copy protection'/><category term='advice'/><category term='excercise'/><category term='Horoscope'/><category term='cozy'/><category term='economy'/><category term='violence'/><category term='roots'/><category term='cats'/><category term='ideas'/><category term='computers'/><category term='Flowers'/><category term='Barry Eisler'/><category term='fiction vs. reality'/><category term='android'/><category term='Georgiana Neverall'/><category term='Donate'/><category term='craft'/><category term='magazines'/><category term='Cover'/><category term='blocks of wood'/><category term='Mystery'/><category term='marketing'/><category term='Promotion'/><category term='Publications'/><category term='national unity'/><category term='Gettysburg'/><category term='velocity'/><category term='biography'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='nook'/><category term='writer&apos;s life'/><category term='Media'/><category term='space'/><category term='rules'/><category term='technology'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='Genre'/><category term='Contest'/><category term='Cyberpunk'/><category term='cover copy'/><category term='Virtual Reality'/><category term='apple'/><category term='sony'/><category term='civil war'/><category term='retail'/><category term='piracy'/><category term='environment'/><category term='Thanks'/><category term='Bad Agent'/><category term='Genre Bias'/><category term='book covers'/><category term='beach towns'/><category term='New'/><category term='creativity'/><category term='Orycon'/><category term='barnes and noble'/><category term='memories'/><category term='brainstorming'/><category term='human history'/><category term='On-line presence'/><category term='digital rights'/><category term='amazon'/><category term='Kozy'/><category term='writer&apos;s conferences'/><category term='space coast writers'/><category term='bookselling'/><category term='intellectual Property'/><category term='non-fiction.'/><category term='writing business'/><category term='guns'/><category term='alabama'/><category term='prediction'/><category term='Conventions'/><category term='observation'/><category term='Supporters'/><category term='traditional publishing'/><category term='readers'/><category term='children'/><category term='research'/><category term='ebooks'/><category term='The Trouble with Heroes'/><category term='culture'/><category term='Christina F. York'/><category term='Sydney T. Cat'/><category term='Art'/><category term='Michael Stackpole'/><category term='extrovert'/><category term='Announcements'/><category term='kindle'/><category term='Romance'/><category term='copyright'/><category term='self-publishing'/><category term='Alias'/><category term='Christy Evans'/><category term='history'/><category term='Lifestyle'/><category term='Amanda Hocking'/><category term='signed books'/><category term='social media'/><category term='iPad'/><category term='Paypal'/><category term='Bad Agent Sydney'/><category term='writing posts'/><category term='writing'/><category term='President Obama'/><category term='Steampunk'/><category term='garmin'/><category term='management'/><category term='Cristy Evans'/><title type='text'>Comments on YorkWriters: Bad News - Sydney T. Cat, Bad Agent, not accepting...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/feeds/6230328801522397037/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html'/><author><name>J. Steven York</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00005909772287389627</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xw-_x-xFxTc/SSpOGmz_r4I/AAAAAAAAA9M/E36gokb-dYU/S220/flaming-minion-icon-.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-682842899610605425</id><published>2009-07-05T20:37:12.641-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T20:37:12.641-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My last agent query came back with a note saying 
...</title><content type='html'>My last agent query came back with a note saying &lt;br /&gt;my writing sample was so bad he used it for litter, and modesty forbad him from returning it. With this in mind I have two questions: 1. Should I try to get a refund on me SASE? 2. Will your agency treat me any better than this?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/682842899610605425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/682842899610605425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html?showComment=1246851432641#c682842899610605425' title=''/><author><name>Josh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13691825921866017675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-6230328801522397037' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/posts/default/6230328801522397037' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1259219240'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-3761477629812697182</id><published>2009-07-02T09:22:35.653-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-02T09:22:35.653-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for the questions!  Keep them coming.</title><content type='html'>Thanks for the questions!  Keep them coming.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/3761477629812697182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/3761477629812697182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html?showComment=1246551755653#c3761477629812697182' title=''/><author><name>J. Steven York</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00005909772287389627</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04209373659932655869'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xw-_x-xFxTc/SSpOGmz_r4I/AAAAAAAAA9M/E36gokb-dYU/S220/flaming-minion-icon-.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-6230328801522397037' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/posts/default/6230328801522397037' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1681954575'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-2128834429495987480</id><published>2009-07-02T09:12:27.923-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-02T09:12:27.923-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What is the usual wait time for hearing back on su...</title><content type='html'>What is the usual wait time for hearing back on submissions? How often and when should I check back to see if my story is accepted?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/2128834429495987480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/2128834429495987480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html?showComment=1246551147923#c2128834429495987480' title=''/><author><name>brandietarvin</name><uri>http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-6230328801522397037' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/posts/default/6230328801522397037' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-862649170'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-8063672905582892343</id><published>2009-07-02T08:00:43.202-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-02T08:00:43.202-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Okay.  With the sf and fantasy markets closing lef...</title><content type='html'>Okay.  With the sf and fantasy markets closing left and right, how does a writer of such things find other markets in which to sell stories from that genre.  Top dollar is always nice, but in this market and at this stage of my career, sales are the most important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Writer in Denver</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/8063672905582892343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/6230328801522397037/comments/default/8063672905582892343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html?showComment=1246546843202#c8063672905582892343' title=''/><author><name>TheaH</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14717148321662608212</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.yorkwriters.com/2009/07/bad-news-sydney-t-cat-bad-agent-not.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881744575775092980.post-6230328801522397037' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7881744575775092980/posts/default/6230328801522397037' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1775810876'/></entry></feed>
