tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post8251347995413008462..comments2024-03-19T02:03:01.380-04:00Comments on Authoress: Secret Agent Unveiled: KATE SCHAFER TESTERMANAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82234218319695991622022-03-13T10:15:28.740-04:002022-03-13T10:15:28.740-04:00Thanks for your thoughts. It was helpful cause now...Thanks for your thoughts. It was helpful cause now i learned exactly new information about kate schafer. I think you shoud post this information on Twitter where a large amount of users could see it and don`t forget to <a href="https://viplikes.net/buy-twitter-followers" rel="nofollow">buy twitter followers</a> and quickly boost their number.Derek Lafortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113325308514736256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-56642273802290438462009-04-20T19:00:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, Kate. You have such great things to say on...Thanks, Kate. You have such great things to say on all the entries. I know that takes tons of time. So thanks again!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-7293895097147876602009-04-20T15:12:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:12:00.000-04:00Just wanted to thank you for your time. You comme...Just wanted to thank you for your time. You comments on all the posts were very insightful.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07265264185683612509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81202112662382162502009-04-20T12:27:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:27:00.000-04:00Kate and Authoress, thanks for hosting the contest...Kate and Authoress, thanks for hosting the contest. The time you put into the writing community is a true service.<br /><br />Fellow writers, thank you for all the comments and suggestions. I'm glad most readers were able to get a mental picture of a totally impractical swimsuit. Also, thanks for making me feel young again with all the fun YA pieces. <br /><br />AK - #3 - SPINAmy Kinzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10436166248133753017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-65688155277846620172009-04-20T12:18:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:18:00.000-04:00Thank you Kate! Your feedback was incredibly help...Thank you Kate! Your feedback was incredibly helpful and we were lucky that Authoress and yourself take the time to do things like these :)<br /><br />Thanks again!shorty411https://www.blogger.com/profile/10682462733301561147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-44088958949196899592009-04-20T12:15:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:15:00.000-04:00It got a bit tough in the trenches here and there,...It got a bit tough in the trenches here and there, but I'm glad I made it through. The tips to tighten up that ever-important first page are priceless! Thanks to Kate for your time and consideration of all 50 entries, and to you Authoress, for being such a gracious hostess. (Hugs from #27)Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-7914132075020905922009-04-20T12:13:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:13:00.000-04:00Thanks, all! It was fun to be here and read your ...Thanks, all! It was fun to be here and read your comments on the same material! Klo, would you mind sending me your question in an email to Daphne.unfeasible@gmail.com? I'd love to answer it, and if it goes to that address, then I most definitely will -- on my blog at http://www.ktliterary.com/daphne<br /><br />Cheers!<br />KateKate Schafer Testermanhttp://ktliterary.com/daphnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-50107725755249987152009-04-20T12:07:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:07:00.000-04:00Good question Klo! I would also like to hear Kate'...Good question Klo! I would also like to hear Kate's answer to that.<br />And thanks Kate!And Authoress. It's so nice to be able to know the "why" behind the no.sbjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986950185596914217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68247271421982585792009-04-20T12:06:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for all your feedback! As a result I've alr...Thanks for all your feedback! As a result I've already gone back and revised! Great having you here!!!<br /><br />RebekahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-69980694027973675442009-04-20T11:17:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:17:00.000-04:00I'm wondering if Kate can give a good answer to th...I'm wondering if Kate can give a good answer to this ... what I write sort of borders somewhere between YA and adult fiction. Is there any hard and fast answer for where exactly that line is?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955854427063032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41281990355165376372009-04-20T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:08:00.000-04:00I didn't participate but love the inside look at a...I didn't participate but love the inside look at an agents thoughts. Frankly, it scares me - and that's a good thing.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-19090237120397406452009-04-20T11:05:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:05:00.000-04:00Kate,
This was an invaluable help - a peek inside...Kate, <br />This was an invaluable help - a peek inside an agents mind as she reads 50 first pages. I learned a great deal from all of your comments. Thanks again. <br />Laurie (#38)LaurieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786310691050442088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-74765094695124470832009-04-20T11:04:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:04:00.000-04:00So it was Kate!
She already rejected my partial,...So it was Kate! <br /><br />She already rejected my partial, but she did give some great feedback that resulted in major rewrites to the whole ms. I moved on, and it is now out with three other agents. Yeah, Kate, for not just sending out a form rejection. <br /><br /><br />And thanks for being this month's agent. I'm looking forward to see who the winners are.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-69927977063714901282009-04-20T11:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:03:00.000-04:00This exercise has me reworking my first page, and ...This exercise has me reworking my first page, and I wasn't even in the contest.<br /><br />Great feedback, love the honesty. I'll be trying to get mine in the next go-round (as long as it's my genre).<br /><br />I read them all, but didn't critique as much as cheerlead a few. I will be more involved next time. <br /><br />Thanks to Miss Snark's First Victim and Ms. Schafer!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534552292410355497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-91479099818831863382009-04-20T11:00:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:00:00.000-04:00Thank you for all your feedback. I know we are all...Thank you for all your feedback. I know we are all busy, and I wasn't able to critique nearly as many as I would have liked to. (I did read all of them.) But you took the time to read all 50 and comment in a meaningful way. Thanks again.D. Robert Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767102761946467095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9167303742044923962009-04-20T10:56:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:56:00.000-04:00Thank you for the feedback, Kate! I know it takes ...Thank you for the feedback, Kate! I know it takes a huge amount of time and effort to be a Secret Agent. I'm grateful for your willingness and honesty.A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-57856499067086703822009-04-20T09:52:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:52:00.000-04:00Thanks Kate for taking the time to share your thou...Thanks Kate for taking the time to share your thoughts on my entry <br />#13. I appreciate your candor and suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45243510936127707482009-04-20T09:41:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:41:00.000-04:00Thank you Kate, for taking the time to be a Secret...Thank you Kate, for taking the time to be a Secret Agent. I was an entrant, and I appreciate the comments you gave me. #36Ann Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003635203935638760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-63464309723937712822009-04-20T09:29:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:29:00.000-04:00I wasn't playing this time around, but I always li...I wasn't playing this time around, but I always like seeing what agents think, so thanks!Tracey S. Rosenberghttp://tsrosenberg.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-54909067343311834332009-04-20T09:20:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:20:00.000-04:00Thank you for the time and (incredible) effort you...Thank you for the time and (incredible) effort you put into this. Your comments on my entry (#42) were very thoughtful and informative (constructive criticism is ALWAYS a good thing to me).<br /><br />Thanks, again!!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525836364241572779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-2300471625140590322009-04-20T09:15:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for being a Secret Agent Kate. I always fi...Thanks for being a Secret Agent Kate. I always find it helpful to see my MS through the eyes of someone else. This is a great forum for me to grow as a writer, develop a thicker skin and dance around like a giddy fool when I do get a compliment ;o)<br /><br />Kim #37Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-11413270540307533892009-04-20T09:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T09:03:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. And...Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. And, although you weren't too keen on my submission, #22. I'm always anxious to hear what my words sound like in someone else's head.jdsanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658357606303732115noreply@blogger.com