tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post249358350375568782..comments2024-03-27T20:30:43.875-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: ELLY BLAKE and SUZIE TOWNSEND GUEST POST W/ QUERY CRITIQUE and FROSTBLOOD GIVEAWAYCasey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-54743293498660895972017-02-25T10:29:08.154-05:002017-02-25T10:29:08.154-05:00Great interview, Casey and Natalie. I really liked...Great interview, Casey and Natalie. I really liked how both Elly and Suzie asked questions of one another with some intriguing answers. I would love to win a query critique. My email address is aerg [dot] 7035 [at] yahoo [dot] ca Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811088238936775716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-50834966187944622482017-02-24T12:54:09.374-05:002017-02-24T12:54:09.374-05:00Frostblood is an amazing novel! Congrats to Elly o...Frostblood is an amazing novel! Congrats to Elly on its success!<br /><br />I would love to win the query critique & have shared the contest on Twitter as well. My email address is taddy77[at]gmail[dot]com :) Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354101787428620678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-17559087085699662392017-02-24T12:34:41.496-05:002017-02-24T12:34:41.496-05:00It doesn't disappoint. Ruby is quite the stron...It doesn't disappoint. Ruby is quite the strong, smart mouthed young lady. I really enjoyed it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704928716504834195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-64427862466970124332017-02-23T23:49:32.886-05:002017-02-23T23:49:32.886-05:00Excellent interview about a super awesome success ...Excellent interview about a super awesome success story. Way to go Elly, cheering for you here and at TRW. ;D Would love to win the query critique and will tweet about it too. Email hannalorenwriter@gmail.comHanna Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467689698592098990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-32519439778050833682017-02-23T15:59:11.846-05:002017-02-23T15:59:11.846-05:00Frostblood looks fantastic! Can't wait to read...Frostblood looks fantastic! Can't wait to read :) I'd love to enter both giveaways - my email is rachelconnor 83 at gmail dot com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379930611328941795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-59147108101440643342017-02-23T09:43:22.431-05:002017-02-23T09:43:22.431-05:00Awesome interview, and thanks for the giveaway! I&...Awesome interview, and thanks for the giveaway! I'd like to enter both. My email is xinraina@gmail.com. <br /><br />Thanks!Raina Xinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026720047354301667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-82391909906490416602017-02-21T14:57:59.898-05:002017-02-21T14:57:59.898-05:00What a fun interview, and inspiring story of how S...What a fun interview, and inspiring story of how Suzie and Elly connected! Congratulations to you both.<br /><br />I would love to enter both giveaways, and my email (just in case) is spartan_writer (at) yahoo (dot) come. Many thanks, Natalie!Suzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-18562270368109047022017-02-20T15:26:08.222-05:002017-02-20T15:26:08.222-05:00Elly: Thank you for sharing your journey, I am enc...Elly: Thank you for sharing your journey, I am encouraged. Suzie: Thank you for your insights and your generous offer. maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101072228537792281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-15419591134601691722017-02-20T11:34:28.588-05:002017-02-20T11:34:28.588-05:00It's encouraging to hear stories of the agent-...It's encouraging to hear stories of the agent-author journey. They give me hope! Thanks, Elly and Suzie, for your honest and heartwarming interview.Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-50889497033551863582017-02-20T11:08:22.850-05:002017-02-20T11:08:22.850-05:00Excited about reading Frostblood! Definitely in my...Excited about reading Frostblood! Definitely in my TBR pile - loving the cover. And I loved the interview! It's always encouraging hearing stories about writers not giving up.<br />My email is pmdooling(at)gmail(dot)com<br /><br />And sharing this to my twitter!PMDoolinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361719883296255679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-85955604876943970812017-02-19T02:19:23.815-05:002017-02-19T02:19:23.815-05:00Great article! I found the story about Elly Blake&...Great article! I found the story about Elly Blake's crazy story about rejection and then non-rejection really interesting. It's something you usually hear about in the publishing world. Getting a query critique would be great. My email is zchingz@hotmail.com.<br />I mentioned the contest on my Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MatthewMartinz/status/833211888397869056matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307266818211649300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-46860883906180033842017-02-19T01:13:00.237-05:002017-02-19T01:13:00.237-05:00Yay! Thank you for the giveaways!Yay! Thank you for the giveaways!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-25120487112956041632017-02-18T19:23:22.237-05:002017-02-18T19:23:22.237-05:00Interesting interview. The more you learn, the bet...Interesting interview. The more you learn, the better everything is, it seems. :D Suzie seems especially nice and the "embarrassing story" was actually quite cute. ^_^<br />I'd like to be entered in the query critique contest. :)Misty Kasumi*https://www.blogger.com/profile/08989236152862579555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-86481223805002369682017-02-18T12:28:20.721-05:002017-02-18T12:28:20.721-05:00I hope my last comment didn't get posted, as s...I hope my last comment didn't get posted, as something happened when I was in mid-sentence and I hadn't had a chance to go back and read my comment. <br /><br />What a wonderful interview! I enjoyed hearing from both the agent and author side of things. I can't even imagine receiving that Starbuck's cup! Wow! <br /><br />Great advice! Thanks for sharing. :)<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-18363580136043478712017-02-18T12:03:22.025-05:002017-02-18T12:03:22.025-05:00Thank you so much for the great interview. I would...Thank you so much for the great interview. I would love to be entered in both contests.<br /> me3foley(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814596455547301193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-65572703570218486682017-02-18T11:05:34.678-05:002017-02-18T11:05:34.678-05:00This was such an interesting interview. What a goo...This was such an interesting interview. What a good turn out for Elly that the agent rethought her previous rejection. I was dumbstruck at the idea of sending a submission in a Starbuck's cup. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-8767603192237422962017-02-17T16:13:02.178-05:002017-02-17T16:13:02.178-05:00My agent is very editorial in nature, too. I didn&...My agent is very editorial in nature, too. I didn't realize until I started interacting with other agented authors that not all agents are that way. It's so helpful to get feedback!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-26866119249990171572017-02-17T14:19:52.219-05:002017-02-17T14:19:52.219-05:00As soon as I saw that cover I had to know what the...As soon as I saw that cover I had to know what the book was about. LOVED the art.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704928716504834195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-37273585479304507082017-02-17T10:49:23.659-05:002017-02-17T10:49:23.659-05:00Really enjoyed reading this interview (but there g...Really enjoyed reading this interview (but there goes my idea of querying in a Starbucks cup, darn ;)). I'm sharing on Twitter and would love to win the query critique and the copy of Frostblood! Thanks for the opportunity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976859803629402361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-50780148416154144152017-02-17T10:07:47.218-05:002017-02-17T10:07:47.218-05:00I have Elly's book giveaway listed on my blog ...I have Elly's book giveaway listed on my blog post this week! That cover caught my attention right away. Wishing her much success!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-3137184264379886872017-02-17T09:35:52.407-05:002017-02-17T09:35:52.407-05:00Frost Blood sounds like my kind of book. Can't...Frost Blood sounds like my kind of book. Can't wait to read it. And you are so lucky to have Suzie as an agent. I would like a chance to win a critique from her and a copy of Frost Blood. Thanks. :)Gayle C. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-76606426342399897972017-02-17T07:02:50.024-05:002017-02-17T07:02:50.024-05:00Suzie Townsend is on my list of dream agents! I wo...Suzie Townsend is on my list of dream agents! I would love to be in the running for the giveaways. I'm sharing this contest on Twitter. I'm grammarbetty on twitter<br />Thanks!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383952956688955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-71841647791548605682017-02-16T20:07:45.496-05:002017-02-16T20:07:45.496-05:00It's so nice to meet Elly and Suzie! Appreciat...It's so nice to meet Elly and Suzie! Appreciate their insight. I'll skip the giveaway this time. Thanks so much for hosting, Natalie. Have a great weekend! Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-31862401751831390602017-02-16T17:22:22.130-05:002017-02-16T17:22:22.130-05:00Frost Blood sounds amazing, and I've had my ey...Frost Blood sounds amazing, and I've had my eye on that one. Congrats on your debut! I guess the person who sent the query in the Starbucks cup with flour wanted to be noticed! (not entering for the critique giveaway).Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222625207655829945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-69521264504082567032017-02-16T13:28:19.468-05:002017-02-16T13:28:19.468-05:00Yay, Elly! (I don't want to enter the critique...Yay, Elly! (I don't want to enter the critique giveaway)jpetroroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652079710462059513noreply@blogger.com