tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post1837799848788778270..comments2024-01-06T05:08:42.295-10:00Comments on PATRICIA WOOD ABOARD SV ORION: MISS SNARK...NOT JUST FOR NITWITS.. This was posted 12:17 AM May 20, 2008 New York Time.ORIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-32708548960375816862008-05-20T18:00:00.000-10:002008-05-20T18:00:00.000-10:00Thank you Pat for 24 hours of yeoman duty at the m...Thank you Pat for 24 hours of yeoman duty at the moderator helm. <BR/><BR/>Thank you Stephen Parrish for coming up with the idea.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Nathan for being first, and Bonnie for being last (I think).<BR/><BR/>In the words of the great, too-soon-departed Jane Kenyon:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>There's just no accounting for happiness,<BR/>or the way it turns up like a prodigal<BR/>who comes back to the dust at your feet<BR/>having squandered a fortune far away.<BR/><BR/>And how can you not forgive?<BR/>You make a feast in honor of what<BR/>was lost, and take from its place the finest<BR/>garment, which you saved for an occasion<BR/>you could not imagine, and you weep night and day<BR/>to know that you were not abandoned,<BR/>that happiness saved its most extreme form<BR/>for you alone.<BR/><BR/>No, happiness is the uncle you never <BR/>knew about, who flies a single-engine plane<BR/>onto the grassy landing strip, hitchhikes<BR/>into town, and inquires at every door<BR/>until he finds you asleep midafternoon. <BR/>as you so often are during the unmerciful<BR/>hours of your despair.<BR/><BR/>It comes to the monk in his cell.<BR/>It comes to the woman sweeping the street<BR/>with a birch broom, to the child<BR/>whose mother has passed out from drink.<BR/>It comes to the lover, to the dog chewing<BR/>a sock, to the pusher, to the basket maker,<BR/>and to the clerk stacking cans of carrots<BR/>in the night.<BR/><BR/>It even comes to the boulder<BR/>in the perpetual shade of pine barrens,<BR/>to rain falling on the open sea,<BR/>to the wineglass, weary of holding wine. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(Happiness <BR/> by Jane Kenyon, from Otherwise New & Selected Poems © Graywolf Press, 1997. )Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-67869881430185875022008-05-20T17:59:00.001-10:002008-05-20T17:59:00.001-10:00Going once...Going twice...Going once...<BR/>Going twice...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-70344994403088735962008-05-20T17:54:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:54:00.000-10:00Nooooooooooo....we're going to sink back into the ...Nooooooooooo....we're going to sink back into the abyss of Non-Snarkdom....egads....I need gin....Ack!!!! I don't even like gin!Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-26182733218973186242008-05-20T17:53:00.001-10:002008-05-20T17:53:00.001-10:00If that's the same as Toronto time, I'll say goodn...If that's the same as Toronto time, I'll say goodnight and thanks, Pat for hosting a wonderful day!<BR/><BR/>Take care, Miss Snark!Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-48175467554305459092008-05-20T17:53:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:53:00.000-10:00I'd love it if Miss Snark had the last word...I'd love it if Miss Snark had the last word...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-63166027311153914482008-05-20T17:51:00.002-10:002008-05-20T17:51:00.002-10:00...you saved form emails? This is troublesome.Swee...<I>...you saved form emails? This is troublesome.<BR/>Sweet, but troubling!</I><BR/><BR/>LOL! Don't worry, Miss Snark. I'm not a stalker-weirdo-fetishist, just sentimental.<BR/><BR/>And I don't know if you invented WTF, but I first saw it on your blog. Now I use it all the time! Loved your e-mail address for nitwit queriers too...Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-66108637826182983592008-05-20T17:51:00.001-10:002008-05-20T17:51:00.001-10:00And that's why at Midnight New York Time the comme...And that's why at Midnight New York Time the comments to this thread will be closed...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-59812899255254788792008-05-20T17:51:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:51:00.000-10:00It was worth a shot...It was worth a shot...Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-2428166734605351282008-05-20T17:49:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:49:00.000-10:00well, no, no no no.this is a once only thing.I was...well, no, no no no.<BR/>this is a once only thing.<BR/>I was flattered and honored by Stephen Parrish's idea, but what makes it special (and possible) is that it's only once.Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-45885299570680071132008-05-20T17:41:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:41:00.000-10:00I think we'll have to start monthly tributes like ...I think we'll have to start monthly tributes like Stiletto Day, Cluegun Day and WTF Day, just to lure Miss Snark out of hiding on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>It's like keeping an eye to the skies for a glimpse of a comet.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-17525584666089786602008-05-20T17:38:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:38:00.000-10:00you saved form emails? This is troublesome.Sweet, ...you saved form emails? This is troublesome.<BR/>Sweet, but troubling!Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-7554889434781771622008-05-20T17:34:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:34:00.000-10:00Chumplet, I saved my e-mails from her too: two whe...Chumplet, I saved my e-mails from her too: two when she notified me that she'd answered my questions on the blog, and even the two or three mass e-mails she sent when she cleared out her mailbox!<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention, when I started a blog I went searching for some of the familiar 'faces' from the comment trail at Snark's. That's how I ended up here at Orion's and a few other places as well.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the community, Miss Snark!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-48532195761244952922008-05-20T17:33:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:33:00.000-10:00May 19th, I turned 20... May 20th, I first discove...May 19th, I turned 20... May 20th, I first discovered Miss Snark's blog - *on the day she stopped!*<BR/><BR/>Discounting the superbly bad timing on my part (or hers! hah!), I too went through the archives of all of her old posts. <BR/><BR/>I knew next to nothing about publishing before I discovered her blog, and didn't even think I had a reasonable chance of doing so until I read the questions and answers she had on her blog. They were always informative, humane, and crackling with attitude... now I check other agents blogs daily, and am planning to start sending queries out soon.<BR/><BR/>I feel prepared and confident because of the lessons she taught us as aspiring writers. And I'm determined to take her advice to heart.<BR/><BR/>In short, thank you MS. You're one in ten million.joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274280612087855044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-19746892556784998532008-05-20T17:30:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:30:00.000-10:00Yes, yes...because of YOU, dear Miss Snark...You b...Yes, yes...because of YOU, dear Miss Snark...You belayed our nitwit qualities into ones that made us publishworthy :-)Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-25461683076454658372008-05-20T17:28:00.001-10:002008-05-20T17:28:00.001-10:00well I can certainly make FDNY jump, that's for su...well I can certainly make FDNY jump, that's for sure.Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-90076076365149457802008-05-20T17:28:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:28:00.000-10:00Kind of like a kick in the butt or a shot with the...Kind of like a kick in the butt or a shot with the CLUEGUNORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-77029052297361253002008-05-20T17:27:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:27:00.000-10:00What you are is a catalyst Miss Snark.A person who...What you are is a catalyst Miss Snark.<BR/>A person who makes things happen...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-86061275503093015682008-05-20T17:26:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:26:00.000-10:00oops make that4 have sold books and 12 have been a...oops make that<BR/>4 have sold books and 12 have been agentedORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-59280535528121828572008-05-20T17:25:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:25:00.000-10:00no, not because of me. Because they write well. I ...no, not because of me. Because they write well. I just shortened the learning curve. <BR/><BR/>But I'm still damn pleased to see those numbers.Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-3913471757057107412008-05-20T17:21:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:21:00.000-10:00So just in these snarklings alone...2 have been pu...So just in these snarklings alone...<BR/>2 have been published<BR/>3 have sold books<BR/>11 have been agented<BR/>all because of Miss Snark...ORIONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534064935115027523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-90580861660465051682008-05-20T17:19:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:19:00.000-10:00Miss Snark, is that really you??!! I was one of th...Miss Snark, is that really you??!! <BR/><BR/>I was one of those detested anonymice. In Jan 06 Yahoo Weekly Picks dropped MS in my mailbox. Four agents were reading partials and one a full. Two months later the latter offered to rep and I leapt.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, my addiction to MS was well underway.<BR/><BR/>My first novel sold April 07, just weeks before she stopped posting. By this time I had an understanding of 'the business' - the essence of which was "Don't be a nitwit" - that would stand me in good stead for the rest of my publishing journey.<BR/><BR/>When I started a blog of my own in June 07 the first link I added was hers.<BR/><BR/>What tickled me the most? Serial scrubbers, grammar police and the image of Brady in the vat.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-89586527746087497892008-05-20T17:15:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:15:00.000-10:00I freely admit to frequenting Miss Snarks blog sev...I freely admit to frequenting Miss Snarks blog several times a week - simply because I realize how clueless I still am. There will never be another like Her Snarkiness.<BR/><BR/>Ever.<BR/><BR/>I heart Miss Snark - and her Killer Yapp, too.LadyBroncohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183579333201986066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-40555364969098576012008-05-20T17:12:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:12:00.000-10:00stilettos of death! I love it!And congrats Pat!And...stilettos of death! I love it!<BR/><BR/>And congrats Pat!<BR/><BR/>And Chumplet, I'm not sure the word pathetic would be correct for anything associated with being a Snarkling. Rabid perhaps. Prostrate maybe. Pathetic? Nevah!Miss Snarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310015518327171251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-35298984499089183632008-05-20T17:11:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:11:00.000-10:00Oh, Pat! I did the same thing with my first novel,...Oh, Pat! I did the same thing with my first novel, and it worked!<BR/><BR/>Now you can tell your friends to order away!Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35256059.post-32124029917871399252008-05-20T17:07:00.000-10:002008-05-20T17:07:00.000-10:00I saved all my emails from Miss Snark. I'm such a ...I saved all my emails from Miss Snark. I'm such a pathetic fan girl...<BR/><BR/>I have followed every piece of advice from Miss Snark. Except one.<BR/><BR/>I entered a query for my third novel and she said it was about nothing. No plot, no conflict, no point. It stung, but I dove back into the novel and now it has a plot, a conflict, and a point. Thank you, Miss Snark.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.com