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Have updated the resource section of my blog with a podcast with literary agent Lucy Luck amongst other things that you might find useful - http://ramblingsofafrustratedcrimewriter.blogspot.com/p/fantastic-sources-for-fiction-writer.html
If anything, what she says shows that there is no such thing as a standard submission to an agent. For example, she doesn't want to see a synopsis initially and wants to see the first 3 chapters first.
[quote=bored_robots]F is for foreshadowing:
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You're good at this alphabet business, Steven - I'm finding myself going back to you to see what you'll come up with next ...
PS I still can't make my photo appear in that little photogallery of followers! can't understand why not - have tried all the suggestions about being signed in etc. So sorry, Ttofee, you've got a blank face following you!
I know I had to add my photo to the first blog I clicked to follow (I'd added the photo to my blog). It then appeared on the followers bit on blogs where I'd previously just shown up as a silhouette.
[quote=Carol]was it from your computer photos, or did you put it on from somewhere like Photobucket?[/quote]
It originally came from the computer - does this make much difference?
Chippy and I are watching and waiting to learn!
[quote=ceka]It originally came from the computer - does this make much difference?[/quote]
I don't know if it does unfortunately.
I loaded my picture from my photos (on my computer) onto photobucket and then linked from there and haven't had any problems.
[quote=ceka]Chippy and I are watching and waiting to learn! [/quote]
I have managed to get my photo to appear in the followers bit!
Of course for me it was more complicated than it should be. On my home computer if I click follow with Google Friend Connect rather than clicking follow at the top of the page it tries to through me out of Google.
(I think it is to do with my choice of browser).
So when I come across blogs like that I write them down and add them to my subscriptions at work.
Which means it also asked me if I wanted to edit my photo.
It was more complicated for me because I didn't have the photo on my work computer - I had to save my profile picture to the computer and then add it.
Comments
http://ttofee.blogspot.com/2011/04/drafts.html
http://fiona-maddock.blogspot.com/2011/04/fun-on-forum.html
http://rosalie-warren.blogspot.com/
http://carol-bevitt.blogspot.com/2011/04/if-you-tweet-please-help-impersonated.html
http://theworksofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/five-days-until-change-over.html
http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/2011/04/e-is-for-endings.html
If anything, what she says shows that there is no such thing as a standard submission to an agent. For example, she doesn't want to see a synopsis initially and wants to see the first 3 chapters first.
http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/2011/04/f-is-for-foreshadowing.html
http://fiona-maddock.blogspot.com/2011/04/read-instructions.html
G is for Genre
http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/2011/04/g-is-for-genre.html
http://therandomthoughtsofchippy.blogspot.com
And a post about my lack of recent writing - and what I plan to do about it
http://chippy-thelifeofwriting.blogspot.com/2011/04/guilty-as-charged.html
F is for failure
http://ttofee.blogspot.com/2011/04/f-for-failure.html
G is for Googling Yourself
http://ttofee.blogspot.com/2011/04/googling-yourself.html
Four days to go!
http://theworksofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/four-days-to-gohave-you-noted-it-down.html
Three days to go!
http://theworksofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-days-to-gowe-can-almost-touch-it.html
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You're good at this alphabet business, Steven - I'm finding myself going back to you to see what you'll come up with next ...
http://carol-bevitt.blogspot.com/2011/04/joys-and-perils-of-research.html
I have that problem too - even though I have a photo on blogger that appears next to my comments it doesn't appear when I'm a follower.
I think it is something to do with Google - you have to add it separately... or something like that, I really don't understand it
It may be too technical for you Ceka, but perhaps one of our clever techie TB's will understand what it all means...
I can follow some of those posts but some are over my head.
http://allwritefictionadvice.blogspot.com/
Flash fiction, short stories and poetry
http://ajhumpage.blogspot.com
http://ttofee.blogspot.com/2011/04/help.html
It originally came from the computer - does this make much difference?
Chippy and I are watching and waiting to learn!
How well you know me!
I don't know if it does unfortunately.
I loaded my picture from my photos (on my computer) onto photobucket and then linked from there and haven't had any problems.
H is for hyperbole
http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/2011/04/h-is-for-hyperbole.html
http://colburysnewcrimefiction.blogspot.com/2011/04/full-nine-yarns-over-at-thrillers.html
I enjoyed this post.
http://theworksofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/two-days-to-gothe-finishing-line-is.html
ONE day left!
http://theworksofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/one-day-leftthe-last-day-ever-of-works.html
http://flyingtart.blogspot.com/2011/04/rejection.html
http://www.writersnews.co.uk/writers_talkback/comments.php?DiscussionID=178733&page=1#Item_1
Love the pic of the turkey :)
also, am enjoying your A-Z series.
I have managed to get my photo to appear in the followers bit!
Of course for me it was more complicated than it should be. On my home computer if I click follow with Google Friend Connect rather than clicking follow at the top of the page it tries to through me out of Google.
(I think it is to do with my choice of browser).
So when I come across blogs like that I write them down and add them to my subscriptions at work.
Which means it also asked me if I wanted to edit my photo.
It was more complicated for me because I didn't have the photo on my work computer - I had to save my profile picture to the computer and then add it.
http://therealmofpixiejking.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-official-realm-of-pixie-j-king-is.html
http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-is-for-infodumping.html
Sundays are now my favourite day as I don't have to cram a useful blog post in with everything else!! Bah, why did I sign up for this!!
http://therandomthoughtsofchippy.blogspot.com
but my random quote for this week is from Indiana Jones so that is a slightly stronger link with the letter 'I'.
blossom and words to describe white...
Today its I for Ideas
http://ttofee.blogspot.com/2011/04/ideas.html
http://flyingtart.blogspot.com/2011/04/birthday-wish-list.html