Comments on: Direct Address in a Query http://kidlit.com/2009/09/27/dear-queriers-part-2/ A place for people who love, read and write children's literature. Tue, 22 May 2012 02:20:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Tweets that mention Kidlit.com · Direct Address in a Query -- Topsy.com http://kidlit.com/2009/09/27/dear-queriers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12186 Tweets that mention Kidlit.com · Direct Address in a Query -- Topsy.com Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:25:11 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=646#comment-12186 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mary Kole and Tracy Clark, Bridgette Booth. Bridgette Booth said: RT @Kid_Lit: From the archives: The query pet peeve of direct address http://ow.ly/tBmB #writing #kidlit #fb [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mary Kole and Tracy Clark, Bridgette Booth. Bridgette Booth said: RT @Kid_Lit: From the archives: The query pet peeve of direct address http://ow.ly/tBmB #writing #kidlit #fb [...]

]]> By: Mary http://kidlit.com/2009/09/27/dear-queriers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Mary Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:28:48 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=646#comment-1159 Beth -- Very good point. Of course, if the book is written in second person and that's something interesting that I want to look into, I'll keep reading. But this is a 2nd person lead to a query for a book that is written in first or third person. I have yet to see a book written in 2nd person, with this query lead or without. Once I see some premise -- if I even suspect that it must be The Book -- I will overcome any number of pet peeves and personal annoyances. I should probably make this clear in a post at some point or another. Beth — Very good point. Of course, if the book is written in second person and that’s something interesting that I want to look into, I’ll keep reading. But this is a 2nd person lead to a query for a book that is written in first or third person. I have yet to see a book written in 2nd person, with this query lead or without.

Once I see some premise — if I even suspect that it must be The Book — I will overcome any number of pet peeves and personal annoyances. I should probably make this clear in a post at some point or another.

]]> By: Beth Browne http://kidlit.com/2009/09/27/dear-queriers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Beth Browne Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:23:25 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=646#comment-1157 Hi Mary, It certainly sounds like a very frustrating trend for you to deal with. But what if the *book* is written in second person? I thought the query was supposed to give you a feel for the writing in the book? Obviously, this is not your thing, but might it be someone else's? (I know, hard to imagine, right?) And hey, on the up side, you need read no further (and waste your time) on this particular book or author. Btw, I am really enjoying your site. Thanks! Hi Mary,

It certainly sounds like a very frustrating trend for you to deal with. But what if the *book* is written in second person? I thought the query was supposed to give you a feel for the writing in the book? Obviously, this is not your thing, but might it be someone else’s? (I know, hard to imagine, right?) And hey, on the up side, you need read no further (and waste your time) on this particular book or author.

Btw, I am really enjoying your site. Thanks!

]]> By: ChristaCarol http://kidlit.com/2009/09/27/dear-queriers-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-941 ChristaCarol Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:33:30 +0000 http://kidlit.com/?p=646#comment-941 You're probably not too far off in your guessing (if you're getting in a handful that are like this) that someone somewhere on a blog out there said this was a great idea. Who knows! But now the news can be spread to counter it. Great blog, by the way, just found it. You’re probably not too far off in your guessing (if you’re getting in a handful that are like this) that someone somewhere on a blog out there said this was a great idea. Who knows! But now the news can be spread to counter it. Great blog, by the way, just found it.

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