tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post1233622897650392717..comments2024-03-09T13:37:25.310-08:00Comments on Meanderings of Melanie Sherman: PNWA Day twoMelanie Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-9698829622222077882009-09-06T13:55:17.711-07:002009-09-06T13:55:17.711-07:00Your mentor also seems to have a way with words. ...Your mentor also seems to have a way with words. (smile)Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-90623574236595641662009-09-06T08:45:46.262-07:002009-09-06T08:45:46.262-07:00The editor who has been holding my manuscript host...The editor who has been holding my manuscript hostage for almost a year now told my mentor Reba that the best writers write the worst queries.<br />Reba read my query and said I was an excellent writer.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14564284478297601287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-70199015483696161212009-08-22T15:28:05.874-07:002009-08-22T15:28:05.874-07:00Actually, Jane Lotter did! She was so excited abo...Actually, Jane Lotter did! She was so excited about her book it actually made me smile along with her. And it made me want to read it.<br /><br />In one of my versions of the pitch, I said that Jessie learned that to be a hero you don't have to be brave, you only need to be desperate.<br /><br />It went over like a wet blanket over a fire.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-84329465377610060482009-08-21T13:48:38.915-07:002009-08-21T13:48:38.915-07:00Oh man. What if I had to write a pitch for my art...Oh man. What if I had to write a pitch for my artwork? Absolutely no idea. Give us versions 1,5, and 10.....<br />Are you supposed to create interest by getting all excited as you tell the story in 3 sentences?Dale Sherman Blodgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196292855147224681noreply@blogger.com