tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post9087418734061362821..comments2024-03-28T03:20:13.802-04:00Comments on A Good Blog is Hard To Find: MY LIFE IN AGENTS by Kerry MaddenA Good Blog Is Hard to Findhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823958967965785849noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-84427828417028271772015-07-07T04:36:49.700-04:002015-07-07T04:36:49.700-04:00http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/sbw/510573252...http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/sbw/5105732526.htmlJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558053290669253324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-25093747103881721472010-09-14T17:09:05.324-04:002010-09-14T17:09:05.324-04:00Thanks for sharing this! As one who is on the hunt...Thanks for sharing this! As one who is on the hunt for Agent #1, it serves as a nice reminder that in this business, resilience is a virtue!Melanie Simpsonhttp://bookeats.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-76142207509207261152010-09-11T21:29:48.319-04:002010-09-11T21:29:48.319-04:00Love this, Kerry! I could read your writing foreve...Love this, Kerry! I could read your writing forever. Can't wait for the new book. Peace and love, friend.Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-11482220857804297622010-09-11T08:16:01.890-04:002010-09-11T08:16:01.890-04:00Oh, wow. Can't wait for that new book. Great p...Oh, wow. Can't wait for that new book. Great post, Kerry.Augusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-38273787499421918972010-09-03T11:21:18.589-04:002010-09-03T11:21:18.589-04:00Thank you for these comments. I deeply appreciate ...Thank you for these comments. I deeply appreciate them. What a crazy ride, but I am so very grateful for our community of writers and friendships that have helped me through days of the tar feeling. May everybody always be held in story, possibility, and love in this writing life.<br /><br />Love<br />KerryKerry Maddenhttp://www.kerrymadden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-71851010583353241062010-09-03T00:16:39.682-04:002010-09-03T00:16:39.682-04:00What a great post, Kerry. Thank you for sharing yo...What a great post, Kerry. Thank you for sharing your agent travails with us so honestly. So important for us to all hear about.<br /><br />And congratulations on your fifth novel! It sounds wonderful and I absolutely adore the idea of the tar feeling. So evocative!Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-3390584640123737322010-09-02T23:22:09.881-04:002010-09-02T23:22:09.881-04:00Oh i know the tar feeling way better than I want t...Oh i know the tar feeling way better than I want to, and i wouldn't wish it on nobody.<br />Thanks, Kerry<br />xoxo<br />Amy g KossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-21926089908952872262010-09-02T22:43:48.314-04:002010-09-02T22:43:48.314-04:00Thanks for making me laugh. For being so candid. ...Thanks for making me laugh. For being so candid. For sharing your journey.<br /><br />Up up and away!Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-78571231987633898322010-09-02T13:47:59.939-04:002010-09-02T13:47:59.939-04:00Your post reminds me that, although each writer...Your post reminds me that, although each writer's journey is unique, our obstacles are very much the same.Anna Michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-11441405746109701512010-09-02T13:45:39.736-04:002010-09-02T13:45:39.736-04:00Everything about this post is wonderful, Kerry, fr...Everything about this post is wonderful, Kerry, from the story of your meandering writer's journey to the delightful voice you use in portraying a fifth grader. Makes me want to write YA!Peggy Webbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-57534345959440623572010-09-02T13:36:59.920-04:002010-09-02T13:36:59.920-04:00I love all of this Kerry, and find the agent busi...I love all of this Kerry, and find the agent business much like a courtship, marriage and sometimes a divorce. And my son at four pointed to a one-armed man in the po and said - Where'd your arm go? What happened to it. YA is my new favorite fiction. I think I"m still a misfit 5th graders. <br /><br />RiverRiver Jordanhttp://www.riverjordan.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-35665116634241070382010-09-02T11:19:33.652-04:002010-09-02T11:19:33.652-04:00I'll bet your creative writing classes are FUN...I'll bet your creative writing classes are FUN. Makes me wish I could go back to school, except I'd only want to take the creative writing classes. :) Thank you for sharing your agent story, for sharing the opening to your new book (which I loved), and for reminding me that ideas for stories are everywhere if you look at the world with eyes wide open.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964839566992027438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-87353136434631420122010-09-02T10:40:42.051-04:002010-09-02T10:40:42.051-04:00Thanks so much for sharing, Kerry! Tell your daug...Thanks so much for sharing, Kerry! Tell your daughter thank you for putting "the tar feeling" into words. Glad you persisted out of the muck.Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-18544382527828378262010-09-02T09:46:17.296-04:002010-09-02T09:46:17.296-04:00Your journey is inspirational. It clearly shows ho...Your journey is inspirational. It clearly shows how resilient you are. Thanks for sharing this and I'm looking forward to your new book!Karen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-82930717067137030072010-09-02T09:20:15.382-04:002010-09-02T09:20:15.382-04:00This was amazing, Kerry. I also read the essay you...This was amazing, Kerry. I also read the essay you included as a link and I love the excerpt. You're such an imaginative writer. And I agree with Leigh. Success is almost always preceded by lots of jags and detours and it's useful to remember that.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-22675103519410178642010-09-02T07:23:28.295-04:002010-09-02T07:23:28.295-04:00Another brilliant piece by the brilliant Kerry Mad...Another brilliant piece by the brilliant Kerry Madden! SO excited about the new book. Thanks for this!!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-64869396724270006172010-09-02T02:29:11.884-04:002010-09-02T02:29:11.884-04:00Kerry I LOVED this! It's a great reminder to a...Kerry I LOVED this! It's a great reminder to all of us that success rarely follows a straight line. Thank you for sharing~Leigh Purtillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477635525179050959noreply@blogger.com