tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7922124577401584859..comments2011-11-11T04:17:48.402-05:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On Jeri WestersonJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24235576372440028652011-11-11T04:17:48.402-05:002011-11-11T04:17:48.402-05:00hello !hello !Coach Stores Onlinehttp://www.coachoutletstoreonlineh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39418366316060688782008-11-20T17:47:00.000-05:002008-11-20T17:47:00.000-05:00Okay. Confession time. Was I a Ninja? Naw. Reeses ...Okay. Confession time. Was I a Ninja? Naw. Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cup? No, but I could have been a contender. Boy Scouts? Nope. So you all so easily guessed, that I buried those Barbies. I actually put strings up in a grid and then recovered them. This was in the day when I wanted to be an archaelogist. Which lasted for as long as it took to realize I'd need all that math and science. But I still like old, buried things. I can satisfy that urge when scouring archives. Or getting to the bottom of my laundry hamper. Cheers, all!Jeri Westersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17221926916976851462008-11-20T11:34:00.000-05:002008-11-20T11:34:00.000-05:00I have a nice sword collection and nothing makes m...I have a nice sword collection and nothing makes me want to get them out more then some good medieval literature. <BR/><BR/>Logan Lamech<BR/>www.eloquentbooks.com/LingeringPoets.htmlLogan Lamechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12844056989509836812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35670208838377537172008-11-20T09:18:00.000-05:002008-11-20T09:18:00.000-05:00Hi Hank,<br><br>I met you briefly at RWA in SF. I'...Hi Hank,<BR/><BR/>I met you briefly at RWA in SF. I'm the author of THE FIRST CUT. I live in the L.A. area.<BR/><BR/>Fun blog!Dianne Emleyhttp://dianneemley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45495626933464581072008-11-19T19:33:00.000-05:002008-11-19T19:33:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for answering my question, Jeri....Thank you so much for answering my question, Jeri. What you say makes sense! I'm going to check out your blogs in a second here...<BR/><BR/>Hi Hank, glad I found this blog. I'm at lisaalber.wordpress.com...<BR/>or, I live in Portland, Oregon. Is one of those the answer to your question? :-)lisaalberhttp://lisaalber.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5256127814364042052008-11-19T16:08:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:08:00.000-05:00Oh, yes, I'm very fond of Hugh Jackman. And yes, h...Oh, yes, I'm very fond of Hugh Jackman. And yes, he'd be perfect.<BR/><BR/>Did you see he's People Magazine's new Sexiest Man on the Planet? Or what ever they call it? (I only heard about his when I was watching public tv, of course..)<BR/><BR/>Hi Dianne, Hi Lisa! Welcome! Where are you?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27598350646176906192008-11-19T16:02:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:02:00.000-05:00Oh Hank,<br><br>I think it would make a splendid m...Oh Hank,<BR/><BR/>I think it would make a splendid movie! And I see Hugh Jackman as Crispin. :) Hugh! Are ya out there? Wanna make a medieval movie?Jeri Westersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43428474186117567952008-11-19T15:59:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:59:00.000-05:00Hey Rhys,<br><br>I can make a pretty good Ninja, t...Hey Rhys,<BR/><BR/>I can make a pretty good Ninja, too, you know. :)Jeri Westersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22486562967695528012008-11-19T15:57:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:57:00.000-05:00Lissalber,<br>You mustn't ever forget about Sister...Lissalber,<BR/>You mustn't ever forget about Sisters in Crime!<BR/><BR/>I do have a blog, called "Getting Medieval-"-www.jeriwesterson.typepad.com --and Crispin has his own blog at www.CrispinGuest.com.<BR/><BR/>I don't do much talking about my own publishing experiences on my blog. I think there are plenty of blogs out there that cover that. My blog is more like a magazine of history and mystery. <BR/><BR/>But as for your question about more than one agent shopping the same novel, usually they didn't. Although the third was beginning to shop the first Crispin, but we deemed her so incompetent that my current agent just went ahead and and shopped it, too. Small publishers may not be worth an agent's time, but it is certainly worth your time. And you might need to re-evaluate that agent in any case. An agent should be more interested in career-building than that check at the end of the day. That is one of the reasons I love my current agent. He is far more interested in the whole career than those modest beginnings. Shoot for an agent that thinks like that.Jeri Westersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44406165833414512702008-11-19T15:15:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:15:00.000-05:00Great interview, Jeri! I vote for the buried Barbi...Great interview, Jeri! I vote for the buried Barbies as the fake story. Dirty Barbies... no way! Hmm... Could be a story there...<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your book pub.Dianne Emleyhttp://dianneemley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13399536576519819272008-11-19T14:03:00.000-05:002008-11-19T14:03:00.000-05:00Great interview! And inspiring for this crime fict...Great interview! And inspiring for this crime fictionista. I'll have to check out Sisters in Crime -- I forgot they existed.<BR/><BR/>Also, I do have a question for Jeri.<BR/><BR/>Hi Jeri, you mentioned going through many agents. I personally would love to hear more about that trial (do you have a blog?) because dealing with agents, know what to do with them, about them, is tough for newbies like me.<BR/><BR/>My particular question: Did your various agents all try to shop the same novel?<BR/><BR/>Reason I ask: My agent shopped my novel around and stopped after many rejections from the New York Big Boys -- she didn't want to shop to smaller presses, told me she was done. So...just gets me wondering what I should do...<BR/><BR/>Get a new agent to shop the novel around again or forget about this novel for now because many of the likely editors already rejected it?<BR/><BR/>Look forward to reading your novel!lisaalberhttp://lisaalber.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17747802710246795692008-11-19T13:21:00.000-05:002008-11-19T13:21:00.000-05:00Hi Jeri<br>Your book sounds great! It's been a whi...Hi Jeri<BR/>Your book sounds great! It's been a while since I've read a medieval mystery so you've whetted my appetite once more. I think you burned the Barbies...that's what they deserve afterall!<BR/>ClareClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601944191826988445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33534065142927869242008-11-19T11:13:00.000-05:002008-11-19T11:13:00.000-05:00I also think the Barbies. I can see you doing that...I also think the Barbies. I can see you doing that, Jeri!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book!Rhys Bowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24129823523547158512008-11-19T10:35:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:35:00.000-05:00Oh Jan, I would love a suit of armor. My husband i...Oh Jan, I would love a suit of armor. My husband is already giving the wary eye to the sword on the wall and the helmet and the flail and the battle axe...Jeri Westersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621322664609246112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8740055911261723862008-11-19T09:58:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:58:00.000-05:00From Mary-Ann Tirone Smith<br><br>The following co...From Mary-Ann Tirone Smith<BR/><BR/>The following comment is an acknowledgment:<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Hank, for inviting Jere and me to guest post and thank you Jere for filling in for me while I was away, and doing such a great job. (I'm biased, I know, but I don't care.) <BR/><BR/>Thank you, too, to all the commenters who had such invigorating things to say. <BR/><BR/> I love writers. The Red Sox mystery was a labor of love--love for the Sox and love for my soulmate, Jere. <BR/><BR/> (When Jere was a little boy, he came into the kitchen to find me holding open a cupboard door and staring into the cupboard, my demeanor that of a statue carved from marble. He called down to the gang in the family room: "Don't anyone come in the kitchen. Mom's writing." (I'm verklempt just thinking about it.) <BR/><BR/>Mother and son will be at Kate's Mystery Books, Friday night, Dec. 5th. I hope you're all there so I can give you big hugs and buy all your books.<BR/><BR/>See Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery at redsoxmystery.blogspot.comHank Phillippi Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47087666285298326242008-11-19T09:54:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:54:00.000-05:00Jeri, wow. Your editor story is just spine-chillin...Jeri, wow. Your editor story is just spine-chilling. <BR/><BR/>I think a Tracker is just the greatest idea. (And wouldnt it be a wonderful movie?) <BR/><BR/>Who do you see as Crispin?<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>(And I think you DID bury the Barbies. But the Reese's Cup Cup is almost too funny to be imaginary...hm.)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3528087342745342452008-11-19T09:50:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:50:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35665353072395270712008-11-19T09:40:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:40:00.000-05:00Hi Jeri,<br>Welcome to Jungle Red. I love medieva...Hi Jeri,<BR/>Welcome to Jungle Red. I love medieval stuff (I have a suit of armour in my front hall)and your series sounds fascinating.I like that it's gritty and not romanticized and can't wait to see how a tracker does his job! <BR/>Best of luck!Jan Broganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.com