tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4580946159185175059..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Hesitation BluesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16225986953151034072011-10-31T15:42:19.503-04:002011-10-31T15:42:19.503-04:00Rob, congrats! I'm still at the stage where I ...Rob, congrats! I'm still at the stage where I print out the rejections and the (joy of joys!) acceptances. Congrats, again and i can't wait to read it!Jeff Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56142530092509572282011-10-27T02:39:18.650-04:002011-10-27T02:39:18.650-04:00rim shot!rim shot!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922496600366632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82774887141268018922011-10-26T23:42:43.379-04:002011-10-26T23:42:43.379-04:00In response to Velma:
-- Guitar chord, t...In response to Velma: <br /> -- Guitar chord, that is.<br /><br />(Sorry for the pun. But, I mean, if Velma's gonna set 'em up... )Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84156549983620782712011-10-26T23:27:43.693-04:002011-10-26T23:27:43.693-04:00R.T. Lawton said...
Rob, congrats. I'm as...R.T. Lawton said...<br /><br /> Rob, congrats. I'm assuming it was your next story in your Shanks series for AHMM, May 2012 issue?<br /><br />Does anyone else find it scary that Mr. Lawton, a former federal agent, knows so much about our private lives? Seriously, R.T. and I discussed this last week (he had an acceptance as well). Yes, this is the seventh Shanks story to be accepted by AHMM, but I have idea which issue it will be in.<br /><br />David, thanks for confessing what you do to the nasty little slips. They deserve it, I say.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14663937139204614962011-10-26T20:50:58.395-04:002011-10-26T20:50:58.395-04:00You struck a chord with this one.You struck a chord with this one.Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922496600366632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37093876846983669182011-10-26T14:33:04.918-04:002011-10-26T14:33:04.918-04:00And thanks for the video clip, which sent me on a ...And thanks for the video clip, which sent me on a long ramble through music history. You wouldn't recognize Jorma now, but Jack Casady hasn't changed a bit, except for the hair.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14999279380347302892011-10-26T14:05:46.838-04:002011-10-26T14:05:46.838-04:00Rob, when I print out those emailed rejections, it...Rob, when I print out those emailed rejections, it's only because I imagine some day the IRS will want to see them: proof that I'm a Real Writer.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74783957140667141362011-10-26T11:47:57.819-04:002011-10-26T11:47:57.819-04:00Rob, congrats. I'm assuming it was your next s...Rob, congrats. I'm assuming it was your next story in your Shanks series for AHMM, May 2012 issue?R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10336559622845759892011-10-26T10:55:01.093-04:002011-10-26T10:55:01.093-04:00OH, and as for the music ... I always seem to hear...OH, and as for the music ... I always seem to hear the Jaws theme in my head just before opening one of those letters. Da-da DA-Da DA-DADixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76022225118949150692011-10-26T10:50:56.981-04:002011-10-26T10:50:56.981-04:00Congratulations, Rob! And thanks for a great arti...Congratulations, Rob! And thanks for a great article. You really nailed it.<br /><br />--DixDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80595140864207561752011-10-26T10:29:00.847-04:002011-10-26T10:29:00.847-04:00P.S. Congrats on the acceptance! Are you gonna fi...P.S. Congrats on the acceptance! Are you gonna fill us in or keep us in suspense about it?David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68285280150674669602011-10-26T10:27:11.224-04:002011-10-26T10:27:11.224-04:00Rob, you made me laugh at a very painful subject. ...Rob, you made me laugh at a very painful subject. I also stomp on rejection slips, but only after crying like a little girl for a few minutes. Fortunately, these events generally occur within the privacy of my home. As to the number of these things I have been awarded, I mercifully suffer blackouts when I try to recall and wake up in parts of town that I don't normally frequent. Otherwise, I handle rejection as well as the next writer.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11085549375567410722011-10-26T10:00:22.036-04:002011-10-26T10:00:22.036-04:00Good story, Rob.
I'm afraid my emailed reje...Good story, Rob. <br /><br />I'm afraid my emailed rejections outnumber my acceptances, just as my regular-mail rejections outnumber my acceptances. The only thing better about a snailmailed rejection is that you can toss it in the trashcan and step on it.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76328296221370052932011-10-26T09:51:04.445-04:002011-10-26T09:51:04.445-04:00This is actually a true story, happened to me last...This is actually a true story, happened to me last week (well, the Klingons etc. are metaphors). <br /><br />I love the Holy Modal Rounders but when I think of this song I think of Hot Tuna and Jorma's vocal.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30646294534755618512011-10-26T09:27:46.459-04:002011-10-26T09:27:46.459-04:00Hot Tuna was my first thought followed by Holy Mod...Hot Tuna was my first thought followed by Holy Modal Rounders. My parents loved W.C. Handy and Leadbelly.<br /><br />Rob, great story!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67551516866523933282011-10-26T08:47:51.406-04:002011-10-26T08:47:51.406-04:00I can't decide if rejections are better or wor...I can't decide if rejections are better or worse on the screen than in the mail.<br />The new email certainly does take the suspense away from watching the mailbox!Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041319513734123806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83297368898100258112011-10-26T07:13:44.227-04:002011-10-26T07:13:44.227-04:00Wow! You nailed those emotions we feel when we h...Wow! You nailed those emotions we feel when we hear from an editor. I save contracts, but not much of any other correspondence with the powers that control when and where our words will be read. Congrats on the acceptance and on this article, which is mighty fine reading.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49644894213353730562011-10-26T01:15:49.432-04:002011-10-26T01:15:49.432-04:00Congratulations, Bobby!Congratulations, Bobby!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922496600366632604noreply@blogger.com