tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post4410319983651395597..comments2023-10-17T07:00:42.718-03:00Comments on Love YA: MSFV Blog Hop – Meet Emily Kokie!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-12923328331587699862012-08-17T16:53:16.639-04:002012-08-17T16:53:16.639-04:00Thanks! And yes, I totally agree, research is key....Thanks! And yes, I totally agree, research is key. I've found that once I'm about an hour into the workshops I do on researching agents, things really start to click for some attending. I can see them start making connections about what to look for and where and what it means. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-72139078445538952922012-08-17T16:51:48.522-04:002012-08-17T16:51:48.522-04:00Oh, and thanks! Personal Effects launches in just ...Oh, and thanks! Personal Effects launches in just over 3 weeks - super exciting. E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-28165045463205764792012-08-17T16:51:06.648-04:002012-08-17T16:51:06.648-04:00Yeah, I think there is a place for gut instinct an...Yeah, I think there is a place for gut instinct and intuition (it had a lot to do with why I queried my agent - something about his bio/what I want posts at his agency site spoke to me). But I think we have to be careful to make it informed intuition and instincts, by doing a lot of research and analysis to feed it in the right direction. ;)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-33507316621031873802012-08-17T16:48:52.136-04:002012-08-17T16:48:52.136-04:00Thanks, Leslie! It's been an amazing ride. :)Thanks, Leslie! It's been an amazing ride. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-37505462412144788282012-08-17T16:48:25.652-04:002012-08-17T16:48:25.652-04:00Woops Didn't know there were more comments! So...Woops Didn't know there were more comments! Sorry for the late reply. <br /><br />And thanks! :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-10516817654088943252012-08-15T12:12:18.070-04:002012-08-15T12:12:18.070-04:00Excellent advice about agent hunting. I know that ...Excellent advice about agent hunting. I know that my 'dream agent' wasn't the one I ended up with either because, well, I was wrong. The more research we can do on agents, the closer we can get to subbing to the right one in the first place. A lesson often hard learned. Congrats on Personal Effects!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-21526219001929955962012-08-14T19:10:21.421-04:002012-08-14T19:10:21.421-04:00What a great interview! I love how you said that y...What a great interview! I love how you said that your original dream agent was partially based on intuition and a gut feeling. Amazing how those feelings can suck us in, yet can be so misleading sometimes - though it all worked out for the best, so maybe fate really did have a hand in it? Good luck with your book!Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-42983735294243214172012-08-12T21:56:10.074-04:002012-08-12T21:56:10.074-04:00Congrats on your book, Emily. It's such fun to...Congrats on your book, Emily. It's such fun to hear stories with happy endings.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-10971073782173795462012-08-11T14:47:02.349-04:002012-08-11T14:47:02.349-04:00Great interview.Great interview.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210398194494998143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-77423199423736122442012-08-10T09:50:34.191-04:002012-08-10T09:50:34.191-04:00Thanks, Leigh! And I agree, this has been a great ...Thanks, Leigh! And I agree, this has been a great way to get to know each other, too, while celebrating MSFV & Authoress!E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-18534494716325123872012-08-10T09:47:44.622-04:002012-08-10T09:47:44.622-04:00Wasn't it a blast? I think back on all the wei...Wasn't it a blast? I think back on all the weird things I "played" as part of the percussion section - so glad I had that experience. (And given how lazy I was at practicing, I can hardly believe I was able to be part of the band!).E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-76170498270968957202012-08-10T09:45:49.733-04:002012-08-10T09:45:49.733-04:00I agree - a great way to spread the MSFV love. :)I agree - a great way to spread the MSFV love. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-77890729502931451892012-08-10T09:45:35.138-04:002012-08-10T09:45:35.138-04:00Hey, this is a great interview, both for how *not*...Hey, this is a great interview, both for how *not* to find an agent and how to avoid electrocution! :D j/k It's been so fun learning about our fellow MSFV'ers. PERSONAL EFFECTS sounds very cool. Best of luck to you, Emily! :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-88128573687541203022012-08-10T09:45:18.580-04:002012-08-10T09:45:18.580-04:00Thanks, Tara! It's been a crazy, exciting, fan...Thanks, Tara! It's been a crazy, exciting, fantastic ride so far. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-89460537409767744042012-08-10T09:44:33.005-04:002012-08-10T09:44:33.005-04:00Thanks! I love doing the workshop - and hope to ta...Thanks! I love doing the workshop - and hope to take it on the road beyond my area of the mid west. It's such a great experience to be able to really dig deep into the research process and help other writers on their journey to publication.E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-13824713028265936562012-08-10T09:42:37.829-04:002012-08-10T09:42:37.829-04:00Yup. So many rush into querying without any idea o...Yup. So many rush into querying without any idea of the differences among agents/agenting styles. There's a lot more to the process than weeding out the scams. It was a good lesson for me to learn. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-18851040304887819302012-08-10T09:41:11.390-04:002012-08-10T09:41:11.390-04:00Thanks Angela! We all definitely make mistakes - t...Thanks Angela! We all definitely make mistakes - the key is to learn from them :) And thanks for the cover love. I can agree, since I had very little to do with it - Candlewick did an amazing job on the cover and design of the book. :)E.M. Kokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453541159643901257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-67090697472155992542012-08-09T23:15:04.999-04:002012-08-09T23:15:04.999-04:00Hee hee I did percussion in high school, too. Play...Hee hee I did percussion in high school, too. Played all those kinds of things--chimes bigger than my head, the xylophone, that creepy thing that makes a weird sound in movies, triangles, cymbals--my favorite was the vibrophone. SO BEAUTIFUL and so mysterious sounding. Hee hee you brought back good times.Petre Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116806277306186024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-26339346538527583592012-08-09T22:23:13.984-04:002012-08-09T22:23:13.984-04:00Awesome interview! And I love this blog hop - a wo...Awesome interview! And I love this blog hop - a wonderful opportunity to showcase and give back to MSFV. Wonderful idea!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-34175369676761137472012-08-09T19:08:45.514-04:002012-08-09T19:08:45.514-04:00Great post, guys! It's always interesting to g...Great post, guys! It's always interesting to get a peak at another writer's process. And huge congratulations, Emily, on selling the first book you ever finished writing!Tara Dairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553180762608936696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-36374569084495441182012-08-09T12:40:30.703-04:002012-08-09T12:40:30.703-04:00I truly enjoyed reading this post. What caught my ...I truly enjoyed reading this post. What caught my eye was the eye-opening-favorite-agent episode. This happened to me, too. Rejection from an agent you have always wanted to be represented by is such a blow to the heart! It happened through a contest I won, but when asked for the partial, I never received an answer.<br /><br />I would love to sit in on one of those workshops you do. Your post here was great. I could only imagine what hearing you in person would be like!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-13379852129759151362012-08-09T11:11:58.646-04:002012-08-09T11:11:58.646-04:00This was so interesting to read. I think you'r...This was so interesting to read. I think you're right that so much information exists out there on agents and publishing, it really is the best option for us writers to do a lot of homework to make sure we're submitting to the right people.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-43574506096266935742012-08-09T10:15:54.783-04:002012-08-09T10:15:54.783-04:00Love your story to agent-hood. WE all make mistake...Love your story to agent-hood. WE all make mistakes on the path, so i think everyone can relate to this. The main thing is it led to a very happy ending! <br /><br />Congrats on your book! Love the cover--I'll check it out! :)<br /><br />AngelaAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-16918782229787590902012-08-09T08:10:37.232-04:002012-08-09T08:10:37.232-04:00its such a nice blog to provides info about hope m...its such a nice blog to provides info about hope more people discover your blog because you really know what you’re talking about. Can’t wait to read more from you!<br />for more plz visit<br />debt management Plan <a href="http://www.debtadvisors4u.com/" rel="nofollow">debt management Plan</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318796413964402394noreply@blogger.com