tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post5941152026825734067..comments2023-10-17T07:00:42.718-03:00Comments on Love YA: Interview with Agent Kathleen Rushall of Waterside ProductionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-8412744522095011922011-05-18T10:52:45.783-04:002011-05-18T10:52:45.783-04:00Fantastic--Kathleen sounds right up my MG alley--e...Fantastic--Kathleen sounds right up my MG alley--esp with the Astrology confession. :) thanks for this delightful blog!K. L. Hallamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672153195378644215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-71280924338671089062011-05-05T04:39:07.268-03:002011-05-05T04:39:07.268-03:00What a great interview! Diana Gabaldon is one of m...What a great interview! Diana Gabaldon is one of my favorite authors, and Scotland is one of the most wonderful places I've had the privilege to visit. Working on my query letter now...Alison Pearce Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955543150406880055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-44811838942916786532011-05-02T23:32:19.555-03:002011-05-02T23:32:19.555-03:00Hey Cat! Awesome! Good luck with the query! And bt...Hey Cat! Awesome! Good luck with the query! And btw, we "met" at WriteOnCon, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-62713595830655658022011-05-02T07:24:49.543-03:002011-05-02T07:24:49.543-03:00Oh, she loves Scotland... I just need to query her...Oh, she loves Scotland... I just need to query her.Katharina Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223722392075669331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-82567353204584210972011-04-27T17:08:05.741-03:002011-04-27T17:08:05.741-03:00Hey June! I'm glad you liked the interview ;)
...Hey June! I'm glad you liked the interview ;)<br /><br />Zach, good luck with the query!<br /><br />Stephsco, I also think there is. Plus what's not to love about a good historical YA? ;D<br /><br />Elizabeth, YAY! I hope she loves your ms as much as you two love Tamora Pierce!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-2166014564907394022011-04-27T13:18:57.119-03:002011-04-27T13:18:57.119-03:00Awesome interview! She loves Tamora Pierce *swoon*...Awesome interview! She loves Tamora Pierce *swoon* yup, I shall be querying her at some point...she loves my favorite author!Elizabeth Pratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007847710513283552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-16782261010139969592011-04-27T13:13:47.664-03:002011-04-27T13:13:47.664-03:00What an interesting interview. Thanks for posting!...What an interesting interview. Thanks for posting! And to think, I heard through the grapevine earlier this year there was no interest in historical YA. It seems like there is. I would also love to see more of it as a reader.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-65033924392137537272011-04-26T22:50:18.717-03:002011-04-26T22:50:18.717-03:00Great info! She seems like just the person I'v...Great info! She seems like just the person I've been looking for. Query incoming!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670999802236776971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-71689272332188856752011-04-26T16:07:18.447-03:002011-04-26T16:07:18.447-03:00Nice interview. I'm going to have to start tra...Nice interview. I'm going to have to start tracking this blog!June Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570382577796763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-62293738756346427732011-04-22T22:45:09.182-03:002011-04-22T22:45:09.182-03:00Thanks, piwibrim! :DThanks, piwibrim! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-42862225843987937722011-04-11T02:02:06.371-03:002011-04-11T02:02:06.371-03:00LOL, sure! Everyone has pet-peeves! And I think th...LOL, sure! Everyone has pet-peeves! And I think that your "peaks" example would make me grind my teeth, too ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-72944612572459058582011-04-11T01:39:30.079-03:002011-04-11T01:39:30.079-03:00I'm not saying I'd turn them down. I just ...I'm not saying I'd turn them down. I just have pet-peeves (like everyone I suppose) and using words incorrectly in a formal setting is one. At least they didn't say something like, "If your manuscript <b>peaks</b> our interest." That one gets me grinding my teeth for some reason.<br /><br />The sentence in question called them the 'premiere' agency for x type of material. By context it's obvious they meant 'premier'.Mark Fengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922616270777907779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-6033278710392167932011-04-10T08:53:01.080-03:002011-04-10T08:53:01.080-03:00Hey Mark! Thanks for your comment!
Oh I'm sor...Hey Mark! Thanks for your comment! <br />Oh I'm sorry about your last book, but I hope you get lucky with the next one.<br /><br />Um, so maybe it is that I'm not a native speaker, as some of you know, but I thought that premier and premiere could be synonyms when they are used as adjectives. In fact, I just looked it up on the dictionary and they both can mean, "Preceding all others in time." <br />But then, I didn't read the whole sentence. <br /><br />Also, I don't know if this makes the difference to you, but Waterside has HUGE deals (like one-million-dollar deals), and I even know that one of their books has turned into a movie.<br /><br />I think that for me, that will do it, but I understand that everybody is different and if you don't feel like querying them it's totally up to you! I'm just trying to help you decide out here ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-59532025171807186842011-04-10T02:48:26.869-03:002011-04-10T02:48:26.869-03:00I just checked out their website as I thought I...I just checked out their website as I thought I'd heard of nearly every literary agent accepting YA queries by now (having flogged my last book to death quite thoroughly).<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but when I find grammatical errors on the front page of an agency's website I find it a bit off-putting.<br /><br />"Premiere" is the first showing.<br /><br />"Premier" is leading their field.<br /><br />I know it's nit-picky of me, but if they're going to judge me on the quality of my work I'd at least like to see them get it right in their own work.Mark Fengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922616270777907779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-87687811893644706002011-04-08T16:28:26.949-03:002011-04-08T16:28:26.949-03:00Thanks dellaodell! I wish you luck!Thanks dellaodell! I wish you luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-65729894549930392582011-04-07T18:08:20.917-03:002011-04-07T18:08:20.917-03:00Fantastic review. Very informative, I'll defin...Fantastic review. Very informative, I'll definitely be looking into Waterside. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-33589553259694082832011-04-06T21:57:57.178-03:002011-04-06T21:57:57.178-03:00Quinn and Alison!
Good luck with that query! <...Quinn and Alison! <br />Good luck with that query! <3<br /><br />Stina! Hi! I'm glad you liked it :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-7733508085559532702011-04-06T20:49:03.721-03:002011-04-06T20:49:03.721-03:00Thanks for the great interview. :DThanks for the great interview. :DStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-53602524880019787862011-04-06T19:36:20.613-03:002011-04-06T19:36:20.613-03:00Wow! What a great interview! I'm going to quer...Wow! What a great interview! I'm going to query her too - she sounds amazing! Thanks for this post Monica!Alison Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179538085536841348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-23233165731211428572011-04-06T08:50:31.905-03:002011-04-06T08:50:31.905-03:00Great interview! Thanks for introducing me to a ne...Great interview! Thanks for introducing me to a new agent; especially one who likes darker things and wants a scary ghost story. Just send off my query.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-65953010474359972602011-04-04T13:05:10.569-03:002011-04-04T13:05:10.569-03:00Donna, hi! LOL, my archives aren't that huge, ...Donna, hi! LOL, my archives aren't that huge, since my blog is new, but I hope you like the other interview, too! In any case, good luck, and thx for stopping by!<br /><br />Hey Medeia! I'm so glad you liked it! :D<br /><br />Hey Leslie! YAY, so happy you loved it! Right, those dream vacation sound so tempting! lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-65399356913019862532011-04-02T23:28:51.881-03:002011-04-02T23:28:51.881-03:00Thank you, Monica and Kathleen. Loved the intervi...Thank you, Monica and Kathleen. Loved the interview. Yay, someone who sounds really cool to query. I'm so there for the dream vacation destinations.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-17807792859597175942011-04-02T18:43:03.861-03:002011-04-02T18:43:03.861-03:00Fantastic interview. :)Fantastic interview. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-87412864547303730602011-04-02T17:22:52.940-03:002011-04-02T17:22:52.940-03:00What a great interview. I'm going to be delvin...What a great interview. I'm going to be delving into your archives for more hidden gems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200721485261992830.post-47925679943064752502011-03-29T21:38:49.496-03:002011-03-29T21:38:49.496-03:00Hey Empress Awesome! I'm glad you love agent i...Hey Empress Awesome! I'm glad you love agent interviews! :D <br /><br />Hey Krista! I'm Happy you liked her! Good luck with those revisions!<br /><br />Hi Lorena! I think she does? Though it might be that it isn't her main focus? <br /><br />Hey Holly! <3 <3 <3 (You know I <3 U, don't you?)<br /><br />Erin! Hi! Oh that's great! I wish you luck with that query!! :D Kathleen said she had received some queries after this interview, and that she hoped to find something that she loved! ;)<br /><br />ChrisKelly! Hi! I'll tell my hubby you liked that question, because it was his idea! LOL.<br /><br />Hey Patti! YAY! I'm glad you liked her too! :D<br /><br />Hey Lauren! Thanks! And I'm happy we both share a love: YA. ;) If you're starting to query, you might want to know that I'll be doing a contest with some agents in April! I thought you might want a heads up. (Only YA, tho.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.com