tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35321576.post7695234651254112259..comments2023-12-30T04:12:36.718-08:00Comments on Mark Henry • Daniel Marks: The Lost WeekendMark Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157095641807953190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35321576.post-17014165868948738682007-07-31T21:05:00.000-07:002007-07-31T21:05:00.000-07:00Hey Danielle,We totally enjoyed chatting with you....Hey Danielle,<BR/><BR/>We totally enjoyed chatting with you. Good luck with your writing!<BR/><BR/>MarkMark Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157095641807953190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35321576.post-85789665104648484592007-07-31T19:54:00.000-07:002007-07-31T19:54:00.000-07:00Mark:Thank you for being so gracious and honest an...Mark:<BR/>Thank you for being so gracious and honest and lovely on Saturday at dinner. Ditto for your wife. Thank you for not blowing me off as a pilot fish.<BR/>DanielleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35321576.post-51127889074748510282007-07-31T14:13:00.000-07:002007-07-31T14:13:00.000-07:00And that's what it's all about.Awesomeness.MAnd that's what it's all about.<BR/><BR/>Awesomeness.<BR/><BR/>MMark Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157095641807953190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35321576.post-28719666993974767902007-07-31T08:01:00.000-07:002007-07-31T08:01:00.000-07:00Mark,I couldn't agree with you *more* about how va...Mark,<BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree with you *more* about how valuable the agent feedback can be!<BR/><BR/>I met with several agents during that same conference, and one (who will remain unamed because I just don't believe in name dropping) took a look at one of my manuscripts for about a minute, then pointed out several problems she had with it and said because of that she didn't think it would work for her (and why).<BR/><BR/>Rather than get defensive, afterwards I really looked at what she pointed out (and why) and her comments lit up a lightbulb in my mind. She had identified the biggest problem I had struggled with in that mss from the beginning, and her comments helped me see exactly what to change. The next day I eliminated 66% of the first chapter and re-wrote the remaining 33%, and have a *vastly* improved piece. In other words, she was spot on, and I am so grateful that she cared enough to *tell* me what needed to change. It would've been easier for her to just say "Thanks but no thanks."<BR/><BR/>So, to what you are saying, I add...yes, yes, YES!<BR/><BR/>BTW, she *did* ask me to send another mss that I was pitching.TomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868895684565016288noreply@blogger.com