tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post112731988321331474..comments2023-10-14T06:23:29.731-05:00Comments on Polly ME: A Day in the Life of a Death Investigator: 9/21/05aPollyMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127581040341873942005-09-24T11:57:00.000-05:002005-09-24T11:57:00.000-05:00i know i'm late on my response, but i would like t...i know i'm late on my response, but i would like to echo that your feminine, first-person perspective is what hooked me. i read through your entire blog before i even met you because of the combined with, humor, and sensitivity that you use to describe every situation, whether pi or me work.<BR/><BR/>i think you have the potential to capture readers who aren't usually into reading the "icky" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127402262181749562005-09-22T10:17:00.000-05:002005-09-22T10:17:00.000-05:00Here I am!!Here I am!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127398804729867442005-09-22T09:20:00.000-05:002005-09-22T09:20:00.000-05:00Polly,I'm new to your blog and don't have much to ...Polly,<BR/>I'm new to your blog and don't have much to add. The reasons I keep coming back are: your first person view, the behind the scene insights of the business/the truthfulness, and your coworker/character development. This is your style, its what we blogits enjoy. I wouldn't change a thing, just incorporate your style around a well defined plot that will hold our attention for 300+ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127397833226070682005-09-22T09:03:00.000-05:002005-09-22T09:03:00.000-05:00Polly, Punky and Eleanor,Please accept my sincere ...Polly, Punky and Eleanor,<BR/><BR/>Please accept my sincere apolgies. In an attempt to be funnier or cooler than i am i posted items that had a harsh tone that may of offended. That was not my goal. I had a chip on my shoulder yesterday--though that is no excuse--and it wont happen again. <BR/><BR/>Johnny Angel (signed very sheepishly)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127396047592011822005-09-22T08:34:00.000-05:002005-09-22T08:34:00.000-05:00belly button lint removerThey actuall exist!?Where...<I>belly button lint remover</I><BR/><BR/>They actuall exist!?<BR/><BR/>Where can I get one?<BR/><BR/>oh, yea, the book. No ideas.<BR/><BR/>carry onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127394826881073832005-09-22T08:13:00.000-05:002005-09-22T08:13:00.000-05:00I don't have anything to add except to say that Su...I don't have anything to add except to say that <I>Sumo Polly</I> would make for a much more interesting book cover photo.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book deal Polly. Knock 'em dead (pun intended).<BR/><BR/>There's a tip, use some puns in your stories - see, I told you I have nothing to add.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127393387366969762005-09-22T07:49:00.000-05:002005-09-22T07:49:00.000-05:00Polly, What MOTW said.I wish you luck in your work...Polly, <BR/><BR/>What MOTW said.<BR/><BR/>I wish you luck in your working relationship with an editor. Make them read your blog (all of it) to get a feel for the Polly we all know and care about.<BR/><BR/>I might have a little advice, speaking as an amateur photographer. The picture you posted of you sitting with your feet braced against what looks like the entry of a bus. That smile and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127371008120447342005-09-22T01:36:00.000-05:002005-09-22T01:36:00.000-05:00i've always thought that your blog reminds me of a...i've always thought that your blog reminds me of a real life Kinsey Milhone (books by Sue Grafton). i don't know if that helps you in any way or not though..... :-)anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732371349612456581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127366450861948542005-09-22T00:20:00.000-05:002005-09-22T00:20:00.000-05:00Punky - that's one of the reasons we all love you....Punky - that's one of the reasons we all love you....<BR/>Yu dont reed to will....<BR/><BR/>Polly - the books that leapt to mind for me were actually Janet Evanovich - and her Stephanie Plum adventures. Although they're corny and over the top - she's a likeable woman with foibles - not perfect, but good enough most of the time - intelligent not ditzy and has amusing felon characters and odd Higgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705824739575363627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127339982907425152005-09-21T16:59:00.000-05:002005-09-21T16:59:00.000-05:00I'm offering the services of the KibEl Agency to i...I'm offering the services of the KibEl Agency to investigate Johnny Angel, if you want to Polly! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127333302130361522005-09-21T15:08:00.000-05:002005-09-21T15:08:00.000-05:00Olga, Mostly it's because I smell.Olga, <BR/>Mostly it's because I smell.PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127329594194427902005-09-21T14:06:00.000-05:002005-09-21T14:06:00.000-05:00Point out that your book is like Patricia Cornwell...Point out that your book is like Patricia Cornwell's and Kathy Reichs' books, only better because it's true. Mention their vast audience and say that your book will sell to that group as well as millions of others who love true crime stories. Give 'em a few examples. You shouldn't have any problem making the sale.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127327416451547312005-09-21T13:30:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:30:00.000-05:00*pokes Johnny Angel with Punky's ten-foot pole*Joh...*pokes Johnny Angel with Punky's ten-foot pole*<BR/><BR/>Johnny Angel? Who ARE you? You see, I have a lot of men walk away fast with no explanation so it's hard for me to pin you down...<BR/><BR/>Also, you said:<BR/><I>Produce a book that is in your heart. Produce a book that will say everything you have held back. Produce a book that will tell you things about yourself you did not know. PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127327233931802452005-09-21T13:27:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:27:00.000-05:00Johnny Angel apologizes for so many typos today. J...Johnny Angel apologizes for so many typos today. Just not paying attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127326837015301272005-09-21T13:20:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:20:00.000-05:00Punky,I think you may have read something into my ...Punky,<BR/>I think you may have read something into my comment that i did not mean to suggest. Johnny Angel is committed to remaining a gentleman. One who walked away because his demons--real or imagined-- convined him to.<BR/><BR/>Johnny AngelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127326043992967202005-09-21T13:07:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:07:00.000-05:00* slinks back to the chopped liver plate where she...* slinks back to the chopped liver plate where she belongs *Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127325787256743302005-09-21T13:03:00.000-05:002005-09-21T13:03:00.000-05:00Tamara,Thank you. Johnny Angel and Pollyhave "met"...Tamara,<BR/>Thank you. Johnny Angel and Polly<BR/>have "met" and Johnny Angel walked away fast with no explanation but full of what could have been. <BR/><BR/>Johnny AngelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127325265946926212005-09-21T12:54:00.000-05:002005-09-21T12:54:00.000-05:00what would be special about a Polly PI book and wh...<I>what would be special about a Polly PI book and why would it be worth publishing</I><BR/>* main char is a woman<BR/>* char is smart, can think on her feet<BR/>* char has views that men a. do not, b. can not, c. care not to, express<BR/>* char reveals poignant thoughts that connect with the reader<BR/>* char balances the morbid and shocking with wicked sense of humorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127324264584146332005-09-21T12:37:00.000-05:002005-09-21T12:37:00.000-05:00A Polly P. I. book would be special if you let the...A Polly P. I. book would be special if you let the reader see things through your eyes, not through thier suggestions. Writing a blog you only have to capute the attention of a friendly audience for 90 seconds. Polly P.I. will have to have substance not cutness and quick innuendoes. If there is a lot of death you better distinguish between each death so a reader just doesn't dismiss it as okay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127323135690581772005-09-21T12:18:00.000-05:002005-09-21T12:18:00.000-05:00Johnny Angel, will you marry me?Johnny Angel, will you marry me?PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708452.post-1127322846246456962005-09-21T12:14:00.000-05:002005-09-21T12:14:00.000-05:00Armes, Ja. J., and Frederick Nolan,J.J. Armes, Inv...Armes, Ja. J., and Frederick Nolan,<BR/>J.J. Armes, Investigator: The World's Most Successful Private Eye., Buy this book<BR/>New York: Macmillan,1976.<BR/>Autobiography of the amazing Texas P.I., Jay J. Armes, who's still going strong.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Blye, Irwin, and Ardy Friedberg,<BR/>Secrets of a Private Eye: How To Be Your Own Private Investigator<BR/>New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com