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Johann Strauss II
100 Most Famous Works
Vol. 7
Johann Strauss II, the
most famous and enduringly successful nineteenth century light music composer,
was born in Vienna on 25 October 1825. Building upon the firm musical
foundations laid by his father, Johann Strauss I (1804-1849) and Joseph Lanner
(1801-1843), the younger Johann (along with his brothers, Josef and Eduard)
achieved so high a development of the classical Viennese waltz that it became
as much a feature of the concert hall as of the ballroom. For more than half a
century Johann II captivated not only Vienna but also the whole of Europe and
America with his abundantly tuneful waltzes, polkas, quadrilles and marches.
The appeal of his music bridged all social strata, and his genius was revered
by such masters as Verdi, Brahms and Richard Strauss. The thrice-married
"Waltz King" later turned his attention to the composition of
operetta, and completed 16 stage works (among them Die Fledermaus, Eine
Nacht in Venedig and Der Zigeunerbaron) besides more than 500
orchestral compositions - including the most famous of all waltzes, The Blue
Danube (1867). Johann Strauss II died in Vienna on 3 June 1899.
The Marco Polo Strauss
Edition, from which these recordings were selected, is a milestone in recording
history, presenting, for the first time ever, the entire orchestral output of
the "Waltz King". Despite their supremely high standard of musical
invention, the majority of the compositions have never before been commercially
recorded and have been painstakingly assembled from archives around the world.
All performances featured in this series are complete and, wherever possible,
the works are played in their original instrumentation as conceived by the
"master orchestrator" himself, Johann Strauss II.
[1] Cagliostro in Wien (Cagliostro in Vienna) Overture
The concert tour of Italy which Johann Strauss undertook with the Julius
Langenbach Orchestra during May 1874 ended 'officially' at the end of that
month with performances in Graz. The composer did not return immediately to his
villa in Hietzing – giving rise to rumours that he was intending to establish
residence at Graz –but remained in the Styrian capital, intending to make
excursions for recuperation to the little spa-resort of Römerbad in Lower
Styria. While in Graz Johann held meetings with several librettists, who
brought him proposals or completed drafts for his next operetta. His choice
fell eventually to a subject furnished by Richard Genée and F. Zell (the nom
de plume of an erstwhile captain with the Danube Steamship Company, Camillo
Walzel). On 7 August 1874, the day before Johann returned to Vienna, the Illustrirtes
Wiener Extrablatt informed its readers. "The libretto for the new
Strauss operetta is already finished and has been sent to the composer. The
principal female rôles are being composed for the ladies Geistinger and
Nittinger". In the event, Marie Geistinger created the rôle of Lorenza
Feliciani in the new stage work, while Inna Nittinger (the first Prince
Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus) was not cast.
On 22 November 1874, the Viennese Fremden-Blatt newspaper
reported on Johann Strauss's future plans as an operetta composer, before
returning to his present activities in this field: "Meanwhile, Strauss is
working very hard on the instrumentation of his latest operetta, 'Wien anno
1780' ['Vienna 1780'], or, as the title has now been finally determined,
'Cagliostro in Wien' ...The opera is in three sections' 1. A jubilee on the
Türkenschanze, 2. The magician from the Blue Lord, 3. The Sleep-Walker. These
are supposed to present an historically accurate picture of social life in our
Imperial city in 1783 with, in the foreground, the highly interesting figures
of [the ingenious alchemist and swindler, Count Alessandro] Cagliostro and his
lifelong companion Lorenza Feliciani, to our knowledge portrayed in drama for
the first time". As is clear from this announcement, Johann Strauss
was thereby being afforded the opportunity, so frequently demanded by public
and press alike, to apply his inventive gifts to a stage work with a
specifically Viennese background. However, it proved to be a fateful error that
his librettists selected material based on events in 1783, the centenary of the
year in which Vienna was liberated from its second siege by the Turks. As the
operetta's opening scenes show, Johann Strauss understood
"historical" Viennese music, but it was not in his blood; he was by
temperament and nature a man of the times. In an historic operetta he was not
freely able to develop his individuality, and this ultimately damaged the
success of Cagliostro in Wien. Despite this, the Neues Fremden-Blatt (3.03.1875)
felt moved to observe that "amongst all the colourful confusion and
commotion the most charming Strauss music rings and sings, always genuine
Viennese original melody whether it strikes an old, fatherly melodious note, or
whether – as often happened – in very evident anachronistic mood it overrides
the span of 90 years (1783 to 1873) with the quite overflowing verve of the
modern waltz [and] the modern quick polka".
The première of Strauss's new operetta, which took place at the Theater
an der Wien on 27 February 1875, found itself in the shadow of two musical
sensations: the first performance of Ein deutsches Requiem by Johannes
Brahms and a concert conducted by Richard Wagner. Mindful of this, the critic
Ludwig Speidel wrote in the Fremden-Blatt on 3 March 1875: "To say
in one breath Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms and Johann Strauss – is that a
sin? In any event, I allow myself to do it". During the course of
his first-night review of Cagliostro in Wien, Speidel noted two musical
highlights in Act 2: "The first is characterised by the sextet (actually a
doubled vocal trio) of the old women 'Wundermann, hör' uns an' – a tripping
polka of thrilling effect – and also the waltz duet in D-major … in which there
breathes the dancing soul of Vienna". Both themes also feature to
good effect in the overture Johann Strauss scored for his three act operetta, Cagliostro
in Wien.
The Allegro non troppo introductory music to the overture is
based on Blasoni's words "Immer vorwörts" from the Act 1 Quartet (No.
3). After a clarinet cadenza, a Moderato passage presents the
accompaniment to Frau Adami's words "Ja ja! So war ich, die Loeken"
from the Act 2 Trio (No. 11) and this Trio is also the source of the Poco
meno section which follows. Then comes an Allegro passage based on
part of the Act 1 Quintet (No. 7), sung by Cagliostro to the words
"Geschwindigkeit ohne Hexerei". With the Tempo di Valse, Strauss
allows the listener a foretaste of music from the enchanting Act 2 Duet (No.
13) for Cagliostro's servant Blasoni and the abysmally deceived Frau Adami:
"Könnt' ich mit Ihnen fliegen durchs Leben". Next, an Allegro section
again based on "Immer vorwörts" (Act 1 Quartet, No. 3) leads into an Allegretto
moderato rendering from Act 2 (No. 9), accompanying the sextet of old
ladies ("Wundermann, laß in neuem Glanz wieder uns eilen froh zum
Tanz") After a reprise of the Tempo di Valse, a 17-bar Vivo link
passage leads directly into music from the Act 3 Finale (accompaniment to the
words "Hörst Du, es nahen schon die Rächer"), which provides the
brilliant climax to the overture.
Unusually for an overture to a Johann Strauss stage work, that for Cagliostro
in Wien was given its first performance in advance of the operetta's
premiere (Theater an der Wien, 27 February 1875), when the Composer himself
conducted the piece with the Strauss Orchestra (augmented by the orchestra of
the Theater an der Wien) during the interval at the Vienna Journalists' and
Authors' Association 'Concordia-Ball' in the Sofienbad-Saal on 1 February 1875.
[2] Stadt und Land, Polka-Mazurka
(Town and Country, Polka-mazurka) Op. 322
The contrast between rural and city life left its mark on Johann's
music, and appears to have inspired him to the polka-mazurka he wrote for an
English-style promenade concert which he organised for 12 January 1868 in the
Spacious Blumen-Säle (Floral Halls) of the Wiener Gartenbaugesellschaft (Vienna
Horticultural Society) on the Ringstrasse. In the event Johann's illness
enforced the postponement of the concert for one week until 19 January, when
the new work, Stadt und Land, was accorded an enthusiastic welcome by
those attending the charity concert given in aid of the city's crèche. The
piece also proved popular with audiences in Pavlovsk the following year when
Johann introduced it at the Vauxhall Pavilion on 15 May 1869 (= 3 May, Russian
calendar), and it was issued by Strauss's Russian publisher as Vilanella [Country
Girl] Polka-Mazurka.
[3] Immer heiterer, Walzer im Ländlerstyle
(Ever more cheerful, Waltz in Landler-style) Op. 235
Like Johann's dances Die Zillerthaler (op. 30), Dorfgeschichten
(op. 47), D'Woaldbuama, Die Waldbuben (op. 66), Volkssänger (op.
119), Man lebt nur einmal! (op. 167) and Grillenbanner (op. 247),
Immer heiterer is designated by the composer as a "Waltz in
Ländler-style", a typical 'peasant waltz' harking back to one of the true
antecedents of the Viennese Waltz – the rustic Ländler of Lower Austria. The
rather ungainly hopping and stamping steps from this generally alfresco dance
are demonstrated by the couples pictured on the cover of the first piano
edition of Immer heiterer.
The work was one of a clutch of new dance pieces written by Johann for
the 1860 Vienna Carnival, during which the 34-year-old "Herr
Musikdirektor" once more reigned supreme despite the musical activities of
his younger brother, Josef. Wherever there was dancing, people wanted Johann
Strauss. An article in a Viennese newspaper from 21 February 1860 attempted to
capture the magic of his presence at the head of his orchestra. "How the
couples fly along in tempestuous haste and passionate delight when Strauss, his
violin supported against his rhythmically moving knee, stands on the
conductor's rostrum; when he himself begins to play, his violin held high far
above the horizontal, twisting his body in endless undulations, drawing his bow
in swift strokes across the strings – that inflames the hearts, sends electric currents
through the legs!"
Johann conducted the Strauss Orchestra in the first performance of Immer
heiterer on 20 February 1860 at a genial "Strauss Ball' in the 'Sperl'
dance hall in the Viennese suburb of Leopoldstadt. The event was to prove the
last festivity of that description, and while the new composition did not meet
with the same success as some of Johann's other carnival novelties, notably the
waltz Accelerationen (op. 234), it is nevertheless worthy of attention.
Particularly effective is Waltz 3B, where Strauss unexpectedly introduces a
soaring legato melody entrusted to the cello and bassoon sections. In keeping
with the jovial sentiment expressed in the work's title, Johann even calls for
the members of the orchestra to exercise their vocal chords in a chorus of
laughter during the course of the Coda!
[4] Stürmisch in Lieb' und Tanz, Schnell-Polka
(Tempestuous in love and dance, Quick polka) Op. 393
The quick polka Stürmisch in Lieb' und Tanz was Johann's
contribution to the ball of the Vienna Authors' and Journalists' Association,
'Concordia', which took place in the Sofienbad-Saal on 22 February 1881. The
work, which was conducted by the composer's brother Eduard, draws upon melodies
in Strauss's seventh operetta, Das Spitzentuch der Königin [Première:
Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 1 October 1880], the thematic material deriving
from Act 3 and from the Act 1 Finale.
[5] Tausend und eine Nacht, Walzer
(Thousand and One Nights, Waltz) Op. 346
Before eventually reaching the stage on 10 February 1871 as Indigo
und die vierzig Räuber (Indigo and the Forty Thieves), Johann Strauss's
début stage work had undergone several changes of name, and one can imagine the
confusion in the minds of Vienna's theatre-going public as they read in their
newspapers first of Ali Baba, then Fantaska and then Vierzig
Räuber. The Morgen-Post (4. 12. 1870) found the situation laughable:
"They still shilly-shally between the names 'Fantaska', 'Espritta',
'Hildalga', 'Grazietta', 'Gitana', 'Varietta', 'Amora', 'Amanda', 'Zizine',
'Florinde', 'Lorina', 'Zerbina', 'Bimbona', 'Friola', 'Dryana', 'Uldalma', and
several dozen more sonorous women's names" (Thirty-five years
later, in 1906, Strauss's operetta was triumphantly re-worked under yet another
title: Tausend und eine Nacht, a name harking back of to Antoine
Galland's original 18th-century translation of this collection of oriental
tales, The Thousand and One Nights).
Tausend und eine Nacht was
also the evocative title Johann Strauss gave to the splendid orchestral waltz
he arranged from melodies in his first-born operetta. The composer had intended
to unveil the waltz as his dedication dance for the ball of the powerful Vienna
Authors' and Journalists' Association, 'Concordia', to be held in the
Sofienbad-Saal on 7 February 1871. When the date set for the première of Indigo
was postponed until10 February, however, he found himself in the
embarrassing position of having promised the waltz to the 'Concordia', yet
wishing to avoid pre-empting the première of his operetta with an orchestral
selection of what he knew to be its most charming melodies. In the event,
believing that he depended upon the goodwill of the journalists, he presented
the Association with his Tausendundeine Nach-Polka – based on themes
from the operetta – which he personally conducted at their ball, and which was
later published under the amended title Shawl-Polka française op. 343. It was
therefore left to Eduard Strauss to perform the première of the waltz Tausend
und eine Nacht at his Sunday promenade concert in the Goldel1 Hall of the
Vienna Musikverein on 12 March 1871. The programme of music also included the Indigo
Overture and the Indigo-Quadrille op. 344
Little wonder, therefore, that Strauss should have awarded pride of
place to the melody of "Ja, so singt man" in his orchestral
waltz Tausend und eine Nacht; indeed, this number provides the music for
the entire first waltz section, including the Trio. Waltz 2 comprises material
exclusively from the waltz section in the Act 2 (No. 16) Bacchanal, "Lasst
frei nun erschallen das Lied aus der Brust", sung by Fantasca with the
chorus of bayadere. Waltz 3A also owes its origins to the Act 2 Bacchanal, to
the second waltz tune "Die Freiheit lacht für diese Nacht", whilst
the final waltz section (3B) is to be found with the text "Esel, nur Esel,
nur Eseltreiber All"' in Act 1 (No. 3), sung by Alibaba, the
donkey-driver, and chorus.
* A term referring to an old Viennese custom whereby, at times of great
joy, the rich citizens sold their clothes and donated the proceeds to the poor.
[6] Fledermaus-Quadrille Op. 363
Die Fledermaus, the third Johann Strauss operetta to reach production,
opened at Vienna's Theater an der Wien on Easter Sunday, 5 April 1874. In
complete contrast to the assertion of numerous Strauss biographers, the total
success of the work was assured from its first performance, although only with
the passage of time has the piece come to be regarded as the premier stage work
in the entire operetta genre.
On 1 May 1874, less than four weeks after the première of Die
Fledermaus, Johann Strauss departed Vienna to commence a concert tour of
Italy with the Julius Langenbach Orchestra of Germany. His preoccupation with
the organisation of this project limited the time available to him for
composing the eagerly-awaited dance pieces arranged from the score of his
operetta masterpiece, and only three of the eventual seven works were rushed on
to the market by his publisher, Friedrich Schreiber. Amongst these was the Fledermaus-Quadrille,
which went on sale on 13 May 1874 – a 'rest-day' for Strauss and the
orchestra in Italy. The programmes of music Johann played to his Italian
audiences do not include the Fledermaus-Quadrille, and it has so far
proved impossible to establish a firm date for the first performance of the new
piece in Vienna. Since Schreiber issued the quadrille in May, however, its
first performance could well have taken place in the Austrian capital during
June 1874. The Fledemaus-Quadrille provides the listener with an
exhaustive tour of the delights in this, the most celebrated operetta of all
time. The ear is charmed by a relentless succession of its rhythmic melodies,
the selection of which paid heed only to the strict demands imposed by the six
distinct sections (or 'figures') of Viennese quadrille form – No. 1 'Pantalon',
No. 2 'Eté', No. 3 'Poule', No. 4 'Trénis', No. 5
'Pastourelle' and No. 6 'Finale'. The quadrille was one of the most
popular ballroom dances of the nineteenth century, and was executed by sets of
four, six or eight couples. Each dance section comprised rigid eight- or
sixteen-bar melodic phrases, and even though these were repeated frequently
within a section, the quadrille demanded a large number of separate themes,
thus providing operetta composers with an ideal vehicle for exploiting the
musical highlights of their stage works.
[7] Wiener Frauen, Walzer (Viennese Ladies, Waltz) Op. 423
At the beginning of 1886 the 60-year-old Johann Strauss was invited to
conduct in St. Petersburg (now Leningrad) by 'The Russian Red Cross Society'
and a children's foundation there – both institutions under the patronage of
the Tsarina. Strauss and his wife-to-be, Adéle, left Vienna in March bound for
Russia and, via stops in Hamburg and Berlin where Johann conducted performances
of his new operetta Der Zigeunerbaron ('The Gypsy Baron'), they reached
St. Petersburg in mid-April. Strauss had brought with him a number of
compositions specially prepared for his St. Petersburg concerts, including a
homage in three-quarter time to the ladies of that city. The waltz, entitled Les
dames de St. Petersbourgh, was heard for the first time in the riding
school of the Horse Guards Regiment on 27 April 1886 (= 15 April, Russian
calendar), and was published in Russia under this title. For Viennese
audiences, however, the work underwent a subtle change of identity, emerging as
Wiener Frauen (Viennese ladies)!
[8] Pizzicato-Polka. Johann II & Josef Strauss
The two Strauss brothers were accompanied on their 1869 venture to
Russia by Johann's wife, Jetty (1818-78), whose letters home show that the
underlying disharmony which had long existed between 'Jean' (Johann) and 'Pepi'
(Josef) had largely given way to a spirit of mutual co-operation. As the two
musical directors were now able to divide the workload of rehearsing and
conducting the orchestra, both had sufficient time to compose. On 13 June 1869
(= 1 June, Russian calendar), Jetty wrote from Pavlovsk to Josef's wife
Caroline (1831-1900) in Vinna "Pepi & Jean are now writing a polka
together – that again will be something new". Almost twenty-three
years later, on 1 April 1892, Johann detailed in a letter to his publisher
Fritz Simrock the events which had culminated in this fraternal collaboration.
"I advised my brother Josef – so that he could secure the St. Petersburg
engagement (I have been there 10 times and earned a lot of money) [-] to
compose something which would catch on in St. Petersburg, and suggested he
should prepare a pizzicato polka. He did not want to do it – he was always
indecisive – finally I proposed to him that the polka should be created by the
two of us. He agreed, and just look – the polka caused a furore in the true
sense of the word".
Johann Strauss was not exaggerating. The records kept by the diarist
F.A. Zimmermann, a viola-player in the 47-strong orchestra at Pavlovsk, show
clearly that the work was played no less than nine times on the evening it was
first introduced to the Russian public – 24 June 1869 (= 12 June). One can only
guess at the scenes which must have ensued as the public demonstrated its wild
enthusiasm for this novelty item which, according to Johann, was the first of
its kind (Léo Delibes's famous Pizzicato-Polka for his ballet Sylvia, ou La
Nymphe de Diane was not heard until 1876.) In view of the work's success,
it is strange that Johann and Josef omitted the Pizzicato-Polka from
their next eleven concerts and only reintroduced it at their benefit
performance on 6 July 1869 (= 24 June), when the piece had to be played a total
of seven times. At subsequent performances during the remainder of the Pavlovsk
season, the Pizzicato-Polka continued to exert its extraordinary effect
union the public.
[9] Hofballtänze, Walzer (Court Ball Dances) Op. 298
Johann Strauss had to wait almost fourteen years, until February 1863,
before being awarded by decree the prestigious honorary title of 'k.k.
Hofball-Musikdirektor' (Director of Music for the Imperial-Royal Court Balls),
in succession to his late father. His previous petitions had been rejected
because of official concern for his "civic and moral behaviour", but
by 1863 the Court could no longer overlook either Strauss's artistic
accomplishments or his numerous patriotic and charitable actions. Johann was
justifiably proud of his title, and of the uniform of high-necked red dress
coat and white trousers he and his orchestra were required to wear for balls at
Court. Such would have been their attire for the Court Ball held in the
Imperial Hofburg Palace on 22 February 1865, for which Johann wrote his waltz Hofballtänze.
[10] Bauern-Polka (Peasants' Polka)
Op. 276
When Johann Strauss composed his Bauern-Polka, he can have had no idea
of the furore the work would cause from the moment he first played it at his
orchestra's benefit concert in Pavlovsk on 29 August (= 17 August, Russian
calendar) 1863. Only two days later he quipped in a letter to his Viennese
publisher, Haslinger: "People don't just stamp their feet, they sing it
too. I played it today for the third time, and the public already sings it as
accurately as the musicians; this peasant music is so catchy, so wonderful the
character and poetry of this work, that high and low in the audience stand
before the orchestra to enjoy this exceptional work with reverence". Even
Tsar Alexander II, a frequenter of Strauss's concerts, demanded to hear the
work. But Strauss doubted that the polka would enjoy the same success in
Vienna, and in this he was proved right.
The present recording omits the orchestra's choral refrain.
[11] Persischer Marsch (Persian March) Op. 289
In autumn 1864 Johann Strauss 'harvested' a rich crop of decorations as
reward for various compositions which he had dedicated to a number of crowned
heads across Europe. His medals included the 'Persischen Sonnenorden' ('Persian
Order of the Sun'), awarded by his Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia, the
able and cultured Näser od-Dïn (1831-1896), who acceded to the throne in 1848
and remained a fervent devotee of poetry and music until his assassination at
Teheran in 1896. The honour was bestowed upon Strauss in return for the
dedication of the Marche persanne – under which fashionable French title
the work was originally published, though the German form of the name, Persischer
Marsch, was swift to find more widespread acceptance. The composer
conducted the first Viennese performance of the march on 4 December 1864 at a
festival concert in the Volksgarten, belatedly celebrating the 20th anniversary
of his public début as composer and conductor at Dommayer's Casino in Hietzing
in October 1844.
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Dont worry at all! Its natural for all girls, when they are in the shower, intensionaly alot of hair tends to fall out. Here are some reasons...
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Next time, make sure you dont pull on ur ponytail hard. Let ur head breathe.
But it is natural. You have nothing to worry about.
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that happens to me too! my grandma is sharing the shower with me and she's freaking out about it saying that i need a more expensive shampoo. i use pantene prov. i really dont think there's anything wrong with it because we're supposed to lose some hair everyday. <3
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Querying? Think Outside the Box to Get Noticed
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Kath here. Please welcome longtime WU community member LynDee Walker. LynDee is an award-winning journalist. She traded cops and deadlines for burp cloths and onesies when her oldest child was born. Writing the Headlines in Heels mysteries gives her the best of both worlds. Her debut mystery novel Front Page Fatality is receiving advanced praise.
"Author LynDee Walker sure knows her way around a plot twist. She kept me turning pages late into the night, following the rollercoaster adventures of her fashionably feisty heroine—crime reporter and designer shoe fanatic Nichelle Clarke. Front Page Fatality is smart, funny, and loaded with surprises. A terrific debut mystery." —Laura Levine, author of the Jaine Austen mystery series
LynDee says, " I have learned so much from WU over the years, and I wanted a way to give something back to the community here. This was the thing about my journey that was different that a lot of others, and I thought the story might help someone else reach their goals.
Take it away, LynDee!
Any writer who's done more than a half-hour of research on the publishing industry can tell you there are some cardinal rules of querying. In summary: look up submission guidelines (and then follow them), personalize your query letter, wait out the quoted response time and then some before you nudge (and for the love of God, don't even think about calling), and never reply to a rejection.
I know the rules backward and forward, the obsessive research cortex in my reporter's brain having caused me to spend way more time than anyone should poring over agent and editor blogs and tweets.
For over a year, I followed the rules to the letter. Know when I got a book deal? When I broke one.
Now, before you reach for that phone to call up all the agents you queried with a mass email yesterday (kidding!) let me say I'm not here to advocate willy-nilly flouting of publishing's hard-and-fast rules. But I am here to share my story and hopefully give you an idea of when bending one could help you, and how to go about it.
When I started querying Front Page Fatality, I read about agents, made a careful list, and sent letters written just for them. When I got requests (18 from 31 queries) I again followed all the directions, sent off my manuscript, and held my breath (chewed my nails, drank wine, wore out the refresh button on my email) waiting for replies. Some never came. The ones that did were all rejections. And they all said pretty much exactly the same thing: "you're a talented writer with a great voice, and this was a tough call, but I decided to pass on this one. If you don't find representation for it elsewhere, please send me your next project."
In fact, I thought that was the industry standard form rejection until some writer friends informed me that it was good for a publishing pro to ask to see more of your work.
After the first 17 rejections, a couple of things happened in my life that caused me to set my publishing goals aside for a while: I had a(nother) baby, and my mother passed away. Eventually, mom's insistence that my book was good (because, let's face it, all the rejections can make the most confident among us question that, can't they?) made me dust it off and do a serious search for a small press that might be a good fit for my novel. I may have very well shouted "eureka!" when I came across Henery Press, a young publishing company with a catalog of almost exclusively humorous mystery. Their cover art was amazing, the book blurbs hilarious and interesting.
I read the sub guidelines carefully and sent off my manuscript. Three and a half weeks later I got a polite, encouraging rejection that said the same thing the other 17 did. The difference this time? Front Page Fatality was the only piece of my fiction my mom got to read before she died, and I really, really wanted to work with this publisher.
So I replied to the rejection. Gasp!
I know. I'm such a goody-two-shoes, I shocked myself.
Here are my caveats, before you dive into your rejection file and start emailing folks:
*The editor had been complimentary and had asked to see other projects from me. Since I knew by then that this doesn't go in most form rejections, I was pretty sure there really was something she liked about my novel.
*I was nice. This might seem like a no-brainer, but it's important.
I emailed back the same day and said, essentially, "I'm so sorry if I'm being a pain, but if you have time and it's not too much trouble, could you please tell me that the heck is the matter with this book?"
See, I knew my book wasn't perfect. I knew it could be better. But after years of revising and beta readers and everything else you're supposed to do to get a book ready to submit, I wasn't sure what else to do to it to get that "tough call" everyone kept talking about to swing in my favor.
I chewed my nails some more, figuring I might have just decimated my chances of submitting anything else there.
Two hours later, I got a reply. A very sweet reply that called my book "a gem in the slush pile" (I totally framed it). It also outlined two major issues that would require a massive rewrite (try 53,000 words deleted and replaced with 48,000 new ones) to address.
I should have had a cartoon lightbulb over my head as I read that email. As soon as I read her comments, I knew I could fix it, and I was so excited to have something to fix that I (gasp!) emailed her again to thank her for her help.
That time I got a reply that ended with "if you want to rework the manuscript, I'd be interested."
I danced around my kitchen for a good while. And then I dove back into my book. Three months later, I sent back the new version, and ten days after that, my editor called me to offer me a contract.
Since then, Front Page Fatality has hit number 1 on amazon in new humorous fiction, and I've signed three more contracts: two for novels and one for a novella, all in the Nichelle Clarke series. I am constantly looking behind shrubs and around corners for Rod Serling and my arm is red from all the pinching it I've done, and I wouldn't be here if I hadn't replied to that email.
Rules are nice. This goody-goody is a big believer in them. But every once in a while, breaking the right one can change your whole life.
Follow LynDee on FaceBook and Twitter to learn more. Front Page Fatality is available now at all e-retailers. Get a signed copy and support a wonderful independent bookshop: Fountain Bookstore
56 Responses to "Querying? Think Outside the Box to Get Noticed"
thank you for letting us in on yet another secret, a rule to be broken. The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Just do what is in your heart and the rest follows ?????
From one goody-goody to another, LynDee, congratulations, and kudos for being yourself. In a world of tight rules, sometimes we forget we are just people, human beings capable of outside-the-box thinking at any given moment. Agents and editors are no different. Like you, I've seen it.
My best to you.
Denise Willson
Author of A Keeper's Truth
Thanks, Denise! It's so easy to think of agents and editors as mystical bequeathers of literary bounty, or as heartless robots, when you've been on the query-go-round for a while, isn't it? Happily, they are not! All the book people I've met are lovely folks who are passionate about their work. It's much easier to relate when you keep that in mind.
Congratulations on your success! What an encouraging story! Is it too bold to say that I have often wondered if small presses may just be the future of traditional publishing? They seem more inclined to think out of the box in their offerings while providing the writer editing and promotional support – things that are expensive if one wants to go the self publishing route and still put out a good product that gets noticed. As to breaking the rules, I think if one has done extensive research, written the very best book possible, and still finds the golden ring illusive, why not? All anyone can say is no, and as you have shown us, they might just say yes!
Thank you, Linda! It truly is like walking around in a dream. I will say I've had an amazing experience with Henery Press. I get a lot of attention and support, and they have a great, inventive marketing team that does think outside the box–with great results! Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck!
If you don't ask the question, the answer is always no. I tell my kids this all the time, but hesitate myself. No one wants to be a bother or a nag, but sometimes it is the only way to go.
Great story, LynDee. You got me thinking about a rejection I received a year ago that said the same thing – that while they're not interested in the novel I queried, they'd be interested in seeing more work of mine. I should have read between the lines, never thinking I should see what I could do about revising the first one!
The wheels are turning now…
Thank you for that Lyn Dee. Perfect timing for me. Do believe magic happens when you go out of the box. Good Luck with your book, Front Page Fatality.
What a superb story, LynDee. It's the same type of thing we do when we're writing – we break all the rules that everyone tells us we should follow because, hey, everyone says we're supposed to do A and everyone says we're supposed to do B. So, we have to choose what resonates for us and do C.
I loved reading your post, LynDee!
Try, try again and if that doesn't work, dare to ask for help. Congrats on being brave . . . and on your new release!
Congratulations on the launch of your career, LynDee! Getting any kind of feedback from agents along the way can be invaluable. I have a similar rule-breaking story—it didn't result in an offer of representation, but it did have great results.
I sent my ms to a desired agent and a mentor from college at the same time. My mentor wrote back saying that to her, one of my plot decisions made my protagonist look weak. I immediately write the agent another note and asked, if she hadn't read the ms yet, would she keep this criticism in mind and let me know what she thought? The agent read the ms and called me and we spoke for 50 minutes! She gave me valuable feedback about where she thought the book truly ended (earlier than I had thought) and agreed to look at it again post-revision.
She did not end up offering representation, as she didn't really know how to market the book, but I will be forever grateful for the hand-up she offered me, since I now have a great agent and my book will be coming out from Sourcebooks in Jan. 2014!
This is so inspiring! I too am a former reporter. I think you found a way to follow and then break the rules perfectly. And the part about your mom was very touching!
It's a skill to know when to set aside the rules for a greater principle. I can't help thinking that you and your editor began on such a positive, mutually respectful note, that it bodes well for the rest of your interactions.
Congrats, LynDee. It's been wonderful to see your career take off.
Thank you, Jan!
I sure hope so. My editor is truly a lovely, brilliant woman and I have a great deal of respect for her. Front Page Fatality is a better book thanks to her sharp eyes and insightful comments, and I learned so much from the process of putting a book out. I just turned in the second Nichelle book this week, in fact, and am anxious to hear what she thinks. I'm also excited about meeting her in person at Malice Domestic, which is in just two months!
Also, I would not be here without all the years of support and encouragement from you and all my other writer pals—so thanks for being there.
Thanks for an excellent post, LynDee, and for your courage in sharing wisdom on when rule-breaking might be ok. I love that you did all the right things first, starting with writing a fabulous novel and listening to advice along the way (before stuffing the rules in the closet and body slamming the door, of course).
Congratulations on your contract & best wishes for a spectacular publishing future.
Thank you so much, Rebekah! I think as writers, we have to write in order to be happy, but trying to get published can be so frustrating and confusing that it sucks the joy right out of writing. It was so important for me to be able to come to WU and see that there were happy endings, because it helped me keep going. I hope this has done that for a few folks today. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts!
Congrats, LynDee! Love Front Page Fatality and Nichelle! I can't wait to read the next in the series. So glad you broke the rules! ;)
Great job Lyndee
I was actually told that it was okay to reply to rejection emails, just don't be nastyabout it and reply appropriately.
I greatly admire your willingness to go against the grain, LynDee, AND your willingness (make that excitement!) to revise your novel to make it the best it could be. Congratulations~ I can't wait to read your book.
Stumbling across here via a cross-tweet, so hello, all!
I had to respond in particular to one point about sometimes breaking the "never respond to a rejection" rule. I've done it exactly once, when I was told that the short story I'd sent was over the word-count limit by a good margin (as well as other reasons). I was very much a newbie, and nervous as hell, but I replied to ask specifically if there was a certain standard counting method to be aware of, and explained that I did so solely because my MS Word counter listed it as right on target (over by 100). That asking and his (extremely kind and gracious) reply was the only way I'd have known that the counter in my version of Word was hopelessly broken (off on that document by about 35% and gave varying counts depending on how and when I checked it), and I no longer rely on it. It didn't lead to a sale, but it did lead to information I absolutely had to have as a starting writer.
(For those wondering, it was Office XP/2003. His version of Word, as well as Open Office and another program which I forget, all gave much higher counts, and I got a number closer to his when checking it a different way as well. I've long since switched to a newer version of Office as well as Scrivener, and no longer have those problems.)
Hi Larry,
Thanks for coming by, and thanks for sharing. I had the same issue with my old laptop, actually! I bought a MacBook Air a year ago and not only do I love the portability, but Pages and Scrivener seem to agree more about word counts.
Glad the editor you contacted was nice enough to reply, too. I think maybe we get a bigger sense of "I'm being a pest" sometimes than is warranted. It also might be a case of "those who worry about being a bother generally are not." But you hear and see so many horror stories, it definitely makes you wary.
Congrats, Lyndee! What a wonderful story!
I'm currently struggling with a completed MS that's in need of some major revisions. As of yesterday, I was willing to put it to the side (out of frustration) and start something new. But your story has inspired me to make those revisions. If you can do it, then so can I, right? I needed the motivation. Thanks for giving it to me.
Loved this piece and congratulations, LynDee! Sometimes that's all we need after all the years of hard work and rejection – an answer to the question, "what the heck is still wrong with my MS???" And you should be very proud of the fact that you DID IT! You kept working, even when it was so hard.
Finding you on FB if that's okay! :-)
Thanks for sharing your story and for being brave enough to break the "rules" so that you had a story to share! You gave me hope . . . :)
I love your story, and your book sounds amazing — can't wait to read. Thank you so much for the encouraging post, and congratulations on your well-earned success!
Congratulations, and thanks for sharing this story with us. Good to know that sometimes breaking the rules can pay off.
Encouraging post LynDee! I have written two stories and revised them several times (and can still revise them more). I was thinking of looking for an agent for them, but feel discourage of having them rejected (they have been rejected before in competitions and magazines I sent them to. But with your experience I will not give up and consider pitching them to agents.


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The draft agenda for our special board meeting to be held on Monday, December 1st is now available. What began as a meeting with the sole purpose of reviewing committee work plans has now, by necessity, expanded into other issues, including discussion of NWDA's position opposing demolition of the Ballow & Wright building.
The meeting is public and everyone is welcome to attend. There will be a public comment period during which members of the community can share their opinions about the Ballow & Wright building and other issues.
Download agenda: NWDA Special Board Meeting Agenda_ December 1, 2014 v1
Draft April 2014 Board Meeting Minutes
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Draft April Board meeting minutes to be reviewed for approval at the May 19th Board meeting are available at:
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Annual Meeting and May Board Meeting – May 19th
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Be a part of shaping your neighborhood organization!
The NWDA Annual Meeting will be held on May 19th at 6 pm at the Legacy Good Samaritan Auditorium in Building #2, 1040 NW 22nd Avenue (across NW22nd from the hospital's main entrance). The Annual Meeting will be followed at 7:30 pm by a brief Board meeting.
The Annual meeting will include the election of NWDA Board Directors plus the Board President. There will also be short informative presentations from the Board President and committee chairpersons. All are welcome to attend. Attached are the following items:
- Agendas for both meetings, scheduled back-to-back. Note that the newly elected Board members will be serving for the follow-on short Board meeting. NWDA_Annual Meeting Agenda_May 19 2014
- Draft NWDA position letter to City Council pertaining to the accommodation of homeless persons (as discussed and requested by the Board at the April meeting). NWDA Homeless Housing Policy Statement V2 May 2014
- Draft NWDA letter to City Council expressing concerns over the City's responsiveness to NWDA issues (with Planning Committee edits). CoP Hales 2014 05 09 – City issues
Seven candidates declared for the eight open Board positions. These persons are: Carla Charlton, Don Genasci, Rebecca Hamilton, Brad Houle, Juliet Hyams, Phil Selinger and Kathy Sharp. There is one candidate for President: Gustavo Cruz. Balloting will close at 7:15 pm.
To vote you must be a member of the NWDA as a resident, Property owner, or a representative of a business or non-profit organization. The deadline for membership application is Noon, Wednesday, May 14th. Membership forms are available and can be submitted on-line at www.northwestdistrictassociation.org/?page_id=354 or at Neighbors West-Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh Street, Portland, OR 97210.
Absentee ballots are available at Neighbors West-Northwest between 9 am and 4 pm weekdays from Monday, May 12th to Friday, May 16th and Monday, May 19th. Absentee voting is permitted, but proxies are not allowed. To vote absentee, you must register as a member at least three business days prior to the Annual Meeting, no later than noon, Wednesday, May 14th. For more information contract Mark Sieber at 503-823-4212.
Upcoming Annual Meeting and Elections
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Date: Monday, May 19, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Legacy Good Samaritan Auditorium, 1015 NW 22nd Ave. (The auditorium is in the main hospital building.)
The Annual Meeting and Election of the NWDA Board is coming up. This is a good time to come to a meeting and to have a direct stake in shaping your neighborhood association. You need to be a member to vote, but you need to sign on as a member before the meeting. If you haven't done so, you can do that at under the website "Join Us" tab. The meeting will include a summary of the work of each of the five NWDA committees. The Annual Meeting and Election will be followed with a short meeting of the new Board. There's lots going on. Come, participate and consider how you might want to play an on-going role in shaping your community.
See the Calendar for other meetings and details!
Revised April 21st NWDA Board Meeting Agenda
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Attached is the revised April Board meeting agenda reflecting the addition of an update regarding the historic house demolition at NW 24th/Quimby. For your reference: NWDA_Agenda_April 21 2014 . All are most welcome to these meetings!
Candidates Sought for Board Election
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Upcoming Annual Meeting and Elections
Help shape our great neighborhood! There is lots going on and your help is needed!
Date: Monday, May 19, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Wistar Morris Room, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, OR
If you reside in or represent a business in NWDA, you are eligible to run for the NWDA Neighborhood Board of Directors. View a map at: http://www.nwnw.org/maps/NWDA.PDF. Be a part of the change you seek to sustain. There are several ways you can help:
· Become a member, attend the Annual Meeting and vote for the best candidates.
· Consider running for the neighborhood Board of Directors. Terms are two years.
· Nominate someone who you think offers great enthusiasm, talent and experience to the Board.
· Extend your engagement by coming to meetings and serving on a committee.
The deadline for declaring your candidacy in writing (e-mail is accepted) is 5:00 PM, Friday, April 18, 2014. You must be a member of the NWDA to run for office. To register for membership, download a membership application by clicking "Join Us" at www.northwestdistrictassociation.org. Send declarations of candidacy to: NWDA Elections Committee, 2257 NW Raleigh Street, Portland, OR 97210 or email to email@example.com
There are eight (8) open board positions plus the presidency. A description of expectation of a Board director is at: NWDA Director Role Description . The description for the Board President is at: NWDA President Role Description. Following the deadline to declare candidacy, there will be a public meeting of the Elections Committee to declare the official slate of candidates at Neighbors West-Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh Street. For more information, call Mark Sieber: 503 823-4212, firstname.lastname@example.com
March 17th Board Meeting Agenda
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The NWDA Board will meet on March 17th at 6 pm on its regular schedule. Highlights will include an update from Legacy Health Systems and a review of the in-progress West Quadrant Planning process.
The meeting agenda and details is: NWDA_Agenda_March 17 2014 . All are most welcome to attend! Irish folk can celebrate after the meeting!
Oct, Nov, Dec 2013 and January 2014 approved Board meeting minutes
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On February 24th, the NWDA approved the following Board meeting minutes for October 2013 through January 2014, with corrections to the draft December 2013 minutes. These approved minutes are:
October: NWDA_Minutes_October 21, 2013
November: NWDA_Minutes_November 18, 2013
December: NWDA_Minutes_December 16 2013
January: NWDA January 2014 minutes


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Do I call sprint and upgrade the SERO-P $50 plan first??
Or call telesales and sell me Note 2 then call-in?
and last question, anyone able get Note 2 less $299 thru Sprint?
I haven't touched my SERO30 w/ TP2 over 3yrs, so kinda out of touch with SERO thingy.
2. I'd also try to negotiate for them to waive the "upgrade fee". No dice for me however.
3. Sorry not familiar with Note 2.
Just tried to order one of these online today and the website kept signing me out. Tried to order via chat and they said they couldn't. Called the telesales number and the indian man said you can't order on the internet anymore and you have to call. Said the additional charges were $12 for tax and $12 for shipping. Also said I would have to pay an additional $10 mo. for the premium data.
Are these the prices everyone else had to pay? I also thought this was the last 3G Android phone for Sero 500 users on the $40 plan, correct?
Also, you might have better luck finding answers to your questions in the SERO phone upgrade help thread.
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I'm a recent original SERO $30/month user and recently switched to the SERO Family 1600 plan with 5 lines and all iPhone 5's. It should come out to $42/month each line and change.
I do hate paying more, but it was the best plan out there and I didn't want to risk it being unavailable. I was just waiting for an LTE iPhone capable phone to come to Sprint.
If you plan on keeping your phone number, Sprint will not let you keep it when switching to this plan. 2 of us had to transfer out to Virgin Mobile or any pre-paid provider and transfer back in. It's just plain stupidity on Sprint but these plans are meant for NEW customers and not current ones.
I have no regrets finally upgrading. I've got a phone that does almost everything I need it to do and more. For anything else, I've got my Asus Transformer Tablet with ICS 4.1 on it.
since its been a couple of weeks, ill say its safe for me to post ths now..
i was able to get 3 additional SERO lines simply by refusing to take no for an answer -- i eventually got up to a pretty high level CS who was able to give me the additional lines, which I then used immediate purchases for iphones..
i then bought lg marquees for each line.
loving the lg marquee with the custom firmware..
i have advanced task killer pro and juice defender pro running and battery life isnt too bad..
anyone have additional info to help with battery? thanks in advance
Btw, Ting had the Marquee mfg. refurbished at $37. a few weeks ago. Worth a check to see if still avail.
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Cast of Broadway's 'Matilda' chat with astronaut
NEW YORK The cast members of the Tony Award-nominated "Matilda" are arguably all stars. This week, they chatted with a man closer to the actual cosmic ones.
About three dozen cast members - including many children - packed a small room near Times Square on Tuesday to speak to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station via a 30-minute live satellite hookup provided by NASA.
The questions came rolling in from eager Broadway youngsters holding their hands up in the air: Do you have any animals in space? Can you take a shower in space? Is space food tasty?
Tom Marshburn, one of six astronauts on the station some 250 miles above the Earth and speeding by at 17,500 mph, was happy to answer. Yes, there are critters onboard: They have alligator eggs and insect larvae to perform tests.
On showering, he said he hasn't had one in months. "It would be really messy and we don't have nearly enough water," he explained. Astronauts rely on sponge baths. "I can show you if you like," he said while squeezing out droplets of water that hung like blobs in the zero-gravity.
The food question was a hot one and Marshburn was diplomatic. "It's kind of like camping food but it's a lot better than camping food." He said he snacks on M&Ms, but there's no ice cream or fresh bread in space. "Tortillas are our favorite food because you can throw them like Frisbees."
The unusual Broadway-NASA hookup was made possible because Marshburn's brother-in-law is John Sanders, who plays both Sergei and the Party Entertainer in "Matilda."
Afterward, Sanders said he saw a connection between the young triple threats who thrill audiences nightly at the Shubert Theatre and Marshburn, an accomplished doctor who became a flight surgeon and flew on space shuttles, making three space walks.
"These kids are all experts in their field at such a young age. That's kind of like Tom. He excelled at a really young age," Sanders said. "So even though they're in the arts and he's in the sciences, they kind of share that connection."
In the crowd were three of the four rotating Matildas; Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics; Bertie Carvel, who plays the evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull; and Lauren Ward, who plays Miss Honey.
The script of "Matilda," about an extraordinary girl who changes her sad life, actually makes reference to space travel. In one story she invents, two circus performers become so well known that "people would come from miles around: kings, queens, celebrities and astronauts."
Minchin, a self-proclaimed science geek, watched the excited kids happily from the back. "It's great for them and it's nice because our show is about someone who is incredibly bright who wants to break out of their little life," he said. "It feels like it leeched."
Many of the Broadway folks wanted to know what the astronaut missed most in his 5-month sojourn, which ends later this month. Marshburn said he most missed his wife and daughter.


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LONDON, Ark. (KTHV) - Alongside the Arkansas River in London, Don Bragdon is enjoying the freedom of retirement, but instead of spending his days as most other retirees typically would, he's doing something to make a difference both for himself and others.
A couples of years into Bragdon's 1992 retirement in, he suffered an aneurysm and was confined to a wheel chair, but he didn't let it stop him. Instead, he began to develop new ways to get around and do all the things he enjoys by modifying his furniture and work equipment to enhance his quality of life.
"Life's too good. I like life...why waste it?" asked Bragdon. "It's another way of life. It's not the same, but it's my way."
Bragdon said his father worked at body shop, so he grew up around cars and knows the ins and outs of mechanics. Using his John Deere tractor, Bragdon created a way to mow the lawn, push dirt, and spread sand-he refers to it as his "Don Dear."
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An electric wench pulls him onto a ramp and another modification lifts the ramp and secures him in place. The Don Dear, he said, steers very much like a fork lift and even has a trailer that can be attached to the rear for hauling.
He has even modified a roto-tiller to help him navigate the terrain around his home and get him out to his boat dock. In addition, he has a car lift that allows him to change the oil in his van.
Getting him out into the fresh air, his inventions keep him moving and keep him happy.
When asked if his retirement has treated him well, he said it definitely has.
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