Comments on: Caffeine, queries, and connubial prep*

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:13:00 +0000

My doctor once told me caffeine sometimes has the opposite effect on people. I know because i asked him after complaining that i couldnt rely on it to keep me awake. Caffeine just makes me bite my nails, basically.

By: Bill Clark

Bill Clark — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:56:00 +0000

According to Wikipedia and other web sites, the full name is “Aloysius Snuffleupagus” – sorry, Erica, nice try!

By: Celeste

Celeste — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:21:00 +0000

I’m a caffeine addict, and I think I’m immune to Nyquil, so no comments on the spider syndrome, except that I think I’d skip it, too, if that was happening to me!

I think Snuffleupagus’s first name is Mister. Although I like Erica’s suggestions

I’d volunteer for a public query ripping. I’m usually pretty tight about sharing my stuff on the internet, too, but I was laying in bed last night thinking that my query pretty much sucks, and I could really use some help on it.

By: Cindy Procter-King

Cindy Procter-King — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:41:00 +0000

Darn, that last comment was from me. Don’t know why it came in as anonymous.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:40:00 +0000

Caffeine keeps me up, up, up! I only drink coffee on weekend mornings when I'm walking the dog with my husband, as I actually can't think very clearly (ie. write) when I drink coffee. Tea doesn't have quite the same affect, I think because I've been drinking it since I was a teenager, and I only started drinking coffee in my late thirties, when I discovered lattes.

I can't even drink a Coke after 3 p.m. or I can't sleep.

Have a fantastic wedding, Diana.

By: Liane Gentry Skye

Liane Gentry Skye — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:38:00 +0000

Hmmm..maybe you have ADD? Ritalin was discovered as a treatment when parents began to notice that giving children with ADD coffee tended to settle them down.

Just one of those useless nuggets of trivia I picked up somewhere along the way. But yes, caffiene helps me settle down enough to focus, and antihistamines like benadryl have me clinging to the ceiling.

Good luck with the wedding.

By: Alyssa Goodnight

Alyssa Goodnight — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:59:00 +0000

I’d love some query tweaking myself.

By: Precie

Precie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:58:00 +0000

So you’d get 200 submissions instead of 600. LOL! You’re published, articulate, insightful, media-savvy.

Maybe just write a consolidated post of your main query tips.

By: lucypick

lucypick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:40:00 +0000

That’s silly. Everyone knows Snuffleuppagus’s first name is “Mister.”

By: stephhale

stephhale — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:44:00 +0000

So true about caffeine and cold medicines and such. I gave my son Benadryl (once) and he turned into a crazy person. He was LITERALLY bouncing off the walls.

Love the pic. I wish you and Sailor Boy a lifetime of love and laughter. Sorry, that’s all I’ve got, a poet I am not.