Confessions: A Day in the Life of Suzie & Jo

A Day in the Life of Suzie & Jo

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You might think this is how @dankrokos got his agent. You'd be wrong. Here's the truth:

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Suzie Townsend is a literary agent with New Leaf Literary. She represents all brands of children's and adult fiction and loves strong characters and voice driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres.

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Joanna said...: Yay! Our film debut!!; April 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
Holly said...: Oh my, that was the funniest video ever. I seriously laughed out loud at my desk! Excellent.; April 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
C.M. Villani said...: Okay that was very funny. :) Coodos on the nice sense of humor.; April 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
nkrell said...: Nice job! I especially enjoyed the smackdown. You should expect a call very soon from Spielberg or Tarantino. "Pulp Fiction Revisted."; April 1, 2010 at 8:57 AM
nkrell said...: By that, I totally meant 'Revisited'. *hangs head in shame*; April 1, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Delilah S. Dawson said...: Oh, that was just brilliant. You guys have a dream job-- doing what you love and having fun doing it. Plus all that Dougie Howser theme music in the background.; April 1, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Karen Amanda Hooper said...: I agree. Brilliant. You two would make great movie stars. ;); April 1, 2010 at 9:07 AM
Lisa and Laura said...: Oh. My. God. This was epic. Well done ladies.; April 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Brandy said...: Love it.; April 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Emily J. Griffin said...: O'Doyle Rules-- by far the best part.

Awesome indeed.; April 1, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Mandy said...: O'Doyle Rules?!?! The best part of the entire clip!!! You HAVE to make more of these! :D; April 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Alicia Gregoire said...: I loved this. And I'm still smiling about it.; April 1, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Monica said...: Hahahahaha!! OMG, that was hilarious!! Y'all crack me up! Happy April Fool's Day, Suzie and Jo!; April 1, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Aimee said...: Very funny! I hope you guys never fight again--it looked brutal!; April 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Dawn Kurtagich said...: I love the life of an agent, lets all be one for a day!; April 1, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Christina Lee said...: Too dang funny!!!!!!!!; April 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Stephanie J. Blake said...: So funny. Thanks for the smiles.; April 1, 2010 at 9:49 AM
MeganRebekah said...: LOL!!!!
What a great behind-the-scenes glance into the operations of an agent. I'm sure that every aspiring author pictures EXACTLY the same thing happening with their manuscript.; April 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM
inkwench said...: That was hysterical!; April 1, 2010 at 9:58 AM
Little Ms J said...: Adorable!; April 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Angela said...: BWAHAHAHAAAA. Can't wait to hear what Janet thinks of this!!; April 1, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Kody Keplinger said...: OMG, you two are toooooo amazing! So good! LOL!!!; April 1, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Tahereh said...: LOL

that was. that was...

that was genius. inspired by genius.

incredible.

hahahahahah; April 1, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Loretta Nyhan said...: OMG, too funny.

The soundtrack kills me!; April 1, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Shelby Bach said...: OMG, that was AWESOME! I couldn't stop giggling. Totally the perfect way to kick off April Fool's day. :-D; April 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Anissa said...: Oh. My. God. THAT was freaking fantastic!!!; April 1, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Jus said...: Classic! :D; April 1, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Abby Stevens said...: Oh, that is too funny. I felt like I was looking at my house instead of your offices - I have that same Christmas TJ Maxx bag (my cats have played/slept in it until they tore the seams) and the same pillows (the green circles in squares ones) that were on the red couch.

Nice shout out for The DUFF! And I love the twist where The Janet Reid swoops in and steals the client! :D; April 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Lisa Desrochers said...: I'm just glad you read mine before you got to Dan's. He's ruined you for all other authors. O_O; April 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM
suzie townsend said...: Oh no Lisa, we have battles like this Every. Day. Joanna has attacked me at least twice in envy since you didn't query her with PD. :); April 1, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Michelle Schusterman said...: LOLOL!!

That was hilarious - slithery indeed. :); April 1, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Kirsten Hubbard said...: you guys are beyond adorable.
loved the inspirational music and the mutual asskicking. now that's what I call a passion for books.; April 1, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Rebecca said...: Hilarious! Can this please be the start of a series?!; April 1, 2010 at 12:03 PM
TerryLynnJohnson said...: Love it! A series - great idea Rebecca!; April 1, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Kathleen Ortiz said...: Beyond. Amazing.; April 1, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Mireyah Wolfe said...: I would've laughed so much harder and louder if I hadn't been in a public place, but omg that was just hilarious! I loved the maniacal laughter at the end! That's just what I always thought Janet sounds like...; April 1, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Bethany said...: I think it's obvious that the soundtrack made this film.; April 1, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Kay said...: My old man came up the stairs to my office to find out why I was laughing so hard. Sorry, you have such sneaky competition.; April 1, 2010 at 1:47 PM
Nikki said...: FUNNY! Y'all are so adorable.
(Seriously, Joanna, never get in a book fight with Suzie. For one thing, she has more books than ANYONE, so it's an ammunition supply issue. You can't win.)
Now, Suzie, stop fighting with Joanna and get back to work selling my Roadkill Alphabet book.; April 1, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Donna Gambale said...: Thanks for making me laugh during my lunch break! You guys are just as hilarious and entertaining on video as you are in person.; April 1, 2010 at 2:13 PM
ChristaCarol said...: Bwahahaha! You two are adorable. The snake confused me until the credits and I nearly spewed water out my nose! Loved the music.; April 1, 2010 at 2:34 PM
storyqueen said...: Okay, Jo, I KNOW that was my manuscript on the floor in the elevator!! (The reason I know it is because that kind of thing happens to me All The Time!!) I always thought I was just clumsy, but now I know that the pages are just plain slippery!!

Well done!

Can't wait for your next installment (and I hope no books were harmed in the fight scene....)

Shelley; April 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Claire Dawn said...: Doogie Howser theme!!! How much do I love you guys right now??? So off to youtube all my fave 80's shows!; April 1, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Livia said...: Nice move with the chair there...; April 1, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Ann Marie Wraight said...: ER... I don't get why everyone was laughing...I was TERRIFIED! I mean that scary looking snake was everywhere...and you stopped at the most frightening part...what happened when the snake and flamingo met....??

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS - LOVED IT!!; April 1, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Mel Skinner said...: Thanks for the laugh.; April 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Shannon Whitney Messenger said...: And...I almost spit Pepsi all over my laptop. You need to warn people not to drink beverages as they watch this! Hundreds of laptop screens are possibly getting ruined.

Great video you guys. Not very many things make me almost do spit takes, but this DEFINITELY did. :); April 1, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Frankie Diane Mallis said...: OMG the epic-ness of this is off the charts. Lux Aeterna for the win!!! Love the soundtrack. I seriously hope this isn't the last video from you two, I think we need a whole series:-); April 1, 2010 at 6:03 PM
WhisperingWriter said...: This was hilarious. My kids are all, "What are those ladies doing?"

And now I have a compulsion to watch Doogie Howser.; April 1, 2010 at 6:34 PM
Lynne Kelly Hoenig said...: Wow, who knew agenting was so violent?

Brilliant work!; April 1, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Sarah said...: EPIC.

Whoever suggested you do a series broke into my brain. You guys should do webisodes!; April 2, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Patrick said...: I loved the video, but I have to be honest- the advanced copy of The Duff was the real wow factor for me, haha. Keep up the good work!; April 2, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Judith Engracia said...: The best documentary I've ever seen!!; April 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Suzette Saxton said...: Love it!; April 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM
brian_ohio said...: Funny. Nice to see that Joanna does where some color... not following the NYC black/white/gray dress code.

I noticed, when they were hugging, that Suzie had her fingers crossed. Hm.; April 2, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Lynne Kelly Hoenig said...: Hey, I just noticed the picture of Monica & me in our Snuggies on Jo's bulletin board! It's like my own brush with greatness!; April 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM
M. Gray said...: That was awesome! Loved it!; April 9, 2010 at 6:37 PM
writermomof5 said...: I loved it. Thanks for sharing!; April 10, 2010 at 1:24 PM
writermomof5 said...: I loved it. Thanks for sharing!; April 10, 2010 at 1:25 PM
readingkidsbooks said...: Ya gotta love the book bus...too much fun!; April 10, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Just Your Typical Book Blog said...: LOL That was great!; April 13, 2010 at 1:24 AM
Madscientist254 said...: Realize I'm a little late to respond to this video, but never the less wanted to say thanks for adding some personality to the agent hunt. In short, it helps narrow my search greatly, in your favor I might add. Also I'd like to add to what another respondent suggested and that you all should do more of these "webisodes."; November 2, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Maggie said...: haha this is wonderful!; January 3, 2011 at 11:13 AM
Amanda said...: So funny! You two are great!; September 23, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Marta Szemik said...: I love it. You two are so funny. Hehehe; October 17, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Jude Hassan said...: This made my day. Love it.; July 14, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Jude Hassan said...: made my day. love this.; July 14, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Rebecca said...: LOL! Thanks for lightening up the process for me; you guys are awesome!; August 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM
CJ Black said...: Absolutely loved it! Hilarious!; October 21, 2013 at 11:59 AM
Larsen said...: I am DYING! That was hilarious. I had just finished my Janet Reid reading for the day and hopped over here to see what new things you had going on, and decided to watch your video today.; November 18, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Five Random Things About Suzie

1. I don't like coffee. Doesn't matter how much sugar or other stuff is in there. Just don't like it. I'm a tea girl.

2. I'm a super introvert. My couch, a good book, and delivery sounds like an amazing Saturday night to me.

3. I have a gorgeous unused $6000 Reem Acra wedding dress hanging in my closet (long story).

4. I live close enough to walk to the New Leaf office everyday which is pretty much living the dream.

5. If the zombie apocalypse (or an apocalypse of any kind) happens, my first priority is saving my dogs.

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