submissions
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…the newest manuscript is officially on submission. I sent out two queries as the first wave of a kind of a test run – I think it’s safe to say that if you send out a handful of queries and none stick – then there’s either something wrong with your query letter or your book…
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I miss having an office to go to. It’s been three months since we stripped the office down to the studs and discovered a bit of an electrical dilemma. We knew there might be things inside the walls we weren’t prepared to deal with on our own, but we didn’t realize the room might be…
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Snow day! W00t! Since the kids were let out early, I feel like I won a half a day off! (Of course I didn’t, I’m using sick time because it’s my turn to take a snow day, but whatever, I’m still sitting on the couch with a fleece blanket at noon!! Yippee!!) The boys have…
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In 2008, I seem to have blown off an agent’s request for a rewrite. I’ve had a lot of feelings about that every single day for about six months – many of them self-flagellating. I mean, why-why-WHY would I ruin a perfectly good chance to be represented by someone who seemed to really like my…
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I’m having one of those down on myself – never gonna finish this stupid rewrite – would rather uncork a bottle and let the kids play webkins so I can sit down and write than do what I gotta do nights. I took a good look at the calendar today. I’m disappointed in myself and…