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Rejected and Dejected
Not a rant or a rave, this one is more of a whine. Gosh, it’s easy to be mature about rejection when you haven’t just experienced it. A little over a month ago I said, and I quote, “I try … Continue reading
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Tagged Dealing with rejection, Form letter, Literary agent, Publishing, rejection, Rejection letters
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Don’t Take This Personally: On Queries and Rejections
A Rave About Writing One of my goals this year is to send more queries, specifically to send one a month to an agent or editor. While this may not seem like much to some writers, for me it will … Continue reading
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Tagged Publishing, Queries, Query letter, Rejections, Writing
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The Big Send-off
A Rave About Writing (and sending daughters to college) Today I finished editing a manuscript partial and sent it to an editor. In August, my husband and I will be sending our only child off to college. These events — … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Book, college, edit, Manuscript, Publishing, sending children to college, Writing
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(Not) An Overnight Sensation
Rave. Or Rant. You pick. (Not) An Overnight Sensation I have an author friend who was an overnight sensation. She entered a contest before her book was even complete, won the competition, and had a full manuscript requested by an … Continue reading
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