Archive for September, 2007

Perez vs. Britney

Yeah. I admit it. I read Perez Hilton. A lot. I’ve tried to get over this addiction (affliction?) but can’t seem to break myself. Anyway, Perez wants the world to boycott Britney and judging by the thousand + reader comments, the world (at least, the world that’s not slacking off at work) is now pissed […]

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What’s it really all about?

It is said that one of the worst things you can do for yourself as a writer is read up on all the discouraging tales about trying to get published. I do that. I’ve also been known to engage in another practice that’s bad for writers and that is to track the progress of other […]

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Rejection

This one was in a hurry. I mailed my query last Friday–from Nevada to New York–and received my response, by mail, today. That’s an impressive turn-around!

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Good morning, Las Vegas


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I’m in a posting mood!

So today after getting my third rejection (not such an alarming situation, but slightly “get off your ass” when your closest local friend slash future publicist and 22-year-old assistant slash target audience test reader start to panic), I decided to switch tactics and target men in my search for a new literary agent. So fueled […]

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Rejection, rejection, rejection

I’m on the hunt for a new literary agent right now. The search is exciting and distressing. So far I’ve gotten 3 rejections (out of 11 queries) and though I keep reminding myself that it’s likely at least 95% of all those approached will come back with a “no thanks,” I can’t help but lie […]

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