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Hullo there. Er, sorry for not blogging last week. I’ve been polishing up my new project. I’d tell you about it, but I’d have to shush you. Permanently. Anyhoo, let’s see a show of hands. How many of you writers … Continue reading
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| Tagged angst, Cognitive Bias, Dr. Strangelove, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Indecision, Nathan Bransford, queries, query process, rejection, Scarlet Whisper, Uncertain Girl, Writing
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I’ve added footnotes to this sterling query letter. Enjoy. (1)Dear Agent: (2) Are you terrified of death? (3) Imagine a world where sparkling, flesh eating zombies roam freely across the countryside. (4) By reading my novel, you will experience the … Continue reading
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| Tagged agents, Indoor Smores, query letter, rejection, Writing
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Oh, yes. I am well acquainted with the heartbreak of rejection. I mean the writing kind, folks. (Not the kind of rejection I got in fourth grade when I slipped a box of Russell Stover chocolates into my dreamboat crush’s … Continue reading
