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Another Gray Day
but my favorite color is pink
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Query Tip of the Day
Comes from
Gordon Warnock
of
Andrea Hurst Literary Management
.
"But if you look up the hospital where I was born and include that in your query, you'll only succeed in giving me the heebie jeebies."
Ha!
Happy Querying.
Kristin
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Synopses are . . .
Evil.
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here
for help writing them.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Watch Me.
Funny. Often the voice that yells loudest is my own . . .
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