It’s totally still Friday!

May 29th, 2009

And therefore, I haven’t missed another day of blogging. In fact, I have lots to share! Do check out my Twitter feed on the sidebar for my tweets from BEA today. I expect to do more tweeting tomorrow as I follow Maureen Johnson around the Jacob Javitts Center, and continue to try [...]

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Ask Daphne! How Much to Include?

May 28th, 2009

Another pause in our About My Query posts to answer a question from a blog reader. Also, for your information, these are the shoes I wore in high school. Anyway! Erin writes:
I am a high school junior, and I have been re-writing my most recent novel. I believe that it might be [...]

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Ask Daphne! About My Query X

May 27th, 2009

Sweet vintage 1920s gold lame shoes for C.D., our next About My Query participant. I don’t need to go over the rules again, do I? Let’s just remember to be nice and helpful, and get right to it!

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How to be a literary agent

May 27th, 2009

Man, I’m really prolonging this, aren’t I? Before we get to today’s About My Query post, a question from a reader. Danae writes:
I’ve always had a love for reading, and literature is my passion. I always thought I wanted to be an author, but then last year I listened to Maureen Johnson’s podcast [...]

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While we’re waiting…

May 27th, 2009

Sorry for my complete lack of postiness yesterday! After the weekend off, and a busy day going through queries, I just plum forgot! I try to make it up to you today, I’ll put up another About My Query post shortly, and will answer some of the questions posed in the previous entries.
Until [...]

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