An “Old” Question from the Archives

August 18th, 2010

I do hope you’re not getting tired of these glances back into the archives. I’ll admit, I post them with a bit of an ulterior motive — I’m gearing up for a week’s vacation (tomorrow is my last day in the office!), and with everything else I’m trying to get done before I close [...]

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At long last — a new Live Blog!

June 16th, 2010

Guys, what the heck happened to Monday and Tuesday? They were right here, I swear! To make it up to you, I’m thrilled to open up another exciting Live Blog of my query pile. Shall we dig in?
1. A story of fallen angels and a long war for redemption. Also, starts [...]

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Teen Writing — REVEALED!

April 6th, 2010

If you follow news about YA literature at all, every once in a while you’ll see articles or blogs about an actual teenager who did the seemingly impossible and signed a contract to publisher his or her teen writing. Now, I’ve talked in the past about John Scalzi’s advice for teenage writers, the key [...]

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Ask Daphne! How did you get the word out?

February 4th, 2010

I’m in love with these shoes, which, according to this article from The New York Times, are the product of a shoe-making workshop you can take. With a shoe guru! If only my upcoming trip to NYC wasn’t fully booked already! Anyway, moving on, today I wanted to share a question from Callie, [...]

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Ask Daphne! About My Query XXXVII

January 15th, 2010

So they may not be small or jolly, but they are RED shoes for F.A., who sent over today’s About My Query post. Before I get to it, I’m putting out the call for a few more — enough to get me into February. If you’d like your query to be featured here, [...]

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