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A beautiful pay-off: Nicole R. Dickson’s Casting Off

I just finished reading a book that had a remarkably powerful pay-off for me:  Nicole R. Dickson’s Casting Off.  The story is about a single mom who is six years past being in an abusive relationship.  She’s still struggling to … Continue reading

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Where I’m at Part 5—Yes, I finally have an agent!

So this not-quite-published-yet writer is one step closer to getting published.  I’ve cleared a hurdle that felt so big it may as well have been a pole vault bar.  I’ve just signed with the very talented Alexandra Machinist at Janklow … Continue reading

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Where I’m at Part 2: my agent submissions for Prosorinos

While still maintaining a grueling pace as a teacher, I managed to send Prosorinos, my first novel, on submission.  I queried 14 agents.  Here are my stats: form letter rejections: 8 requests for partials: 3 requests for full: 1 no … Continue reading

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