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  • Started by Eliza Battin
    10.09.2009 Repost: Ask Beth One of my first posts... My d...ng back and forth and I got into one of my mother modes. Mother mode is when I brainstorm with mys...ng back and forth and I got into one of my mother modes. Mother mode is when I brain...
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  • I've been submitted!!! In nine editorial inboxes my novel sits. While I've managed to become the Trivia Queen of snagging an agent, I am hopelessly ignorant about the agent-to-editor submission process. This next part of the process could take quite awhile, right? S.
  • Donna, I wrote a book about two Yankee women trying to fit in among the Appalachian mountain folks and in the process managed to tick off lots of people. Some mountain...

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    Up, having coffee, editing manuscript. Good workout on manual treadmill yesterday. That old thing is a workout, but does the job! managed an hour and a half workou...
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    Hope your week is going well. Great on this end after a very “filling” holiday. Managed eight miles yesterday, and it was NOT pretty. Snored like a bear last night – not “romantic,” but feeling lighter. Lace up, mask up, and join me virtually. https://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Black/e/B005BU7Y44
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    The Keys to the Kingdom Finding Place in Historical Fiction When your eyes glaze ov...ronze mythical animals are situated above the entry way. Julia Morgan’s 1937 remodel of the façade and gold lobby...

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  • Sorry, I did mean to, but I enjoyed reading this post...I even smiled a couple of time...of the rewriting and the waste of time and energy. So this way..in slow motion mode...even before I can start fee...
  • Usually, I publish a novel in mid-October. That means that all the editing and proofre...November 1st. Naturally, I found it harder than usual to shake off the "edit" mode. I've had to remind myself se...
  • I appreciate all these comments! It's good to hear about how different situations (family dynamics, genre and length, etc.) affect our submission habits. I agree that...