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Querying…Again

Posted by Joanne Huspek

OK, so I’ve been over this manuscript, what? A million times? Rough draft, second rough draft, third rough draft, final draft, three edits with MR ED, after which, a year of self-imposed edits, one edit with a completely different, third … Continue reading →

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Critique and Rejection

Posted by Joanne Huspek

How apropos that this article from Query Tracker landed in my email inbox today. What do they call it? Kismet? A couple of days ago, I received a critique on the YA story I’ve been working on forever. I had … Continue reading →

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Giddy with Excitement

Posted by Joanne Huspek

because I placed honorable mention in the recent Query Tracker contest. I spent all day yesterday ya-hooing, smiling, emailing people I know to gloat, posting the above link on my Facebook page, and smiling some more. Now it’s time to … Continue reading →

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