Susan Haven
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It is getting dangerously close to National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, and so I have be scheming, reading and researching to get ready to write a first draft in thirty days. I have having company come for Thanksgiving, so technically, I will be trying to get mostly done by the end of November 20th. Anyway,…
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I was reading an incredible book last night, Little Children by Tom Perrotta and for some reason, I got it in my little head that I should query the agent. Unfortunately, she only takes email queries. I sent it off at 9:15 this morning. The idea is how long the form rejection takes. It\’s just…
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For yet another week, two lucky agent assistants or interns will get the chance to try to convince their bosses that they can’t live another day without representing me and my work. No, I’m really not that arrogant, but it’s a good false attitude for today’s victims, uh, selected agents. One is the type of…
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For yet another week, two lucky agent assistants or interns will get the chance to try to convince their bosses that they can\’t live another day without representing me and my work. No, I\’m really not that arrogant, but it\’s a good false attitude for today\’s victims, uh, selected agents. One is the type of…
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Several months ago, I made the confession that personal trainers aren\’t supposed to make. I don\’t like drinking water. So I don\’t. Not the \”tote your gallon jug of water\” around amounts I was supposed to recommend. My theory, if you\’re thirsty, you might ought to drink something. Life\’s short, so may as well enjoy…
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Your poem, Selected by Noble House publishers, United Kingdom I got an email from Noble House Publishing. Apparently, some editor read my internet published poetry, or maybe some work I published for International Poetry Library, something like that. Any way, here\’s what the editor had to say: As you may know, Noble House is one…
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) – pace1 [peys] noun, verb, paced, pac‧ing. –noun 1. a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. 2. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. 3. any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured…
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The book, the World War II book that STILL doesn\’t have a title I love, is finally \”done.\” That means except for fixing typos, I\’m not making changes unless requested by someone with a checkbook pointed in my direction. There are five other first drafts sitting in my book closet and I really must move…
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Things are going well at the Story Factory this month. We are currently on chapter 22 of the novel currently in revision, and the other eight are patiently waiting their turn. Ok, I say chapter twenty two, but who knows how many chapters there are going to be. I am almost in the middle. That…
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And Ernest Hemingway used Dixon Ticonderoga Number 1 pencils. For those of you who never took drafting, that is the extra soft. Number 2 pencils are used to fill in all the little dots when you take standardized tests in non networked environments. Surely you remember the humble scantron. I believe my children will forget…
