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  1. Beautiful Papers

    2023-08-30 15:28:47 UTC
    Tweaking, or editing, as it is more officially known, can be difficult. Psychologically, one is attached. Effort is required. Finishing touches or wholesale redoing require some objectivity and patience. This is not the time for a lovely flow of ideas, but for making the ideas of the past, the ones…

  2. Breadcrumbs of Advice

    2023-08-09 15:55:06 UTC
    Klimt Simplified Going through lists of agents, researching them, falling down a rabbit hole and finding an article about why it is not worth the time to connect with agents before publication of a first children’s book. All good background; I’m not wasting my time, I repeat calmly and supportively…

  3. Frozen

    2023-08-07 14:40:03 UTC
    A religious image of hope and confusion seems apt as I contemplate the advice, and there is plenty of it, about how to connect with agents and how to get published. Then there is the sub-genre, if you will, of cautionary guidance about what to avoid and how to spot…

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