Messages from the grove

By Randee Dawn | 5/14/07

Well. You never know what the postman will deliver. (No, it's not a letter from an agent desiring further access to my words.) Instead, it was my entry to the "Murder in the Grove" contest. I didn't win, but I didn't expect to win. I only entered because it was suggested on Miss Snark's blog,…

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My first time

By Randee Dawn | 4/16/07

I'm all flushed. Seriously, it's hot in this apartment despite the chill outside, but I'm all verklempt because I've finally got a query letter I think I can live with. I'm sending it off tomorrow to an agent. They're local to where I live, which was part of the appeal in some strange way —…

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Have a little patience

By Randee Dawn | 3/30/07

Gah. Gah, I say. So, I sent off the packet to the Murder in the Grove contest a little over a week ago. Their literature said they'd contact me once they received it. But I hadn't heard anything back, and the deadline was approaching, and since I'd sent it priority I thought it was OK…

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