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The Broken Query System

July 17, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  51 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Broken things drive me crazy. Just call me the Fix-it Fairy. If something is broken–be it an object, a person, or a system–I have trouble accepting the state of brokenness. I want it fixed.

Last week I …

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What Does It Mean When An Agent Never Gets Back to Me?

August 10, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  30 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Meetings in the beautiful Pacific Northwest

Disclaimer: These observations are based largely on my own practices and those I’ve observed from the many agents I know and admire. But each agent is different (just like each

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What Does It Mean When an Agent Responds to My Emailed Query?

August 8, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  18 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

A couple of weeks ago one of my clients wrote to ask the following of me:

“As I’ve observed and visited with many unpublished authors who attend conferences, I …

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Broken Things: The Query System

March 7, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  26 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Old New Castle, Delaware

Broken things drive me crazy. Just call me the Fix-it Fairy. If something is broken–be it an object, a person, or a system–I have trouble accepting the state of brokenness. I want

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