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I finally ditched iMovie for Filmmaker Pro (which has treated me very well, so far). Hasta la vista, babehhhh This means a few things, namely that 1. I will maintain a higher level of daily sanity, and 2. I really, truly need to update my acting/performance reel. Again. This
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I've finished the first draft of a work of children's literature, entitled The Delta Door. I might keep a few skeletal pieces, but most of the body is going to be, shall we say, transmogrified. Honestly, I was okay with the text until I did a
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At long last! The piece of fantasy fiction I posted in serialized form on my blog is now collated, edited, and Kindle-i-fied! If you haven't kept up with Bloodlines of Epheria, Book 1 of The Bloodlines Trilogy, or are interested in how I edited the entire piece based
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...at the amazing cover art for the compiled Kindle version of "Bloodlines of Epheria!" This is a digital commission by artist Tanya Wagemann. Please support her by checking out her page on deviantART!
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You may recall the "best rejection letter ever" I received from Linn Prentis Literary Agency awhile back. Well, I responded with a question to which I didn't necessarily expect an answer. I do have one question: I'm currently working on a trilogy of novellas,
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Well, I got another two agent rejections, but they were form and boring, so from here on out I'm only going to post the interesting/potentially beneficial ones. I will say, for the sake of your general awareness of which agents I'm soliciting, that they were
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Hey, all. I just want to assure you that the rest of Bloodlines of Epheria is still coming! I'm writing the last large chunk as a whole, so that I can have my favorite beta reader (my husband Chris) give me feedback on it. Then, I'll
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Nothing terribly interesting in this post; just another pair of form rejections. The only thing worth noting is that Jabberwocky Literary Agency is the agency that represents Brandon Sanderson, though Sanderson's agent is not currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Party in question: Eddie Schneider of Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
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Party in question: Amy Hayden of Linn Prentis Literary Query sent: February 5, 2013 Answer received: March 28, 2013 Read as follows: Trodayne here hijacking Amy's email. She wanted me to read your sample. Your writing has a lot going for it and your query was quite strong.
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Party in question: Jennifer Jackson of Donald Maass Literary Agency Query sent: May 12, 2013 Answer received: May 15, 2013 Read as follows: Thanks for your query. As to your material I'm afraid I will be passing -- I'm just not enthusiastic enough about the concept
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It came to my attention - via a reader - that the last installment of "Bloodlines of Epheria" was a touch confusing. It was unclear whether or not Sifani was going to talk to Ileniel right then and there, or if she was going to wait, and why
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Perhaps you've heard, but round two of The Great Querying Adventure has ended rather disappointingly. Behold the process, in a nutshell: Party in question: Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency Query sent: December 2, 2012 First answer received: December 10, 2012 Read as follows: Can I