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    “Not a good fit for me right now”: Surviving the query trenches

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    querying literary agents It’s that first hurdle to traditional publishing. It takes years, racks up several dozen gigs of email storage, and makes all authors cry at least once. But eventually, you develop your epidermis of steel. You will send out your precious as-perfect-as-you-can-make-it query letter, and in return, if you’re lucky, you will get…

Feature article on disability access in public libraries published

For my latest Publishers Weekly article, “Access for All at the Public Library,” I inter…

Get a sneak peak of Reasons to Hate Me in the Seven Hills Review

Great news! If you can’t wait to get your hands on a copy of my YA Contemporary novel Reasons …

Short story “Four Things You Hear” published in Cricket

The January 2023 edition of Cricket magazine features my short story “Four Things You Hear&#82…

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