Browsing Archive: February, 2011

Open Letter to Margaret Atwood

Posted by Michelle Smith on Monday, February 21, 2011, In : Daily rant 
Dear Margaret

So many of my friends have sung your praises. One of them being my muse featured in the margin over there to the right. The Blind Assassin is one of her literary favorites. I loved your story Children of Men**. Granted, I have done a horrible thing, and, as a writer, I should be ashamed. I have not read the book. What I know of your story is from the movie with Clive Owen. But, first, in my defense: CLIVE OVEN. OVEN? OWEN. See? I get so excited about him I can't even spell his na...
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So, Maybe Calling 2011 "Year of the Query" was a Bit Ambitious

Posted by Michelle Smith on Saturday, February 12, 2011, In : What I'm doing 
With Ulterior Motive at a friend's who is an editing whiz (she should do this professionally!) and the Gingerbread Man currently being reviewed and critiqued by friends/fellow writing colleagues, the question is, which manuscript should I tackle next?

It could take a few months before Ulterior Motive is back to me to rewrite, and same with the Gingerbread Man so querying them might actually not be feasible until beginning of 2012. Perhaps that's not a bad thing. With so many literary agent pow...
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