Why Querying and Job Searching Simultaneously is Like Being Repeatedly Punched in the Face

/ April 23, 2013/ job searching, musings, query, querying, unemployment/ 4 comments

With the exception of a few odd jobs, yours truly has been out of work since October 2011. For someone who has been working since 16 1/2, this is horrible*. The uncertainty of where the next paycheck is coming from, whether or not health insurance is happening, the meaningless-ness of TGIF. I’m sort of used to it by now and

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Need Query Letter Help?

/ April 4, 2011/ blogfest, query, query letter/ 20 comments

In case you were wondering about Friday’s post, the aliens versus paratroopers never happened*. My high school didn’t excel in the “kick ass pranks” department. As it was, my graduating class thought parking someone’s Jeep Cherokee on the walkway to the front of the school was clever**. But it’s a new week and that means back to business. Since the

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Comp Me

/ October 20, 2010/ Dark Tower reference, query, Road Trip Wednesday, writing/ 5 comments

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks  their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you  answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on  board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s question: Who are your comp titles/authors? For the record, I’m full of dislike on this question. Why? For the following reasons: I

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Right, Then

/ October 22, 2009/ milestone, query, writing/ 1 comments

Next month I’m doing my first ever marathon. I haven’t trained for it, nor am I really built for it. Good thing I’m not doing a physical marathon. What I am doing is participating in my first ever NaNoWriMo. With this cherry getting popped, so is a lot of others. Like, plot cards. Authoress has talked about them and Holly

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