Pub Rants

A Head Scratcher

STATUS: Doing some client reading. What’s playing on the iPod right now? TAXI by Bryan Ferry I just finished reading a query where the writer spent the first two opening paragraphs talking about the interesting setting of Alaska but when the writer hit the pitch blurb, no mention was made… MORE

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Time For A Cool Change

STATUS: I’m working on two different contracts this afternoon. So necessary, so time consuming, and always delightful when it concludes.What’s playing on the iPod right now? P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) by Michael Jackson(of course!) It’s no longer okay for Publishers to say to me in a negotiation: “we have a… MORE

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R.I.P The King Of Pop

STATUS: Maybe I’m a little too attached to old pop culture but Farrah and Michael in the same day? I have to blog about it. What’s playing on the iPod right now? BILLIE JEAN by Michael JacksonWhat news. I feel like an essential part of my teen hood has just… MORE

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Editor Rejection Remorse

STATUS: It’s rather late but I’m thinking of squeezing in one quick sample page read before I call it quits for the night.What’s playing on the iPod right now? WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL by Jewel This is rather like playing a round of Balderdash. Do you remember the party… MORE

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