STATUS: 16 days until the agency officially closes for the holidays. What’s playing on the iPod right now? A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS by Burl Ives News Flash: It just hit the wires that Ann Patty has been fired from HMH. Whoa! And S&S just announced lay-offs. Not clear who was… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: One of my clients sent us holiday cupcakes today. Yummy in my tummy. What’s playing on the iPod right now? WHITE CHRISTMAS by Perry Como Pretty soon we’ll be compiling our year-end statistics. For good or for bad! And tonight I was reading a review for a novel that… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: Starbuck’s eggnog Chai is back! This is a dangerous thing.What’s playing on the iPod right now? ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU by Mariah CareyToday I was reading Deal Lunch (a daily email from Publishers Marketplace that lists announced deals) and I noticed a sale for a manuscript… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: Happy Turkey Day! I’m out for the rest of the week so back to blogging on Dec. 1. What’s playing on the iPod right now? GETTING BETTER by The Beatles(Seriously, this is what is playing currently at the moment…) As to yesterday’s news…. This morning, I did get a… MORE
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by Kristin Nelson
STATUS: Harbinger of bad news I’m afraid. What’s playing on the iPod right now? O HOLY NIGHT by Paul Potts(I haven’t transferred the holiday music to the iPod yet but this one was still on there from last December.) Ack! Computers. I can deal with it. Ack! Publishers. I don’t… MORE
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