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12-10-22: Reading the contract.

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Wow! The same day, in fact. I am going through the contract now. I must say, there is no pressure from the publisher. Take my time, etc. no ‘gun to head’ for this time-limited offer, which would immediately ring alarm bells for me. I am feeling a little under the weather today so I’m taking […]

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11-10-22: Contract request.

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So, I read the offer carefully and it seems to be legit. I.e. not a scam or worse! I have replied positively and requested a copy of a sample contract to see what is involved and ‘how it works’. Let’s see how fast that contract is sent!

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10-10-22: Offer for publication.

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Wow! Out of the blue, things have suddenly looked up and moved forward (I think). Today I received an offer for publication! Let’s investigate further. I will keep you posted!!

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08-10-22: Waiting…

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I am getting fed up of the waiting! Convention says you do not query all your list of agents at the same time, as I said before, but querying too few would take forever. Maybe I will add 50% to my query list to speed things up a bit

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04-10-22: Distractions.

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A whole week goes by with no responses. I know all agencies say it can take 3 months to respond. I have to learn to be patient. Time to get distracted – out to the garden to work on my pathways!

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27-09-22: Pace myself with the querying.

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2 more queries were sent. I so want to send a lot more, but I must pace it out in case there is an adverse comment or any constructive advice that I can incorporate into my future query submissions. Remember…you only get one chance with each query! It’s still raining every day here which can

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