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Hmm. I must get that last line into some of my letters.
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Editorial Anonymous' anecdotes are mostly true. Names of authors, illustrators, editors, agents, publishers, manuscripts, and a few random nouns have been changed to protect her ass. Slush Monster courtesy Melinda Beavers. www.melindabeavers.com
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Editorial Anonymous' anecdotes are mostly true. Names of authors, illustrators, editors, agents, publishers, manuscripts, and a few random nouns have been changed to protect her ass. Slush Monster courtesy Melinda Beavers. www.melindabeavers.com
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4 comments:
If you haven't seen it already, check out the video on Pub Rants that Kristin posted on Sept. 18th.
I've played it to death.
My new favourite word is piss midget!
Soooooo funny!
I very seldom save things, but this video gets its own vault. I love the way he tosses the letter aside repeatedly and sucks on that cigarette. Rejection. Rejection. I don't even smoke, and I want to light one up.
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