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EpsteinLiterary

  1. More than 10 people whose approached me in March/April had attachments of more than 1mb. Just venting. Don't do it.
  2. Thanks @HomerSpartacus and Rob Brunet! I hope to be useful and not snarky and mean!
  3. "I saw the post about you on [blog]. I am not sure how up to date the information on this blog is." Google, it's a great tool. #queryfail
  4. Thirty years is a lot to fit in one memoir. Usually. #queryfail
  5. 5,000 words all in a tiny tiny font. #queryfail
  6. OK, I'll admit this shook my "no, no, no" rhythm, but it's still a no: "I am not a serial killer selling a cookbook;"
  7. No need to follow-up on a query to tell me contact information changed. Just keep your email address current and don't bug me, OK?
  8. "I recently published [title] and need an agent to help me get some exposure for my book." But I'm not a publicist. #queryfail
  9. Bad idea: four paragraphs before the pitch begins.
  10. The Geeky Hostess says that Knits for Nerds is an amazing book :) ht.ly/9Qrvt
  11. Congrats to Toni Carr for the rave review on the Oregonian for Knits for Nerds! ht.ly/9Qrln
  12. Ravelry is giving away 26 books; I represent two of the books! Congrats to Toni Carr aka Joan of Dark and Dora Ohrenstein...
  13. Ohio Girl Talks says that Knits for Nerds was a huge hit with her family! ht.ly/9Qr3W
  14. @LisaHagan123 @epsteinliterary shucks!
  15. Mark Spivak's book will be just in time to help you celebrate the election--or to drown your sorrows! ht.ly/9LTFO
  16. A play I saw prompts me to say, if UR going to set a story in NYC, understand the economics of NYC real estate.
  17. Set amid a black mark on American history, Silver Like Dust is a strongly recommended addition to any memoir collection--Midwest Book Review
  18. If my form reject is long it's cos I know how to use "Quick Parts" in Outlook. Very handy feature for inserting canned material.
  19. But one seems not to realize it's a form. I go to lengths to say "no reflection on the merits" but that means good OR bad.
  20. Two bits of praise for my form reject brighten my morning!