Monthly Archives: February 2016

Query Tips: When to Respond

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Laura Stanfill

Submittable allows us to customize a message thanking writers for sharing their work when they first submit. Do not respond to this message! Asking a question before we have a chance to read any pages definitely shoots up a small warning flag about … Continue reading →

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On Books, Fathers, and Travel

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Laura Stanfill

I’m in Santa Fe for PubWest’s annual conference, with the theme “A Passion for Books.” My traveling companion is H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, a tightly written, stunning, visceral memoir about training a goshawk in the wake of her … Continue reading →

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