If you submitted a SQUID between the first week in May and last week, my reply to it should be in the mail this week -- either "not right for me" or "send me more." The exception to this rule is if you sent me a picture book ms. to which I would like to respond in more detail; those take a bit longer, but I'll try to address them by the end of the month.
I had a very good day today -- finished Bel Canto in the morning and adored it, then worked all afternoon on this fabulous fantasy translation (from the Japanese, which is uber-cool, and the book is so good and so unlike any Western fantasy I've read, I'm loving it thoroughly), and talked to Katy. Then Rachel and I met up for lemonade and "Ocean's 13"; like the previous "Ocean's" movies, it is all surface and no depth, but goodness, what surfaces! (I'm glad Lisa Yee hasn't laid claim to George Clooney that I recall -- she can have Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, and Johnny Depp if I can have him.) (Though hmmm, Brad Pitt . . .) And then I ran six miles for my half-marathon training and talked to Ted and James.
So a lovely book, good work, friends, endorphins, and men in tuxes. I believe I will now have chocolate and make my happiness complete.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
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At the risk of sounding ignorant, what's a SQUID?
ReplyDeleteA SQUID is an unsolicited manuscript submitted to me -- my term for my query letters, more or less. For more info, see the submission guidelines on cherylklein.com.
ReplyDeleteAlways appreciative for updates on your response timeline. And now I'll return to enjoying my vacation in Cape May, reminding myself to stay away from hubby's Mac for the remainder. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for filling me in. :-)
ReplyDelete(I guess I should have checked your website first...)
Thanks so much for the link to your website. I didn't know you had one.
ReplyDeleteSo, as a sort of follow up, since I spent some time reading over your seminar notes and some of the other links on the page, you're officially my new hero. For lack of a more private way of asking this, is there any way I could contact you directly? I'm an aspiring Life Long Bibliophile, and while you do cover some amazing details in your notes (a few of which I'm holding off reading until my second draft), I'm sure some random question will pop up eventually.
ReplyDeleteIf that's all right, you can contact me at my blog, www.stellawalks.blog.com
Thanks!
My e-mail address is available at the bottom of every page on cherylklein.com . . . chavela_que@yahoo.com. And I always welcome (and often answer) random questions!
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