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Nevertheless, She Persisted

Nevertheless, She Persisted

My novel The Mermaids of Lake Michigan was published earlier this year, but I completed the first draft of it almost twenty years ago. When it was finished, I printed out sample chapters, typed up cover letters, and began querying literary agents via airmail. I still have some of their replies, typed up back then […]

November 22, 2017 | By Suzanne Kamata | 1 Reply More

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