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Heinsohn
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Norristown, Pennsylvania
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Hollywood Nanny
New York Times Bestseller
Portland, Oregon
www.hollywoodnanny.com
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Tim Leffel
Author of Make Your Travel
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Travelers' Tales
Publishing
www.contrariantraveler.com
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Ben and Dale Midgley
Authors of Golden Circle Secrets
"I
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strong recommendation from a friend. I received 12 responses from
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Micky Duxbury
Author of Making Room in
Our Hearts
"The
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for Understanding Asset Allocation (September 2006 publication
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with article queries."
Scott Frush
Frush Financial Group
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
www.frush.com
"Just
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Our book is about our family's effort to save our daughter from Carren
from Methamphetamine addiction. We couldn't have accomplished the
almost insurmountable task without your early assistance. I got
over 50 requests via e-mail asking for synopsis and proposals.
Thanks for your help."
Ron Clem
Author of Loss of Innocence
Kalispell, Montana
www.teensncrisis.org
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Jennifer Horseman
Laguna Beach, California
"Gini
Scott was a great help to my daughter, Janet Brill, in obtaining a top agent for her book
Cholesterol Down."
Alma Bond
New York, New York
"I used your service
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Books/Chicago,
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Author of: Our Team - Our Dream: A Cubs Fan's Journey Through
Baseball's Greatest Romance
Still
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Laguna Beach,
California
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you."
Kay Cannon, MBA
Author of Two Tired for Sex
The Leadership
Whisperer
Executive Coaching & Leadership Consulting
Lexington, Kentucky
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Sara L.
Armstrong
Author of The Shattered Pearl
Acworth,
Georgia
www.sarmstrong.biz
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Mary Rentoumis
Author of Tales
from the Kindergarten Kitchen
(a
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Lafayette,
California
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Kedron Bryson
Monterey,
California
"Thank
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Julie Thong
Author of Khanteya
Queensland, Australia
www.juliethong.com
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Erica Manfred
Author of He's History,
You're Not
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Lisa Phoenix
Author of The Heart of
a Cult
www.theheartofacult.com
"My e-query went out early Monday morning. By 9 a.m. in Colorado,
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Thanks, P &
A, for opening up these doors!"
Jasmin Lee Cori
Author of the nonfiction book: The
Journey Through Trauma: From Helplessness to Mastery
Marlowe and Company (October 2007)
Boulder, Colorado
www.jasmincori.com
"I just wanted you to know that my book FBI Parent: Six Clever Clues
to Connecting with Your Child will be published spring 2008. I
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona
www.loriheinsohn.com
www.fbiparent.com
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Kenneth Pearce
aka Kenneth of London
Concord, California
"I'm going through the many replies that I received. Quite a few
(10 or so) have asked for my proposal. Looks quite promising.
Much thanks."
Tim Stokes
Author of What Freud Didn't Know
Boulder, Colorado
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Santa Monica, California
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Eric Jensen
Ft. Collins, Colorado
Author of Forever and a Day: The
World War II Odyssey of an American Family
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Rebecca Riley
Author of WHAT I WANT YOU TO
KNOW
Orinda, California
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Theresa Gregory
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Carole Jacobs
Inyokern, California
"So far I've had 21 book proposal requests for my book on new research
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San Francisco, California
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Thanks."
Michael Li
Author of And Yet Somehow Society
Blames Me: Confessions of an Inner City High School
Teacher
Des Plaines, Illinois
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Los Angeles, California
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President/CEO IATB
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Fort Collins,
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(Toni) Attell
Van Nuys,
California
www.attell.com
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Toni K.
Cyan-Brock
Author of
Prisoners of Love, a guide to help family members when a loved one
is in prison
Princeton,
Texas
www.prisonersoflove.com
Thank you for your prompt,
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Author of Sparks of Enchantment
Aptos, California
www.christinagrant.com
"So far, so good. My
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Jimmy Gillman
Author of The Jewish Film Guide
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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far...Thanks for your services."
Jennifer Allen
Author: My Heart
as a Compass: Navigating through the Life Threatening Illness of a Loved
One
Carmel, California
"I got seventeen positive responses so far for my query to literary
agents. Most want a proposal+/- a chapter...Thanks a lot."
Mark
Mollenhauer
Author of Empathy: A Guide for Men
Bethesda, Maryland
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my query to publishers."
Fred
Brown
Author of Mastering Money Emotions
Portland, Oregon
"Guess what??? 28 people are perusing my non-fiction proposal,
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Theresa Gregory
Author of How to Be Human and Still Lose Weight
Manlius, New York
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Mike L.
McColgan
Editor
Golf Today Magazine
Danville,
California
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Patricia Hamilton,
Publisher
Park Place Publications
Author of California
Health: Complete Guide to Healthy Foods, Wines and Great Walks for
Travelers and Locals
Pacific Grove,
California
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Thank you so much for your help!"
Rebecca Trautwein
Author of
Shine Freely
Salinas,
California
www.shinefreely.com
"We have received 4 favorable responses so far for my inspirational gift
book. Pretty good I think."
Carolyn Kleefeld
Author of Soul
Seeds
Carmel, California
"This is the best response I've had during the time I've been using
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Thomas Smith
Author of High Tech on the
Couch
Seattle, Washington
"The response to the query was overwhelming!!!! I have received
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Laura Heinsohn
Author of FBI Parent: Six
Clever Clues to Connecting with Your Child
Lake Havasu, Arizona
www.fbiparent.com
www.familybureauofinvestigation.com
"I have over 200 emails with responses from your query letter on behalf
of my pet cookbook! Amazing responses and one email even commented
on my nice query letter. I thank you!"
Connie Reisenbigler
Author of The
Smiling Pets Recipe Book
Tulsa, Oklahoma
www.thesmilingpets.com
"We have now received a total of 45 expressions of interest to our
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biggest publishing houses in the U.S. This is far beyond our
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Alan Boreham
British Columbia, Canada
"I got some good responses so far, many within the first day...and I am
happy with who you reached for my memoir The Climb of My Life.
Thank you."
Kelly Perkins
Laguna Niguel, California
www.craigandkelly.com
"To date, I have received about 29 agent replies for the proposal...This
was a better response than I expected; consequently, you can put me on
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James D. Baird, Ph.D.
Author of Our Spiritual
Genes and Their Power for Self-Transformation
Naperville, Illinois
www.DrBairdsGeneticWeightLoss.com
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you)...7 agents want to see more...1 offered representation; 7
publishers wanted to see more information. Thanx."
Ritch Gaiti
Author of It's All About Points, a
flippant parody of relationships books
Hopewell, New Jersey
www.gaiti.com
"I have received my first offer of representation...and there are a
number of other people that have requested the full manuscript after
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more happy with the results of your service."
John Oszajca
Author of Giving Up the
Ghost, a rock and roll memoir
Studio City, California
www.johnoszajca.com
"I received an avalanche of responses for my query to publishers about
my memoir, and several have requested more so far, and it is a delight
to at least read a 'good luck' from many others...I believe your letter
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James L. Sullivan
Author of Tanked
"You did a great job Gini on my proposal for my book...thank you for
everything."
Mimi Scott
Author of Kramer & Kompany
New York, New York
"Thank you again for the great query letter for my memoir...The response
from agents was more than I've ever gotten for other books on my own.
I got more interest from publishers than my last two agents received on
my two previous books. Your query letter ended up generating
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major publishers, five in the U.S. and two in the U.K., and two midsize
U.S. publishers. Fifteen agents expressed interest in reviewing
the proposal and/or manuscript. Thanks again for your help."
Patty Somio
Author of The Place You Come Back
To
Portland, Oregon
"Wow! I have received a considerable amount of responses already
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more...Thanks again, and I'll keep you posted on how it goes."
John Oszajca
Studio City, California
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this morning as a result...with about a dozen inquiries for the
proposal...Some proposals came from large publishers, so at least we got
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James Whitley
Author of Spit
Dog: Whose Rump Are You Roasting?
Hillsboro,
Oregon
"I was impressed with the overwhelming response we received when
Gini submitted my client's query letter to her list of agents and
publishers. We had at least 25 inquiries from which to choose.
It was a pleasure to work with Gini and I plan to recommend her to all
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Freelance Writer
Nashville, Tennessee
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Dr. Eric Kaplan
Author of Dying to be
Young, From Botox to Botulism
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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Natica Greer, Ph.D.
Costa Mesa, California
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Bethany Williams
Author of Never Be Downsized, Always
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Rowlett, Texas
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Linda Martin
Author of Winter Snows
Anchorage, Alaska
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have had two New York agents actively pursuing my work and over 30
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Sandi Browne
Author of Touch the Sky
Ruidoso, New Mexico
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Jennifer Horsman
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals
Laguna Beach, California
"So far 12 editors want a copy of the manuscript; another seven want
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Beverly Smith
Author of Letters Home
Estero, Florida
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Carl Alasko
Author of BS Kills: How Denial, Delusion and
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Monterey, California
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expectations."
Jennifer Horsman
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals: Facts About
Vegetarianism
Laguna Beach, California
"As for positive responses, 6 have asked for the book or proposals so
far. Sent them out today...Thanks, fingers crossed...I will keep
you posted on what happens and will tell many about you and your
services."
Michael J. Wallach
Author of How to Get Arrested: How to Break
Into Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
www.howtogetarrested.com
"Just wanted to send you a note thanking you for all your help a year or
so ago. Our book will be released in April 2007 from Virgin Books.
Our book is about our family's effort to save our daughter from Carren
from Methamphetamine addiction. We couldn't have accomplished the
almost insurmountable task without your early assistance. I got
over 50 requests via e-mail asking for synopsis and proposals.
Thanks for your help."
Ron Clem
Author of Loss of Innocence
Kalispell, Montana
www.teensncrisis.org
"I was told that finding an agent and much less a publisher was a
Herculean task, so I had nearly resigned myself to self-publishing my
book, HONEY, WHO SHRUNK OUR MONEY? However, Gini convinced me to send
out a query letter, since I had already made the effort to write a
proposal. Gini edited my proposal and wrote a query letter for me. Then,
she emailed it to her list of publishers and agents. I wasn't holding my
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or publishers. You can imagine how surprised I was to get 58 responses
to the query letter from agents and publishers who wanted to see the
proposal. The publishers included Dearborn, John Wiley & Sons,
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TO ST. MARTIN'S."
Curtis Arnold
Jupiter, Florida
www.curtisarnold.com
"Everyone who responded to the email query was very nice. A big
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McGraw-Hill said the book will be published sometime in the fall of
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Thank you very much for your help, and I will surely be coming back to
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Walled Lake, Michigan
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Author of After Oil: the Geothermal
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Boulder, Colorado
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Vic Cabrera
Author of My Cuban Story
Burbank, California
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Even large companies like ICM have
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Thanks again and all my best to you."
Jim Paterson
Ontario, Canada
"I'm getting an amazing response. I'm completely overwhelmed in a
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Sarah Ohlin
Author Daughter of War
Everett, Washington
"The response has been phenomenal for my memoir The Forgotten
about the wake of Katrina and how it has affected my life. I
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From an agent:
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MJ Literature
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www.eastbayacupuncture.com
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www.taiwanho.com/people/dan
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Thanks."
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Eaton Rapids, Michigan
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Oceanport, New Jersey
www.marlenesatter.com
www.harpsdesire.net
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Author: Not Just the Facts: A Chronicle of the
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Boston Chapter, NWU
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Andover, Vermont
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www.zey.com
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
Author Dying
Words(Scripps Howard)
Cowchips Aren’t For
Dippin’ (Gibbs Smith)
Latter Days
(St. Martins Press
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New York, New York
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Great
.
I currently have four very interested publishers...I have a few others
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Los Gatos, California
www.momlooksgreat.com
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Author of A True 'Fountain of Youth' Story -
My Diet/Weightloss Book
Sunol, California
www.danatitus.com
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www.nancyhendersonwurst.com
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Baltimore, Maryland
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San Francisco, California
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Stephanie Chadwick and
Travis Zweibohmer
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Thank you so much for your services. I receive
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many many thanks."
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Irvine, California
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Allentown, Michigan
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John Bishop
Wilson, Wyoming
"I received over 45 requests for proposals
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Speaker, Author,
Consultant
Memphis, Tennessee
www.edhorrell.com
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Oakland, California
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Rohnert Park,
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Rockville Center, New York
www.iynacaruso.com
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Jo Fulkerson
Arizona
From an Article:
"Don't Wait to Start Your Marketing
Strategy"
Copyright © 2004, Jo Fulkerson
"Gini,
I received over 50 responses from my query requesting the manuscript.
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Savannah, Georgia
Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
www.marshamarks.com
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Littleton, Colorado
Author of
Latino
History from Al Andalus to Zapata
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Stinnett
Sebastopol,
California
www.crowsmoons.com
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thank you!"
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Scottsdale, Arizona
www.beautyandsoul.com
"So far, 17 people interested. Thanks a bunch.
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I. Yardley
Houston, Texas
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Forbes Robbins Blair
Washington, D.C.
Author of
Instant Hypnosis: Self-Improvement as You Read
"A
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West Hills, California
www.manna-veg.com
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Savannah, Georgia
Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
www.marshamarks.com
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Castro Valley, California
From an Agent:
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Mike Valentino
Cambridge Literary
Newburyport, Massachusetts
(AAR Member Agent)
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Forbes Robbins Blair
Washington, D.C.
Author: Instant Hypnosis:
Self-Improvement As You Read.
"I have found this an effective marketing tool, since
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West Hurley, New York
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Laurence LaRochelle
Dracut, Massachusetts
Business Management Professional
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Maury Breecher
San Diego, California
Member ASJA
Co-Author of
A Doctor's Prescription to Solve
the Health Care System and
Enhance Your
Personal Health
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Graham Scott."
Terry Hamburg
Oakland, California
Author of
Grand Entrances
Columnist of "Test Your Antiques IQ" in
the San Francisco Examiner
and
8 trade publications
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Bob Stone.
Atlanta, Georgia
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Kate Weaver
Author of
She Died for Her Kids
Lafayette, Colorado
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Ana Zaharia and Jim
O'Reilly
Saskatchewan, Canada
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Pulaski, New York
For Fiction
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Houston, Texas
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-5988676-5-7
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www.luminousbuddha.com
Psychologist, Photographer and Professor at Naropa University
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Chatham, New Jersey
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Author of Damaged Goods
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Author of
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Lititz, Pennsylvania
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Author
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Walnut Creek, California
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Edgewater, Florida
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Brussels, Belgium
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Joyce
Lebra
Professor Emirta, University of
Colorado
Boulder,
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www.boulderbadgirls.com
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Boulder, Colorado
www.tamarapalmer.com
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Brussels, Belgium
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Suzanne Picard
Author of Witchdoctor
of Love
Kensington, Maryland
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Author of A
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www.victoriacostello.net
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know that the response so far has been pretty incredible. Much
more than I could have imagined. I haven't landed an agent yet
(it's only been a week), but I've sent out a number of manuscripts.
I'll keep you posted."
Leanne Krause
Author of The Spaghetti Afterlife
Talent, Oregon
www.silverlining-designs.com
"Of the submissions to editors and agents, so far there have been 18
positive responses, and I've emailed or mailed packages on 13 of them."
Tom Thomas
Albany, California
www.thomastthomas.com
"I just wanted you to know that the query blast you did for me has
gotten me an age.