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The most valuable of all

Quote• Posted on April 9, 2012 by Susan Uhlig

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Thomas Jefferson

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Children's Book (PB, readers, MG, YA) & Magazine Writer. Writing helps/book recommendations on my site ('cuz I love sharing). SCBWI RAE. ICL Instructor.

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After 3 days of being sick, I’m seeing progress to back to normal. Discovered if it is rotavirus, one is contagious for 3 days after! Yuck.

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I steer authors away from bold formatting 100% of the time, and I steer them away from italics 90% of the time.

You should only ever use italics if the reader can't infer the emphasis. The words themselves should be emphatic enough on their own.

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What Not to Do When an Agent is Closed to Queries — Query 101

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23 Nov

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! This is my annual reminder that all my querying occurred between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day and I had twenty full requests. If your dream agent is open during the holidays, go for it.

#WritingCommunity #HappyThanksgiving

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