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I wasn’t sure I understood people posting obituaries on Find A Grave … that
is until recently. As I discussed in last week’s post, I photograph
headstones ...
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- Mary Chrapliwy
- United States
- I'm an RN, a writer, amateur genealogist, Adjunct Professor of writing, and Managing Editor of Literary Brushstrokes, an online literary magazine. I'm also a stealth reader for a literary agent, a new endeavor I thoroughly enjoy! I finished a novel and refined it through three drafts. I queried after the third draft and am wondering if my query letter was a bit weak. A few rejections later, I realize I need to do a fourth draft anyway. Meanwhile, I started another novel - the idea was so insistent that I couldn't stop myself from writing. So many ideas and so little time.
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