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Monday, February 7, 2011

Double Neg Pretentious: Not Without Merit

Posted on 10:41 AM by humpty
This irritating rejection says it formally:  "While your proposal is not without merit, we are forced to give serious consideration to the realities of the publishing marketplace when deciding which writers to represent.  In order to maintain the quality of service our clients deserve, we must regrettably decline to take on some authors from time to time."
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