Yesterday I received a very pleasant query decline from an agent's intern. To date I've had "not right for our list," declines [as well as other types of positive responses] so this one, which made a comment I didn't understand, and may even disagree with, gave me pause. I wondered if some rewriting was in order. Not wanting to … Continue reading You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backwards. James Thurber →