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My submission letter to my agent
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My submission letter to my agent

October 3, 2017October 28, 2017 phoebemorganauthor3 Comments

I thought it might be helpful to share the original submission letter which I sent to my lovely agent, Camilla at Darley Anderson. Now, please bear in mind I wrote this letter a couple of years ago, when I was young and fairly naive - but it did get me an agent, so I thought… Continue reading My submission letter to my agent

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