I was just thinking that this morning myself, Erin. Despite my general lack of hipness.

I am bootsie to my kids, because I don't dress top-to-toe in Baby Phat, Apple Bottoms and BCBG. And I don't own a single Coach or Vuitton bag. But if I were to show up with a single one of those items on my person, I would immediately be jeffin' -- "You trying to be black/Mexican, Ms. G!"

I am so uncool. My life is woe. *sigh*

"You trying to be black/Mexican, Ms. G!"

I used to have to occasionally remind Jo that, due to lack of foresight on my part, she was white.

I used to sign the reminder "Yo Mama."

My mother used to pick out my brother's basketball name.

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M'sieur, you see what I have. I have many bottles of excellent wine, well suited to a traveler's taste and budget. Bottled water, even, for your thirst.

Some of the cheese, perhaps? There is some excellent tinned meat as well, it would fit perfectly in your rucksack. Jean-Charles at the boulangerie should have some magnificent bread coming out of the oven any minute now. Some cheese, some meat, the wine and the bread, you could not ask for a better meal.

Again you ask this! You dare come to my shop and ask for the Coca-Cola! Americans! Jean-Charles, to the barricades!

I am bootsie to my kids, because I don't dress top-to-toe in Baby Phat, Apple Bottoms and BCBG. And I don't own a single Coach or Vuitton bag.

blinks

...it looks like English, and yet...

is baffled

You dare come to my shop and ask for the Coca-Cola! Americans! Jean-Charles, to the barricades!

::snerk:: I like, Connie!

Snerk too.

Quick question. In a particular publisher I happen to know who ends up editing books like mine. Unfortunately for me, that editor is a VP and Associate publisher. Do I send my query to the bigwig editor (who does not know me) or to the assocate editor who normally handles the slush pile?

Gar, is there no guideline for that, one that's specific to the publisher?

My take is that, if the guy already knows you and there's no guideline specifying otherwise, send it to him. AmyLiz? Your take?

connie, that was funny. I suspect the French shopkeeper would be more likely to call that tinned meat patè, though.

Like I said bigwig does not know me. But there is no guideline as to who to send queries to. I know that the bigwig handles books like mine by a "thank you" in a book line mine. I know who handles the slush pile cause I called a receptionist and asked.

I think the publisher is discouraging unsolicited queries without outright saying they are not accepted just in case they get a good one.