All what Barb said, Jilli. Plus hey--you have a new fan!

My high school bestie's daughter is an itty bitty bat (she's 12) and found you via your YouTube vids. So her mom tells her I know you, I take out your GCS to let her peruse it as it is clearly a book she MUST HAVE.

Anyhoo, the upshot is, you have A FAN, and I would love it if I could send you a book to be signed so I could give it to her. Her name is Jillian.

Her name is Jillian, too? Eeeee! Oh, wee babybat! Yes, I would be delighted to sign a book for her.

Oh good, thanks. She'll be delighted too.

Thirded on the YA, Jilli. Very much so.

If you decide to write fiction, and if you want her I will gift you with my character "Dead Alice". You seemed to like her, though that does not necessarily mean you want her in any world you create. But she is yours if you want her.

Firstly, thanks again Erika. The senior editor seems to think the current version of the proposal is good. It is now going to the "reviewers". Does anyone know what that is? Since it is for a book proposal, not the whole manuscript it can't be peer review. Maybe review by an expert with the filter being, not crazy, not a crank, not ignorant? At any rate I'm betting it is a standard term that some buffista will know.

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I don't know what she means by that, Typo. The editorial board, I guess? Some houses use "readers," i.e. freelancers who help read slush submissions, but this isn't really the same thing. I've never heard of sending it out of the house, but since this is specialized non-fiction, I don't actually have any idea.

Ah it is going to the "Advisory Board" and the "Publication Committee". So maybe "reviewers" would be a term for one of those.

You're welcome...I hope my changes helped. Good luck with the next step, which I haven't heard of, either.

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Chopping revision done, now for more editing.