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The Swivet is maintained by Colleen Lindsay, publishing consultant, professional nerd and a literary agent at FinePrint Literary Management. This is a personal blog; opinions expressed herein are entirely my own and not those of my employer. Although they are are sometimes the opinions of my cats, because cats have shiny, shiny weapons on their feet, weapons that can be quite persuasive at times.
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(updated February 18, 2010)
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(updated February 18, 2010)
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Rocky Mountain Fiction Conference [Denver, 9/11-9/13]
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South Carolina Writers Conference [Myrtle Beach, 10/22-10/24]
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2 comments:
OMG! I genuinely want that shirt.
It would get along famously with a particular skirt I have. And my red tights....
going to discover the price.
Wow. Fabulous!
love it :D
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