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I was blotting the fact that it is already FEBRUARY out of my mind, but here we are. 2012 just got real. And in celebration of a new month, we're going to do what we do EVERY month... have an Ask the Agent open thread!

Publishing questions? Zany pet pictures to share? Want to vent about something? Need love advice or help picking a college or placing a bet? Want to know what you should eat for dinner? WHATEVER. It's YOUR THREAD. Just play nicely.

Shorter answers I will do in comments, longer ones may require their own blog post.

Moderation is in place so if I am away from my desk, it may take a bit of time for questions to appear. I will stop answering in a couple of days, or when I get sick of it, whichever comes first.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day today - crisp, sunny, bright, lots of leaves still left to turn... oh and there was still snow on the ground from our pre-Halloween BLIZZARD!  Yikes. While I am busy nomming on leftover candy and cleaning up the yard, I can certainly answer some open thread questions.

SO. Hit me with your agentish/publishingish/bookish or whatever questions, or just talk about books or pets or whatever. I'll do my best to answer you, until I get sick of it (usually I can go a few days or a week).

Long answers may get their own blog post - short answers will be addressed in the comments.

OK GO!

Hey kids,

I realize that I never did one of these bad boys for September... whoopsie! I guess we all need a break from the usual routine now and again.

I'm spending the next few days getting ready for a big conference in Texas next weekend (yeehaw!) and generally reading and puttering and such - but in the meantime, I figure, why not answer some questions? WHY NOT INDEED.

So if you have agentish - publishingish - bookish - booksellerish - doggish - or whatever other questions, feel free to posit them to me here. Short answers I will deal with in comments, some long ones might be selected for their very own blog post.

Yay!

I have three big posts going. One of them is an FAQ with a billion links, and it is taking forever. Two of them started as useful and ended up turning on me and becoming ranty -- need a bit of space before I go back and edit them for public consumption.

Soooo... I am starting the August open thread early. I will be away from my computer a lot the next couple of days, but I will hop on and answer periodically whenever I have the chance. So hit me with your publishing/agentish/booksellerish/etc questions. Or post pictures of cute animals, jokes, or whatever, that's fine too! ;-)

* Things I've answered a thousand times will go in the FAQ post.

* Things that require huge answers may get their own post.

* Everything else will be answered in the comments.

OK... GO!

It's the top of the month which means that it is time once again for a brand-new open thread!

Have agentish questions? Need advice or encouragement? Want to talk about the new Sweet Valley High book?  Have wacky pet pix to share?  GO ON, THEN, COMMENT!

Short answers I will take care of in comments, longer ones may become blog-fodder.

OK so I am done with February. I know there are a couple days left, but I can't take it anymore, I'm calling it a wrap. 

Also I want to amuse myself, and I'll be away from home when March actually begins. SO. I call upon you, dear readers, to divert my attention with whatever you like. Agentish questions for me to answer.  Funny pictures of animals. Good news.  Jokes.  And more agentish questions for me to answer!

I'll handle questions in the comments, unless they require a LONG answer, in which case, I'll do a post about them. 

Forward, March!