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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning Answerlanders,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A patron needs our help:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“I am looking for resources for my fiancee who is working on publishing her first book. Do you have any online suggestions, current / trustworthy books, general guidelines, or possibly editor/ publisher talks? She is currently writing query
letters but has gotten many rejections with polite but un helpful responses like this "isn't for me." She has some general knowledge on how to structure her letter but is mostly freelancing her proposals. We are located in Portland , OR if there are any local
resources or seminars available. She is not looking for anything that costs money to use. Loking for information in any format. Her book series is a fantasy trilogy for young adults.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can find this question (#13329340) in the Shared Followup list in QuestionPoint.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To add a note:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Open the question<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Claim</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Add Note</b>, type in your note, and click
<b>Add Note</b> again<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Claim</b> again<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• In the <b>Refer To</b> drop-down box, select <b>Shared Followup</b> and click the blue arrow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To send a response to the patron:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Open the question<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Claim</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Answer</b> and write your response. If you have files to send to the patron, attach them here. Click
<b>Send Answer</b> when you are finished.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Click <b>Claim</b> again<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• In the <b>Refer To</b> drop-down box, select <b>Shared Followup</b> and click the blue arrow<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Tamara<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Tamara Ottum, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Answerland Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">State Library of Oregon | Library Support & Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us"><span style="color:#1F4E79">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">
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| </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl"><span style="color:#1F4E79">www.oregon.gov/osl</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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