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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 24m

Another attempt at capturing the beauty of the sun rising behind storm clouds...

#photography #clouds #Maine

The sun struggling to rise behind storm clouds

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 27m

The sky is dark, but the clouds are pretty cool so I tried to get a photo...

#photography #clouds #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 20h

Hopefully, this was the last time I'll need to mow the lawn this year. Scratch and sniff to enjoy the scent of a freshly mowed lawn 🤣

#Stunday #photography #grass #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 17h

Went for a walk along the river and came up with an idea for a sequel to the project I'm querying now...

#Stunday #photography #clouds #writing #querying #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 19h

Greetings from Maine...

#Stunday #photography #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 21h

Today's Maine postcard...

#Stunday #photography #clouds #Maine

View of clouds and skyline along a river

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 21h

According to authorities, activity by duck street gangs is on the rise. Walk with caution as they can outnumber you quickly. They will demand snacks 🤣

#photography #ducks #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

The ducks are getting pretty cocky. These two challenged me to a game of chess...

#photography #ducks #chess #Maine

Two ducks hanging out by a chessboard next to the river

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 17h

Went for a walk along the river and came up with an idea for a sequel to the project I'm querying now...

#Stunday #photography #clouds #writing #querying #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 19h

Greetings from Maine...

#Stunday #photography #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 20h

Hopefully, this was the last time I'll need to mow the lawn this year. Scratch and sniff to enjoy the scent of a freshly mowed lawn 🤣

#Stunday #photography #grass #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 21h

Today's Maine postcard...

#Stunday #photography #clouds #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 21h

According to authorities, activity by duck street gangs is on the rise. Walk with caution as they can outnumber you quickly. They will demand snacks 🤣

#photography #ducks #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Sent 6 more queries out into the scary world today. Really hoping a couple of them return home with positive news. Always feel bad for the queries that volunteer for this perilous journey but never even receive a reply...

#writing #querying #booksky #writingcommunity #hope

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Pausing on my walk to the library to enjoy the view from my favorite bench. This will be a final calm moment before I plunge into the query trenches when I get home.

#photography #writing #querying #booksky #writingcommunity #calm

View of deep blue river from a bench along the shore

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Querying Authors: When you see on QueryTracker that an agent has a low request rate, do you skip that agent? Or do you still query because you are confident or don't worry about the numbers?

#querying #writing #booksky #writingcommunity

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

You've got to be in it to win it! 🙂

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Sent 6 more queries out into the scary world today. Really hoping a couple of them return home with positive news. Always feel bad for the queries that volunteer for this perilous journey but never even receive a reply...

#writing #querying #booksky #writingcommunity #hope

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! 🙂

Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent point. I suppose I'm just intimidated when I see miniscule request rates. I so enjoy the querying process 🙂

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

That sounds like the right strategy. Rejections are a part of the process, right?

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Querying Authors: When you see on QueryTracker that an agent has a low request rate, do you skip that agent? Or do you still query because you are confident or don't worry about the numbers?

#querying #writing #booksky #writingcommunity

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

The ducks are getting pretty cocky. These two challenged me to a game of chess...

#photography #ducks #chess #Maine

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Pausing on my walk to the library to enjoy the view from my favorite bench. This will be a final calm moment before I plunge into the query trenches when I get home.

#photography #writing #querying #booksky #writingcommunity #calm

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Austin @austinmaine.bsky.social · 2d

Managed to maintain some querying self control this week. Sent 2 queries on Sunday and Monday. That's it. Didn't get any instant rejections, so that was nice.

#writing #querying #writingcommunity #booksky

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