Congratulations to Shelley Shepard Gray for winning the Holt Medallion
Award for her book titled Forgiven which was published by Harper
Collins!
Mary Sue has adopted Sergeant Rita in Afghanistan!
To adopt a soldier log on to www.soldiersangels.com
Congrats to Amy Clipston and Mary Ellis who have both made the Christian
best seller list!
Mary Sue is pleased to announce that Beth Wiseman's Plain Perfect and Plain Pursuit
have both hit the CBA best seller's list!
Please send a self addressed stamped envelope to Mary Sue for a complimentary
copy of her Romantic Times article titled, "How to Pitch to an Editor
or Agent in Ten Minutes."
Mary Sue enjoys attending conferences where she networks with authors
and editors. Some conferences she has attended are Book Expo America in
New York and LA, Start Your Engines in Ithaca, NY, The London Book Fair,
Romancing the Rockies in Denver, RWA National in New York City, Denver
and Dallas, Put Your Heart in a Book in New Jersey, Christian Booksellers
in Orlando, Christian Booksellers in Atlanta, Chesapeake RWA, VA, Star
Bright/Star Write in Houston, Novelist's Inc in New York City, Dreaming
in Dallas in Dallas, Romantic Times Convention in Toronto and in New York
City, Duel of the Delta in Memphis, Step Back in Time in Colonial Williamsburg,
Mara in Kansas City, Ottawa RWA conference, Mountain Laurel in Knoxville,
TN, Desert Rose in Scottsdale, AZ..
The Seymour Agency was founded by Mary Sue Seymour in 1992. Mary Sue
Seymour is a member of the Author's Guild, the AAR, CBA, WGA, RWA. Mary
Sue is looking for new clients who write any type of romance including
historical, contemporary category, contemporary mainstream, suspense,
paranormal, regency or inspirational - basically any type of romance.
She is also looking for writers of nonfiction. She wants nonfiction about
real life heroes, prescriptive books, cookbooks, and basically any type
of nonfiction by credentialed authors. She is looking for Christian books
of any type. She does not handle magazine articles, e-published or self-published
books, general novels, children's books, poetry, short stories, New Age
and books contradictory to fundamental Christian beliefs.
After graduating from the State University of New York, Mary Sue taught
in a public school system for almost fifteen years. While teaching, she
completed graduate work at The State University of New York. At the same
time, she wrote for national publications such as JUNIOR SCHOLASTIC,
THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE, THE AMERICAN ARTIST and teaching
magazines.
Mary Sue is a Christian but believes in the Bible verse in Romans 10:12
that states, "For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile
- the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him..."
Mary Sue loves to attend church and sometimes goes to the local service
at her Protestant church and then later in the day goes to the Contemporary
Christian service at nearby St. Lawrence University. She teaches Vacation
Bible School at her church and also does some work at a local Catholic
School with their vocal music and art program. Also Mary Sue teaches adult
watercolor on Wednesday evenings as part of the Continuing Education Program
at The State University of New York at Potsdam - her alma mater. A former
class room teacher of over 10 years, Mary Sue has also given private piano
and art lessons in her home for over 20 years. She loves to be busy and
is working just about all the time. When Mary Sue stands before God someday,
she hopes she can tell him that she took each and every talent God gave
her and used them up so that there is no more left. Mary Sue's two sons,
Matt and Luke, [named after the gospel writers] are her pride and joy.
Matthew, a 2004 graduate of Clarkson University lives and works in Baltimore,
MD. She goes there to see him any chance she gets and is becoming a real
Oriole baseball fan. Luke is a sophomore at Canisius College in Buffalo,
New York where he plays D-1 soccer. He is a goal keeper and is majoring
in physical education and communications. He attended Avon Old Farms in
CT last year on a scholarship to be their goal keeper which was one of
the best years of his life.
Upcoming Conferences:
January 25th and 26th 2008
From Pen to Print V Space Coast Writer's Guild Conference in Cocoa Beach,
Florida - appearing on agent/editor panel, doing one to one appointments
with authors and presenting workshop titled "Fast Talk: Rewriting Narrative
to Dialogue to Speed Pace."
April 19th, 2008
Southwest Writers Conference titled From Star to Sales IV in Albuqueque,
New Mexico - appearing on agent/editor panel, doing one to one appointments
with authors and presenting workshop titled "Hooks, Books and Great Beginnings."
May 14-17, 2008
Colorado Christian Writers Conference - will be appearing on panel
and doing appointments with authors.
May 30-31, 2008
Central Connecticut [CTRWA] Ignite Your Muse - will be appearing on
panel and doing one to one appointments with authors.
July 2008
RWA Nationals in San Francisco, California - doing one to one appointments
with authors and also appointments with authors in a group.
August 7-9 2008
Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference - doing appointments with
authors and appearing on panels.
September 25th - 28th
Women's Fiction Festival - in Matera, Italy - appearing on agent panel,
doing one to one appointments with authors and presenting a workshop titled
"Hooks, Books and Great Beginnings."
October 24th and 25th 2008
Put Your Heart in a Book in New Jersey, - appearing on panel, doing
one to one appointments with authors and presenting workshop titled "Killer
Queries."
November 14 and 15 2008
Florida Writer's Association Conference, Lake Mary, FL
FWA
Conference website
January 23-24 2009
Space Coast Writer's Guild Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL
SCWG Conference
website
February 6-8, 2009
San Diego State University Writing Conference - Will be appearing
on a panel and doing appointments.
Saturday February 28, 2009
The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club - "Hooks, Books, and Great
Beginnings" with Mary Sue Seymour of The Seymour Agency, brought to you
by Southwest Florida Romance Writers.
March 2009
Carolina Romance Writer's Conference - Will be doing a workshop and
appointments with authors.
April 21, 2009
16 Day Cruise on board the Zaandam - teaching on a cruise leaving
San Diego April 21, spending a week in Hawaii and sailing to Vancouver
via Holland America cruise lines
May 17-21, 2009
Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference, North Carolina
www.lifeway.com/christianwriters
June 20, 2009
Western New York Romance Writers - Buffalo
July 16-18, 2009
RWA Nationals - Washington, DC
July 21 and 22, 2009
Montrose Christian Writing Conference
September 17-20, 2009
ACFW Conference - Denver
October 16-18, 2009
Wizards of Words Writer's Conference, Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas
November 12-14, 2009
Heart of American Christian Writers Network, Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2010
Teaching Cruise to Mexican Riviera
February 15, 2010
Teaching Cruise to Hawaii
July 26-27, 2010
Montrose Christian Writing Conference, Montrose, PA
July 28, 2010
RWA National Convention, Nashville, TN
August 26, 2010
Teaching Cruise to Caribbean
September 17, 2010
American Fiction Christian Writers Conference in Indianapolis
October 22-24, 2010
Florida Writer's Association 9th Annual Writer's Conference in Lake Mary, FL
(Other clients with photos of themselves at book signings
or whatever may send Mary Sue the photos to paste on the web page.)
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Client Beth Wiseman and Mary Sue at Thomas Nelson
dinner at Garcia's at ACFW in Denver.
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Client Shelley Shepard Gray with Mary Sue at ACFW.
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Shelley Shephard Gray (red dress) and Caroline Fyffe
with Mary Sue (middle)at Publishing Party at The Ritz-Carlton in
Washington, D.C.
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Elephant at Washington Zoo.
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Mary Sue in center with clients Caroline Fyffe and Mary Ellis in
front of the White House at RWA Nationals.
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Mary Sue makes a funny face while presenting her Hooks, Books and
New Beginnings workshop to romance writers in Charlotte.
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Mary Sue with client Amy Clipston while visiting the North Carolina Romance Writers at Charlotte.
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Clients/published authors Lisa Norato, Lisa Diaz with Mary Sue at
Put
Your Heart in a Book breakfast.
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Mary Sue with client Tina Gabrielle, who recently sold a two book
deal to Kensington, at the New Jersey Put Your Heart in a Book conference.
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Author Shobhan Bantwal, Tina's critique partner Phyllis Nugent,
author Tina Gabrielle and author Christine Clemetson at the New
Jersey Put Your Heart in a Book conference.
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Mary Sue's sons Matt and Luke.
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San Francisco at RWA National with writer Jennifer Hopkins and Mary Sue having lunch at the Elephant Restaurant and Bar.
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Client Bobbie O'Keefe and Mary Sue meeting in San Francisco.
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Client and Harper Collins author, Shelley Sabga and Mary Sue having dinner at the Waterfront Restaurant in San Francisco.
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Mary Sue with client Vannetta Chapman.
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Mary Sue with agent, Luciene Diver, at Harlequin party Friday night at Four Seasons in San Francisco.
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Mary Sue with Elizabeth Jennings, chair of Women's Fiction Festival Conference held in Matera, Italy.
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Harlequin author and client Kate Welsh having Philly cheese steak
sandwiches at Greater Philly Christian Writer's Conference in Philadelphia
in August.
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Mary Sue at Philadelphia Biblical University, site of Greater Philly Christian Writer's Conference
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Mary Sue's Golden Retriever, Pike, staring at the parakeets in Petco while visiting her son, Matthew, in Baltimore.
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Writer Tracy Tappan and Mary Sue having lunch at L'Ambasciata Abruzzo in Rome, Italy
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Mary Sue at the Vatican
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Giovanna, Mary Sue's private tour guide of the Vatican.
To arrange your own private tour of the Vatican with Giovanna Terzulli,
email her at terzulli@tiscali.it
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Mary Sue in front of the Roman Forum
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The Roman Forum
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Colleseum
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The Pope - Mary Sue attended the Pope's Wednesday morning address to the masses and sat in the 7th row
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Mary Sue in Matera, Italy at the Women's Fiction Festival in September
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A lemon growing on a tree.
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Matera scenery - this is the site where Mel Gibson's "Passion" was filmed.
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More of Matera.
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Floodnights during the Matera fall festival.
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Chocolate cream puff at a local bakery with tea.
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Avon mystery writer, Lori Avocato, having an Italian dinner at Il Cantuccio. Lori is also the chair the Connecticut RWA Ignite Your Muse Conference Mary Sue attends each spring.
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Mary Sue and conference chair, Eileen Stanton, having lunch at LaFonda
in Santa Fe during the Southwest Writer's Conference April 2008.
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Mary Sue, Eileen and Sally van Haitsma, a literary agent with Castiglia Literary Agency, having lunch in Old Town Albuquerque.
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Mary Sue in Colorado, while attending the Colorado Christian Writer's
Conference, Estes Park, Spring 2008.
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Colorado scenery, with wildlife posing along the highway for the
entertainment of visitors. During the Colorado Christian Fiction
Writer's Conference.
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Mary Sue riding a horse named Trade at Estes Park, Colorado, while
attending the Colorado Christian Writer's Conference.
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Mary Sue doing an appointment with an author at the Space Coast
Writer's Conference in Cocoa Beach, January 2008.
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Yes, there really is a vehicle in there! Driving back from the airport
from Florida conference when they closed the interstate.
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Florida hyacinths.
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Writers waiting for luncheon at the Connecticut Romance Writers
Conference.
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Lisa Norato celebrates her positive Publisher's Weekly review in Times Square.
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Lisa and Mary Sue have dinner in NYC after New Jersey RWA's Put Your Heart in a Book Conference.
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Clients, Lisa Ruff - a newbie with Harlequin,
Kate Welsh - an established Harlequin author and Dr. Val Dmitriev
-a nonfiction author - have dinner with Mary Sue Friday evening
at Put Your Heart in a Book at Allen's Ristorante Italiano.
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Shelley Sabga and Mary Sue enjoy dinner at Dakotas in Dallas during RWA National.
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Mary Sue in Dallas downtown park with cattle drive statues.
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Cattle drive statues with Dallas cityscape in the background.
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Son Luke at
Avon Old Farms in Avon Connecticut at graduation
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Sons Matt and Luke with Mary Sue at reception after graduation at
Avon
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Igniting Your Muse: Connecticut RWA conference
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Mary Sue speaking with Carol during an appointment at The Space
Coast Writer's Guild Conference in Cocoa Beach, FL January of 2007
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Brown pelican stops and poses.
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Linda Hill with Mary Sue on the San Francisco waterfront during the Silicon Valley conference.
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Mary Sue with intern, Karen Williams, at the Silicon Valley conference in May 2006.
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Mary Sue and Lisa Diaz at an RT luncheon in Daytona.
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Writers at the Fairy Costume Ball at the Romantic Times Convention in Daytona Beach 2006.
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Shelley Sabga and Mary Sue out for dinner in Times Square at New Jersey Romance Writers Put Your Heart in a Book Conference 2006.
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Spring Into Romance RWA San Diego luncheon March 2006
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Luke and Mary Sue at Seaport Village San Diego for Spring Into Romance
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Detroit writers, Jane and Phillina, at Bubba Gump's in Times Square for Saturday night getaway after Put Your Heart in a Book
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Writers from NJ Put Your Heart in a Book at Saturday's luncheon.
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Mary Sue and Leslie Wainger at STAR conference in Ithaca 9/05.
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Luncheon at STAR conference.
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Mary Sue and girlhood friend, Sue, at the Olive Garden in Syracuse.
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Mary Sue at Independent Publisher Awards in NYC at Marriott Marquis June of 2005.
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Mary Sue at hotel at BEA in NYC.
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Luke and Lisa at Grand Canyon.
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Mary Sue and Luke at Grand Canyon.
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Mary Sue and Luke in desert in Arizona as guided by Mike Knoles Arizona Hummer Tours (602) 692 - 7124.
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Luke driving Hummer near Anthem, Arizona..
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Mary Sue with Claire Gerus, former Adams Media editor at Ice Escape Writers Conference in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.
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Mary Sue with client Lisa Diaz at Carefree near Scottsdale, AZ.
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Mary Sue with writers at Saturday night party at Ice Escape Writer's Conference in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.
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Mary Sue with her "prickly friend".
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Mary Sue with Lisa Diaz at Italian bistro in Scottsdale during Ice Escape.
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Luke and Mary Sue at the Cyclorama Civil War Museum in Atlanta at CBA.
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Susan, Mary Sue and Lisa shopping at RWA Nationals in Dallas.
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Shelley and Mary Sue at RWA National in Dallas
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Mary Sue, two sisters, three nieces, one nephew and ? sunflowers at Hurd's Orchard in Rochester, New York.
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Mary Sue and sister, Louise, at Applebee's in Syracuse, New York.
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Mary Schaller celebrates release of her new novel, Beloved Enemy
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Mike (retired English teacher and Mary Sue's husband for over 25 years) and Mary Sue eating lunch in Little Italy during RT Convention
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Mary Sue at RT
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Star Bright, Star Write Conference in Houston
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Mount Laurel Conference, Knoxville, TN
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Desert Dreams Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
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Field trip into the desert outside of Scottsdale, AZ
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Mary Sue and Tamara Cooper at Friendly's in Orlando (CBA Conference)
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Mary Sue and Tamara at Cheesecake Factory in Orlando (CBA Conference)
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Tamara and Mary Sue with Herod's guard at The Holy Land Experience
in Orlando
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Mary Sue at The Holy Land Experience.
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Lisa Diaz, Teri Pine, Christie Craig and Mary Sue at Restaurant
Francais at RWA National in NYC.
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Lisa Diaz, Teri Pine and Christie Craig.
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Shelley Sabga and Lisa Diaz at RWA National in NYC.
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Lisa Diaz, Misti Adams-Barnes, Christie Craig, Mary Sue, Teri Pine
and Shelley Sabga at RWA National NYC
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Clients/authors Meg and son, Sean Clemens do signing at Waldenbooks.
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Luke and Mary Sue at Universal Studios while in LA for BEA.
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Luke at Dodgers game.
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Romancing the Rockies in May, Lee Plumb.
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Romancing the Rockies dinner at Chile's, Michele Chambers, Sandy Hicks, Mary Sue and Kally Surbeck.
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Mary Sue and client Jennie Manlick at The Med Restaurant in Boulder, CO while at Romancing the Rockies Conference.
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Jennie Manlick.
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London Book Fair: with Mary Sue's 16 year old son, Luke with PJ,
Keith, Matt and Pope - all Clarkson University Delta Upsilon fraternity
brothers.
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Luke in front of Tower of London.
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Matt, Luke and Mary Sue in East Dunmore in Ireland - Irish Sea in background.
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Mary Sue's twenty year old son, Matt Seymour and sixteen year old
son Luke Seymour with Mary Sue at Times Square in NYC.
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Texas author, Sandy Blair with Mary Sue at Marlow's in Denver at RWA National
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Luke and Matt Seymour at 16th Mall in Denver.
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Mary Sue (left) with client Mary Schaller aka Tori Phillips in Lake
Placid, after their annual lunch at the New York Steak and Seafood
Trading Company.
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Mary Sue sitting on the fountain in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis
at the Duel on the Delta Conference March of 2002 - notice the five
real ducks in the background.
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Mary Sue and client Mary McCall, chairperson of Memphis conference,
in front of the fountain.
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Client and Ohio RWA member Misti Adams-Barnes, Mary Sue and Michigan
RWA member Nicole Buffinger (Buffie) at Duel on the Delta Conference.
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Becky Knight, Memphis RWA president with Mary Sue holding door prize
in Memphis.
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