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Lynn Wiese Sneyd

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I'm a Midwestern who moved to Tucson, AZ and is now having a love affair with the delicate strength and beauty of the Sonoran Desert. I also write, love books, and will never turn down a cappuccino.

Most recently, I co-authored "Cowboy Up! Life Lessons from Lazy B" and "The Horse Lover: A Cowboy's Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs" with H. Alan Day. My day job is running LWS Literary Services, an agency specializing in book proposals, ghostwriting, editing, and book publicity campaigns. I'm also the literary consultant for the Tucson Festival of Books, one of the largest book festivals in the country. ...more

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	The Horse Lover: A Cowboy's Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs by H. Alan Day (Goodreads Author), Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author), Sandra Day O'Connor (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cowboy Up!: Life Lessons from the Lazy B by H. Alan Day (Goodreads Author), Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadows in My Heart by Mary Havens (Goodreads Author), Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holistic Parenting: Raising Children to a New Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Happy Families Happen: 6 Steps to Bringing Emotional And Spiritual Health into Your Home by Audrey Ricker, Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	{ [ HEALTHY SOLUTIONS: A GUIDE TO SIMPLE HEALING AND HEALTHY WISDOM (EASYREAD LARGE EDITION) - LARGE PRINT ] } Russell, David N ( AUTHOR ) Jan-04-2010 Paperback by Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author), David N. Russell, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horse lover: Le cow-boy qui sauva les mustangs sauvages by H. Alan Day (Goodreads Author), Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author) (Primary Contributor), Walter Gripp (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom by David N. Russell, Lynn Wiese Sneyd (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On Handling Rejection

The world of writing comes with a constellation of certainties. Creating. Editing. Research. Solitude. More editing. And if you’re submitting your work for publication, add the Big R to the list. Rejection.

As Isaac Asimov wrote, “Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil – but there is no way around them.” Yep, a Read more of this blog post »

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The Correspondent

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