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an evaluation letter and helpful guidelines.

“We will not answer with rejection letters,” said Paterson. “We know how hard it is for people to get rejection letters.”

Accepted authors will be guided through the entire process, from editing to re-editing to publishing.

Moms In Print has already received more than 30 submissions of poetry, inspirational stories, adaptations, romance and children’s books. Its goal is to publish six books this year, 12 in 2005 and 15 in 2006.

Paterson and Thompson have surrounded themselves with an editorial board and staff who believe in the company’s mission.

Senior editor Tferry Doherty, of Annandale, retired from her job of 20 years as a research analyst with the FBI.

“As moms, we give the best of ourselves to our children, but don’t stop to recognize our own creative potential,” said Doherty, mother of a preschooler.

“Moms In Print has been created to help mom writers — especially those who haven’t recognized the breadth of their talent or realize they have

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