Ironic. The same day I wrote my last post, wondering where my notes were from my editor, she sent the manuscript to me, with notes attached. I have spent the last weeks working on my novel, and I am very happy with my progress. I have a new deadline, and it is good to know that The Queen’s …
There are many things I did not know when I started the process of trying to sell my work, and still more about the process of publishing after my book was sold. One of those things is that it’s hard to wait for notes. Now that’s obvious, right? But for some reason, it never occured …
I disappeared for months again. In spite of all my best intentions, I keep doing that. This winter, I had a good excuse. I was re-writing my book. When I say re-writing, I don’t mean going over it once more and checking for errors. I meant that I started again at page one, …
As 2008 draws to a close, I, like so many, think not only of the year just passed, but of what the new year might bring. With my book sold, I have hope for more progress with my work: more sales, building a readership, finding the people who will benefit the most from my novel, …
Before I could read, I wanted to write. Or at least, to type. When I was four years old, I asked for a typewriter for my birthday. I am blessed with amazing parents. They never asked me why I wanted something…if it was a possible request, no matter how odd, they would do …
Yesterday, I wrote about what the idea of “high concept” means. Basically a marketing term, a high concept idea is a story that editors and agents can not turn their back on. But once inspiration has struck, once a stellar idea has come to you, what then? How does a writer begin to flesh it …
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