The other day, I asked an author friend of mine about her most recent manuscript. "Oh, that one? It's dead. No one wants it and my past publisher held on to it for six months before finally telling me they weren't going to move forward with it." This friend has, in the past, sold two… Continue reading The Fallacy of “It Only Takes One Yes”
Tag: writing advice
When Writing Is Hard: 2017 Version
This post of mine came through my FB memories feed last week. I talked about when writing gets hard. Not simply challenging, but “it’s too hard, I can’t do it.” I wrote the following: “…writing looked like insomnia. I had some great characters lined up and loved them and their stories. My plot was solid… Continue reading When Writing Is Hard: 2017 Version
Saturday Summation – 22 July 2017
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Writing Stuff: Think an editorial checklist might be handy? How about one that a literary agent uses? Agent Jenny Bent tweeted out her list and seems like it would be pretty… Continue reading Saturday Summation – 22 July 2017
Saturday Summation – 24 June 2017
Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Reading Stuff: The more authors I follow on -Twitter or blogs or wherever- who are part of marginalized populations, the more access I get to their books - and that has… Continue reading Saturday Summation – 24 June 2017
It'll All Work Out 