Well, it’s official, my book is OUT ON SUBMISSION. As in submitted, to a real editor at a real publishing house! My agent, the wonderful and talented Susan Hawk, sent…
The hotly anticipated YA novel Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi, hit the shelves on Tuesday and because I’m sick of being the last one to read anything, I bought it.…
I have a writing friend that writes metaphors beautifully. I can’t. Her metaphors are like beautiful wildflowers popping up where you least expect them. See, I stink. Plus, that was…
Writing a good query is important – if you can’t interest an agent into reading your manuscript, how are you ever going to SELL your manuscript? There’s a fun blog…
Or at least spending like one. When I went to my last conference, an agent suggested to our class that we subscribe to www.PublishersMarketplace.com at the HOLY COW rate of…
I really, REALLY want to go to the SCBWI conference. In Los Angeles. It’s the Mack-Daddy of conferences – perfect for a girl like me – unknown, desperate, with one…
I read that a writer should pull from their world, when looking for writing ideas. And that if you’re not getting ideas, you should change your world. So I’m off…
And you thought all of these Haiku Reviews were for naught. I’m now an official reviewer for Thomas Nelson Publishers. They sent me this book for FREE. All I have…
Yeah, I’m in the middle of it. But I wonder, should I wait to hear from the agent that HAS my manuscript, or revise per the suggestions of the agent…
My last post chronicled my great success with my first submission at FaithWriters. 1st place in Beginners, AND a 3rd place Editor’s Choice award. Yea, me. My second submission ALSO…
