So… OMG. There is so much to say, I don’t even begin to know where to start! This was a FABULOUS conference and I had the time of my life… in great part to my SecondLife roleplay mom and writing … Continue reading →
Remember that full manuscript I had out to an agent? Well, she sent back a rejection, the main reason for which made no sense at all. Anyway, it sent me into a total tailspin. Yes, I do know rejections are … Continue reading →
One of the big problems surrounding #cockygate…. and I’m sure something that is powerfully motivating Faleena Hopkins, is the costs of her victims to mount a legal defense. Most people are going to back down with the threat of a … Continue reading →
There was a Podcast interview with Kevin Kneupper with Paul Sating, on the issue of the “Cocky” trademark. So, having been a career medical transcriptionist a great deal of my adult life, and finding so much information in that I wanted … Continue reading →
There are places you can find very detailed explanations of what has occurred. I’ll post a few links but the short version of the *primary* issue is that a romance author, Faleena Hopkins, has been granted a trademark for the … Continue reading →
Today I’m sending out query letters to literary agents, starting out with Wishes in a Bottle since I’m so close to finishing that 3-book series. I’m a nervous wreck. I’m checking and double checking, and double checking my double checking … Continue reading →
I’m in a quandary, and reaching out for advice. I know a blog post isn’t necessarily the best place (I’m also asking in other venues), but I’m putting this here in case an industry professional should cruise by and feel … Continue reading →
My default word processing program for years has been WordPerfect. I’m talking decades that I clung stubbornly to WordPerfect because I HATE Word which is hideously user UNfriendly. Then a few months ago, I discovered Scrivener, and WOW!!! I moved … Continue reading →
I’ve been struggling with this subgenre distinction for my current work in progress, When Darkness Falls, which has vampires, djinn and shapeshifter and other paranormal species, set in a medieval desert city in an Arabian Nights type setting. Tricky. This … Continue reading →
Everyone™ says even at this early stage of my writing career, I need an author newsletter. So to all of you out there… I listened!! YES! She can be taught! I’ve been taking Jessie Clever’s Getting Results from Your Author Newsletter. … Continue reading →
In researching literary agents to submit to, I’ve noticed something very disturbing. A large number of them state that they will respond if they are interested in your query. If you don’t hear from them, they’re not interested. So um. … Continue reading →
There’s just no way you don’t want to back up regularly… everything, yes, but your writing even more so. This is a part of you, your blood and sweat and tears, your baby, your creation. To me just the thought … Continue reading →
Okay, Jenna Moreci is my goddess of the Beta Reader process! She has a series of youtube vlogs on beta readers. It’s from these that I’m basing my own beta reader process as I get started. Here’s a comprehensive list … Continue reading →
Back in the days of paper submissions, every publisher and agency had specific requirements laid out, i.e., query letter, first 10 pages, 5-page synopsis and SASE. Or whatever. In these days of email or webform submissions, I did a spot-check … Continue reading →
Rejection letters are no fun, even if they’re nice. It’s depressing. But I got one from an agent, querying for my very first book, Truck Stop, back in 2000, that said: “There’s no question of your ability. I think you … Continue reading →
Year 2000 was a turning point in my life; that year, I completed not only my first, but also my second-ever novels, both contemporary romances. So this is the Cliff’s Notes version *laughs* I’d been writing on and off all my … Continue reading →
I signed up for a class that has brought up the subject of business plans. I strongly recommend this article they sent us to: http://jamigold.com/2014/08/introducing-the-business-plan-for-writers-worksheet/ plus you’ll want to read https://janefriedman.com/business-plans-for-writers/ My first thought to all this was: “business plan? … Continue reading →
