So, you finally let go, and sent your work-in-progress (WIP) on the next phase of its journey. In other words, to that literary agent or agents who requested your full manuscript, and who might decide to offer you representation if he/she thinks he/she might be able to sell it to a publisher. Continue reading “Your Manuscript Is In The Hands Of Agents. Now What?”
Category: Behind the Scenes/Book3
Social Media For Authors: Choose Your Poison
I discovered something about authors and social media this week — at least if my writers group in Palm Beach is anything to go by: A) Every author knows he/she must have some sort of presence on social media. B) Some authors have a social media presence, engage with it and enjoy it. C) Most simply don’t know what to do with the social media accounts they have signed up for. Continue reading “Social Media For Authors: Choose Your Poison”
Someone Has To Be Last: A Novel Approach
What do you do when you’re as finished with your manuscript as you can possibly be ?
You finished the first and second and third drafts months ago. You submitted the manuscript for two rounds of professional edits. You corrected punctuation and typos, clarified the obscure, and tweaked.
Then, you had a sudden urge to re-write the first two chapters — all over again. You re-wrote the first two chapters — all over again. You read them, you tweaked them. You replaced them with your original first two chapters. Continue reading “Someone Has To Be Last: A Novel Approach”
A Reading Challenge Isn’t Always A Good Thing For You
You may recall a couple of weeks ago I wrote about the reading pledge I made on Goodreads, the social media site for bookworms, to read 50 books in 2018. This was on top of the deadline I set for myself to finish my manuscript for Book 3. Continue reading “A Reading Challenge Isn’t Always A Good Thing For You”
Why Did I Ever Get The (Insane) Idea To Write Another Novel?
There comes a point for many authors — published or aspiring — when you pause to wonder why you ever got the (insane) idea to write a novel in the first place? It may take a while to reach that point. Continue reading “Why Did I Ever Get The (Insane) Idea To Write Another Novel?”