My Book Journey
My journey as an author has been long and arduous. Through the years I've learned much and with each new book I've gotten better and closer to my dream: a book deal. I thought it might be interesting to show this journey in terms of a book timeline, so here it is......
Top 3 Reasons to Get a Literary Agent
During my writing years, I’ve met many authors, all in many stages of their publishing careers. New authors, seasoned authors; fly-by-night authors, committed authors; enthusiastic authors, disenchanted authors; indie-published authors, traditionally-published...
You have an offer from a publisher
You have an offer from a publisher . . . but you don't have an agent I never thought I would have an offer from a publisher before finding a literary agent, but this past February, that’s just what happened. Panic could have easily ensued, but, in the end, I think I...
How I Got my Book Contract
It has been a long time coming, but this year I finally got a book contract *swoons to the floor* My deal consists of a 3 book contract with Harper Voyager UK. Ahhhhh, pinch me, pinch me! Seriously! I still can’t believe how awesome that is. If somebody had told me...
The Best Way To Proofread Your Manuscript
In the past few months, I’ve been working on a rewrite for my agent. She enjoyed the manuscript and thinks it has great potential. Being the awesome agent that she is, she told me about the elements she loved, but also about the ones that—if tweaked—could make the...
Daydreams Come True!
Ever since I can remember, daydreaming has been part of who I am. I still recall, when I was fourteen years old, my mom caught me making out with my pillow. She gave me the most perplexed look imaginable, and asked (truly puzzled), “What are you doing?” She got a lot...