2014 Writing Goals Recap
Another year, another dollar... So December is winding down. This means it's time for me to do a 2014 writing goals review. How did I do? Did I accomplish all of them? Well . . . no š Fortunately. Huh? Fortunately? Um, I think you need a big "UN" in front of that,...
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, Iāve 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, thatās 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 canāt believe how awesome that is. If somebody had told me...
The Best Way To Proofread Your Manuscript
In the past few months, Iāve 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 thatāif tweakedācould make the...