Writing
Querying
I’ve finally starting sending some query letters out! It’s exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. My goal was to have my queries sent by the end of the summer, so come fall I can concentrate on my new WIP. At least I’m on track for that. I think I’m going to send them out…
Read MoreSynopsis III (Yes, really) and my two cents on women’s fic
So the synopsis is supposed to be 1-2 pages, right? I have whittled this thing down from 4 pages to 2.5, and now it’s down to the *very last line *of the 2nd page! That counts as 1-2 pages, yes? Just kidding (partly.) Yes, it’s down to 2 pages, but I still need to tighten…
Read MoreSynopsis II
Another day, another post about the synopsis. I just this minute stopped myself from disappearing into the deep dark galaxy of over-googling. I’ve searched for just about every combination of words I can come up with to try to figure out this synopsis thing–more specifically a synopsis for a book with two timelines. I’m sure my…
Read MoreSynopsis
I mistakenly thought I was *this* close to being ready to start the querying process (other than the two agents mentioned in the previous post), but it seems I have forgotten one teensy little thing. The synopsis. (Cue scary music. Or crickets.) I’ve bookmarked a ton of websites and blog posts about writing the synopsis,…
Read MoreAnchors Away!
My manuscript for THE HIDEAWAY is finished and the agent search process has begun! I set a clear goal before me: have my writing group–or cartel, as we call ourselves–finish reading my novel by the end of the summer so I can add last minute edits and tweaks, and in the meantime, concoct super-duper agent…
Read MoreUpdate on THE HIDEAWAY and a few notes about home
THE HIDEAWAY (no longer working title–this one has stuck) is rocking along. I’m now in my third fiction workshop and the experience has been so valuable. Through discussion with this class several months ago, I decided to make a pretty big overhaul in the manuscript. I didn’t change the story or characters, but I am…
Read MoreEditing…Again
My house is littered with tiny socks, coffee cups, and various brightly colored plastic toys, but I’m stealing a little time while Sela is asleep and Kate is at school to go through my manuscript. I received the edited version back from Joy a little before Christmas, and she gave me SO much feedback. She…
Read MoreSigned, Sealed, Delivered
My manuscript for A Soft Place to Land is on it’s way to my friend Joy in Chicago at this moment. I mailed it at the end of last week, and it should arrive tomorrow. I’m both nervous and itching with anticipation. Nervous, because she may hate it, but anticipating her reading it, marking it up,…
Read MoreReality TV about Writers?
I read this article online a few days ago and I keep thinking about it. It asks whether anyone would be interested in watching a reality TV show about writing a book. I like the idea of making a bigger deal about writers and books, but seriously, what could be more boring than watching a…
Read MoreObligatory First Post
Since this is probably the fifth or sixth blog I’ve started in my life, I won’t wax poetic about all I’m going to do here and all I hope to accomplish, because it may or may not happen! With an extremely active two year old under foot and another baby due in about three months,…
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