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NANO... um, not so much!

rachelhamm wrote 11 hours ago: I fully intended to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.  I wrote a synopsis and I ou … more →

Tags: writing, Characters, Editing, nano, twenty-five, Weddings

Never query when your eyelids are feeling heavy4 comments

survivorscribe wrote 5 days ago: So, I’ve begun querying agents. So far I have three letters out. I’ve been struggling to … more →

Tags: Life, writing, agents, Creative Writing, Fiction

Pitch, Pitch, PITCH!1 comment

freelancerforhire wrote 6 days ago: Phase 2, Step 2- In the last installment of my Step-by-Step series I discussed getting your feet wet … more →

Tags: Step by step, Cover Letters, Freelancing, Pitching, Publishing

Great Agent Hunt - Getting to Yes (part 1)11 comments

briaq wrote 1 week ago: You may have seen last week when I announced that I had signed an agency contract with Kim Lionetti … more →

Tags: agents, Publishing, writing, query, querying agents

Post-Querying emotions: Tummy Butterflies Died then came back Alive21 comments

junebugger wrote 1 week ago: Warning: This post is very melodramatic because I am writing in my state of emotional turmoil. So pl … more →

Tags: The Runaway Courtesan, Agent, self doubt

How not to query

sjefferies wrote 1 week ago: Sending work to a publisher or a literary agent should be the culmination of hours of work polishing … more →

Tags: Publishing, Query Letters, Stephen King, on writing, spelling, Editing, Synopsis, Manuscripts, query

Starting & Organizing Your Agent Search6 comments

briaq wrote 1 week ago: When I started the querying process with my first book, I was part of a group blog called The Purple … more →

Tags: agents, Publishing, writing, queries, querying agents

New Look, New Name: What's it Mean?

pillywiggin wrote 1 week ago: After over a year of ripping my hair out, getting opinions, and revising/rewriting ’til my eye … more →

Tags: General Update, Progress, New Look

Write, re-write, revise, compress, and write some more

Mickey Mills wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been spending the better part of the last couple of days boiling my 65,000 word novel int … more →

Tags: observations, writing

Synopsis for Twenty-Five4 comments

rachelhamm wrote 3 weeks ago: Okay, friends, I need feedback on this synopsis.  I have to send it out to an agent and I need to kn … more →

Tags: writing, Agent, twenty-five

Back in the Game Again7 comments

Courtney Vail wrote 3 weeks ago: Okay. I was sidelined for about two weeks as I worked on lowering my word count. And I also tweaked … more →

Tags: Personal Notes, Agent, ann simko, Author, book, Characterization, Characters, fallen, Game

Ode to Writing!15 comments

junebugger wrote 3 weeks ago:  I really have to update more often! University life is overwhelming …But, as Mr. Darcy in the ’95 a … more →

Tags: The Runaway Courtesan, Thoughts, readers and readership, rejection

YAY!7 comments

rachelhamm wrote 3 weeks ago: I just got my first request for a partial ms from an agent!  They want the first three chapters and … more →

Tags: writing, Agent, Editing, nano, twenty-five

Patience2 comments

Mickey Mills wrote 3 weeks ago: pa⋅tience – (pā’shəns) -noun 1. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocat … more →

Tags: writing

1 Down, Probably a Million or So to Go2 comments

rachelhamm wrote 3 weeks ago: Just got my first, very kind, rejection from an agent. No real comments on the letter or premise its … more →

Tags: writing, twenty-five, Agent, rejection

Holy Crap!5 comments

rachelhamm wrote 4 weeks ago: Holy crap, I just submitted my first query letter to an agent. Holy crap.  I hit the send button and … more →

Tags: writing, twenty-five, Agent

Update! (For the lack of a better title)11 comments

junebugger wrote 4 weeks ago: I would like to begin this post by congratulating Priscilla Shay for completing Willful Wisdom! Afte … more →

Tags: The Runaway Courtesan, writing, priscilla shay, willful wisdom

One Hour To Go...5 comments

rachelhamm wrote 4 weeks ago: NANO officially begins for me here on the East Coast in one hour.  I’m stoked!  I can’t … more →

Tags: writing, nano, twenty-five, Review

The Call (part three)4 comments

writerkirsty wrote 1 month ago: My mind... still! With all this craziness, I haven’t had much time to reflect. But after about … more →

Tags: agents, The Call, PNWA


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