I faced one of my biggest fears Saturday afternoon and I am quite proud of myself. As you know I joined Critique Circle a little while ago so that I can get critiques and feedback from other writers. I submitted the first chapter of my novel for review, and it came into the review queue early last … Continue reading
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I’ve Got a Guide, But I Need a Compass
Am I crazy? I mean, am I really crazy? I follow literary agent Rachelle Gardner‘s blog, and she has a post about how to write both a fiction and a non-fiction proposal. I skipped over the non-fiction proposal for obvious reasons, and just read through the fiction prop. After reading the 11 part proposal outline, I … Continue reading
…That’s the Sound of My Horn Tooting…
I’ve gotten to the point in my journey towards publication where I need to start working on my proposal. My proposal will go along with my finished manuscript when I mail it off into the world, and will give editors an idea of what my story is about. You know when a book catches your … Continue reading
God Keep Me From Ever Finishing Anything
Sorry for the late posting, but I was too tired last night after the gym to anything but eat ramen noodles and watch The Hangover. Since I’m quickly running out of finished stories to share with you (I’m notoriously bad at finishing things) I’m getting dangerously close to begin sharing chapters from my novel with … Continue reading
Allow me to explain myself…
The real name of this blog should be The Path to Publication, I Hope….but that just doesn’t sound as good. I’m starting this blog to document and share my journey of trying to get a novel published and sold in a bookstore near you. I’m a total newbie to the publishing world and I really … Continue reading
Spinning Jenni 