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
Tag Archives: Writing & Publishing
…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
I Could Have Been a Contender
The latest lesson in The Guide is all about putting together the proposal package for your book before submitting it for publication. I found myself getting very nervous as I read through the chapter. My stomach did a flip, my heart was in my throat, my hands were shaking and the whole time I was … Continue reading
Titillating Titles and Times
The more I read The Guide, the more I start to realize just how big of an undertaking I’ve bitten off. This is going to be a lot of hard work; like having-a-second-part-time-job lot of hard work. But that’s okay. I’m not sure who said it, but my favorite quote goes: “Nothing worth doing in … Continue reading
Spinning Jenni 