Exploring the battles and celebrations of querying a novel …
This is my last Wednesday update post for a while since we are taking a little break over the summer. This is my last chance to impart great wisdom on this road to publishing or more likely commiserate on its challenges. For some reason Donna Summer’s song “Last…
Yes, it’s Thursday. For those of you who are paying attention, this is my second Wednesday update to come out on Thursday. So I decided just to call it like it is this time. Drafting … that is a new term I’ve discovered for writing on my WIP…
Oh Yes We Did … do episodes of our Game of Books podcast with Five award winning and best-selling authors at Sleuthfest 2019 – Alexia Gordon, T. Jefferson Parker, Tom Straw, Charles Todd, and Elaine Viets! Star-struck and honored, Cathi and I had no idea how things would…
A year ago, I took a leap of faith and attended Sleuthfest, my first writing conference. With the first session, I knew I was where I was supposed to be. And now, a year later, I’m attending again. My novel is much, much further along and in a…
Cathi and I got together last week and came up with a new game plan. We would alternate Wednesday blogs so that we can keep up with our writing, podcasting, and life but still be connected through the blog. So here is my first Wednesday Update … After…
I pitched my WIP last summer. Despite my ever-present companion, FEAR, joining me, it went ok. I had two comparables ready to go, both well known and good matches. One related to my MC and the other to plot themes. Most agents liked them, and got the idea of…
Be the Rock Star of Your Own Domain! Cathi has talked a lot about mantras, themes or quotes that inspire us to move forward and keep going when times are tough. Everyone faces obstacles in life, and they don’t all have to be monumental to slow us down.…
Here’s my latest revelation. Literary agents are people too. To be honest, I have been aware of this for some time on one level but have been having trouble with it sinking in. I’ve met agents at pitches during writer’s conferences and realized that some of them I…
The road to publishing a novel is long and winding … and difficult. In this case I’m talking about what we refer to as traditional publishing. Self-publishing is an entirely different story with its own share of problems, but here at Game of Books, Cathi and I are…