Posted in What I've Learned, musings, novel, tagged writing, editing, test readers, chitties, musings, The Edge of Memory, what's up with that?, blog chain on July 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
So, my lovely gang of QueryTracker peeps and I agreed to start a blog chain.
I will concede that I did, indeed, agree to join the chain and to post on the topics at hand.
I did NOT anticipate the lengths those cheeky, sneaky things would go to to outshine me…
Not only did they post [...]
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An internet friend of mine recently shared the story of how her sister rescued a mouse from a glue trap. The story is not really mine to tell, but I wanted to give you this important bit of information:
“It’s harder than you think to wash a mouse.”
Good to get that fact out to the general [...]
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I found a cool gadget for Windows Vista. It links to a site called Bloglines where you can keep track of all your blog feeds.
So I have a sweet little box on my desktop that will instantly tell me if any of my favorite Agent Blogs have new postings, or if there’s any breaking [...]
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My test reader chitties will remember this…
Thought I’d just put my original query letter up for review.
I decided it was too formal, though.
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Well, not directly.
But the results of editing make me cry.
I finished my most recent edits and sent the manuscript out to a fresh set of test readers. One reader, after finishing in 24-hours, sent me an email this morning that had me in tears.
DONE!!!
Bravo!!! BRAVO!!!! It’s beautifully written… I laughed, I cried. I was [...]
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Posted in novel, tagged chitties, covers, novel, work, writing on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
So I’ve ‘fessed up to my online community at large.
As of this moment, the folks (outside of the novel writing site) who know I am writing are:
My Husband
My Best Friend
Chitties
Thank you, thank you, to everyone who has offered encouragement and support. It is deeply appreciated.
Any opinions on the book cover options would [...]
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Posted in novel, tagged chitties, novel, work, writing on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Yesterday was not my most productive writing day.
I spent the greater part of yesterday eagerly awaiting news from a friend who was in labor. I just couldn’t concentrate to get much done. But it was definitely news worth waiting around for.
So, congratulations to Joaquín and his proud new parents!
Today will [...]
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