Posted in What I've Learned, novel, tagged agents, contests, editing, jubilation, novel, publishing, The Edge of Memory on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many big kudos to both Authoress on the Miss Snark’s First Victim blog, and to the amazing Secret Agent Holly Root at the Waxman Agency.
This was a rocking contest in so many ways. Ms. Root invested a lot of time to give thoughtful feedback on each entry to the Are You Hooked? contest. [...]
Posted in musings, novel, tagged contests, editing, prom, titles, writing on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Editing is weird. I’ve been doing a lot of it lately. I’ve heavily revised the language and descriptions through the first 17 chapters now (almost halfway through the book).
You write something and, at the time, it seems pretty good. You go back later and it’s like looking at your prom photo. [...]
Posted in novel, tagged contests, editing, genres, test readers on December 27, 2007 | No Comments »
So, I’ve been searching the internet for a good definition of women’s fiction. The category seems to be a bit vague, really, other than that it should appeal to women.
So, with that nebulous information, I’ve decided to enter a contest in the category of “Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements”. At the very least, [...]
