That’s the way it crumbles… cookiewise.

Well, in a fit of early morning nuttiness a couple of days ago, I sent off an e-query to an agent whose blog I’ve been following. I received the standard form rejection letter. As it turns out, there is speculation that this particular agent does not represent dark subject matter, so it is probably for [...]

So, where are the rainbows?

I spoke to my mother today, who is nearing the end of her first reading of my draft. When I first handed the copy to her, I warned her. “This is a dark book.” “Really?” she asked as she put it next to her purse. Today she says, “Your book is dark.” “I warned you.” [...]

Today I am worried…

I don’t know what it is exactly, but I am worried that my book is too darned dark. I haven’t even revealed the worst secrets to my main character yet, and it’s already pretty awful. How dark is too dark? When does a novel stop being entertaining and start being draining? I hit poor Beatrice [...]