My favorite thing in the world is a book that grabs me by the throat in the first few pages and hangs on for the full ride, all the way until the last page. A lot of authors attempt to do this, but few actually succeed. Mary Kubica is the exception. From the first fewContinue reading “Book Review – “The Good Girl””
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Querying: Those Danged Rejections!
As an artist — whether that be a writer, painter, or even a musician — I don’t think there’s anything harder than the process of asking for “approval” from an agent. And, really, that’s what the querying process is; it’s submitting your hard work to a select group of people and asking them to like it. WhenContinue reading “Querying: Those Danged Rejections!”
Querying – The Waiting Game
I’m an impatient person. I admit it. I’ve always been like this. I want results and I want them now. So the querying for an agent process has been rather frustrating for me. It’s a waiting game; the game nobody really likes to play. Here’s the conundrum: You send out a bunch of queries toContinue reading “Querying – The Waiting Game”
Querying: Blind Dating for an Agent
After years and years of people suggesting I write a book, I finally sat down to the computer and followed through. Not just once, but twice. Yes, I’ve written two novels. The first is a work of historical fiction based loosely upon my grandmother’s life. The second is a work of young adult fiction aboutContinue reading “Querying: Blind Dating for an Agent”
Query Ramblings
Recently I began querying the manuscripts for two novels I’ve written. At first I hated this process. You pour out your heart into your writing, then submit it to a select group of literary agents in hopes that one of them will snatch it up and say, “YES! I must have this!” Well, it doesn’tContinue reading “Query Ramblings”
The Waiting is Painful
So I’ve finally done it: I’ve written a book! It’s not something I ever expected I’d really do; and – more than that – I never in a million years thought I’d write a book of fiction! But I’ve done it! The premise? It’s loosely based upon my father’s family during the 1930s Oklahoma DustContinue reading “The Waiting is Painful”
Sex Sells and Apparently So Does “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Last week on this blog, I learned that “Sex sells.” That’s not totally true. I actually knew that, but y’all made me laugh when I hit an all-time-high number of blog viewers when the topic of last Wednesday’s blog was all about sex. You guys kill me! While I have no intention of changingContinue reading “Sex Sells and Apparently So Does “Fifty Shades of Grey””
Quips and Quotes and Giggles Galore!
Gimme Some Bling! I’ve decided that my 7-year old son thinks too much. The other day he came to me and asked, “Mom, how do I get a gold tooth?” “Those are called ‘grills,” I said. “Okay…” he responded. “But how do I get them?” I thought about this for a second and said, “IContinue reading “Quips and Quotes and Giggles Galore!”
