QUERYING: I’VE GOT TWO RULES, LET’S COUNT ‘EM.
Before you write your query letter, close your eyes and visualize this. You’re an agent…or an editor for an indie publisher. You wake up...
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Birth of a Salesperson! Getting Ready to Query When You're Probably Not Ready to Query
Hey! You! Psst. I want to help you. Really, I do. I REALLY want to help you. You've written a book. Yay! Some people have read it. Cool....
Writer’s Notes from a JOB INTERVIEW: Be your [VAMPIRE or WEREWOLF] SELF!
Quick story. Me going on my first job interview back in 1983: Mom: Just be yourself. Me: What if my 'self' sucks for that job? Mom: Find...
What do CAROL DANVERS, TIRED LION, & KATE BUSH have to do with your LATEST WIP?
Hi there! It’s been a while. So, our MCU-loving, soon to be 18-year-old daughter dragged us last weekend to see CAPTAIN MARVEL. I have to...
Beta Reader Assist - Review New DW&tM Prologue
Prologue The Moon in June Monday, June 3rd, 2008 4747 Spearwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland The pills had done their job. She floated from...
Musing on the Muse, Part II - Serendipity at the Y.
So, my main blog post for last month might have freaked some of you out. Or maybe not. Let me recap. I essentially suggested when we...
Musings on the Muse: Extraordinary Experiences While Writing Fiction
<I’ll preface this blog by admitting it could be my subconscious mind producing strange results when I write…But who knows?> “If I were...
Are You a Writer? Why Living in the Now is a Bit Bull- (or Hail the Backwards Dreamer!)
Back in 2002, I was on a job interview with an esteemed figure in the healthcare market research industry. Without naming him, this is a...
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