A Season For Querying

A while back, inspired by a comment a fellow writer made, I wrote a post about how there are seasons in writing. A season for editing, a season for publishing, a season for drafting, etc. Much as fields are left fallow and crops rotated, concentrating on one aspect at a time of the writing journeyContinue reading “A Season For Querying”

On A Writing Journey #amwriting

I was going to share a few updates today, about writing and the different things I’ve been working on. But, when I posted the below image to Instagram, with a note about how I’ve been writing a story since June and have just finished the first draft, the comments I received gave me pause. TheyContinue reading “On A Writing Journey #amwriting”

Writing An Agent Submission Letter

After seven days of writing about an otherworldly weekend away with The Silent Eye, it’s back to reality with a rather prosaic thud – this post is all about crafting the agent submission letter. I’ve written before about submitting your manuscript to agents – while I don’t consider myself by any means an expert, IContinue reading “Writing An Agent Submission Letter”

A Cautionary Tale – My Encounter With A Vanity Publisher

This was a post I ran a little over a year ago, and it’s been on my mind of late. I’ve seen several other bloggers writing about scams targeting authors, plus The Society Of Authors recently published an article about how the publishing industry is so heavily weighted towards publishers making a profit, rather thanContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale – My Encounter With A Vanity Publisher”