I just had a birthday and I’m a tad bit ashamed of my age considering I’ve still not hit it big with publishing my book. But more than that, do you ever struggle with not hitting your goals? I know I do. Do you ever wonder if you will become a real published author? Let’sContinueContinue reading “Breakup with Doubt”
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Manuscript Master List
A year ago if you’d asked me how I track my submissions I would’ve said Query Tracker or nothing. Literally, I had nothing else. If you’ve used Query Tracker it’s a great platform for finding an agent, less so for a publisher let alone a magazine submission. So here I am a dozen months andContinueContinue reading “Manuscript Master List”
Where Do Ideas Come From?
I’ll confess I love to brainstorm. I have far more ideas than I have time to write about. But if you look at my life in general it’s pretty uneventful, most would consider it boring. Lets examine how I live. I’m a stay at home mom for one, I watch far more Disney than IContinueContinue reading “Where Do Ideas Come From?”
A Writer’s Phases of Rejection- a Mini Memoir
Aggghhh!!! Another rejection, personal too, so close yet so unbelievably out of reach. Have you felt this? Where did you go next? My current state of pregnancy makes a nice shot of tequila or deep glass of wine not an option. So what does a sober person do with rejection? Here are the stages I foundContinueContinue reading “A Writer’s Phases of Rejection- a Mini Memoir”
5 Publishers of Kid Lit, No Agent Required
I have a few small stories I’ve been attempting to sell through the magazine market. Let’s be real though kid lit magazines are few and far between. Once you’ve checked word counts against what you’ve written the pickings get even slimmer. So next thought was to go through an agent but unless you’re an author/illustrator most agentsContinueContinue reading “5 Publishers of Kid Lit, No Agent Required”
Capturing Ancient Faces: Character Desctiptions for Writers
Somehow ancient sculptors are able to translate a person’s face, expression, life, into each piece of marble. Yet, somehow, when we write we limit ourselves to eyes, hair and height. A person is so much more. Real people have a soul and getting that onto your pages and into your characters is one of theContinueContinue reading “Capturing Ancient Faces: Character Desctiptions for Writers”
Creating Cute, Clever, and Killer Blog Titles
A quick internet search will tell you all the “best” ways to name a blog post. But who is right? I’d venture to say, “It depends on the post.” For instance I could’ve named this post many different things lets dig a little deeper into all the methods for catching reader’s eyes in this fastContinueContinue reading “Creating Cute, Clever, and Killer Blog Titles”
Finding Voice
First find the tiny seed of a four leaf clover. Since you can’t tell the difference between three and four leaf clover seeds plant them all and wait. As they grow and display leaves count them. If you didn’t get a rare four leaf in this batch start over. At least that’s what it feels likeContinueContinue reading “Finding Voice”
Four Month Blog Breakdown
It’s been an exciting four months of blogging and we are so happy you are here checking in with us again! I wanted to share our year end status report for anyone who is interested in blogging and building a platform for whatever reason. The report shows the work put into the site in concreteContinueContinue reading “Four Month Blog Breakdown”
Magic Realism Is Not
A relatively new term has been popping up all over the publishing realm, Magic Realism. But what exactly is magic realism? And is the classic definition what agents and publishers really want? If you do a quick GoodReads search for magic realism books you will get a haphazard collection of works. Whether or not these are classifiedContinueContinue reading “Magic Realism Is Not”
Beta Reader Breakdown Part 3, Evaluation time
So you have all your shiny packets back, well except for those first few pages with the coffee marks. But Yay! You have them back. And you’ve glanced through them and you are getting excited about all the positive feedback you are sure to receive! My mind is humming, “I can’t wait for them toContinueContinue reading “Beta Reader Breakdown Part 3, Evaluation time”
Beta Reader Breakdown Part 2, Equip your team
Find Part 1 of Beta Reader Breakdown, Pick Your Team Here Now onto the tough part. What do you ask the beta readers to do? Or do you say nothing? I think some rough framework is needed so I am creating a packet I will print off for each reader, it includes: A complete printContinueContinue reading “Beta Reader Breakdown Part 2, Equip your team”
Holy Homesteading 