After three key opportunities: (Which you can read about in my previous writing journey post, Critique and Pitch Appointments!) Getting to meet one-on-one with an editor from Tyndale House Publishers and receiving her very positive critique on my first ten pages, Meeting one-on-one with Donald Maass and having that go better than I ever imagined, Attending continuing Read More …
Two days before my one-on-one critique appointment with the editor from Tyndale House Publishers, I received her initial comments on my first ten pages. Here were some of her good comments: Very gripping beginning! Overall good showing and not telling I don’t have a lot of critiques on your writing techniques. I think you write thriller Read More …
This past month I signed up for Query Tracker, per multiple recommendations from other writers. Query Tracker helps writers find agents, based on different criteria, and tracks the process. Familiarizing myself with this tool and looking closer at agents’ submission requirements is making me realize the submission process really is detailed, complex, and drawn out. Read More …
A few exciting things this past month that make this whole trying-to-get-published thing feel more real 😊 The other month I signed up to attend the Realm Makers annual writers conference and paid for a couple “extras,” a one-on-one critique appointment and a one-on-one pitch appointment. But those of us who signed up for one-on-ones Read More …
I finished editing my manuscript based on feedback from my first round of beta readers!! It was so exciting, I did a happy dance 😊 Then, I shared my manuscript with a second round of beta readers! SO looking forward to their feedback. Meanwhile, I’m working on beta reading another writer’s work. It feels so Read More …
Being overwhelmed by looking at an entire book manuscript, I took my beta readers’ remaining questions and pasted them into a separate document. Then I typed out the answers to their questions as if I was talking to them. Having that “visual” to look at while finding the places in the manuscript to make the Read More …
In my last “writing update” post, I said I just needed to rewrite “a few things for clarification and momentum.” Well, I still am working those rewrites 😏 BUT it is going good! Here are some more fun comments from beta readers: You really started strong with the action and the danger… It reminded me Read More …
I finished reading through my beta reader feedback – W00t! I shared some of the fun comments in my last “writing journey” post, but here are some more 😊 You’re really good at hinting at things. THIS GUY IS SO SCARY Really liking the contrast between the two with their “survival” modes Why am I Read More …
The month of December was full of, well, December 😏 Holidays always take up so much time. NOT a bad thing. But in regards to what I got done in the writing world… not much. I would say my main focus was on getting through beta reader feedback. Having beta readers has definitely been wonderful. Read More …
Oh. my. goodness. I tried to do too much in the month of November. I tried to participate in NaNoWriMo for the first couple weeks and then realized it was taking time away from other writing goals that should be prioritized. Needless to say, I discovered two things: 1) I LOVE the direction my trilogy Read More …