This is a repost from a journal entry I wrote back in 2008. Wow. Almost three years ago. I thought it timely to post it once more since I'm waiting at the gates of publishdom again, HOPE HOPE HOPING to get in this time.  It's a reminder of why I need to be patient instead of expecting to hear back the next day.

I was once naive enough to think that ( Read more... )

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Note: Despite the picture below, today’s post is not about spark plugs.


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I’ve been researching the process of getting a novel published and on the shelves-from pitch to sale-and once again I find myself stumbling over hurdles I didn’t even know existed. I ran across a most brilliant and helpful blog post of one published author's experience (http://blog.myspace.com/allisonwinnscotch) and using her rundown for a platform ( Read more... )

First, an apology. I know I’ve been lapse about dropping by everyone’s blogs and posting some comments. I’ve just been crazy busy lately. Hopefully, this post will explain why. I vow to pop in to everyone’s blogs sometime next week.

Agent L called me the other day. We had a great conversation, talked for about thirty minutes, even joked around a ( Read more... )