I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quitting. Mostly that applies to running, but also (and I hate saying this out loud) to writing. I’ll get to that in a moment, but first, I want to discuss the running issue because it’s prominent in my life right now. And because it’s a useful metaphor forContinueContinue reading “If You Can’t Be Resilient, Be Stubborn!”
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To Shelve or Not to Shelve that Manuscript
To shelve or not to shelve. Not only is that the question, but it’s a heartbreaking one. If you’re not familiar with the term, in author world, shelving a manuscript means the author has effectively called it quits on getting that project published. I don’t shelve so much as I drarwve. Can I make thatContinueContinue reading “To Shelve or Not to Shelve that Manuscript”
How to Pick Your Next WIP
I’m done. Finished. Finito. It’s a wrap on “final” edits to my middle grade novel. I’m now a query critique-and-revision cycle away from sending it back out to agent slush piles. I can’t do much more to get this book noticed, represented and published, so short of edits requested by an acquiring editor, I’m callingContinueContinue reading “How to Pick Your Next WIP”
Fearing the Unopened Email
As of last night, I have an email sitting in my inbox that I’m afraid to open. I fear it will be disappointing news, so it’s easier to skip past it for now. I’ll have to open it eventually, and there’s a small chance it could be positive news, but my mind doesn’t work likeContinueContinue reading “Fearing the Unopened Email”
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