Tag Archive: Fiction

Jun
30
2010

The Start of Book Two!

Woohoo, for the start of something new! Yep, I’m officially working on book two. It’s the sequel to the one I just finished, but it will be a complete and satisfying story, in and of itself. So, there’s no reason it won’t be capable of being a stand alone novel if the first isn’t picked …

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Jun
25
2010

The Waiting Game and Moving Forward

Tick, tock. Check my inbox. Nope, nada… Tick, tock. Check my inbox. Nope, nothing… Twiddle my fingers, twirl my hair, check my inbox. Nothing. Dammit! Wait is hard. It sucks. I’m not good at waiting. I never have been honestly. I’m one of those people that decides something, then I want it to be. I …

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Jun
22
2010

Gone!

  OMG, cyber people! OMG!! **Take two deep breaths…** …I just sent out my very first query for my novel! Yikes! I can’t stop using exclamation points!!! I can’t remember the last time I’ve been this nervous. Whew. It feels really great and intensely scary to have sent out my first query. I’m sure it …

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Jun
20
2010

Going, Going…

It’s been a couple of weeks since I finished my manuscript. I thought I would have sent out queries by now, but alas, the query letter continues to sit in the safety of my laptop. It’s not that I don’t want to send it out, because I definitely do. It’s just taking me longer than …

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Jun
13
2010

After The Story Ends

After the story ends, you’re left with a pile of editing and formatting. Woohoo! It’s fun; I promise.  You simply have to harness your inner editor, a shiny new red pen, and a stack of manuscript pages an inch or two thick…then let the magic happen. If you’re new to fiction writing like I am, …

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