June 12, 2022

So, remember in my last blog post where I said I had gotten two requests for the full manuscript? Well… one of those full requests turned into an offer!!! Like a literal, bonafide offer! And here’s the kicker: it’s not an offer of representation from an agent, but an offer of PUBLICATION from a small…

May 4, 2022

I have been querying for about three months with the re-re-re-revised version of my book and so far my stats aren’t great. Dismal, more like. I’m getting rejections left and right – one time within 15 minutes of sending my query! That’s gotta be some sort of record, right? I try to not take it…

March 8, 2022

So, I’ve decided to dip my toe into the waters of pitch contest and have entered two so far – #SFFpit and #pitlight. I didn’t get a lot of response on my pitches, but that’s okay. The events had over 9000 and 6000 pitches respectively, and I have just barely found the Writing Community on…

February 1, 2022

So, this round of editing is finally done and my book is now sitting pretty at 75790 words! It’s got a brand new title, a new beginning and several new scenes, and I’m pretty damn CHUFFED about it. I’ve already written a new and better synopsis, polished my query letter writing skills, worked on my…