My greatest challenge yet…
The query letter. I am SO freaked out about getting it wrong that I can't even get it started. So far I've managed to get down my name, address and phone number! Woo hoo! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why this blog is entitled There Has To Be A [...]
Move over Janet…Meet Joanna
Joanna Fluke. My new hero.Joanna created Hannah Swenson, Minnesota English major-turned cookie baker. She's in the right place at the right time to help solve murders in her home town. And she shares her best cookie recipes with you throughtout the book :)Why I like Joanna - she's totally PG. [...]
I still need a title, but here it is…
The first half of Chapter 1: Addie wiped the tears away again. Why should she be crying anyway? She'd hated being at that college. She'd graduated. Her degree sat on the front seat beside her. She should celebrate! Another rush of tears fell. Four years of quality education reduced to [...]
Shoot me now…
Okay, so I've been trying to decide if I should mention anything about three authors I've recently tried. Here's the deal: every other author I've mentioned, I've read. I TRIED to read these authors...I really did! But I couldn't make it through a single one. Not a single book. I [...]
Stage Two Complete!!
Stage One: Rough Draft - checkStage Two: Personal Edit - checkStage Three: Outside Advice/Edit - in progressStage Four: Second Opinion Outside Advice/Edit - in progressStage Five: SubmitWell, as you can see, I'm making progress on the book! (As of yet, still untitled). I'm getting some good advice/opinions, which I will [...]