Rejections
No doubt you have heard of authors who have made it big but have had many rejections before being spotted. The trouble with rejection is it can send you down the path wailing: “I
Editors are angels
Editors are Angels You may feel an editor is important before you send anything out. They are terrific. No question. However, I blithely thought editors were those wonderous ethe
Synopsis – book blurb – elevator pitch
Synopsis – book blurb – elevator pitch All of this is may seem extraordinarily obvious. But it was the first time I really focussed on the nitty gritty and couldn’t believe h
The offer of a contract
The offer of a contract for my debut novel.Seriously? I don’t know what I expected when I saw the email from the publishers. Maybe a phone call, with the Star Spangled Banner pla
Publishing is a business
I appreciate that I am diving in and giving an all too brief account of trying to get published. Hopefully, I will have listed some of the salient points and these little blogs hav
The shiny, perfect, manuscript
Create your own world – write it yourself… THE SHINY PERFECT MANUSCRIPT. There isn’t one… not in my world. On balance. Well, I’m obviously not that balanced – from w
A contract
The offer of a contract will never happen unless you get it out there. Obvious? Of course it is, but not for me. My hand was about to shove the manuscript back on a dusty shelf alo
The right publisher for you
To the basics: There are many ways to get published. I personally found searching for the right publisher and sending the initial enquiry was harder than writing the novel itself!
You want to write a novel
So, you want to write a novel? Well, first find the plot –sprinkle in a variety of believable characters and start writing: ‘one word at a time – it’s that easy and that ha
Getting published
I started this blog as I have a few stories I wanted to get off my chest. I have accepted the offer of a contract for my debut novel – Its Historical fiction set in the 50’s �