Total Queries: 73Total Rejections: 35 The title is correct! I am actually researching and writing a book. I veered away from Book 2 for a moment, because I got hit with an idea for a new book. I am still trying to fully think through the concept, but I am very excited about the general […]
For the last few days, I forced myself to shift focus back to query writing. I am still trying to figure out comps, and thankfully stumbled across a great article yesterday that helped. The Importance (And Subjectiveness) Of Comparative Titles In Querying delves into many aspects of comparative books for queries. The part I found […]
The next task in getting Rescuers From Illur into the hands of the masses is to find a Literary Agent. These talented individuals are intermediaries between authors and publishers. If an agent really likes your book, they will fight for a good book deal with the right publisher. To me it seems like a very […]
I really need to come up with better, more inventive ways to tell you I have finished. Rescuers From Illur has been edited (once again) and sent to multiple people for their reading enjoyment. I am very excited to say that one of the readers did not read the original book. She will be able […]
I am steadily working on editing book 1 and adding in some new things as I go along. I have not added anything major, yet. There was one mention that was quite different from before, but minor in the scope of changes I will be making. I am quite sure my total word count will […]
Current Word Count: 15,131 I will include my current word count from now on. This will help to show my progress better than anything I can say. I will brag a bit that I wrote 3,476 words today. That is far from typical, but I was really on a roll! I decided on an Estimated […]