I don’t know if it’s the time of year, or if these things happen year round, but I’ve noticed several agents talking about conferences and workshops lately. The problem is, they almost never seem to name which ones they’ve been to. I’d love to see an agent write a post with a round-up of the… Continue reading Conference season
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Creating a mixed marriage
(Manuscript #1 word count: 54,298) I’ve spent the past two days in Belfast for work and turned up at Belfast International for my 18.15 flight, only to discover it’s been delayed til 9pm! Nearly three hours of sitting in the lounge blogging. Thank God for the work laptop. Being here has made me think of… Continue reading Creating a mixed marriage
Dig a little deeper
Earlier this week I mentioned that I discovered two cool new things this week. The first was the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme. The second is Unleash Your Story, a fundraising challenge for writers and readers. It’s a read-a-thon, write-a-thon where you set your own goals (not just how much you’ll read and write but also… Continue reading Dig a little deeper
RWA–British style
(Manuscript #1 word count: 53,947) This week I’ve been trying to focus on getting the words down on the page. Not easy with a big self-imposed deadline looming; hubby and I are going to India for two weeks on Friday, and I want to have 60,000 words of my draft done by then. Since I’ll… Continue reading RWA–British style
Questions to ask your manuscript
If you do get a critique partner (or, say, you have a wonderful PhD-candidate husband who’s studying literature and who looks at your last post lamenting the lack of a critique partner, and says in his most sympathetic voice: “I’ll be your critique partner”), what exactly do you get them to comment on? It seems… Continue reading Questions to ask your manuscript