(Manuscript #1 word count: 69,934 – getting there!) Last weekend I was talking to my parents on the phone and mentioned that I was working on finishing my book. “You’re reading a book?” Dad asked. It shouldn’t have been much of a surprise to him, considering I majored in English lit. But Dad’s not a… Continue reading Writing for your family
Tag: critique buddies
My first readers
On Friday I sent my synopsis and first three chapters to a few trusted friends. It felt like a truly momentous occasion. These were, after all, the very first people who would see anything I’ve written (well, for this novel, at least). In return, I got the sound of crickets. Nada. So I emailed them… Continue reading My first readers
She writes again!
After a bit of fiddling around, I’ve discovered I have no problems with She Writes, a social networking site for writers, at home. The problem seems to be with my work, but the IT department blames She Writes. In the comments to my previous post, Fran Lee explained some of the techie reasons my work… Continue reading She writes again!
She writes, she promotes, she fails
This week I was reading an article on the Washington Post website about how authors can market themselves using cheap (or free!) online tools. It had a link to a new social networking site called She Writes. I had a gander at it and got really excited. It seemed like it might be just the… Continue reading She writes, she promotes, she fails
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