My Roller Coaster First Year with my Agent(s)

A year ago this week, I got THE response every writer wants to a query. I had been querying my contemporary fiction novel since late fall of 2023. I was batch querying – so attempting to only send out a few at a time and only sending new queries when I got responses. The goalContinue reading “My Roller Coaster First Year with my Agent(s)”

Stop Chasing Perfection in Your Writing Career

Stop chasing perfection in your writing career. Seriously. Perfection is elusive and subjective and f*ing impossible to grasp. I’m at my annual writer’s retreat with a couple of friends at the beach this week. The weather? Not perfect. We’ve been battling the wind every time we go for a walk, which we have to slotContinue reading “Stop Chasing Perfection in Your Writing Career”

A Writer’s Perseverance

My son turned 17 earlier this month and this week, he finally got his driver’s license. It has been a story of perseverance and patience. COVID meant a cancellation in driver’s ed classes that pivoted to virtual with a backlog of folks on the wait list to get into a class. When he was finallyContinue reading “A Writer’s Perseverance”