Continued from Part 1… After receiving much helpful feedback on my novel from agents, I had many questions to consider: Should I keep querying and hope another agent would accept the original manuscript? Or should I do an extensive edit? If I were to edit, how much would I change? Which of the agents’ suggestions […]
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Friday Book Trio: Historical Romance, Happiness, Presidents
In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Historical Romantic Fiction The Book: I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith In Three Words: England. Passion. Awakening. Biggest Takeaway: Cassandra, the youthful narrator, is one of […]
September Book Round-Up
Now that I have 40-60 minutes of commuting every workday, I’m getting through more audiobooks. I have a different set of criteria for books I listen to, compared to the ones I read. They can’t be anything too heavy, requiring intense focus: that leaves out anything literary or biographical. I usually stick to lighter women’s […]
Winter: A Time To Rest
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for talk beside the fire; it is the time for home.” -Edith Sitwell We’re now in the depths of mid-winter. It’s cold, ugly, and still too dark for my taste. At this point in the year, […]
Put The “Thanks” Back In Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just a few days away, the one holiday that celebrates gratitude. Or is it? If you think about it, every holiday celebrates gratitude in some way: Independence Day: We’re grateful for freedom! Christmas: We’re thankful for the birth of Christ. Hanukkah: We’re grateful that the oil burned for eight days! New Year’s Day: […]
Current Influences
I’m going to start a new blog series called- you guessed it- Current Influences. I believe that what I read, watch and listen to strongly influences my thinking, and my thinking strongly influences my writing. So to give you some insight into where my mind is during any given time period, I thought I’d post […]