Seeing this online. Getting the isbn number. Having two authors that I respect agree to read my book and write a blurb. Excited isn’t the word. All that bullshit about just keep taking small steps towards your goal and eventually you will see it to fruition, actually isn’t bullshit after all. Check out the description on Amazon and let me know what you think. … Continue reading It’s getting unreal
My last bite from a publisher ended up with a recommendation for a rewrite and then resubmit in a year. Today, another publisher contacted me saying they believe they could sell my products. Asked me when would be a good time talk on the phone. Maybe this one is “the call.” I know it’s going to happen, just don’t know when. Continue reading Another Bite from a Publisher
I return to these three books fairly regularly. It pains me to know these giants of writing are no longer around and we won’t get any more material from them. When I think of the kind of writer I want to be, the stripped down style, the grittiness of the characters, the tackling of hard hitting subjects in such a raw manner, these are … Continue reading Three Greats
It’s not just great fiction that makes me want to sit down at a computer and bleed onto the keyboard. A lot of times it is music. Especially if it’s live music. And anytime I hear Sturgill Simpson’s “Livin the Dream” the only thing I want to do is write. “Ain’t no point in gettin out of bed if you ain’t livin the dream.” Here … Continue reading Music as Inspiration for Writing
Found this today while searching for an inspiring quote. It’s fitting, seeing as how I ride segways for a living and Dean Kamen is the genius inventor of the vehicle that earns me a living while I struggle to become a published author. Spent today, while not giving tours, submitting more query letters. Closing in on 20 now. Have received two rejections so far. But … Continue reading More submissions
Found this at http://nybookeditors.com/2013/04/publishers-rejections-dont-mean-anything-and-what-does/ Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen – 140 rejections Dubliners by James Joyce – 22 rejections Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – 121 times rejections Carrie by Stephen King – 30 rejections Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – 38 rejections Dune by Frank Herbert – 23 rejections JK Rowling – 12 … Continue reading List of Notable Rejections
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