Tag: revisions

  • Dearly Deserted

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    It’s me. Here. Finally. Been a while, huh?  I must apologize. I’ve been such a bore. But my apology must be short. I don’t have much time. I’ve been steeped in revisions on book two, currently titled One Moment. I suppose I should refer to my efforts as a rewrite instead of a revision, because…

  • Submitting Pages to My Agent

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication In my series “One YA Author’s Journey to Publication”, I’ve written about landing my agent, my year of revision – the struggle – the pain – the ingestion of roughly one ton of chocolate. I’ve featured the four books that helped me find my way when I was so…

  • An Ode to My Favorite Books on Writing

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication After hooking my dream agent, I spent an agonizing eleven months on revisions. Now, I don’t know what’s standard or anything, but let me tell you that every moment of that eleven months felt like an eternity. Because I’ve learned more from others than I possibly could have on…

  • My First Editorial Letter (ouch!)

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication After nearly two years of querying, I had finally hooked an agent on my third manuscript! Several weeks after signing an agency agreement, my first editorial letter arrived. It was the weekend before the Fourth of July – 2008. I was still riding the high of being a writer…