There’s a word in German called “Zwischenzeit.” It means “interim” or “meanwhile,” but the direct translation is “betweentime.” A friend recently reminded me that in the world of publishing and writing, the waiting never ends. Waiting for the royalty statement, the acceptance letter, the reassurance some of us need to
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Hi. I admittedly have been feeling a bit inundated lately…there’s a lot of upheaval afoot. My day job has exploded (in a good way). I’ve been working on my health and fitness (goodbye old habits that are so comfortable and comforting). And I’m deep in the throes of book proposal
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So…the thing people tell you that you never, ever believe about the world of publishing is “prepare to wait.” Because…well, everyone else has to wait, right? Your query letter is the one that will get plucked from the pile and immediately noticed. Your story is the one that will sell
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So…why write, again? Last weekend, I had the honor of giving a book talk and participating in an author panel hosted by Pikes Peak Writers, and the question came up over and over again as we shared the difficulties of things like getting noticed, figuring out royalty statements, dealing with
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Even though I’m regularly asked to speak on my perspectives on writing and literature, I never really feel qualified to do so. As is evidenced by ten blogs in a row about my writing process, it’s a tenuous and delicate and scary thing, so how could I ever master it?
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