Monthly Archives: November 2013

Self-publishing your book versions

We are moving into self-publishing. Even if you land an agent, you may put this publishing aside and work with your agent to prepare your book for presentation to publishers. Do not lose this work because in the maze of … Continue reading

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what to do waiting for agent response

You’ve sent out your queries waiting to see if you get a few bites. Remember you a competing not only with the 100,000 other writers trying to get representation, but you are competing with the agent’s clients. The writers already … Continue reading

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google docs revisted

I am taking a short pause here from the agent rant to let you know that google docs has improved. You can also save files as word files or a pdf. This improvement could be a challenge to open office … Continue reading

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The agent search

Our next step is to entice an agent into believing they can sell your book. Of course you believe your book is worthy, now you have to convince an agent to try and sell it. You need to exhaust all … Continue reading

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Preaparing for your agent search

Things you must do before contacting agents. 1. Have a completed manuscript a. It has been completely read and corrected by a copy editor b. It is property formatted i. Double spaced ii. 1” margins on all sides iii. Title … Continue reading

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here we go

It has been since a few months since my last post. I have been working with my critique group and just finished the final version of my newest novel “Rick, Renee and The Fat Man”. What I will be doing … Continue reading

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