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- 24. January 2012: Self-Publishing Picture Books?
- 6. January 2012: CICADA is publishing my short story!
- 10. December 2011: I’m Not Proud: All the Wrong Ways to Deal with an Agent
- 27. November 2011: Why I Struggle While Reading Self-Published Work
- 7. November 2011: Hiatus on my Education
- 26. October 2011: Should You Pay to Have Your Work Critiqued?
- 17. October 2011: The New Face of Publishing?
- 4. October 2011: Revision 411
- 9. September 2011: Sentimental Writing
- 1. September 2011: Getting my Masters Degree Part 1
My Revision
I am happy to announce I have agent representation, and yes, I am thrilled beyond words.
It’s a long time coming, and I believe persistence is partially the reason I’ve gotten to this point. That and the fact my agent is willing to help me craft my book into an even better one.
I’m not the type who says, after long grueling days with my face in front of a computer screen, “That’s it! I’m done! Finis! It’s perfect.” I’m happy to take it to one of my critique groups and let them rip it to shreds like rabid dogs. Hm. Maybe happy isn’t the right word. But at any rate, I don’t shun it if it makes my novel all the better.
And so, I am in the process of revising my novel, not the first I’ve written, but the first I’ve spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours with, thus ensuring when I finally sell it, I will have been paid -$50 an hour. (That’s not an accidental negative sign before the amount.) As my friend Jim said,it’s a labor of love.