Okay, blog posting and websites like BLiPPEE - because everybody likes toys! are semi-fun and interesting, but writing a book is much more fulfilling.
Read more »
writing a book
Back to Writing
Reviews
It would be an obvious statement to say that no one cares about your work as much as you do. I sent three manuscripts to semi-friendly editors. Here are the results: One third of the editors responded. About half of that one third responded to my follow-up questions. For those who have not responded...
Read more »
Sent to the editors
I began the process of sending three manuscripts to personal editors. See this post: Another approach… for a brief description of our editors. My buddy Steve is my first choice to review the manuscripts, not because he’s an editor or writer. Mainly because he’s one of the smartest guys I know who will give...
Read more »
Another approach to getting published
One of the long shots in this endeavor is that we've never been paid for our writing; not that we've never been published... Then we'll get the comments and reviews from the "editors". After a few more tweaks, we'll submit the manuscripts and see how they fly with agents. Besides, a good children's book...
Read more »
Working through the distractions
I once heard about an author who wrote a 500-page bestseller in spare time after 11 PM when the kids were in bed, all in about three months.
...by 10, I’ll be back at the keyboard and I’ll finish up this scene, or this blog post. Wishful thinking.
Read more »