For a year, I’ve searched for an agent to represent for my memoir, Getting Lost to Find Home. For the past two months, the manuscript has been under review with a London office. A few days ago, I emailed the agent to ask if the submission was still under review. As yet, I’ve r
The contest was in high gear, so she was casting her net for votes to be crowned a top book reviewer. I’d recently joined the writer’s group and after reading a few of the woman’s blogs, I decided to help. Hitting the “like” button, I also added words of encouragement. She
A large book agency has asked to see the first 50 pages of my memoir, “Getting Lost to Find Home.” I’m not turning cartwheels. Most agents ask for sample pages as part of the query. This one required a query before deciding to see more. Call it a baby step forward. A req
(The Rules for Query Road) Some months have passed since I’ve shared information about my search for an agent to represent my memoir, Getting Lost to Find Home. With embarrassment as well as humility, I must report I have contacted over 100 representatives and have been ignored or
Would you pay to read these blogs? Don’t gulp. I know the answer. Recently, a friend interrupted when I started to quote myself. “You know I don’t read your blogs regularly, don’t you?” Her confession silenced me the way bird droppings landing on my head might do.
Sorry, I have no positive news about my search for an agent. I share this paucity of information to alert my fellow writers that getting New York’s attention isn’t a cakewalk. It’s harder than writing a book. Much harder. And there’s competition. Yes, J. K. Rowling won the
While the country is tearing itself apart with protests like CHOP, a call for racial justice, and outrage over laws requiring face masks, I mark the passing of three writers who, through their publications managed to change the world and did so without provoking violence: Kenneth Le
“..we just aren’t wholeheartedly connecting with your work, despite its many charms. So, we should step aside.” An agent sent me this rejection of my memoir recently. To be fair to my manuscript, all the person received was my query. But I won’t quibble. A compliment is
One positive outcome resulting from this pandemic is that I have more time to be creative. Missing a doctor or dental appointment suits me. I’d rather stand in front of my computer writing a blog. Nonetheless, finding myself with an additional hour, recently, I decided to do a lit
It’s true. No one is ever too old to learn. Since I’ve begun my search for an agent to represent my memoir, I’ve discovered few of them are interested in writers until they’ve made their mark in the profession. In fact, the field is so competitive, that agents rarely send