So, as I mentioned in my last entry, Agent Joan and I are gearing up to “go on submission” soon, which is just a fancy of way of saying that she’s going to send my novel out to some editors and see if anyone likes it enough to publish it. I’ve actually been feeling more… Read more »
January 2012
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A few years ago, a musical played on Broadway called “[title of show].” It was about two guys who try to write a musical. Sadly, I never caught it, but based on the (non)title alone, I bet I would have liked it. Especially this week. See, I’ve been trying to come up with a new… Read more »
How I Wrote a Novel and Got An Agent, Part 2
(Part 1 can be found here.) So, where were we? Oh, yes—a coffee shop in Tanzania. After six years, I had just written “The End” on a piece of paper containing the last page of the first draft of my novel. Andy was still up on Kilimanjaro somewhere, so I went out for Indian food… Read more »
Big news, revealed.
Let’s get right down to it. I’ve been hinting for a few days now that I have exciting news to share. Well, here it is: I have an agent!! Last Friday I accepted an offer of representation from the lovely Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Hooray!!! Not only is Joan an accomplished agent… Read more »
Oh, hello there.
So, I’ve been thinking for a while about launching a writing blog here. You know, just as the rest of the world succumbs to blog fatigue. Here’s a taste of my reasoning: 1) I spent most of the last two years out of the country, bouncing around in the developing world. So in my mind,… Read more »