Monday, July 21, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

In Spades: Sandy's Tale

I have finished writing Part One of Sandy's Tale.

I just have to put the finishing touches on the cover art and then I'll go live on both Nook and Kindle.

Keep checking back for links and updates!!

Monday, July 14, 2014

Finding an Agent

Finding the right agent can be a little frustrating!
So, I've been searching the Internet tirelessly for a small group of perfect-for-me agents.

I read the advice contained in the 2014 Guide to Literary Agents and then read it again, and again.

It's a great resource. While it didn't answer everything, it did help me focus on what I should be looking for and how to find it.

As a new author, I don't have any experience with agents. I don't know how to tell a good agent from a bad one, let alone how to grab a great agent's attention.

The Guide was really a big help. There are tips from many different agents about how to format a query letter. There are also suggestions to help you figure out if the agent you are querying is even interested in the type of novel you have written.

Since I have written a romance novel (like millions of other people) I don't want to waste my energy querying an agent who specializes in SciFi or non-fiction. I need to find an agent who champions romance.

This process has been more complicated than I had imagined it would be. There are spreadsheets and FBI level research involved. OK, so maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, but there is a lot of research involved.

Here's hoping it is all worth it in the end!