Happy Friday! Writing updates, etc.
I didn't get any writing done last night because I was meeting with a local book club who chose Magic Lost, Trouble Found as their book to read for October. : ) Wines, delicious hors d'oeuvres, desserts, coffee AND I got to talk about writing and my book -- this author was in heaven. Ladies, thank you so much for inviting me and for the beautiful gifts.
Update on The Trouble With Demons: Chapter 5 will be finished momentarily (only about two paragraphs to go), then I'm off to Chapter 6, where you'll finally get to meet Phaelan's dad, pirate entrepreneur extraordinaire Commodore Ryn Benares. I love this guy already, and I think you will, too. I doubt I'll get Chapter 6 done this weekend, because for one, I'm taking tonight off from writing. Derek and I are going to have a "date night" -- nice dinner out, etc.
And for the writers out there, don't forget Kristin Nelson's (my agent) mini-seminar on her blog about how to write a pitch paragraph for query emails or letters. Great post from Kristin last night (and be sure to read the comments, there's good stuff in there, too). Her mini-seminar began Tuesday and will run through tonight's (Friday's) blog. Her website is www.nelsonagency.com, but you can click on the "Agent Kristin" link in the list to the right and it'll take you straight to her blog.
I may pop in this weekend with writing updates.
Lisa
Update on The Trouble With Demons: Chapter 5 will be finished momentarily (only about two paragraphs to go), then I'm off to Chapter 6, where you'll finally get to meet Phaelan's dad, pirate entrepreneur extraordinaire Commodore Ryn Benares. I love this guy already, and I think you will, too. I doubt I'll get Chapter 6 done this weekend, because for one, I'm taking tonight off from writing. Derek and I are going to have a "date night" -- nice dinner out, etc.
And for the writers out there, don't forget Kristin Nelson's (my agent) mini-seminar on her blog about how to write a pitch paragraph for query emails or letters. Great post from Kristin last night (and be sure to read the comments, there's good stuff in there, too). Her mini-seminar began Tuesday and will run through tonight's (Friday's) blog. Her website is www.nelsonagency.com, but you can click on the "Agent Kristin" link in the list to the right and it'll take you straight to her blog.
I may pop in this weekend with writing updates.
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:18 AM
4 Comments:
I left a comment at Kristin's blog the other day -- my first comment on her blog! She's the only agent who has requested both a partial and a full manuscript from me. Now that I'm more familiar with her list, I can see why that novel didn't fully engage her. But the fact that she even requested it has encouraged me quite a bit over the past year.
Congratulations!! That should really encourage you that Kristin asked for a full! She's very selective. Sounds to me like you're almost there. Keep pushing; you're probably on the verge of the "Big Yes." ; )
Thank, Lisa! It has been quite encouraging, especially since I remember her query stats from last year!!
You should feel VERY encouraged. I saw those stats; Kristin's extremely selective when requesting partials and especially fulls.
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