“Write deep, write true, and have fun along the way.”
This advice must work for today’s featured author, Beth Camp. She’s made it to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Congratulations, Beth. And best of luck with your entry, Years of Stone.
“Readers are the only validation that really matters.”
– Jason Gurley, author
These authors are bypassing the gatekeepers – agents and publishers – who tell them “the prose isn’t drawing me in quite strongly enough” or “we don’t feel that your work is right for us at this time” or you make up your own bullshit. The gatekeepers say no. So, the independent authors go around them. They quit traditional publishing. And that’s what I’m going to do.
Research says that on average, people who own an ebook device read almost double the amount of books in a year than people who don’t own one.
– Meghan Somers
Number of rejections for my middle-grade novel, Bone Girl: 9
Number of publishers asking to see the manuscript: 1
Number of rejections for Bone Girl: 9
Only 51 more to go!
“Sexual tension can be anything that keeps the hero and heroine from indulging their instincts. It’s that ants-in-the-pants feeling of anticipation that keeps us peeling away the wrapping paper until the present is finally ours. It’s then up to the writer to make sure that present is a gift worth receiving.” – Marg Riseley
Well, I’m no Kathryn Stockett, but I believe in this manuscript and the characters that come to life on its pages, especially my main character, Josey Miller. So I pledge that I will not stop sending Bone Girl to agents or publishers until I have 60 rejections.
Advice from my new editor, Maudeen Wachsmith:
“So hang on tight. We’re going on a terrific ride. It may be a bit scary and you’ll feel like screaming at the ups and downs, but like the roller coaster, you’ll feel good after it’s all done.”
Do I take this leap of faith? Tirgearr Publishing is a small, independent publisher that opened its doors in February, 2012. Nothing haughty or high-brow. No six-figure advance. No office in New York City. Do I leap?
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