Continuing with updates on the project known as my manuscript The Love Fool, I have now taken another step closer to a polished work. I’ve recently hired a book editor to take my work and help beat it to a smooth…
Researching and Waiting
As I wait to get scooped up by some fantastic agent wanting to represent my novel, I am catching up on my reading from the library of some of my favorite storytellers: most recently, those of Fitzgerald and Hemingway. All…
About THE LOVE FOOL (My Unpublished Novel)
I recently returned from a celebratory visit to Rome, in honor of completing my manuscript for my novel THE LOVE FOOL. Many readers have asked me to share something about my yet-to-be-published book. But I am currently in the process of…
Next Step: SYNOPSIS
Hello readers, As you can tell from my previous post, I finally completed my manuscript for my first novel. I wrote the first half while living in Rome in 2011, and completed it upon my return. Having a day job,…
Novel is complete!
Time to rejoice! My manuscript is complete and ready to share with the pros. Now it’s time to commence the hunt for representation. Wish me luck!
Snow day editing
#blizzardof2015
Traditional or Self-Publishing? That is the Question.
As I finally re-approach my editing/polishing of my novel, the options of publishing come into mind. Do I, a non-professional-first-time-novel-writer, even bother to attempt to get the interest of a literary agent? Does someone like me even have a chance…
Turning 40
And so I’ve turned the big 40. Yup. It’s here. I can’t run from it – no one can. It just comes after you like Captain Hook’s Crocodile, forever ticking its way closer. I have to choose where my next…
Crash and Lose
What do you do when you turn on your computer to find it has crashed? And even though you saved as you worked, the file you worked on was not saved, because of said crash? And you try everything in your…
Finally, A Final Finale
It is difficult to focus on (or finish) anything creative while having a full time job to pay the bills. Many of us struggle with this dual life; which easily causes a prolonging or never-ending project. For some time now, I…
Bonus: The Vampire of Whitby
During our road trip, we visited many spots that happened to have a literary connection. Of course, it’s difficult not to stumble upon some English location without a literary connection. From York, we added to our gothic depression, by continuing…
A Ploughman’s End
This blog post ends the England road trip series. I hope you enjoyed reading about my adventures in discovering England’s landscapes, local foods and culture. I close this topic with this post about the delicious board of delicacies typically offered at…