Category: Rejection
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How To Be a Real Writer
If you really want to piss me off, you can say the following phrase. “Oh, I’m a real writer.” At the very least, I’ll text everyone I know about what a goon you are, or I might sub-tweet you. Maybe I’ll laugh in your face, or maybe I’ll go completely Patrick Swayze and rip your throat out,…
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The Big Rewind….Cover Reveal!
Here it is, the cover for my debut novel, The Big Rewind! I am beyond thrilled about this. I had gone back and forth about it, choosing colors and such, with Chelsey (my editor) & Jim (my agent), who are the two most awesome people in the publishing world, but until now, the cover was…
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How To Handle a Rejection Letter
Playlist: “Every Day I Write the Book” Elvis Costello “Sister I’m a Poet” Morrissey “Here’s Where The Story Ends” The Sundays Last night, I got a rejection letter from an agent I had queried about No Awkward Goodbyes well over a year ago, saying that while I had the chops, the novel was “too backstory and voice-heavy…