Welcome to Day 2 of Carving Our Own Destiny! Yesterday had some amazing posts–we took a class in Publication 101; learned what happens once we have a spanking new book; and the lovely Ms. Tiffany King, YA Author, stopped by to give us her testimony on why she chose self-publication! If you missed any of the posts, you […]
Have you ever been confused about the different routes to publication and unsure of what each path entails? Well, buckle in, ladies and gentlemen, grab some chocolate or your favorite caffeinated beverage, and come learn along with me. Patti Larsen is a YA and MG author with experience in all three publication options. And she’s stinking funny! This post […]
While I love the educational posts–and believe me, we have a ton! Check back in a few hours for a lengthy but completely enlightening post “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Publishing Ad Nauseam”– I have a real soft spot for personal testimonies. Our lunch time posts will focus on personal stories and interviews, and first up is […]
First post up, the lovely and talented Ms. Hope Collier answers a very important question: Now What? For many of us, the drafting and even the revising is the fun part. Once you have that finished product in your hands, though, it gets real. It gets serious. It gets freaking terrifying. Below, Hope gives us […]
I LOVE Authors. I love traditional authors, indie authors,self-pub authors, and aspiring authors. In a way, each and every one of us in that spectrum is Carving Our Own Destiny. We are following our passion, doing what we love, putting ourselves out there, and risking rejection of our beloved babies, all while probably while facing a few […]
I have something EXCITING in the works and I just can’t keep quiet any longer! As you know, I am querying agents and seeking traditional publication at this time. But the truth is there has never been a better time to be a writer. In my attempts to understand how the industry is changing, I have […]
Drafting the query and sending it out has to be one of the most talked about, most feared, and most important parts of the entire writing for traditional publication process. As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a good impression, and with so many agents not even wanting a writing sample pasted […]
Last week, I wrote on Writing Communities and asked for anyone with a success story on how the writing community at large has helped, encouraged, or inspired them, to let me know. One of my good writing buds, Natalie C. Markey answered the call. Keep reading to hear how Natalie reached outside the box to find […]
I am in the exciting stages of my new Work In Progress. I’m finalizing my plot, I have my character “inspiration pictures” chosen, and I just burned my story soundtrack. I was talking to one of my critique partners last night about my beginning process and my love affair with soundtracks, and thought it would […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend–and survived the extreme heat if you’re a fellow Texan like me. Man, it’s getting to be brutal out there! Today is the day we announce the WINNER of the ARC Contest for Elana Johnson’s POSSESSION, which ended on Sunday. I want to thank everyone for dropping in, […]
