Passing on some good advice
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:59 pm
I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly. I periodically receive e-mails from a Writer Beware Blog. This blog seems particularly apropos to new and not so new writers. I think that describes most of us, so I'm passing it along.
Lillian
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When Persistence Becomes a Vice
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
It's all very well to declare that getting published isn't a **** shoot--that smart and persistent writers with marketable manuscripts have a very reasonable chance of landing a publishing contract. But what if you've been submitting a manuscript you're convinced is marketable--a manuscript that has gotten compliments and encouragement not just from your friends and beta readers, but from agents and/or editors--and you still can't find representation or publication?
CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/09/w ... -vice.html
Lillian, Author
When Youth Fades - Aging from a Biblical Perspective
www.oursilverstrands.com
Fortunate 500
Lillian
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When Persistence Becomes a Vice
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
It's all very well to declare that getting published isn't a **** shoot--that smart and persistent writers with marketable manuscripts have a very reasonable chance of landing a publishing contract. But what if you've been submitting a manuscript you're convinced is marketable--a manuscript that has gotten compliments and encouragement not just from your friends and beta readers, but from agents and/or editors--and you still can't find representation or publication?
CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2010/09/w ... -vice.html
Lillian, Author
When Youth Fades - Aging from a Biblical Perspective
www.oursilverstrands.com
Fortunate 500