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Writing Workshop Announcement

https://youtu.be/xRPROELcFkU Come meet Kayla at the Alabama Writing Workshop on March 10th in Birmingham, Alabama! Ticket information is available on their website. Kayla will be presenting a panel on "Everything you need to know about the submission process." We can't wait to see you there! Don't live in Alabama? That's fine! The Writing Day Workshops… Continue reading Writing Workshop Announcement

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Author's Journey

Kayla’s Author’s Journey: May 6, 2022

Just when I thought that I had no writing updates to give you, I received a very exciting email from my agent. Apparently, 5 publishers have requested my FULL MANUSCRIPT! That means five people who could potentially elect to publish my novel are currently reading it! It could also mean five rejections, but the opportunity… Continue reading Kayla’s Author’s Journey: May 6, 2022

Author's Journey

Kayla’s Author Journey: April 29, 2022

Hi everyone! I know it's been a while since I posted anything about my book publishing progress, but the fact is, the publishing industry is actually pretty slow. It's a whole lot of waiting, writing, waiting, writing, and so on. That said, I can officially say I'm on submission. My amazing agent has sent out… Continue reading Kayla’s Author Journey: April 29, 2022

Author's Journey

Kayla’s Author’s Journey: Book Proposals

Good morning everyone! If you've been following my posts, you know I'm sitting on pins and needs waiting for Minotaur and Mystery Writer's of America to announce this years First Crime Novel Contest winner. Hopefully, I'll get a book deal from that, but you know how super popular contests are, right? Those super popular contests… Continue reading Kayla’s Author’s Journey: Book Proposals

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Author’s Journey: April 21, 2021

Well gang, I just got my second rejection letter from an agent who'd read my manuscript. I'm going to share it here, but I'm not sharing the agent's name. I'm super grateful that she took the time to read it, so I'm not here to complain. I did, however, promise to be transparent in my… Continue reading Author’s Journey: April 21, 2021

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Kayla’s Author Journey: March 28th, 2021

Hi friends! So, for those of you that missed the previous post, I've started my journey to becoming a published author. Well, I actually started years ago as I've had small stuff published in small, relatively indiscriminate magazines and such, but that's beside the point. I've always wanted to be a published novelist, and that's… Continue reading Kayla’s Author Journey: March 28th, 2021