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
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
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
Okay, in fairness, I should have posted about this a week ago, but I've been a little busy with everyone in my family contracting COVID before getting it myself. Before I signed with my agent, I turned the first few pages of my novel in to be judged for a contest. The other day, not… Continue reading Kayla’s up for an Award!
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
Hey everyone! I know I promised to share my query letter, and that's exactly what I'm going to do. Now, I tend to use a "bonding open," as recommended by Kathy Ver Eecke in her Get a Book Deal 101 digital course. Since I don't want to list any agents names here on the blog,… Continue reading Kayla’s Author Journey: April 2, 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
Welcome back to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam on Taking on a World of Words. If you want to participate, please check them out. I’d love to read your www post! No blog? No worries, just answer the questions in the comments. We bees love hearing about new… Continue reading Kayla’s WWW Wednesday: February 24, 2021
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