Rejection
4 Things Not to Do When You’re Rejected
Within a span of four weeks, I received rejection emails from three publications and two publishers. How did I react? I hid under my cozy […]
Getting Published
Getting Published
You’ve Been Rejected! What Now?
I stared at my email inbox for several moments. Six unread messages. Three announcing sales that I can’t afford to miss! Delete. Delete. Delete. An […]
Getting Published
Four Ways to Make Sure You DON’T Get Published
When writers are ready to submit work, look for an agent, or query a publisher, they usually hear a LOT about the various things they […]
Getting Published
Praying with Jane: How God Opens Doors
My journey to publishing a devotional book based on Jane Austen’s prayers all started with a children’s chapter book about mice. I woke up one […]
Getting Published
The Three R’s of Working with Editors
Janyre (pronounced Jan-ear), my 2nd editor, told me I was “SUPER easy to work with,” and that she was singing my praises to the other editors. […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 3)
Last time, in part 2 of this series, we covered Steps 1-3 of the 5 steps, which discussed styling, headers and footers, and pagination. This […]
Getting Published
Publishing Options: Which One is Best?
Traditional, Independent, Vanity, and Self-Publishing: Which One is Best? The publishing landscape has changed dramatically over the years. Not too long ago, there were two […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we looked at some initial considerations when preparing a manuscript for Kindle. Today, we’ll be covering Steps 1-3 […]
Self-Publishing
How to Convert Your Manuscript from Word to Kindle Format in 5 Easy Steps (Part 1)
You’ve finished your wonderful manuscript in Word, complete with front matter and back matter. You may even have already uploaded the manuscript to CreateSpace … […]
Getting Published
How to Break the Andy Syndrome: Tips for Writing for a Magazine
I feel your pain, Miranda Priestly. Miranda is the perfectionist editor-in-chief of Runway, a top fashion magazine in The Devil Wears Prada. One morning she […]