It’s always a very strange time when you finish writing a novel. There’s a mixed bag of emotions – part of you is sad to see the end of the adventure, part of you is still focused on whether you did the story and characters justice, and part of you is just plum tuckered out …
Tag: agents
Share and share, a lie.
Most people enjoy an occasional gamble. It might only be a once a year punt on the horses, a lottery ticket (It could be you – or someone else) or a scratch card. It seems to be part of our nature – the desire to take a risk and acquire a disproportionate reward. The trick …
The Ones That Got Away (and one that didn’t)
Hello and ahoy to everyone. I’m just back from a relaxing and contemplative week on the Isles of Scilly. But more about that in a separate post, teaser that I am. It appears I’ve been more circumspect than I intended recently, regarding my progress in securing representation for one of my novels. I had an …
spare a thought …
… for those oft unsung heroes and heroines of the book world – agents and editors. I had a rejection back from Piatkus today. It was your average, bog standard, unsigned rejection. And I started to wonder what it must be like on the other side of the glass. Imagine coming into work everyday, to …