by Michelle | Nov 18, 2011 | agenty stuff, authors, editing, nitty gritty, publishers, publishing, querying, writing
Apocryphal stories abound of how many rejections it took this famous author to get an agent or another author to get a book deal. I actually laugh when people think Stephenie Meyer got so many rejections prior to her book deal. Hooboy! that’s a good one. Because...
by Michelle | Oct 20, 2011 | editing, grammar, recent, writing
When to use a comma before the word “but” Grammatical explanation A comma should precede a conjunction separating two independent clauses. What it means When you put a “but” between two phrases that could reasonably be made into two...
by Michelle | Jul 19, 2011 | agenty stuff, publishing, querying, recent, writing
Can I query an agent when my manuscript isn’t completed? NO Oh, you were expecting a longer answer? Okay then. NO CAUSE YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR BOOK FIRST. That better? Oh, fine. Here’s an appropriately long answer. (As a bonus, I’ll throw in a hard...
by Michelle | Mar 15, 2011 | Michelle's books, writing
Shut the front door! Look what I just...
by Michelle | Jan 12, 2011 | random, writing
Positivity and Apathy had a love child named Meh. Apathy didn’t care who he slept with and Positivity thought she could change him. But really, Apathy had married Negativity. Their oldest is Rebellion, and his younger sister is Rage. They have quite the dinner...
