I have a synopsis. Some of you will have read it (for those that haven’t it’s the second page in my blog – look under pages ;p) I was pretty chuffed with it when I wrote it. And it can’t have been that awful because when I did my original bout of querying (yes with my first draft – oh the shame! *wail*) I got three requests for partials. Which as anyone who has queried will know is damn good! Of course I totally shot myself in the foot by submitting the first version of my manuscript… *sigh* .. But we all learn from these things! Sure, just thinking of it now makes me cringe but I will … [Read more...]
The steps
After reading my last post I thought it'd be a good idea to run through 'the steps' you need to take once you've finished your manuscript. Or at least the steps as I see them (opinion - not law) Make sure your manuscript is finished Decide what genre your manuscript is (you may have done this earlier - but double check anyway) Write a synopsis - here's a helpful link http://www.author-network.com/synopsis.html and you can read mine if you want another example Write a query letter - the easiest way to learn about query letters is to go through my list of favourite blogs. Most … [Read more...]