NUMBER ONE FAN by Meg Elison
Being a Literary Star Isn’t All It’s Written Up to Be Everyone loves fame and fortune, right? But what happens when a fan’s obsession turns into a deadly pursuit because…
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HER PERFECT LIFE: A Novel by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Even a Perfect Life Has Secrets On Twitter, she’s dubbed #PerfectLily. That’s because Boston’s Channel 6 News investigative reporter Lily Atwood must be perfect when she’s on the air. Or…
Funny Blog Post About How Writers Handle Rejection (and it includes cats!)
via The nine stages of facing rejection as a writer
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 13
In August 2011, it was finally time for me to start another project. Another novel. I wanted to write about something totally new. It’s fun and exhilarating to think…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 11
I decided it was finally time to let Harvey Dunne go. There comes a point when you realize you can do no more with your current project (although it feels…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 6
So, what’s in a name? I’d initially named my novel The Cuckoo’s Cry because my protagonist, Harvey Dunne, felt like he was going crazy, never fitting in. But when it…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 4
I thought long and hard about my situation. After months of querying with almost a hundred unsuccessful emails sent, I had a decision to make. It seemed to me, I…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 3
After my first rejection, I admit to spending a couple of days licking the wounds, and trying to convince myself I wasn’t a total foolish failure. Then I decided to…