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…
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Funny Blog Post About How Writers Handle Rejection (and it includes cats!)
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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…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 1
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey Don’t for one minute think this will be a whiny diatribe on how unfair the publishing world is. Everyone knows it’s tough. …