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…
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The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 9
Synonyms for the word BEG: Seek, Request, Ask, Appeal To, Implore, Beseech, Plead, Entreat. Another: A writer soliciting whoever they can in whatever manner possible to read their book. Unfortunately,…
The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 7
So, to publish a book, the first thing I had to do was choose a service. I didn’t have much money to spend, so I went with a free service.…
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 2
Looking back on my first try at pitching agents, my naivete was hilarious (or maybe the word embarrassing would be more apropos?) I had just spent more than ten years…
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. …