The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 12
In my freelance career – pitching articles and essays to various publications – I have discovered that some writers and editors don’t really want to hear, see or discuss the…
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The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 8
OK, so now my book was published. What should I do next? I felt almost like a new mom bringing the baby home for the first time, asking myself “Oh…
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 5
After deciding that I would proceed on my own, without an agent, without a publisher, I needed to get my manuscript “out there” for the world to start reading. I…
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 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. …