When a friend or I suffer a writing or publishing set back, we tell each other “at least this will…
Category: Publishing
Do I really need to write about what it’s like to get rejected? I don’t think so. If you’ve ever…
For me, it began in the third grade. I wrote my first story, called The Haunted Meatball. My teacher, Mrs.…
It’s funny. Although I can think of — and regale you with — endless tales of the rejection I’ve endured,…
Debs Debut! Deb Kristy’s book CATCHING GENIUS hits the stores on Tuesday. Woo-hoo! Go on out and pick up a…
I hate the phone. It runs in my family. I am genetically predisposed to distrust all forms of instant communication.…
Every writer I know imagines “The Call.” I had plenty of time to imagine the call; I anticipated that I…
When a literary agent for GOOD THINGS called to offer me literary representation, I was sitting in my car in…
When I got the call from my agent telling me HarperCollins had made an offer on my novel, I was…
My “call” happened in a way that still astonishes me. My agent sent out the Town House manuscript on a…