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Category Archives: Writing
Last month I was lucky enough to do a guest post for Megan Manzano’s Now What? series where agented writers talk about what happens after you sign with an agent. I wrote about communicating with your agent and how to … Continue reading
Writing
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After my last post where I talked about trying to embrace my dreams without feeling like I’m failing, I had my new year chat with my agent. This is when we set out our aims for the year and generally … Continue reading
Writing
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The end of the year is a funny time, because it always feels like some invisible marker. A finish line you have to cross before the clock strikes midnight otherwise you’ve failed. And, this year, I can’t help but feel … Continue reading
Reflections, Writing
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Okay, so you’ve got through the agonising wait and now it’s the day of the call. If you’re anything like me, phone calls freak you out a bit. I don’t like talking to people, and especially if I’m nervous I … Continue reading
Writing
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Today I wanted to do a post about “The Call”. You know, that call. The one that you’re hoping for after all the pain and nerve-wracking waiting of querying. For me, it happened one Tuesday morning. Tuesday is, in my … Continue reading
Writing
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Today I thought I’d write a bit about a problem I have struggled with a lot, that decided to rear its ugly head last week. That is my old friend perfectionism. When I was in primary school, I was famous … Continue reading
Writing
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I thought I would do a post just to wrap up some things I learned from querying, which will hopefully help out anyone else who is still out there, persevering through the painful process of querying. 1. Querying can feel … Continue reading
Writing
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I first started querying after I worked on edits for the 2016 Pitch2Pub competition, in around December 2016. I’d done all the research, read up about all the agents I liked, and revised my query letter to death (or so … Continue reading
I am so excited to be writing this post! So my exciting news is that last week (actually 15th April, as I had to wait for the contract to be finalised before posting) I officially signed with Natascha Morris of … Continue reading
Writing
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