Reading books is a curious pastime. We plunge into the book hoping it will take us away.
If it’s fiction, we’re hoping it will take us to a new world we never knew before or introduce us to a new character we identify with.
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When I was sixteen my dream was to make it in the Major Leagues. What red-blooded young North American doesn’t dream of making it to MLB or NHL or NBA?
I could throw relatively hard. And, I had some local scouts showing interest. But life has a way of knocking you down a peg or two. One of the scouts who came to watch told my coach it was too bad I was a right-hander. If I were a lefty, given my 5’11” stature and my velocity, I would have been sought after. As a righty, I needed to grow two to three more inches minimum to grab their real attention. My velocity and local success meant nothing to them.
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Jack’s made her final pass through the book, tweaking, asking questions, offering suggestions. This was about the fourth time. It… Read More »Get Caught Up in the Story
Yeah, got the first rejection letter today! Why so excited? A few reasons:One: we knew rejection was coming and our… Read More »Rejection
Can I say that I am NOT enjoying writing query letters? Is that okay to admit out loud? Seriously, they’re… Read More »Query Letters
Thirty years ago a story germinated in my imagination. I had a particular beginning and an ending, but no way… Read More »How it Ends