As a supplement to my Writing Tips Blog Series, I'm going to be putting up additional posts for an ongoing series I'm going to refer to simply as Breaking In, which will focus more on the business aspects of publishing (as opposed to craft)...
I have a feeling the two series might intersect occasionally...But I think that might also make things really interesting...
Okay. Here's how it works: You shoot me questions. (In the comment box to this post, or, if you'd prefer to send questions privately, email them to writehollyschindler (at) yahoo (dot) com. You can remain anonymous, if you'd like, or allow me to link back to your own blog...) To answer, I'll write a post. As an author with one book on the shelf, one about to release, and yet another in development, I can provide personal experience tidbits...But I also won't hesitate to ask my fellow authors for input as well...
Basically, as I was starting out (and as the rejection slips started to pile up), I was just certain there was a trick to getting in...And I desperately wished that I'd had someone to tell me the straight skinny. The beautiful thing about this blogging community is that burgeoning writers in no way have to feel isolated in their attempts to break in...
So shoot me a question! I can't wait to start in on the first post...
Hi Holly,
ReplyDeleteIs getting an agent the only way to go?
Does it give you more time to create or are you over-extended on the marketing-it-yourself aspect of keeping yourself and your agent 'in the money'?
Was it hard to find your agent?
And how many rejections did you getting before landing one? (as a collector of rejections, I'm just curious – not depressed – just curious.)
FANTASTIC question to start us off, Kate! Post'll be up soon...
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