Monthly Archives: September 2011

Graceling and Thirteen Reasons Why

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jen

                       Have you ever read a book and thought, “That’s what I’m trying to accomplish with my writing.”  I can’t recall how many times I’ve felt this way after reading a book, but I can name two times in … Continue reading →

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Just checking email subscriptions

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jen

Still working on making this website do what I want.  Hopefully this will show up in my email.

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Where I’m at Part 3: agent search for Wishstone

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jen

I finished Wishstone a few years ago as a fantasy novel set in ancient Greece.  I pitched it to exactly one agent, an agent who many authors dream of calling theirs.  She requested sample chapters and sent a personal, professional, … Continue reading →

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Where I’m at Part 2: my agent submissions for Prosorinos

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jen

While still maintaining a grueling pace as a teacher, I managed to send Prosorinos, my first novel, on submission.  I queried 14 agents.  Here are my stats: form letter rejections: 8 requests for partials: 3 requests for full: 1 no … Continue reading →

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Where I’m at Part 1: from teaching to my first thesis

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jen

This three-part post is probably more appropriate to the “About” button, but for my own sake, I’m starting by defining where I’m starting. In high school I would have been surprised to be told I’d end up as an English … Continue reading →

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