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Tag Archives: Wishstone
Graceling and Thirteen Reasons Why
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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Tagged inspiration, Jay Asher, Kristin Cashore, Thirteen Reasons Why, Wishstone, YA
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Where I’m at Part 3: agent search for Wishstone
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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Tagged In Your Write Mind, Kristin Cashore, MFA, Seton Hill University, thesis, Wishstone, Writing Popular Fiction program, YA
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Where I’m at Part 2: my agent submissions for Prosorinos
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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Tagged agents, manuscript request, manuscript submission, Prosorinos, Wishstone
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