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becoming an author... my journey

becoming an author... my journey

http://www.lillianrobinson.com

I am in the process of writing my first novel and hope someday to be published. This blog documents my progress, road-blocks, tips, excerpts, and anything else dealing with the process of becoming an author.

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  • You Have a Telegraph...

    Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 13:32 in foreshadow

    You should delete it!I came across a new (to me) subject today while scanning the agents' posts...  Rachelle Gardner talked about foreshadowing vs telegraphing.There are a few surprises hiding on the pages of my WIP.  It's not really a susp...

  • I Finished My Book!

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 00:30 in book, writer, novel

    Oh, I wish it was that one!  No, I just finished reading The Appeal by John Grisham. I needed a break from my WIP.  I had to get my mind off it for a bit.  I didn't like the last chapter I wrote and thought taking a break would he...

  • Sidetracked...

    Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 10:54 in book, writer, novel

    Or should I say kidnapped!  What am I writing?  Labels.  Yep, labels.  Oh, it takes lots of creative genius to come up with a label for an egg carton.In case you don't follow my farm blog blahwg!, I'm talking about Mr J's chicken ...

  • Read it to me...

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 13:26 in writer, editing, manuscript, text-to-voice

    As if I didn't have enough to do...  My BF was telling me just last week that she was going to purchase a voice-to-text program (very affordable) to allow her to dictate her book.  (We're supposed to be co-authors, but she needs a fire lit ...

  • The Danger of Agents\' Blogs Part II - My Brain is a Sponge

    Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 18:09 in book, writing, author, novel, editing, obsessive

    ...and it's dripping all over my manuscript!  Have you seen that commercial for bing, the new search engine?  It's the one where the people keep spewing strings of information.  I'm having a similar problem. I am constantly editing.&nb...

  • Writer's Haven Goes to Hell

    Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 11:31 in book, writer, novel, peace, drums, Distractions, noise

    I do most of my writing in my bedroom. I designed this house with my in-laws in mind, so we each have our own area at opposite ends of the house. From my room, I cannot hear their TV. I made our bedroom large enough for our sitting area. I have t...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

5 stars Michael Estepa

Hi Lilly Robinson,

You don't know me but I stumbled across your website. I want to tell you that I know exactly what you're feeling in terms of aspiring to get your work published. I was there and my dream came true. After five years of rewriting my manuscript (I wrote it when I was 18); self publishing to local success (I live in Australia); obtaining a literary agent in New York, being knocked back 22 times (over 2 years later) I was placed under contract last November and my book "Purged by Darkness" was released two weeks ago in America. The moral to this story is don't ever give up because when you do that's when your big break will come!

Stay focused and just keep persevering! :o)

Sincerely
Michael Estepa, Published Author
www.MichaelEstepa.com
www.eloquentbooks.com/PurgedByDarkness.html

Posted: July 11th, 2009 | Report This Comment

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