In 2007, via a miss-guided FedEx package, God nudged me to pick up writing again. (Thanks again, Michael Snyder and Zondervan, for that address mistake!) In usual Krista fashion, I jumped in with both feet. I wrote late into the night and on my lunch breaks, I joined writer’s groups, I went to writer’s conferences, […]
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REJECTION!!!!
I’ve heard many stories from published authors about rejection. Usually they are what I would entitle “horror” stories. “Don’t worry about it… I’ve got 50 rejection letters in my drawer from before I got published. Brush it off and keep going!” FIFTY?!? Be still my heart, I might faint! Seriously, am I the only one […]
Seriously? Did I write THAT bad?
For you writers out there: Have you ever gone back to the *first* draft of your *first* book and wondered, what was I thinking? I have. Unlike some, I’m not allowing my first book to die. There was a reason I wrote it and I think there is an awesome spot for it in today’s […]
Stupid Krista Mistakes Take Two
Rule #2: Seriously? Tell them about your book. Don’t give your own thoughts about how awesome it is, let them make up their OWN mind about that. Include pesky little details, like, uh, the major conflict? Word length? Genre? Just those minor details *grin* Stupid Krista Example: The number of couples meeting online is growing […]
Stupid Krista Mistakes Take One
Rule #1: When you begin your query letter, tell them what you want. Don’t blab on for paragraphs about your past history, even if it does in a very small way relate to your book. Stupid Krista Example: All my life I dreamed of my future husband. When I was a girl, I loved to […]