I thought I would share this site which I came across recently.
It's called SlushPile Hell.
I won't bother explaining, I'll just let you see for yourself why I thought it was very funny.
After reading some of these I felt much better about my earliest attempts at writing query letters.
Keep writing!
Inside a Writer's Mind
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” -- Oscar Wilde
Showing posts with label literary agents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literary agents. Show all posts
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Fiction Writer's First Post
Hello!
And welcome. This is my first post. On this, my first blog. Which I’ve set up to chronicle my journey as a writer.
Already, over the course of the last two years (the period of time of time its taken me to complete my first novel—I’ve attempted three, but only one is at the point where it’s ready for submission), I've learnt a lot: from ways of improving and developing my writing, to information on finding and approaching literary agents, and writing an effective synopsis.
My other motivation for setting up this blog is to provide information and encouragement (two necessities for an emerging writer, along with discipline, commitment and self belief) to others who also dream of sharing their stories with the world. In future, I plan to add links to sites I've found helpful, share quotes I've found inspiring, and give updates on my own writing progress.
And I’ll try to share something useful (that I’ve found useful anyway) each post.
The first nugget of wisdom is to write as often as you can, preferably everyday. Even if you just keep a diary, as I did for many years, at least you’re building up those writing muscles. After all, you wouldn’t get off the couch after years of imitating a sloth and attempt to run a marathon, which is the sporting equivalent of writing a novel.
Keep writing.
Cheers,
And welcome. This is my first post. On this, my first blog. Which I’ve set up to chronicle my journey as a writer.
Already, over the course of the last two years (the period of time of time its taken me to complete my first novel—I’ve attempted three, but only one is at the point where it’s ready for submission), I've learnt a lot: from ways of improving and developing my writing, to information on finding and approaching literary agents, and writing an effective synopsis.
My other motivation for setting up this blog is to provide information and encouragement (two necessities for an emerging writer, along with discipline, commitment and self belief) to others who also dream of sharing their stories with the world. In future, I plan to add links to sites I've found helpful, share quotes I've found inspiring, and give updates on my own writing progress.
And I’ll try to share something useful (that I’ve found useful anyway) each post.
The first nugget of wisdom is to write as often as you can, preferably everyday. Even if you just keep a diary, as I did for many years, at least you’re building up those writing muscles. After all, you wouldn’t get off the couch after years of imitating a sloth and attempt to run a marathon, which is the sporting equivalent of writing a novel.
Keep writing.
Cheers,
J.C.
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