Being a writer isn’t easy.
Publishing is a business that demands a thick skin—but writers are frequently artistic, thoughtful, and sensitive.
How do we stay encouraged during the tough querying process?
Hope you’ll visit me at Karen Walker’s Following the Whispers blog today for 5 tips for keeping positive.
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It’s here! Finger Lickin’ Dead released Tuesday in a bookstore near you. Hope you’ll consider it if you enjoy mysteries, or know someone who does.
Download it on Kindle: http://amzn.to/kh7MAp
Mass market paperback: http://amzn.to/lfUE2N
Giveaway: I’m giving away an autographed copy of Finger Lickin’ Dead—details here.
So, I’m not supposed to crawl in a corner and quit? :)
Great tips on your post at Karen’s. Being a writer is a lot of hard work and being a reader I appreciate all that trouble to create such intriguing stories for us to read.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
Freelance Editing By Mason
So excited to host you today, Elizabeth, and be part of your amazing writing journey. Thanks for a wise guest post, one that will help other writers during the hardest part of writing – the query process.
karen
Thank you for the wonderful post on Karen’s blog today. Count me in as you newest follower.
Congrats on your new release, Elizabeth. My Kindle is calling me….
Stopping by from Mason’s to wish you much success with Finger Lickin’ Dead!
I’ll be over!
Jan Morrison
‘ll stop by Karen’s blog and say hello!
I rushed over to Amazon and almost bought your book – but with a chance to win a signed copy I can wait ;)
Teresa–No ma’am! Not that I think you would…you enjoy it too much and are too good at it!
Mason–I appreciate it as a reader, too. Sometimes I’ll read a really wonderful book and think about all the pains the writer had to go through to get it to me.
Joanne–I appreciate it so much!
Jan–Thank you!
Karen–It’s a tough process, never fun, but there are definitely some good ways to approach it. :)
Stephen–I appreciate it!
Susan–Thanks so much! So glad to have you follow. :)
Maryann–Don’t you love your Kindle? One of the best purchases I’ve made…
Dorte–That’s what I’d have done, too! :)
Congrats on the new release!