Or “Whatever Happened to That Other Manuscript I Was Querying?” You may have noticed that I took Bob’s pitch and query down several weeks...

Waiting, I've decided, is as much a part of writing as writing is a part of writing. You wait for your subconscious to work out tricky p...

With Bob's revision winding down, I find myself in need of a new query. It's still a little rough, but here's what I have so far...

Several people have asked about Bob's progress of late, so here's a quick update. At the moment, I'm in the middle of a silent r...

Last night, I had a bit of a meltdown. I’m sure you can imagine what it sounded like: “Aw, my writing stinks! I’m a horrible writer and a ho...

The notes from my latest round of beta readers are starting to come in, and as I’ve spent the last few days going through them, I’ve realize...

I plan to send the new, new Bob off to some beta readers later this week, and I must say, this is the most uncomfortable I've felt befor...

No interview today (spring must be a busy time in the publishing world, as agents have been taking a little longer to get back to me), but I...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 15,000 Status: On hold for the moment Attitude: In love! You’ll notice a couple of curious things ...

Today, I’m thankful for my health, which I only seem to notice after I get sick. First off, I won’t be posting an agent interview this wee...

Today, I'm thankful for sunrises, which always bring light back to a darkened world. Word count (to the nearest thousand): 73,000 Sta...

Fellow bloggers Ishta Mercurio (awesome name, don’t you think? Ishta, you should name one of your characters after yourself:) ) and Caro...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 66,000 (and rising) Status: Incorporating feedback from my latest batch of betas Attitude: Fluttery ...

…At the bottom of this post:) Aw, you guys are awesome! Five hundred words isn’t a lot to go on, but you came up with 249 titles. Like I sai...

Hooray! It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! (Okay, maybe I'm the only one who's been waiting for it...) The “Help! Bob Needs a ...

Just wanted to make you aware of a few ongoing or upcoming contests. First, KarenG of Coming Down the Mountain is hosting an awesome blog c...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 65,000 Status: Finished with the fourth draft Attitude: Uneasy, a little Well, Bob is off to his n...

I tend to be an all-or-nothing kind of gal. When I exercise, I exercise. When I clean, I clean. And when I don’t, I don’t. So I’m either rea...

I started writing Bob’s query last week, and it ended up coming together a lot faster than I thought it would (assuming, of course, my beta ...

Word count (to the nearest thousand): 63,000 (barely) Status: Finished with the third draft! Attitude: Relieved I usually don’t post on ...