Books, Sarah Jackson, Squadron, Squadron - The Shoot, update, Writers Journey

First draft joy

There's nothing quite like writing "The end" at the bottom of a first draft. Today I finished the first draft of what I hope will be the first of my new cosy mystery series "Squadron". I still have a lot of work to do, and already have pages of notes of changes to make and… Continue reading First draft joy

Book Love, Books, Children's Books, editing, incorporating feedback into your work, Mysteries, pitching my novel, Planning, Publications, Publishing Readiness Dysmorphia, Random Thoughts, Receiving feedback, Rejection, Sarah Jackson, update, Writers Journey

Panic editing, pitching and other messy processes.

I am bang, smack in the middle of rewriting (and I mean rewriting) my cosy mystery story. I received some exceedingly valuable feedback from an agent about this piece, and what it needs to reach a marketable point. Scary advice - but once I stopped sulking, and really looked it, I realised that she was… Continue reading Panic editing, pitching and other messy processes.