Progress remains steady in querying. I’ve discovered the most deflating thing is when an agent I thought was a good match declines to represent me. It doesn’t discourage me from continuing, but it does feel like a missed opportunity. What could have been, huh. I will say, the meanest, pettiest part of me has theContinue reading “The Quest #5”
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The Quest #4
What is the book I’m trying to get published about? The Worth of a Stone is the working title of a cozy fantasy I wrote last year. Immediately before, I had been writing the sequel to an earlier book and it was just not working out. I don’t know why I was struggling so muchContinue reading “The Quest #4”
On Honesty
On Honesty (with an introductory digression on the nature of the Essay) I will get to the premise of this essay soon, I promise. I wouldn’t lie to you. Not here at least. Not in an essay about honesty. But before I begin that essay, I felt I needed to write this one. I know,Continue reading “On Honesty”
The Quest #3
Two queries, two rejections. One of those rejections was from months ago. It’s a reminder that agents move slowly. I wasn’t as productive as I would like to be. I’ll get those numbers up. I think going to a convention and doing a pitch session would be good for me. Each year, a million booksContinue reading “The Quest #3”
The Worth of a Stone Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Dinah With an impatient snort, Dinah’s horse slowed. Her wagon creaked to a stop. She shared the horse’s frustration. It had been a stop-start morning. Three wheels had come off the other wagons. A narrow, rocky valley carved by a powerful river surrounded her, a great cliff towering over her nearly a hundredContinue reading “The Worth of a Stone Chapter 1”
The Quest # 2
I had a busy weekend with a friend’s wedding, so I only managed to query two agents since the last posting. Which is great because I had two rejections last week. I have achieved replacement rate. I’m not discouraged by the rejections. That’s the business. I barely have ten. Breaking in is harder than writing.Continue reading “The Quest # 2”
The Quest #1
The quest is a simple one. That does not mean that it is an easy one, just that the objectives are not complex. I want to be an author. I want to see my books in bookstores. I want to tell stories to people. Fortunately, I have wanted this for some time, and have madeContinue reading “The Quest #1”
Audio book
The Ring of Dain Thar Duin has been released in audio book form. Check it out here. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaoEUSAERL_U3xC34AgD0WWX7joTsTdB If you enjoy it, please consider supporting the project on patreon at patreon.com/michaelfrutig.
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