So, recently I finished going through the pages of Manuscript Wishlist and Query Manager. It’s a good site, designed to help writers find agents. I just don’t know how successful it is at matching them. I sent a query to most agents I saw who represented fantasy books. I looked for people I was excitedContinue reading “The Quest # 6”
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The Quest #5
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”
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”
Michael Frutig 