Numbers. Up one. I feel more confident with my reworked query letter. A friend of mine recently read through the book I am querying and gave me notes. I will be turning the notes into an improved book over the coming week. That means that my book is going from draft 3.55 to draft 4.Continue reading “The Quest #18”
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Flash Friday #3
The Last Pope The penultimate election had been contentious. Naturally. In the old days, the elections had been a fight. People died. Of course, times changed and so did the church. The process was established. More politics, fewer daggers. But then, times changed so much. Suddenly, there weren’t as many Catholics around, or any oneContinue reading “Flash Friday #3”
What I read this year
So here is the list of the books read this year. Last Year I read a lot of Terry Pratchet, until I felt I had done everything I wanted to. This year I listened to a bunch of books, but read many as well. With more books on Spotify available on my plan, I listenedContinue reading “What I read this year”
Flash Friday #2
Beep Ernest’s back hurt. It hurt most days. He pulled it somewhere in his youth and it never recovered. Some days were better than others. Today was bad. He was sat at his desk, alone in his office. Office was a generous word, really. It was a blank white room without a window. A singleContinue reading “Flash Friday #2”
The Quest # 17
Posts have been wonky with Thanksgiving, but should be back to normal going forward. I over ate and lost a bowling competition, despite bowling a Turkey in the warm up round. I have one new query using my new query letter. Let’s hope it works out. I feel it is stronger now. I workshopped itContinue reading “The Quest # 17”
Flash Friday # 1
Oops The Aliens came, a grand fleet descending to earth. Thousands of ships, all together. They came to invite us to the stars. They gave us means to travel faster than light, and medicine that cured cancer in a day. We celebrated for a full week, ready to take to the stars. We showed themContinue reading “Flash Friday # 1”
The Quest # 16
A single word might be holding me back. No new numbers this time around. The reason why shall be clear in this post. I have the newsletter up, and I have been designing what will be the newsletter soon. I plan to write the newsletter less frequently than the blogs. I’m not putting out aContinue reading “The Quest # 16”
The Quest #15
So I took a look through my master list of queries and decided to get querying again. Some of the agents have had my query since spring and I doubt that they are going to select my book. I also saw two notes on my list about agents who won’t respond when they reject you.Continue reading “The Quest #15”
On Time
It starts slowly. Almost imperceptible. Like any good purge, it starts slow so that there is no panic. Nobody thinks twice, they just keep their eyes down and mind their own business, not wanting any trouble. They all know what is going on, its talked about in hush tones, they look for the signs, waitingContinue reading “On Time”
The Quest #14
No change in the numbers. No rejections so no further queries. I found number of agents that look like a good fit. Unfortunately, their submissions are closed for now. I’ve been watching them for a little while now, checking every day for when they open. I want to make sure that I’m one of theContinue reading “The Quest #14”
Michael Frutig 