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The Thrill Begins: Debut Author: Questions I never expected…

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Thursday, March 21, 2013. Debut Author: Questions I never expected…. When I first started telling people that I was about to publish my debut novel— A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate-. I didn’t know what to expect. Most people were. Astonished—after all, only my husband knew anything about my scribblings for the last ten years, and even he had only the vaguest notion what my story was about. Instead, I got:. Is there much sex in it? Who’s your agent? Will he represent me? Okay, well, my books are mysteries, so...

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The Thrill Begins: Published? Don't get the big head about it.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014. Don't get the big head about it. A cautionary tale by Ron Argo. I had this nonchalant attitude and naive concept that the big house would take care of publicity with the promised $10k advertising budget—well, certainly you’ll understand how I let myself get the big head. My NY agent dropped me too. But what actually happened to bring things to such a sudden halt? It took a few more years of self-E-publishing to learn that basic lesson of novel publishing: You cannot count on ...

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Erica Wright: Events

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August 19-21, 2016. NEW ORLEANS, LA. September 15-18, 2016. Southern Festival of Books. October 14-16, 2016. January 27-28, 2017. August 16, 2016 at 7pm. Georgia Center for the Book. June 2, 2016 at 7pm. May 17, 2016 at 7pm. May 5, 2016 at 7pm. BOWLING GREEN, KY. Southern Kentucky Book Festival. April 22-23, 2016. Nashville School of the Arts. April 13, 2016 at 5:30pm. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. March 28-31, 2016. With Dana Chamblee Carpenter. March 17, 2016 at 7pm. With Dana Chamblee Carpenter.

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The Thrill Begins: How I Handle Rejection

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Thursday, June 18, 2015. How I Handle Rejection. But that’s a good thing. First of all, the fact that it was even read by top people in the industry is an accomplishment. More important, if you’re piling up rejection slips that means you’re still in the game, that you haven’t given up, that you’re not a quitter, and that’s a sign of character, that you believe in yourself regardless of what other professionals might think. Was rejected 38 times, The Great Gatsby. The New York Post. Cary Grant: A Celebrat...

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The Thrill Begins: May 2015

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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Write What You Know. By Carrie Stuart Parks. Courtroom exhibits, draw composites of unknown suspects, age progress missing children, capture courtroom drama, sketch crime scenes, illustrate unknown remains, clarify video surveillance images and a host of other skills. Step aside, Bones! Choosing a career for my protagonist was a no-brainer. Choosing a location came next. As a resident of Cataldo, Idaho, once saluted in the. Of the television show. Write what you know. I wanted to ...

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The Thrill Begins: Thrillerfest 2012: View from a Debut

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Thursday, August 23, 2012. Thrillerfest 2012: View from a Debut. Holy hell, what a cool conference! This was my third trip to Thrillerfest. And my first as a debut author. On my two prior jaunts, I clung to every word at each panel, then clung to the wall and my drink at each reception. I couldn’t simply go up and talk to these well known authors, could I? This year, however, I came to ITW. As a debut author, having published my novel FINAL CROSSING (Vantage Point Books) in June. Overall, however, Thrill...

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The Thrill Begins: That Writer’s Diary

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Thursday, July 23, 2015. That Writer’s Diary. This spring has been hectic. Wolf Winter. Was published early spring with all subsequent demands and I was also finishing off the first draft of my second book In the Month of the Midnight Sun. I often felt my salvation to be was my ‘writer’s diary.’. When writing Wolf Winter. That, spurred by the diaries of outstanding authors such as Virginia Wolfe, and André Gide, I tried the practise of writing a regular diary (and keeping a research file! Our Twitter han...

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The Thrill Begins: Editing Out Loud

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Thursday, July 30, 2015. By M P. Cooley. I spent four years working on my debut novel,. Six months of that time was spent on developing the plot, fleshing out characters, and doing research. The other three years and six months was spent developing the book’s voice. Reading the manuscript out loud and recording it were key tools I used to refine the voice of my narrator as well as all the other characters who populated my books. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To The Thrill Begins. Our Twit...

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The Thrill Begins: April 2015

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Thursday, April 30, 2015. How To Make The Most Of Your Cover Reveal. If you’re a writer with a novel coming out, then you are probably wondering how to build awareness and excitement about it. One of your main pre-publication publicity opportunities is the ‘cover reveal’ – where you show your most enthusiastic followers what the novel is going to look like. In this article I’ll share a few ideas about how I made the most of the cover reveal, and how to avoid it being a failure. How not to do it. I reveal...