Category Archives: Self Publishing

THE VALUE OF MULTIPLE SETS OF EYES

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

No, I’m not describing a fantasy character with lots of eyes. I’m talking about the importance of having multiple people view your manuscript before you consider it ready to shop for an agent or publish it yourself. Maybe I’m stating … Continue reading →

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Great review of In Her Mother’s Shoes

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Okay, so I didn’t win the WD Self Published Book Competition. But I felt like a winner when I received this evaluation of In Her Mother’s Shoes: 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Entry Title In Her Mother’s Shoes … Continue reading →

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THE VALUE OF PROFESSIONAL AND PEER CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

We work hard at our writing. And if we keep working, there’s a good chance we will get better at it. But there’s also the chance of not being objective about something that doesn’t work – perhaps because it is … Continue reading →

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THE BLOSSOMS OF SPRING

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’ve posted a string of negativity and disappointments over the past several months. Well, spring seems to have sprung early in the northeast, and with it, some positive activity with my writing. As you may recall (I whine about it … Continue reading →

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RESIGNATION OR RESOLVE?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I spent the better part of the last 6 months trying first to find an agent who would represent In Her Mother’s Shoes, and then a small publisher who would take … Continue reading →

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Another Year, Another Round of Rejections

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

No writer likes to receive rejections. Anyone who has been following my blog for a while knows I’ve been trying for months to find an agent who would say “yes” to In Her Mother’s Shoes. By Christmas I was reaching the … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS WISH TO NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I feel a bit like the little girl who didn’t find what she wanted under the tree on Christmas morning. But I’m not a little girl. So what does a big girl do when she can’t have what she really … Continue reading →

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THE (HOLIDAY WISH) BEAT GOES ON

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Just thought I’d update my readers on the status of my persistent drive to land an agent and a traditional publisher. It’s not looking great. I’m now up to 32 rejections of 85 queries sent. I have 3 partial manuscripts … Continue reading →

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CROSSROADS

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

When is it time to admit to yourself that you’ll never make a living as a fiction writer? When should you abandon your lifelong dream? When does the cost of pursuing that illusion become too high when the benefits are … Continue reading →

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WHY FANTASY?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Today I’d like to welcome Yvonne Hertzberger as my guest blogger. Yvonne, like me, came to the writing life in a “more mature stage” of life. Here she talks about how she launched her writing career with fantasy: Over the … Continue reading →