Tag Archives: Publishing

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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Might Holiday Wishes Come True?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m wondering if a little Christmas magic is in play. Two weeks ago I admitted that my holiday wish (and most writers, if they were honest) was to land an agent so I could have my next book (currently titled … 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 →

Posted in Blogs, Books, Fantasy, Self Publishing, Writing | Tagged fantasy, New Novelists, novels, Publishing, Self-publishing, writing | 2 Comments

Balancing Your Day Job With Building Your Author Platform (and living the rest of your life)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

If your image of yourself includes that you are a writer, then you must write. Ah, if only it could be as easy as it sounds. The reality is, no matter what our self-image, the bills must be paid and … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With the Jones’ (or at least the bloggers)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Do you value knowing what’s being blogged out there but find yourself too time-challenged to keep up? Help is on the say! I stumbled across Joel Friedlander’s blog earlier today. He has very generously pointed the way to some informative blogs, … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Resources

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

In a recent post I talked about my experience with YouWriteOn. I’ve continued to receive critiques from fellow writers, and to incorporate the suggestions that are repeated multiple times into revisions. What’s been interesting (if a little frustrating), though, is … Continue reading →

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How Thick is Your (Writer’s) Skin?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’ve had both the pleasure and the pain of discovering the youwriteon site over the past week. If you’re not familiar with this, it is a free site sponsored by Random House and Orion where writers can post up to … Continue reading →

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Querulous Queries

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Three weeks ago I began the process of querying agents for my new novel, Sentimental Journey. Before I started sending them, I heeded a lesson from my previous attempts to secure agents for Walking In Dreams, (a middle grade novel … Continue reading →

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Recipe for a Manuscript

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

For today’s post, please welcome my friend and fellow writer, Sharon Delaney. Her books are action-packed, well researched and always involve a dog-hero – who wouldn’t love that? Here she shares insights and advice on taking your manuscript from planning through … Continue reading →