Catching up with Kim Smith, author
the very latest and greatest info Kim Smith, author – page update Thank you for being a part of the Kim Smith, author family. I know I have gone out and stretched your patience to its utter limits by not being active online. There is a reason for that though, and I hope you will follow along here to find out more. So, in our LAST post – I said I was going to send out a newsletter to the Zanies, and I didn’t do it. Sorry, you guys, life is a beach and are we having fun yet? I
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When pitching to an agent is a bad idea
Once upon a time, there was a writer who desperately wanted to write a blockbusting commercial fiction piece of work that would make everyone stand up and shout. He even started writing it! woot! Then he decided to go to a conference and promote it via an agent/author sit-down. Want to know what happened? Check it out. What happens when you try to pitch a book before it is even finished? Mr-I-Am-Writing-A-Book went to a writer’s con and signed up to sit down with an agent to talk about his work. Pitch it to her. Her response? You are wasting
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Loran Rudder and the Secret Key
So…I am getting so freaking anxious about the upcoming release of Loran Rudder and the Secret Key. I have never done everything all on my own before. I have never arranged a book tour before, gotten pre-release reviews before, or any of that stuff. I am CHEWING ON MY NAILS. This is HARD you guys. But before I go all whiny on you…I would like to respectfully ask for anyone interested to pitch in and host a cover reveal, a blurb, an excerpt, or maybe an interview of moi, to help me get the ball rolling. I want LRATSK to
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What I am doing today
Usually on Sundays, I am pretty lazy and easy going. Not today. Today, I have to get Christmas into full gear. WE ONLY HAVE 9 DAYS LEFT!!!!! *Insert racecar engine roar* This is my list for today: 1. Eat. Yes, sometimes I do that-but on days that are way busy, I have to remind myself. 2. Buy groceries. I need to buy stuff to make cookies for tomorrow at work. We always have a treat day after a period end close and tomorrow is the day and it is all about holiday cookies/goodies. Bring your best, the director said.(I have
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Get over it
So, let’s discuss the nature of getting published by the big world. That bright and shiny world called NY publishing. Quite a different animal from doing it yourself. It’s hard to get their attention. It’s mostly, “thanks for asking, but no our lists are full”. I feel sort of like how can a lowly author ever know when it is a good time to submit, if the lists are always full? When I was at the festival recently, the bathrooms were always full. Now that sort of ‘always full’ I get, right? But this full list thing, argggg. But really?
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