Some of you may know I like to write fiction. I don't have anything published yet, but that doesn't mean my name isn't available in print. Here's the story.
A friend once told me she thought a writer sits down, writes a perfect novel and has it published. Let me tell you: a lot of steps are left out there. One of them is revising and editing. That's where my tooting comes in.
I have several amazing critique partners. They read my manuscripts, tell me what works and what doesn't--even on a line-by-line basis. That can look like this:
or this...
or this...
I do the same thing for my critique partners too. And some of them have been published already.
Caitlin Sinead, author of HEARTSICK, wrote this in her acknowledgements:
Vicki Leigh, author of CATCH ME WHEN I FALL, wrote this:
Emma L. Adams, author of ADAMANT, wrote this:
So I might not have any of my own novels published yet, but I am incredibly proud to have worked with Caitlin, Vicki, Emma and my other critique partners who will surely be published some day soon. My CPs are all amazing, and I feel priviliged to work with all of them.
Emma L. Adams, author of ADAMANT, wrote this:
So I might not have any of my own novels published yet, but I am incredibly proud to have worked with Caitlin, Vicki, Emma and my other critique partners who will surely be published some day soon. My CPs are all amazing, and I feel priviliged to work with all of them.
This makes my heart so happy! I'd love to see my name in someone's acknowledgements one day! <3
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carissa! Yes, it's so much fun. And I'm sure you'll see your name there too someday!
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