Hello, Karri. Welcome to Writing and Ranting. Why don’t you start by telling us when you started writing? I started writing my first book about 10 years ago. It was a science fiction. I was about 65 pages in, and then our house burned down in the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego. When we were evacuated, the fire hadn’t … Read More
Is Your Manuscript Ready to be Queried or Published?
How do you know when a manuscript is done and ready to be queried or published? If your answer is when you type the last word, you deserve a Nerf bat upside the head. Typing the last word of your manuscript, or “The End” is a momentous occasion, but it does not mean your work is ready to see the … Read More