Thursday, December 18, 2003
Wow! What a week. Saddam captured and state school report cards - both just a lot of work for yours truly.
In between the crunch, I managed to have lunch with Joe Konrath.
Let me tell you about Joe: He's written nine novels and during that time he worked as a waiter to help support his family. Nine novels that did not sell, countless short stories that weren't accepted.
Until not long ago when his novel, Whiskey Sour, was picked up by Hyperion. Not only that, he got a great three-book deal and expectations are so high that he's getting a great marketing push from his publisher.
And it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Seriously, he lived the dream and it's finally paying off.
Anyway, check out his website, and especially the free 28-page booklet "How to Find an Agent and $ell Your Writing," available as a downloadable PDF on the Tips page. It's good stuff.
In between the crunch, I managed to have lunch with Joe Konrath.
Let me tell you about Joe: He's written nine novels and during that time he worked as a waiter to help support his family. Nine novels that did not sell, countless short stories that weren't accepted.
Until not long ago when his novel, Whiskey Sour, was picked up by Hyperion. Not only that, he got a great three-book deal and expectations are so high that he's getting a great marketing push from his publisher.
And it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Seriously, he lived the dream and it's finally paying off.
Anyway, check out his website, and especially the free 28-page booklet "How to Find an Agent and $ell Your Writing," available as a downloadable PDF on the Tips page. It's good stuff.
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