Hi friends, I’m flying high from a comment I got from an editor on a query letter for one of my books. “This is one of the best pitches I’ve read in my career,” she said. I used to get this sort of feedback from magazine and newspaper editors all the time, but it’s the […]
Who Are You When You’re Failing?
Hi friends, When I was fifteen years old, my maths teacher asked to see me in the staff room to talk about my end-of-year results. I arrived to find him frustrated and angry. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” he said. “A smart girl like you.” I was surprised. I thought I’d done well—I always […]
Find The Thing That Lights You Up And Get Excellent At It
Hi friends, I’m bad at following the rules. Especially ones that don’t make sense to me. Why can’t I roll out of bed at 11 am each day, work four hours, and expect to build a six-figure business? (I can.) Why can’t I have two literary agents in two different countries out on submission with […]
Trust Yourself To Know What’s Right For You
Hi friends, Do you ever feel like the crazy person in a room full of sane people? Like every other writer has a cheat code that you weren’t given? Do you look at the way most do business and while you know you should do what they’re doing, you can’t because it’s just not your style? Yeah, […]
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