by Heather Hambel Curley | May 25, 2013 | Writing
So, the first submission is a rejection. Therefore, the slogan of today is: Accept failure as part of the process. The one thing I am curious to is: was it the writing or the query that was bad? Or was it “good” and just “not good enough?” ...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 22, 2013 | Writing
And when I say might need some work, what I mean is really needs a complete overhaul. Maybe not so much my “About Me” page. I put legitimate effort into that. Not that I don’t put legitimate effort into everything (Okay. Most things. 95% or so of...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 19, 2013 | Writing
That sound you hear right now is me weeping over the fact conference is over. Look, if you have the chance to ever go to a conference, I’m telling you: do it. Stop thinking about it and do it. I cannot adequately describe (and that’s sad, because I call...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 18, 2013 | Writing
So here’s the thing. I once was a college student. In fact, I went for four years and graduated. I know at some point in my life, I had a schedule of classes and minimal time to work in bathroom breaks while getting from point A to point B. Because I hate being...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 17, 2013 | Writing
The nerd in me would like to start off by saying, “I had so much fun today!” So, I didn’t sleep well last night. I got an email at like, 9:30pm confirming, yes, the first pitch appointment of the morning with my selected agent was me. Yay for lists...