Thursday 21 April 2011

I'm Going To Write A Book!

Stack of books in Gould's Book Arcade, Newtown...Image via WikipediaHow many times has that thought been thunk? From that point onwards, a number of things can happen. The most likely is nothing whatsoever. The least likely, believe me, is actually finishing the damn thing. And then comes the hard part - if you thought writing 100,000 words of readable prose was daunting, try getting anyone to look at it, let alone agree to represent it. And that's before you even consider whether anyone wants to publish it.

Let alone actually buy it.

Here's my guest post about getting an agent on Australian author Phillipa Fioretti's blog. If this doesn't put you off the idea of writing books, you're probably on the path to success already :)


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