This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The timing couldn’t have been better – but at the time I thought it couldn’t have been worse. When my agent began sending out my debut manuscript in June 2011, I had just lost my first baby halfway through the pregnancy, after … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Dana Bate
My Book Deal Moment
My Book Deal Moment by Eve Bourton
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I was so used to receiving my SAE, so used to opening it to find a photocopied rejection letter with variations of my name filled in above the standard paragraph about how my book was not really suitable for their list. Sometimes … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Eve Bourton
My Book Deal Moment by Samantha Young
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. The lights were blazing on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, the street bustling with night goers and black cabs, and I was huddled in the doorstep next to a buzzing bar. We were out in the city celebrating my friend’s birthday … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Samantha Young
My Book Deal Moment by Lia Riley
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. For the last few years, I’ve read ‘How I Got My Book Deal” posts with broad smiles (and occasional sniffles). The lucky person in question was clearly so awesome and talented. How wonderful to have done everything right. Me? I was … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Lia Riley
My Book Deal Moment by Paige Toon
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. I’ve written stories ever since I can remember. The first thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was an author. The second was to work at a magazine. Eventually, I came up with a plan: I’d work for a magazine until I had kids … [Read more...] about My Book Deal Moment by Paige Toon