by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 8, 2011 | Waiting
The very nice editor who took a second look at my book seemed to like it, but didn’t think it would work for her publishing house. Which is a good news/bad news situation. The bad news is she’s not publishing my book. The good news is she thinks a...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today is Epiphany, the last day of the 12 days of Christmas. You thought it was just a song, right? The marketers have it all wrong, starting Christmas in November and ending it with huge sales on December 26. Christmas starts on the 25th and ends on January 6. Today...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 5, 2011 | Waiting
In my reading about the publishing industry I’ve come across several folks who say you should NOT resubmit a book to an editor or agent who has already turned you down. MAYBE if the books is drastically different, but generally this seems to be frowned...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
The folks at WordPress.com provided the following stats for my first (partial) year of blogging: Crunchy numbers The Leaning Tower of Pisa has 296 steps to reach the top. This blog was viewed about 1,100 times in 2010. If those were steps, it would have climbed the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Several years ago I resolved to stop making resolutions and I’ve done a really good job of keeping that one. But this year I’m making a new resolution. I resolve to strive to please no one by God. I have a habit (not uncommon) of trying to please lots of...
