by SMThornton | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I made a lot of mistakes when querying my first book. We’re talking Mt. Everest-during-monsoon-season sized mistakes.Go big, or go home, right?Of course, if you’d asked me at the time, I would have assured you I knew precisely what I was doing. Because...
by SMThornton | Feb 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Let me just start by saying that my query experience with my second book was night and day from querying my first. (And by night and day, I mean the 20 hour Alaskan Winter Solstice night versus the 20 hour Alaskan Summer Solstice day).What I learned from querying Book...
by SMThornton | Jan 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s beyond surreal to finally be writing this post.I have an agent!!!*breaks into an Egyptian happy dance*And not just any agent!An amazing agent who says my book about Theodora reminds her of her trip to Turkey. And she’s been to Egypt and knows all...
by SMThornton | Feb 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wendy Sparrow just announced she has an agent!*breaks into an Egyptian happy dance*Congratulations, Wendy!
by SMThornton | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here’s the conversation my three-year-old monkey and I had last night…MONKEY: Mommy, what does publish mean?ME: Well, it means that an agent says they like my book and they find someone who will make lots of copies of it. Then they put them on the shelves...
