Grab a cup, read a book, relax
Last month I queried three agents just to test the waters. Today, I received rejections from two of them. One sent a form letter, the same one he sent three years ago that fooled me into thinking it was a personal response. The other had issues with my word count. It was disheartening, but not…
After receiving excellent feedback from my writer friends online, I found the perfect new title for my book. It is now called BETWEEN TEHRAN AND THE CASPIAN SEA. Every word in that title has a connection to the story. The plot moves between Tehran and two cities on the shores of the Caspian Sea, and…
From January of last year until a month ago, I was deeply immersed in writing and editing my book. Alongside my regular job, I barely had time to focus on anything else, like my social media accounts. During this time major changes occurred. Twitter became X, and the topics that once interested me became too…
When I read my last blog post from over a year ago, I smiled. I didn’t sound too confident saying I was done with the manuscript, because in truth, I wasn’t done. Far from it. I don’t know what possessed me to think that way when, in reality, it took another year and half to…