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Posts about my book, “Me, the bullies, and Saddam Hussein.”
I have been preparing for this event for months now, especially the Agent Pitch that comes with each registration. Carmen, my book coach, helped me put together a perfect pitch for “Between Tehran and the Caspian Sea,” and my friend Jonanne suggested the perfect agent. I won’t say her name to not jinx it, but…
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…
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…
My manuscript is officially complete. Even though editing a manuscript never truly ends as one could always find plenty of ways to improve it, I subscribe to the idea that every writer needs to find a point to let go and release their darling to the universe. I reached that point on December 29th, 2023….