In December of 2019 Author Jeanine Cummins released her 5th novel, American Dirt, to much acclaim. It was so well received that it was made an Oprah Book of the Month Club member. But from the beginning the novel had . . . detractors. There were stunning reviews from Latino reporters and authors. There was…
The woman in your choir read your debut and identified with the main character’s challenges. Your child’s homeroom teacher raved about your ending, said it made her cry. Your aunt brags to all her friends about her talented niece, the novelist. Problem is, not one of them has ever written a review and posted it…
One of my first writing mentors recently passed away. Not only was he one of my first critique partners, he was also the reason I joined Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and got my first publishing contract. But despite all the sound advice my friend gave me, he never published a book himself, although he certainly…
How has your new year gone so far? I’m in the throes of agony. My janetlane.net website went down for two scary days before my service reinstated it. To add insult to injury, for some mysterious reason my hosting techs have not been able to fix, my email service allows me to send out emails,…
I submitted a query to a publisher, based off the recommendation from another publisher. I got a positive response, but a request to address some issues and if I felt I could do that, to resubmit. Yeah, me! I made the edits, resubmitted, and my excitement starting to climb. I then got an e-mail from…