An article: "You are what you read"

Hey all,

I just wanted to share this article with you guys. It's about the power of fiction to transform a reader--to psychologically transform the reader.

It's something amazing and meaningful we do!

Report on Latest Publisher Rejection


I got a rejection from Harper Collins for the first Tramp book, but with a long

analysis of why. I asked if she would read the revision and, to my surprise, she

said yes. So, I am revising with less telling, more showing, cutting the actual

talking between animals and humans, making it clear that animals talk to humans by "showing" them what

they feel, think and want. I keep animal to animal talking.

I went direct to the publisher, sans agent. I suggest that we share editor names since

thaey are very difficult to contact without an agent that sits on their doorstep.

Any thoughts on this?

Rest (yep, again)

Hi all,

I went back and forth about what to submit this round.  I'm trying to charge right on through Dark is the Night right now. I really want to get a full draft done. And I think if I submit from that, I'd immediately want to go back and revise in line with all of your awesome suggestions and comments. But I'm trying not to "look back" until I get this draft done.

So instead, I've submitted another revision of Rest.  For some of you, it will be the third draft you've read of this story. You might be getting tired of it by now. So if you'd rather not read it again and comment, I understand.  But there are some fairly significant changes since the last draft (especially the ending).  So if you do read it, that's what I'd like you to focus on. Let me know how you feel it all comes together (or if it DOESN'T come together :)).  I'd really like to have success in submitting this somewhere. To previous attempts have come up short.

Thanks, fellas!

Write on!