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Author: ekthiede
BIG NEWS
Yay! The news is out!!! And you can already add it on Goodreads HERE! I am beyond thrilled to work with the amazing Vicki Lame (of WICKED SAINTS, RED WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE, and more!) and the team at Wednesday Books to bring this duology to life. (Did I fangirl just a little on our…
Rough Winds
It’s been a while, friends. My apologies for that. After signing with my agent last October, I dove headfirst into revisions and spent the holidays pulling apart the threads of my book and sewing it back together. My family was incredibly patient and supportive while I was holed up in my revision cage, grumbling like…
When to Write a Synopsis. (Hint: it’s not when the book is finished.)
As I’ve said before, I am not a plotter. I generally don’t outline my stories before I draft, and I usually write by the seat of my pants until I have a book’s worth of words in a vaguely coherent order, and until I have a vague idea of who my characters are and the…
The How I Got My Agent Post
I know some folks love and others hate these posts, but I’ve waited a long time for this, so I’m doing it. The short version: After two mentorships, a few years, and many drafted manuscripts, I was bruised and battered and I poured all my heartbreak and stubborn optimism into a new manuscript which I…
Publishing Cheat Sheet
Here is a cheat sheet for anyone who is (understandably) baffled by this strange and complicated world of publishing: TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING (vs. self-publishing or indie publishing) means selling the rights to your book to a publishing house (You’ve probably heard of the Big Five: Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Hatchette, and MacMillan.)…