Friday, January 20, 2006
[WRITING] How to be in the Right Place at the Right Time: How I Got Published
How to be in the Right Place at the Right Time: How I Got Published by Katrina Kittle, Author of The Kindness of Strangers
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
Once my first novel was published, I was astounded at the number of people who asked me for advice. I want to be helpful. Many people helped me along my way, so I give my advice with all sincerity.
People think I'm being flippant when I say, "Write the book. That's my advice."
But I mean it. That is how I got published.
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Update: Swopped out the roundtablereviews.com article link because it was turning up 404. This new link should hold.
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
Once my first novel was published, I was astounded at the number of people who asked me for advice. I want to be helpful. Many people helped me along my way, so I give my advice with all sincerity.
People think I'm being flippant when I say, "Write the book. That's my advice."
But I mean it. That is how I got published.
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Update: Swopped out the roundtablereviews.com article link because it was turning up 404. This new link should hold.
posted by Sal Towse at 1:40 PM|
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: views from the Hill
Bertold Brecht:
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
Everything changes. You can make
A fresh start with your final breath.
But what has happened has happened. And the water
You once poured into the wine cannot be
Drained off again.
