Toni on Sep 29th, 2008The 2% Factour
There’s a statistic that gets thrown around in the publishing industry — editors purchase only 2% of the manuscripts they solicit/read. This is a higher probability than being hit by lightning and significantly lower than the chance of rain tomorrow.
But who cares? Not me. I got offered TWO reads at the [...]
Toni on Sep 19th, 2008A Good Day
I hadn’t really intended to write an entry today — at least not until I drove down town.
I was in a hurry, with little time and a long list of irritating errands to get done, when I drove into downtown Wilton. I noticed the traffic was a little slower than usual (just what I needed [...]
Toni on Sep 4th, 2008Labor pains or Braxton Hicks?
Even though I’m single and childless, I’ve come to the (probably none too original) conclusion that writing a pitch takes about the same amount of time and effort as having a baby.
Deciding to write a pitch is analogous to “creating” a child. It’s a fun idea, it may be spontaneous or planned, and it’s [...]