Tag: The Swiss Family Carlson
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October is NaNoWriMo Prep-Month!
So. You want to write a novel this November. Awesome! Amazing! Do it! A mystery novel needs to be around 75K – 90K words. (Other genres have different word count ranges.) Agents are pretty specific about word counts and I’ve known some agents who have rejected a book without reading it because it was below…
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My Little Cabin (Hotel Room) in the Woods
Last week I was in Canada hosting my own little solo writing retreat. I didn’t go to Canada only for that. The kiddos went to curling skills camp in Ontario. And then instead of driving 8 or 9 hours back to Maryland and then making this return journey 5 days later, I decided to carpe…
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On Submission!
I currently have a book Out On Submission. Which means, my agent has sent my manuscript to a number of publishers to review and, hopefully, make an offer to publish. This period of time, which can last months if not a year, is difficult to navigate emotionally. Here are 7 things I may or may…
Mindy Carlson 