Tag Archives: getting published

Smell the story

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Bill Bunn

I’ve been working pretty hard on my latest project. Since January, I’ve logged 79,000 words on my latest YA novel. My goal was to have a complete first draft, ugly as a fairytale stepmother, done. Mission accomplished. I’ve written and … Continue reading →

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Editing, dummies for dummies

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Bill Bunn

The editing process has several phases. Once the manuscript has been accepted, there’s a close read for plot and its problems. The details have to be right. Right? In our case, we’re working from a Word file and ping-ponging it … Continue reading →

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No writer is an island. Not even a writer on an island.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Bill Bunn

A few words on the importance of the editing process. OK. There was a time when I thought I was so right that editing would have been offensive. But I was a moron for thinking this way. Even the best … Continue reading →

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Patting the pocket (Floating the duck, part III)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Bill Bunn

(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) Last spring, I was surfing newpages.com, looking under “publishers” and what should meet my eyes than this crazy call for submissions by an American company, Bitingduck Press. I enjoyed the cheeky call and … Continue reading →

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Rejection slips, God’s rude angels (Floating the duck, part II)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Bill Bunn

(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) But by this time, I had met a novelist, and he offered to read the first 35 pages of my story for free. He also explained how important those first 35 pages were. … Continue reading →

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Death of an agent (Floating the duck, part I)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Bill Bunn

(Photo borrowed from “Duck of the Day“) The submission process for Duck Boy began 16 years ago. I began to submit the story to publishers every spring. Spring seemed to be the season when some publishers take new material. I … Continue reading →

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