What happens when an editor receives a submission?

I am currently on Submission. Or, more accurately, Mrs Wood is on Submission. Whenever I think about what’s happening in the ether, I hear this weird mash-up of both the theme from Jaws and Here Comes The Sun. A discomfiting medley indeed. But there is no time, nor need, for glibness. Because submitting my novels…

I was recently asked during a Q&A about historical fiction authors who have influenced me and I completely blanked. Of course Stacey Halls and Jessie Burton came to mind immediately because their levels of readership are my aspiration, but while I love historical fiction – because it’s fiction AND it’s historical – the authors who’ve…

Once you’re represented by a lovely Literary Agent, you’ll be glad to know that the 3am endless searching for stories on how people got their Agent will be vanquished, and finally you will sleep through the night once more. Here’s the thing I’ve Googled the most since I signed to my wonderful Agent, Lucy (book…

We all know that if you want to write a novel, you have to WRITE a novel. But sometimes writing is the last thing you want to do. Sometimes our brains go on strike. And sometimes life is too full on to give it the attention it requires – can I just mention here the…

My book went out to editors in the UK and US last week. Having never got beyond … well, my own laptop, before all of this is new and bewildering. I’m constantly looking for blogs with an in on what happens and how it happens, so now … why not add my own? Getting Ready…

If you’ve not read Part 1 yet, you probably should or this will be high-octane level confusing. *RECAP* My book has gone out on submission. Responses are positive. A date of Tuesday 14th June is set for deadline of expressions of interest. By THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY I am at PEAK sweat. PEAK SWEAT. By 5pm…