I’m going to admit something shocking.
I have anxiety. And a lot of the time, anxiety breeds self-doubt.
I know, you didn’t see that coming.
Category: writing
Waipi’o Valley
Although no one’s read it yet, anyone who gets their hands on my current manuscript is going to know immediately that I’m madly in love with the Big Island. We lived there for two years and figure that, whenever we settle down, it’ll be back there. Neither of us have ever felt that kind of connection with a place before.
The downside to setting a book there (besides that fact that draft 0 was more ‘love story to the island’ than ‘murder mystery’) is that my memory is made of old sponge. It’ll hold information for exactly as long as its relevant, but no longer. What was my first address? Dunno. How do you find the median? Not a clue.
So I’m doing a lot of research. And parts of that research won’t make it into the book, no matter how much I wish they could.
For instance: the mysterious Waipi’o Tea House.
Querying
Have I done this before? I sure hope not, but with a memory like mine-and a disinclination for actually looking it up-we’ll never know.
Anyway! One of my internet friends is querying right now, which made me think of my time querying, at the end of 2016. So, just in case it’s helpful for other people, here’s The Query Letter That Got Me An Agent, and the breakdown of how I wrote it.Read More »
Bess Carnan 