Publishing? Writing?

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Hi, everyone! I’m back from my much-needed hiatus, and you’ve still got time to ask questions about writing, publishing, agents, editing, formatting manuscripts, or anything else on your mind. So load up the Comments, and I’ll post answers to the top ten questions in my Literary Escape guest blogs beginning next week!

5 thoughts on “Publishing? Writing?”

  • Chloe, congradulations on your progress on Hexbound. It sounds like there will soon be another great Dark Elite book to read. As you know I have a ton of questions but there's one that's first and foremost.

    In terms of editing, and polishing your books, specifically your first, how/when did you know you'd gone through enough drafts and it was time to send samples to agents & publishers? Can a book be over-edited? I'm about two weeks away from finishing the first draft of my first novel, so these questions are hot on my mind.

  • Hi Chloe. I don't have any questions for you, but I just wanted to say that I finished Some Girls Bite and thought it was great (Ethan – sexay!)

    I have Friday Night Bites ready to read next. I got them both as a birthday gift from my mom, who is a big fan of yours.

    Just wanted to let you know!

  • Hi,
    1. Should you submit manuscripts to agents or to the publishers directly?

    2. If you are offered a contract how can you find out what is typically offered to ensure you're getting a fair deal?

    3. What is the typical word count that urban fantasy publishers ask for? Does it differ between adult and YA?

    4. When you submitted Chicagoland Vampires did you just share the first manuscript or did you also share an outline or synopsis that described what your ideas were for future books?

  • Hi Chloe:

    Love your writing.

    I have been working on a little writing myself lately and wondering a few things:

    #1: How many words most writers are able to do in a day (if there is a standard answer to that). What do you shoot for?

    #2 Does the writing go more quickly once you have established characters, for example, in the second book of a series? Do they take on a life of their own and help write themselves?

    #3: Do you start out with a plot outline, or do you start with a stream of consciousness type of writing and correct plot elements later?

    #4 Who do you have read your very first versions of what you've written? How does a person know if its crap or not?

    That's all I can think of for now? Thanks for talking to us!

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