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Stacy Allen
Hi Jon,
Thank you so much for your question! So happy you loved Riley Cooper! She begins book 2 on the island of Cyprus, where she is working at a museum and on a dig at the Tombs of the Kings
Riley frequents an antique shop and makes a purchase, which leads to her room being ransacked. Then Riley receives a message to return the box to the shop, or else.
Trying to figure out whether she should trust a Greek undercover agent or a Turkish police inspector, she fights to find the answers to where the box came from, and who is behind a black market antiquities ring selling priceless artifacts that date back to the Second Crusades, and the sacking of Cyprus by Richard The Lionheart.
How does that sound???
-Stacy Allen
Thank you so much for your question! So happy you loved Riley Cooper! She begins book 2 on the island of Cyprus, where she is working at a museum and on a dig at the Tombs of the Kings
Riley frequents an antique shop and makes a purchase, which leads to her room being ransacked. Then Riley receives a message to return the box to the shop, or else.
Trying to figure out whether she should trust a Greek undercover agent or a Turkish police inspector, she fights to find the answers to where the box came from, and who is behind a black market antiquities ring selling priceless artifacts that date back to the Second Crusades, and the sacking of Cyprus by Richard The Lionheart.
How does that sound???
-Stacy Allen
Stacy Allen
I think there are a few things to remember, if you want to be a writer. First, don't get confused and assume that you must be published to be a writer. The minute you start putting words on paper, you are a writer. Second, the best advice I can give you is never give up. This business is brutal, but the payoff is worth it. It has taken me YEARS to get to this point. Many, many conferences. Retreats. Story after story. Edits, Revisions, Deletions, Research. The one constant is that I refused to give up. You will receive many rejections, hurtful comments, misunderstandings. People won't get you or your stories. But keep remembering that each rejection is an opinion. It isn't gospel. Now, that being said, if you send out a story or a manuscript to several editors or agents, and you find that you are getting back similar reactions to things, keep in mind you should be flexible enough to take a step back and realize you may need to clarify, change, delete or add. When I first got my agent, when I pitched to her, I told her I wanted to write books that people want to read. I knew this was a business, and I was willing to listen and take direction. And for the most part, nearly all the suggestions or comments from others have led to an a-ha moment with me saying "Why didn't I think of that?" We are way too close to our stuff to be objective about our own writing. Critique groups, made up of others who respect and support, but also tell you the truth are critical.
Stacy Allen
I don't get writer's block. If anything, I have to quell my need to write down stories and situations. My imagination is almost always on overdrive, which translates into coming up with scenario after scenario. I am grateful that writer's block is not something I must deal with.
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Nov 25, 2014 02:40PM · flag