• About

If You Have Five Seconds to Spare

~ Then I'll Tell You the Story of My Life

If You Have Five Seconds to Spare

Tag Archives: publishing

Here are some errors I caught…

July 11, 2022

Galley proofs are done! The last step before a manuscript goes to press is to proof the galley pages. These …

Continue reading →

Can you get rich by self-publishing?

February 19, 2022

Or course, but not likely. Want to know more about real numbers behind self-publishing? This guy does a great job …

Continue reading →

A photographic sneak peek

January 11, 2022

My book on Camilla Hall isn’t coming out until October or November, but things are moving right along. I revised …

Continue reading →

Use rejections to treat yourself!

February 24, 2021

I’m in the process of querying my manuscript and that means getting a lot of rejections. It takes patience to …

Continue reading →

4 characteristics that define memoir

July 6, 2019

I have a lot of writing-guide books, all with numerous definitions of memoir. I’m just going to work from off …

Continue reading →

What do you want to quit?

June 22, 2018

Photo Credit: Sheep”R”Us Flickr via Compfight cc. I’m sure alpaca farmers also feel pressure to be successful by the world’s …

Continue reading →

Don’t even think of publishing unless you’ve done these 4 things

September 18, 2016

Photo Credit: Pascal Schwab via Compfight cc Whenever I give writing workshops or teach a writing class, I always end …

Continue reading →

From rejection slips to a book: Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson

December 16, 2015

Here’s Part II of my interview with Paige Erickson, author of The Nice Thing About Strangers. Part I was published on Tuesday, …

Continue reading →

Guess who’s writing a memoir? (2/19/2015 edition)

February 19, 2015

More celebrity memoir. I had a very bad experience with the last celebrity memoir I tried to read. This trend is an affront to talented writers everywhere.

Continue reading →

A launch week report

March 21, 2013

I guess this is it! Launch week for We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down. I’m starting to hear …

Continue reading →

← Older posts

Twitter Updates

  • I'm always looking for suggestions for new music to play on my 44 North radio show on @KmsuMaverick. Any genre welc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
  • 5 of 5 stars to Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond goodreads.com/review/show/52… 3 days ago
  • Snowy, foggy view today on my run. #running #monochromatic #winter #minnesota instagr.am/p/CnvGs6rLHUm/ https://t.co/yza06GPrXg 3 days ago
  • These look like chocolate peanut butter blossoms, don’t they? They’re not! This is a favorite of mine when I want s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
  • RT @Super70sSports: Everyone loves Jack Morris for the 10-inning 7th game shutout in ‘91, but how about Tom Kelly having the fucking stones… 5 days ago
Follow @rachael18

Newsletter sign up

Please click here to sign up for my newsletter, filled with updates about my current project as well as writing tips and recommended reading.

Recent Posts

  • Why do I write?
  • A more complete story
  • Looking for more SLA information?
  • Kim Wexler sheds light on Camilla
  • Here are some errors I caught…

Categories

  • 1970s
  • Books
  • Camilla Hall
  • Cemeteries
  • Creativity
  • Education
  • Favorite Things
  • Funerals
  • Grief
  • Guess who's writing a memoir?
  • Higher Education
  • Inspiration
  • Mad Men
  • Minnesota
  • Music
  • Obituaries
  • Photography
  • Reading events
  • SLA
  • Throwback Thursday
  • travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Writing

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,709 other subscribers

Twitter Updates

  • I'm always looking for suggestions for new music to play on my 44 North radio show on @KmsuMaverick. Any genre welc… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
  • 5 of 5 stars to Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond goodreads.com/review/show/52… 3 days ago
  • Snowy, foggy view today on my run. #running #monochromatic #winter #minnesota instagr.am/p/CnvGs6rLHUm/ https://t.co/yza06GPrXg 3 days ago
  • These look like chocolate peanut butter blossoms, don’t they? They’re not! This is a favorite of mine when I want s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 days ago
  • RT @Super70sSports: Everyone loves Jack Morris for the 10-inning 7th game shutout in ‘91, but how about Tom Kelly having the fucking stones… 5 days ago
Follow @rachael18

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • If You Have Five Seconds to Spare
    • Join 611 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • If You Have Five Seconds to Spare
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...