March 2016 – Anna Stephens, word seeker

You’ve finished your book – now the real work begins

Last Sunday I finally submitted my edited manuscript to Harry, my agent at DHH Literary Agency. It had been a TOUGH three weeks of editing, and he'd only sent me one page of suggested edits. As already discussed in previous posts, I agreed with all the suggestions. The difficulty lay not in taking his advice, … Continue reading You’ve finished your book – now the real work begins

DHH Literary Agency, Writing

Keep on keeping on

I had Friday off work. After a couple of extremely intense, extremely busy weeks, I had an extra day this weekend to recharge. And what happened? I barely slept. I woke up at 7am Friday, Saturday and today, Sunday, despite knowing I needed the sleep. Despite wanting the sleep. But what I did get was … Continue reading Keep on keeping on

DHH Literary Agency, Novels, Writing

Following someone else’s recommendations is hard

I'm editing Godblind, in accordance with my agent Harry Illingworth's suggestions. And boy, is it difficult. I don't disagree with any of his recommendations; they all make sense, and I know they're going to improve the manuscript tenfold. It's just hard. When he sent them through - one page of suggestions - I thought I'd … Continue reading Following someone else’s recommendations is hard