A history of how—and when—I came up with the idea to write a book about adoption.

The elements I included in my book proposal, and my decision to attend my first writers’ conference.

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The hair-raising experience of pitching my book to real, live editors and agents during a writers’ conference.

Facing the unpleasant realities of attempting to sell a book that’s written for a small audience. Reflections on the importance of heeding the advice editors and agents give you when you present your project to them.

Rejection is a huge part of being a professional writer. If you can’t handle rejection—and lots of it—you should try a different career field. In this post, I discuss what happened (or rather, what didn’t happen) when my book proposal entered the Black Hole of the publishing industry.

Finally, the day I’d been awaiting for three long years – the call from a publisher, offering me a book contract.

Rising to the challenge of transitioning from magazine writing (1,000-1,500 words) and blogging (300 words) to book authoring (65,000 words).