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I'm 46, Married with two sons. This blog will document my attempt to get my children's novel published.
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A small Pandora update

Posted by Russell Sanderson on Sunday, July 3, 2016, In : Writing update 
While I haven't been working on Pandora, I haven't forgotten about her either.  I did some major editing work before deciding to concentrate on the new book and got the book down to 62,000 words (a 10,000 word cut.)

I need to keep concentrating on my new book, but a friend told me about a competition (auspiciously in Somerset, where Pandora is based) and also an unusual 24 hour window for open submissions at a publisher.  I didn't do all that work on Pandora to leave her unpublished, so I've e...
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Submission (what it means, what it feels like and how I deal with it)

Posted by Russell Sanderson on Saturday, September 5, 2015, In : Writing update 


The Online Oxford English Dictionary has a few definitions of the word “Submission.”

 

One of those definitions is:

 

“The action of presenting a proposal, application, or other document for consideration or judgement:”

 

When your book is sent to a publisher, it’s called a “submission” in line with the definition above - i.e. you’re presenting your manuscript for consideration.

 

There are, however, other definitions. For example;

 

“The action of accepting or ...


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Must be doing something right...

Posted by Russell Sanderson on Thursday, March 14, 2013, In : Agent update 
Just had an email from another agent asking for my full manuscript and asking me to check in with her before accepting a deal with any other agents.  I must be doing something right - at least I know there's nothing wrong with my first 3 chapters if it can interest 3 agents.  Fingers crossed!
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....Then two come along at once.

Posted by Russell Sanderson on Friday, January 25, 2013, In : Agent update 
Well a second agent has got in touch and has told me that she's really enjoyed the first three chapters and wants to read the rest. I sent her the manuscript tonight and she replied immediately saying that she was looking forward to reading it.

Sounds promising!  TTFN



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Hello and welcome!

Posted by Russell Sanderson on Friday, January 4, 2013, In : Introduction 
Well, this is my first foray into the blogosphere. Congratulations on finding the site and I hope you'll find it interesting.  I've spent the last two years writing and polishing my children's/YA novel, The Chronomancer's Daughter and now I've decided to blog my progress as I take the long road to try to get it published. 

First, a little background. I'd been writing on and off my whole life and have even completed a couple of novels, though nothing that was ready for publication (I can admit...
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