Denna Hunter

THE NARCISSIST: When a killer turns murder into performance, two detectives must unravel a powerful narcissist’s empire before his younger brother either exposes him or becomes him. #questpit #T #Q

@JohnWGant Oh, that's great! I'm going to order it. Thank you for sharing.

@SweetNovember48 Happy reading.

JK Rowling got 12 rejections. Stephen King got 30. Twelve? Thirty? I would genuinely throw a party for those numbers. Invite friends. Cater it. Make speeches 😂

@GloverPetr61747 Making mistakes when querying causes me an existential crisis 😅

Yesterday was one of those days. I went to research an agent, discovered she wasn't right, checked out her colleagues and found a better fit. Then, I was so tired I wrote the whole query and sent it off to the original agent! So, apologies! #amquerying #mglit #writingcommunity

@JohnWGant Wow. I did not know that. Stubbornness, determination, and the innate pull to keep going do pay off sometimes.

@SweetNovember48 ... to expand on this, King received so many rejections for his early work that he popped a nail on the wall and stuck them there. It grew so dense, he replaced the nail with a railroad spike, and filled it. Then, in the days of sase queries, he sent Carrie 30 times before a yes.

@GasparHAuthor So true. I, Love, Commas 😅

@SweetNovember48 Somehow, 🤔 commas seem to replicate themselves.

Good morning, #writingcommunity ☀️ Today’s goal: write something good. Today’s reality: argue with a comma. Reminder: you are talented, your story matters, and yes… that sentence probably needs fixing 😂

@JDaltonAuthor I love this. I use Speechify. It helps so much.

@SweetNovember48 I have found, if you let your computer read your work back to you and really listen, you will find where you do, and where you don't need that comma. Put it in, or take it out and listen again to see if it sounds better.

@TiagoRResende Gotcha. Yeah, "so, how's the writing doing?" is much harder to discuss. I get it. That is tougher.

@SweetNovember48 Ah, with people who read it, it's fine. It's people who didn't, but go "so, how's the writing doing?" These folks open a can of worms they wish they hadn't. 😅 As you can imagine, after 3 entries in my series and working on a fourth, I have plenty to talk about.

This didn’t have to be this accurate 😅

@TiagoRResende Interesting. I've actually loved speaking with people who have read my book. They speak with excitement and ask so many questions with glee. I've enjoyed that part.

@SweetNovember48 I can, but I see folks' eyes glazing over. Curse of the writer. Readers can love your books and feel very strong emotions with them, but in conversation, this stuff dies in the vine. Most prefer you'd talk platitudes socially than bring up stuff like the courage to confront loss.

@SamKhalefa Lol... Isn't it wonderful?

@SweetNovember48 Today's goal: write something good. Today's reality: just new scenes and contexts that stretch the plot 😄

Based on current sales, I only need to sell 6,874,989 more books to buy a ridiculous luxury yacht. Almost embarrassing how close I am, honestly. 😂😂🙄

@EllieYellu 🤣😂 That's awesome! I love it.

@SweetNovember48 Oscar Wilde has been paraphrased as saying, when asked how his writing was going, something along the lines of "I spent all morning removing a comma and in the afternoon I put it back in again"

@BettyWoodsWrite I'm so happy you're thriving, Betty. That's amazing and very inspiring. Thank you.

@SweetNovember48 I’m positive I had more than 12 rejections. Enough I quit counting. Form rejections, full request rejections, rejections in committee. Now working on book 8 due to my publisher in July.

Got another rejection. Agent: Interesting story to tell, and there’s a lot to like about your approach. But.... Me: So, you're saying there's a chance 😂

@BWoostersauce Exaclty! That's a great comment. Thanks, Bertie.

I asked a number of interested friends to read an early version of my novel. The hilarious bit was getting opposing advice/commentary on a particular ending. There is a romantic component that arcs over my trilogy. Some wanted resolution in book 1. Others were more patient. I guess that’s why they make chocolate and vanilla.

I just sent my beta reader clarifying questions. Now I’m emotionally unavailable until further notice because I’m waiting for feedback like it’s a verdict.

@bobette20898402 I used to wake up my young children saying this and "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" With the voice.... I love those memories.

@jade_Saul Morning. Have an amazing day!

@SweetNovember48 Morning Deanna hugs

Every word you write today is something that didn’t exist yesterday. That matters more than you think.

@LandCruiserCab Love this! That about sums it up 😊

@SweetNovember48 Today’s goal >Write Tomorrow (abstract future) >Revise Next Day (abstract later future) >Finish something