At the beginning of 2025, my friend Ilene Haddad and I sat down for a heart-to-heart. She and I had been working together for two years, meeting weekly to exchange our writing, providing feedback and moral support, and generally holding each other’s hands through the arduous process of writing our respective books. We decided that since we’d been by each other’s side this whole time, and both books were due out later in the year, it was only fitting that we co-launch. So in April, we picked a date, sat down, and created a Very Large Spreadsheet of all the…
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It’s been almost a year since my last update on The Novel and many, many things have happened since then – including me traveling to Japan and breaking my foot (requiring surgery), and my husband’s surprise open-heart surgery. The timeline for publishing my novel was obviously effected, but the good news is… … it’s with a copywriter RIGHT NOW! After five drafts, countless hours, ten beta-readers’ feedback, and several million moments of self-doubt, the manuscript is currently being combed over by a professional copywriter. Once I get it back from her, I’ll do a final spit-polish, add a couple small…