tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052050523351394.post4330113186425954593..comments2023-10-03T20:58:22.216-05:00Comments on Peni Griffin - Idea Garage Sale: Starting from Scratch. Again.Peni R. Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052050523351394.post-41763458648234592642011-05-09T00:13:14.306-05:002011-05-09T00:13:14.306-05:00Peni, I can so relate to this. Sometimes marketing...Peni, I can so relate to this. Sometimes marketing feels like an uncomfortable party. The kind where you stand on the edge, so much a wallflower that when someone comes up to you and tries to talk, you can't say a word to recommend yourself.<br /><br />Overall, I think that the advice for both shy girls and writers trying to sell themselves is the same: just be yourself and let your book be itself and never mind the rest. Forget the second-guessing-the-hook game. And don't reread your query when you're tired. Believe in your work.<br /><br />Easier said than done, Sigh. I think I will go have a look at my own stalled query. I had happily forgotten about it.Debby Dahl Edwardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687093141965452634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052050523351394.post-73856516999064176472011-05-06T10:03:10.032-05:002011-05-06T10:03:10.032-05:00You take such good care of me. Or you try. I thi...You take such good care of me. Or you try. I think my basic query problem is me, continually second-guessing myself and the whole irrational paralyzing terror of intruding myself on the notice of a complete stranger (I don't have this problem approaching editors I've worked with before), and no amount of critique will make that go away. But maybe it would help me get over the hump. I will consider it.Peni R. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052050523351394.post-7644268081040764942011-05-05T20:24:12.838-05:002011-05-05T20:24:12.838-05:00Peni, you might put your query in the hands of the...Peni, you might put your query in the hands of these magic makers. No one I've sent to them has been disappointed: http://www.texassweethearts.com/critiques.phpCynthia Leitich Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650058326282279022noreply@blogger.com