My flash fiction piece "I Remember" was chosen as the introductory story for the new Jellyfish Review. I'm honored and thrilled.
Clicky
Saturday, October 24, 2015
New literary venue, Jellyfish Review, debuts with my Flash Fiction
My flash fiction piece "I Remember" was chosen as the introductory story for the new Jellyfish Review. I'm honored and thrilled.
Clicky
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Another Writer's Generous Share
The process of querying literary agents is a long and tedious one. Mainly because so few of them respond; but also because the rejections (if you are lucky enough to receive an actual rejection) are often form letters, cold and impersonal. When a writer gets an agent to request a full or even a partial manuscript because their interest is piqued by the query, it feels like Christmas! It's a lonely and hugely time consuming process, and it is easy to get discouraged.
In my reserach this morning, I found the webpage of another writer who shared her experience, and she has just signed with an agent. It is so well written, so generous and supportive, that I wanted to share it here:
One Writer's Journey to Getting her novel Published
The entire website is interesting, but for the purposes of queries, here are her stats:
I had a relatively poor response rate. For those who don’t know, it’s not unusual to never get a response from agents. I got quite a lot of silence. I ended up with several requests, though the reception was hardly overwhelming. For the record, here are the numbers:
75 queries sent
2 partial requests, rejected
1 full, rejected
1 partial that turned into a full, rejected
1 partial that turned into a full, that turned into a revise-and-resubmit, that turned into another revise-and-resubmit, that turned into an offer of representation
In my reserach this morning, I found the webpage of another writer who shared her experience, and she has just signed with an agent. It is so well written, so generous and supportive, that I wanted to share it here:
The entire website is interesting, but for the purposes of queries, here are her stats:
I had a relatively poor response rate. For those who don’t know, it’s not unusual to never get a response from agents. I got quite a lot of silence. I ended up with several requests, though the reception was hardly overwhelming. For the record, here are the numbers:
75 queries sent
2 partial requests, rejected
1 full, rejected
1 partial that turned into a full, rejected
1 partial that turned into a full, that turned into a revise-and-resubmit, that turned into another revise-and-resubmit, that turned into an offer of representation
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Welcome!
This is the professional "home" away from home of Beverly Jackson. Welcome, and hope you'll make yourself comfortable, feel welcome to peruse the files (see links above) and leave comments or questions, should they arise.
This website has evolved out of the Loose Fish blog which is not a dedicated author's website, but a general blog that includes recipes, gossip and nonsense. You can find it at THE LOOSE FISH
It gets its name from the memoir but more from the fact that I consider myself a "loose fish" in the ocean of life. It's a Moby Dick reference to being a whale who is "loose" and doesn't belong to any pursuing ships. A fast fish has a harpoon in it. Not me.
MY WRITING PROJECTS:
BLUE LAKE
I have just finished a Suspense novel set in a former logging village in the Pacific Northwest,(named Blue Lake) and I am querying agents at the moment. So I shall be tracking progress and the project through the process here.
LOOSE FISH
My other book, a personal memoir entitled "Loose Fish" is also seeking representation, but is being rewritten soon to a novel format, for commercial consideration.
This website has evolved out of the Loose Fish blog which is not a dedicated author's website, but a general blog that includes recipes, gossip and nonsense. You can find it at THE LOOSE FISH
It gets its name from the memoir but more from the fact that I consider myself a "loose fish" in the ocean of life. It's a Moby Dick reference to being a whale who is "loose" and doesn't belong to any pursuing ships. A fast fish has a harpoon in it. Not me.
MY WRITING PROJECTS:
BLUE LAKE
I have just finished a Suspense novel set in a former logging village in the Pacific Northwest,(named Blue Lake) and I am querying agents at the moment. So I shall be tracking progress and the project through the process here.
LOOSE FISH
My other book, a personal memoir entitled "Loose Fish" is also seeking representation, but is being rewritten soon to a novel format, for commercial consideration.
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