Karen Tyrrell

I’m a Writer … a solitary creature, tucked away by myself, typing stories without contact with the outside world.
WRONG!
There’s so many new opportunities for writers to strut their stuff to the planet!
And I’m blatantly doing it, with bells and whistles on!
•    Facebook presents a unique opportunity to link up with other Writers and friends in [...]

I’m bursting at the seams to tell you the news!
Today I received 2 incredible emails. One sent without any warning.
•    Beyond Blue messaged me that YES, an excerpt from Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness will be published on their website soon, in the category of BIPOLAR DISORDER … Share your stories. I was [...]

Yesterday I emailed a BIG publisher with a request … Can I send my Book Proposal to them?
Three hours later, the answer was YES, PLEASE!
I’ve been building up my stamina, training for the Big One!
ME AND HER: a Memoir of Madness is now professionally edited and my winning Book Proposal completed and checked. Beyond Blue [...]

My Book Proposal is almost completed, ready to send to a publisher next week.
Now which one do I send it to?
I’m thumbing through the Australian Writers Marketplace in the Publishers Section,
searching for Publishers that I’ll have the highest chance of hitting the mark.
Publishers that will:-
•    Accept submissions in my genre … e.g. Memoir
•    Accept unsolicited [...]

Agent?…Publisher?…Agent?
I feel like I’ve yanked out the last daisy petal … Its PUBLISHER!!
Well if I’m proceeding to the Publishers DIRECT, then I’ll need a strong Book Proposal. Something that will convince the Publishers to take me on.
A BOOK PROPOSAL is similar to the Agent’s one-page Query letter but is far more detailed, utilising market research [...]