Karen Tyrrell

I’m teetering on the precipice of Publishing, toes jutting over the edge. I gaze down at the deep abyss of failure and defeat. And stare over to the other side … the Mystical Land of Publishing.
All I need is a running leap.
My heart is pounding with exhilaration and uncertainty. I battle with the sharp pangs [...]

Last Friday, a Children’s Publisher emailed the most Positive Rejection letter possible for my Kids Sci-Fi chapter novel, Josh and the It.
So good I want to frame it.
Words like … ‘Your plot is strong and moves along at a good pace. Like your addition of humour … its child centred. You have successfully created a [...]

My *New Campaign* to get Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness published …  is now unleashed!
I’m gathering my faithful troops, reloading my weapons and plotting a Counter Attack.
ME AND HER # 2 is officially launched!
The new “Me and Her” is sharper, more insightful and more revealing.
The reader will truly know what it feels to [...]

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 [...]