Kate Dyer-Seeley  

Gordy and I had an epiphany a while back–there’s no better place to live in the summer than the Pacific Northwest.  I’m sure such inflammatory statements could create an epic rift with my East Coast friends and Southern relatives, but I make no apology.  I’m sticking by my statement.  It’s only fair, we endure months of endless [...]

Just in time for summer vacation, I’m reading again.  I’ve found that while I’m writing or editing I can’t read, not even pure mind candy.  It’s interesting because I’m sure the cumulative works I’ve read over the past thirty-five years have all shaped and influenced my own writing style.  But while in the midst of crossing out words [...]

We all know the real estate manta “location, location, location”.  My question is, is true for agents as well?  So as I mentioned earlier, there are a number of agents reading my full manuscript at the moment.  Most are headquartered in New York, but a couple are not.  I personally don’t think location matters.  I’m more concerned about finding an [...]

Last week I met with Jessica Morrell for coffee after her careful review of my manuscript.  I must start by sending an apology out to the universe to all authors who have come before me, specifically regarding their “acknowledgement” sections.  Admittedly I’m a book geek.  I’ve always read the small details included in books.  I like [...]

Seems like it’s about time for another book update.  I have the full manuscript out to a number of agents.  Now I wait–I see more of my girlfriends, I swim every morning, but mostly I strongly resist the urge to tinker with my manuscript.  This plays out more like Gordy yelling up the stairs to [...]

In headlines this morning there is yet another author who has admitted to fabricating a memoir.  You can read the full feature here. Having worked painstakingly on my memoir for the last year, with intent focus on having it read like fiction, it’s odd that there have been a number of high profile books making [...]

So they say the process of finding an agent is subjective. After sending out 10 queries I’m quickly finding this to be true. Out of those 10 queries I’ve received 8 requests for partials. Here’s the thing though, the partials range from 1 chapter to 100 pages. That’s quite a range. My first chapter weighs [...]

After 11 months of pulling out my hair, brewing new pots of coffee at midnight, and Gordy and Luke begging me to come snuggle with them, I have finished the book! Okay sure there is much more to be done, edits, feedback from my critique group, but for the moment I will bask in the [...]