The guest post this week comes from Kath McGurl and I am very glad to welcome her. I know Kath through her popular blog where she offers advice and information to short story writers hoping to break into the woman’s magazine market. Her support for potential competitioners is a testament to the generosity of the writing community, although her own focus has now shifted from short fiction to novels. This is the story of how she secured a two book publishing deal. The first book, The Emerald Comb, was published last week. 
I was always going to be a writer. One day. One day, in the vague and shimmering future, I would have the time to sit at a desk day after day and just write. I didn’t know when that day would arrive but I lived in quiet confidence that it would, and that I would recognise it…
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