What Now??? On Revising, Hiring an Editor, Launching an Author Platform, and Bugging Agents

Answers to your questions from MFA Lore's Write On! Roundup #1

If and when your manuscript has been vetted and is absolutely as good as you can possibly make it, that’s the time to consider hiring an editor who can assess the whole book with a cold professional gaze.

Hello Loreates,

Today is No Kings Day 3! I suspect you’re preoccupied with protesting the American Dictatorship (if you need to know more about that, go HERE). So instead of writing a new post that might get overlooked in the busyness of this weekend, I thought I’d pull a good evergreen out from behind the paywall.

Three years ago, when I was getting MFA Lore started, I offered a series of Write On! Roundups for paid subscribers. I invited craft and publishing questions and responded from my own experience as author and MFA advisor. The Roundup I’m sharing today focuses on the age-old question that every writer asks when they feel like they’ve finally finished a piece of writing: What Now?

Answers below!

As MFA Lore evolved, I replaced these Roundups with bimonthly Zoom gatherings for …