SCsoph

Hey everyone! Just popping in to let you know that I’ll probably be taking down Gone With The Tide this Friday. It’s giving me major stress having it online where it could get stolen by another one of those mirror sites and at this point it’s affecting how I write offline. In the end my goal is to get published traditionally and while I’m super grateful for the feature  and all the love it just isn’t worth keeping GWTT up in its entirety anymore. I MIGHT put it back up for the Wattys, but some of the legal stuff isn’t great if I want to query in the 6 months after I enter, so we’ll see. 
          	
          	That being said, I’ll definitely still be around for reading and such. If anyone wants to chat my PMs are always open! Also, if we agreed for a read for read a while ago and I still haven’t finished, I swear I will soon! Just be patient with me, a lot has happened offline. 
          	
          	Thanks so much for all the love and for understanding. It’s been insane <3

MaskedParkers

@SCsoph Hey Sophie! I'm glad to hear you'll still be around. GWTT is a great book and I respect and understand your decision. :) I support you no matter what you choose! I hope you're doing okay though. 
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SCsoph

Hey everyone! Just popping in to let you know that I’ll probably be taking down Gone With The Tide this Friday. It’s giving me major stress having it online where it could get stolen by another one of those mirror sites and at this point it’s affecting how I write offline. In the end my goal is to get published traditionally and while I’m super grateful for the feature  and all the love it just isn’t worth keeping GWTT up in its entirety anymore. I MIGHT put it back up for the Wattys, but some of the legal stuff isn’t great if I want to query in the 6 months after I enter, so we’ll see. 
          
          That being said, I’ll definitely still be around for reading and such. If anyone wants to chat my PMs are always open! Also, if we agreed for a read for read a while ago and I still haven’t finished, I swear I will soon! Just be patient with me, a lot has happened offline. 
          
          Thanks so much for all the love and for understanding. It’s been insane <3

MaskedParkers

@SCsoph Hey Sophie! I'm glad to hear you'll still be around. GWTT is a great book and I respect and understand your decision. :) I support you no matter what you choose! I hope you're doing okay though. 
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SCsoph

Hey guys! I hope everyone's doing well. I know I said TMG would be out on the first, but I'm having a really hard time justifying putting another 50k+ word novel online when I know it could get put on another one of those mirror sites. When it comes down to it I really want to start querying agents for the new version of GWTT (which is safely on my computer) and for TMG when I finish editing it, so chances are I won't be posting either of them on here. I'm still debating whether or not I'll keep GWTT up for the Wattys.  I just thought I would let you guys know where I'm at right now. 
          
          Also, if anyone has tips for writing query letters and wants to share, I'd be forever grateful because I am USELESS. That's all for now, thanks so much for the massive amount of support on GWTT. It's been crazy <3

MonicaNguon

@SCsoph Once you have the first draft of your query letter (or before, if you're struggling), post it on the forums, Industry Insider category ;)
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captaindekirk

@SCsoph Although it saddens me that you may not post TMG on Wattpad (because I so enjoyed GWTT) I completely understand! Some agents will not even look at a manuscript if it's been published elsewhere in any form. You're an excellent writer who tells a compelling story and I believe that your stories do deserve to be looked at closely and published broadly through traditional ways.  As far as  writing a query letter, they truly are one of the hardest things to write, right up there with a logline and the blurb!!! I love Janice Hardy's books about writing. She is super practical. Here is her blog on query letters - http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/02/query-me-this.html
            I wish you the very best and if your novels are published, I'll certainly buy them!
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MochaVonBee

@SCsoph Just checked PitchWars and it opens in September, so plenty of time!!! (Maybe too much time...)
            
            https://pitchwars.org
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SCsoph

Ahhh! Good news for everyone who followed me because of GONE WITH THE TIDE! I just posted the author's note and blurb for my newest YA mystery, THE MINE GIRLS! If anyone wants to get a better feel for the story before I start posting in July, feel free to check it out! 
          
          Hope you're all having a great day!

MochaVonBee

@SCsoph Yay, can't wait <3 <3 <3
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SCsoph

Alrighty, I'm back! Somehow you crazy kids managed to get GONE WITH THE TIDE to 20k reads and 2k votes, which is absolutely wild. Thank you so so so much! I'm floored. Seriously. 
          
          Things were going a bit better on my end, then something ELSE happened that might keep me away for a little while (and my summer job just started!) But don't worry! THE MINE GIRLS is still set to start posting in July, and I have a sneak peek/author's note thing coming out on Sunday. I just might not be around to respond to comments or messages as much. 
          
          Anyway, I'm super excited to get back into the swing of things! It was good for me to log off but I definitely missed you all <3

MaskedParkers

@SCsoph YESSSS!! Congratulations!! Hope you come back soon! :D
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MochaVonBee

@SCsoph Yay, 20k, that's soooo awesome!!! Congrats <3 <3 <3
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