I didn’t know who he was until a neighbor gave Earl a book written by Michael Connelly. Turns out he is an American author of detective novels, according to Wikipedia, featuring LAPD detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch. Connelly has written 38 novels and one work of non-fiction. You can read a detailed biography of him and his work on Wikipedia, so I won’t repeat it here.
Suffice to say I have author envy, especially since I’ve been working on my third book. The first two were self-published; and, while they are supposedly available on Amazon, they haven’t paid for themselves yet.
If you read yesterday’s blog, you know I’m working on my query letter for this current book, because it seems to be the portal to better things. Which means it’s not just about the book; it’s about selling it to an agent or publisher in only one page.
Mr. Connelly was published for the first time in 1992 and has published at least one book every year since then. I bet he doesn’t labor over a query letter anymore..
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