Pj McIlvaine

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  • Pandemic Blues

    Would you have imagined New Year’s Day 2020 that we’d have a worldwide pandemic? Have to say that wasn’t on my Bingo card, along with a million other things. I’m still here. I’ve been neck deep in revisions, writing, etc., and all that goes into taking care of the family during stressful times. It’s been… Read more

  • Book Giveaway – LITTLE LENA AND THE BIG TABLE by PJ McIlvaine

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  • The Winding Road

    Everyone’s path is different. Sometimes it’s easy; you query a few agents and get an offer right away. Other times, it’s a near miss or outright passes, or, sadly, total silence. You wonder what’s wrong and fall into an abyss of despair and doubt. Why hasn’t everyone fallen in love with your pretty, shiny, new… Read more

  • The Summer From Hell

    It’s a warm late summer night on the cusp of the fall season, and I for one will not be sad to see summer go. May-July was busy. Heck, every month was busy. But I put my nose to the grindstone and burned through a revise and resubmit on a project very dear to my… Read more

  • Perfect Picture Book Friday: LITTLE LENA AND THE BIG TABLE Plus Double-Header PB Manuscript Critique Giveaway

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  • The Journey

    In two words: it sucks. You want an agent. You want to be published. Here’s a secret for you: WE ALL DO. This isn’t like sending wind mills to Mars. No one wants to write just for the sake of writing. Oh, writers may say they do (ahem) but the cold, hard truth is, we’re… Read more