
If you want something bad enough, you make it happen.ģ. I wrote the vast majority of Prada & Prejudice on a laptop on a noisy train at 7am. Most of the time I have none of those things. Honestly, there’s nothing that is a “must” for me, though I’d love hours of uninterupted time, gummy bears, soda, and music. What is the number one thing you need when writing? Don’t quit.” I saw that line every day, and it reminded me of my goal.Ģ. My tag line on my blog is “A published author is an amateur who didn’t quit. I don’t really have any tips, per se, but all I can say is that you have to go in knowing rejection is part of it and just refuse to take no for an answer. So I revised and revised and eventually rewrote it. But I just felt too strongly about Prada & Prejudice to give up. There were definitely days (weeks, months) I questioned my sanity. I didn’t get discouraged? Who told you that? *grin*. How did you keep believing that the book would sell and not get discouraged? I think your experience is very inspiring for writers.

On your blog, you discuss the numerous rejections you got for PRADA & PREJUDICE.

To find out more about this busy gal, visit 1. Today’s Flux Friday is with writer AND agent Mandy Hubbard, author of PRADA & PREJUDICE (Razorbill/Penguin), DRIVEN (Harlequin, June 201), YOU WISH (Razorbill/Penguin, August 2010), and SHATTERED (Flux, 2011), and agent at D4EO Literary.
