![]() Maybe that was my angle: Bridget Jones Meets Breadloaf. I wrote the essay, crafted a pitch, and submitted it to the Op-Ed section. My published novels were Southern chick lit. Unfortunately so had thousands of other writers I needed a unique approach. Lucky me! I’d recently graduated from an MFA program. I kept an eye out for timely topics and noticed MFA programs were trending. But which section? (If you’ve ever seen my wardrobe and hairstyle you’d know “Style” wasn’t an option.) ![]() She said one of the best ways to get the attention of editors was to be published in the New York Times. But where to start? I Googled “author platform” and found an interview with a literary agent. Likely the publishing world considered me a has-been, which meant I probably needed to increase my profile. I’d taken a break from publishing and gone back to graduate school to improve my writing chops. It was as if my manuscript had been sucked into a black hole of indifference. Weeks passed… a few rejections trickled in. I have my standards.ĭays passed… nothing. I’d take five figures but that’s as low as I’d go. I was cautiously hoping for an auction, and if not an auction definitely a pre-empt. I’m a multi-published author with respectable sales, and I thought this new novel was my best ever. Instead, I filed it away with other impossible dreams like wanting to be a supermodel (I’m five foot two, middle-aged and a size eight) or winning the lottery (even though I never buy tickets). Meanwhile I’d written my sixth novel, and my literary agent was submitting it to editors. “Wanted” is the key word here I didn’t lift a finger to make it happen. What more could a writer ask for?Įver since I saw Julie and Julia I wanted to be in the New York Times. And later, of course, Amy Adams plays her in a Nora Ephron movie. Powell is eventually featured in the New York Times and after the paper comes out, she’s deluged with calls from agents and editors. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the true story of a young woman named Julie Powell who cooks Julia Child’s recipes and blogs about her experiences. One of my favorite movies is Julie and Julia. How I Got Published in the New York Times On My First Try (And What Happened Next) You can learn more about Karin on her website and blog, and by following her on Facebook and Twitter. Her work as appeared in The Writer, Romantic Times and The Gray Lady. She’s also a humor columnist for Augusta Magazine, and teaches composition at GRU. ![]() Her latest novel, Girl Meet Class, will be released next year. Please welcome today’s guest, Karin Gillespie, a “Midwestern girl who is still trying to get the hang of being Southern.” Karin has an MFA in creative writing and is the author of five novels, including the Bottom Dollar series. ![]()
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