Alice Billin

Author & advocate for social change. Querying accessible literary novel re dementia: I’ll Carry You In My Fingerprints. Also here for dog/cat content.

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Nazi Germany, Khmer Rouge Cambodia, Trump-era America: three young women's families are torn apart. Within their parallel stories, political repression threatens their families' freedom and lives. Their strength will not be enough against their government's hatred. #PitMad #A #HF

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Three agent rejections in 24 hours! Another £15 added to my “Rejection Tip Jar” to spend on something totally frivolous at some point and to remind myself I’m working towards something 🤪

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@littlewritespac Thank you Angela!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Yay! Thrilled with this! A recently rewritten first line for a book I’m currently querying, the boost I needed! Thank you to @cbcreative and @JonnyGeller

[Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative]

And finally, this month’s shout-outs! Well done to @JaneSAnderson15 @LindaMedina5 @petecrome @onedaysoon11 @JanetEmson @redwritinghd @mariateresabof2 @emmgibbs @KateSFWriter @ageofbrainfog @littlewritespac @emmachanUK @clairwithoutane @BillinAlice @BiagioArancio ...

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@Lauralozz ily bbz xxxxxxxx

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Got my first agent rejection on my new book ☹️ nothing particularly insightful to say just that it’s a hard old journey we’re all doing!!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@ruskin147 After Ben and Alfie died we quickly got her two new friends who she loves so much. She’s a totally different dog to the one we got 8 years ago

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@ruskin147 We got Buffy a Romanian rescue 8 years ago. She was v nervous especially around men, dogs, anything noisy. The turning point was when we adopted my granddad’s two old dogs after he died (a lab and a jack Russell). Buffy took to them instantly - turns out she’s happiest in a pack

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Two and a half years since I accidentally started my second book (it was supposed to be a short story) I’m officially back in the querying trenches! Feeling many different feels - mostly proud (but also scared, emotional and impatient) #amquerying

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

Q for writers re querying - do you submit to your dream agent(s) first round or do you hold out and send to other agents first to see if you get any useful rejections for another round of edits?? Don’t want to waste my shot but also impatient to send to one particular agent

[Bethany Jarmul @BethanyJarmul]

I'm giving away THREE free critiques when I reach 6,000 followers. Poetry or prose up to 750 words.
Follow me & retweet to enter!😃

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@sophielflynn @JerichoWriters .@JerichoWriters has been my number 1 writing resource over the last 4 years ❤️❤️

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@RobertKemble @chris_power 😬

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@HarrowellAndrew Love that! That’s about where I’m up to to be fair!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

I think I’ve reached the querying stage of my book (😬) but struggling to stop tinkering and commit. How do you guys decide you’re ready??

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@davinabhanabhai Thank you!! Yes time to shut the inner critic away I think!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@RachLouDriscoll It’s always mum isn’t it??? Mine’s rereading my opening chapters right now. Thank you!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@kremullins_kim My recent beta reads have been very positive but not perfect!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@juliebu72 For sure! Looking back at the last book I queried I wish I’d waited, the next version was so much better but I’d already queried and been rejected by my top agents by then

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@KatieA_M My mum is currently hard at work reading my first 3 chapters for the second time, the first time was nearly a year ago. Hoping she comes back and signs it off!

[Alice Billin @BillinAlice]

@AboveCloudLevel I’m reluctant to put myself through it again!!