How I Got My Literary Agent – Part Three
Finally! Continuing from Part Two. The rules of #pitmad were simple. If a literary agent or editor liked your pitch, it meant they wanted...
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Shakirah Bourne
- Jul 9, 2019
- 7 min
How I Got My Literary Agent – Part Two
Right…continuing from Part One. I got my first rejection a few days after I sent that first query…and I was thrilled!!! Someone actually...
Shakirah Bourne
- Jun 8, 2019
- 5 min
How I Got My Literary Agent – Part One
Before I got an agent I used to consume posts like these, so I think it’s only fair that I document my own experience for other persons,...
Shakirah Bourne
- Feb 14, 2016
- 2 min
Working with Artists 101
When I was in secondary school, I decided to participate in its beauty pageant. As you may know, the formal wear is a key segment, and so...
Shakirah Bourne
- Mar 19, 2014
- 4 min
You Win Some…You Lose Some
Last year, March 2nd 2013, I wrote a satirical post on how to handle a rejection email. It was meant to be all fun and games, but...
Shakirah Bourne
- Nov 23, 2013
- 6 min
Why I decided to Self-Publish my first book…
Earlier this month I announced that I was going to publish a collection of short stories called “In Time of Need” and I received a lot of...
Shakirah Bourne
- Sep 18, 2013
- 3 min
Meet My Best Friend, Fear
On Sunday, September 15th, I was 4 pages away from completing my second feature-length screenplay; a psychological thriller called Two...
Shakirah Bourne
- Jun 29, 2013
- 6 min
On Dialect – How Caribbean people supposed tuh talk in a story, eh?
In a previous post about how I met Olive Senior, I mentioned that I wanted to do a separate blog post on the Bocas Lit Fest session with...
Shakirah Bourne
- Jun 22, 2013
- 3 min
Too Many Ideas Syndrome (TMIS)
Last night I dreamed about a movie. It was one of my favourites because it is so brilliant – a fantasy movie with poignant main...
Shakirah Bourne
- May 1, 2013
- 5 min
How I Met Olive Senior
So if you’ve been following my scribbles and read the post about the Evolution of my Writing voice, you would know that Olive Senior is...
Shakirah Bourne
- Apr 30, 2013
- 0 min
Shakirah Bourne
- Apr 23, 2013
- 2 min
Sometimes I feel like giving up…
I am angry. I do not want the “I’m sorries” and “My condolences”. I would like things to be fair. Good people – live. Bad people – die....
Shakirah Bourne
- Apr 23, 2013
- 4 min
Watching Characters Come to Life – Payday the Movie
Don’t laugh at me. But I was catching up on some old episodes of Glee, and Rachel Berry was singing “Don’t Stop Believing” in her dream...
Shakirah Bourne
- Mar 22, 2013
- 4 min
Writing Creative Non-Fiction
I attended a workshop on Writing Creative Non-Fiction on Wednesday, March 20th, conducted by Andrea Stuart, and organised by the NCF...
Shakirah Bourne
- Mar 17, 2013
- 5 min
The Evolution of My Writing Voice
I’ve wanted to write this post since my partner in words, Hadlee Sobers, asked getWriters what writers most influenced their writing...
Shakirah Bourne
- Mar 3, 2013
- 2 min
10 Steps to Handling a Rejection Email
“You’ve got mail!” “Many thanks for sending your work to us at …… Your submission was interesting; however, after a preliminary internal...
Shakirah Bourne
- Feb 28, 2013
- 3 min
Structuring Your Screenplay
It’s easy to lose your way when writing, especially in Act II. Here’s the diagram that I use to help me control the plot and structure of...
Shakirah Bourne
- Feb 26, 2013
- 2 min
Do you have a Dream Journal? Crazy Caribbean Fantasy
Excerpt from an unfinished novel: "Michael’s dreams taunted him. There was a world in his sleep that disappeared when he awoke. Even...
Shakirah Bourne
- Feb 25, 2013
- 2 min
I Confess: I love Mondays
*Fends off the evil stares* Writing does not have a conventional 9-5 schedule, and that’s why we love it. I can sleep in late or wake up...