Archive - The Deep Dive 🌊

The Inspirational Loser: My Publishing Journey of Chutes n’ Ladders

A bit of news, and a reality check from my college reunion on what people find inspiring😮

Jun 20 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

December 2023

From Half Ironman to Half-Ripe: Embracing the Slowness of Publishing

How 2022's triathlon training kept me barreling ahead through a rewrite 🏃🏼‍♀️, while 2023's gardening and DIY-ing taught me to slow down and enjoy the…

Dec 9, 2023

September 2023

Another Revision: Finding Patience and Asking for Help

The revisions aren't done. But neither am I! 💪🏻 Learning to embrace patience, manage self-doubt, and find joy in the small things in the publishing…

Sep 14, 2023 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

July 2023

After Signing with my Agent: Another Rewrite & the Fear of Failure

Dealing with the daunting question every author faces: "What if my book doesn't sell?" 😨

Jul 28, 2023 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

June 2023

Surviving the Query Trenches: How I Got My Literary Agent

86 rejections, 12 full requests, 3 Revise & Resubmits, 1 Offer. My 3-year journey to signing with an agent.

Jun 7, 2023 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

July 2022

Rewriting My Story: Five Months into My Revise & Resubmit

From 7 Manuscript Requests to 3 R&Rs...alas, it's time to cut 25,000 words! (25% of my manuscript).

Jul 16, 2022 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

September 2021

Rejection Letters as Wallpaper: My Search for a Literary Agent

6 drafts, 1.5 years, and 45 beta readers later...

Sep 14, 2021 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

October 2020

From Rough Draft to Refined Outline: Lessons from Draft 2's Revision Process

Polishing the turd, tracking the right metrics, and finding focus

Oct 29, 2020 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

December 2019

2019 Life Update

It would seem the Fiscal Year of Caroline runs November to October because my Year of Fitness has come to an end, and my new year's theme, The Year of…

Dec 22, 2019 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

January 2019

2018 Life Update

2018 was a year of rediscovery. My 1st full year living in San Francisco and working at LinkedIn, and the 1st full year without my dad or granddad in my…

Jan 10, 2019 •

Caroline Fowler Davis

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