. . And so it begins . . .

For as long as I could remember, I’ve always been writing, whether it was comic books as a kid (I thought they were awesome), or some sorts of stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction.  I always had an outlet for my creativity.  After high school,  I took a course in writing from the Institute of Children’s Literature, which I loved (I still have all the lessons and papers from that course), but never did anything with it.  Then LIFE happened:  Going to school, getting married, having a family, you know, important stuff!  I found a career of sorts in the embroidery industry and now own part of an embroidery/screen printing company. Whew!

 

While my career has been an interesting one, I still have that creative bug in me, pushing me to do something more . . . so I decided to write again.  It’s taken me a couple of years and a few different writing programs, but I finally finished the first draft of what I hope to become my first book.  I was so excited, I quick whipped through a second draft.

While on Twitter, I saw a new hashtag trending:  #PIT2PUB and got REALLY excited — so much so that I quick wrote up a little hook for my book and posted it.  You can imagine the thrill I got when I saw I had two likes!  One was from another writer and the other was from a publisher.  Shit was getting real.  I sent in the submission with my fingers crossed and a prayer permanently on my lips.  Two days later  an email appeared from the publisher.  Thanks but no thanks and here’s some feedback.  Yes, I was disappointed, but the feedback was cool.  I appreciate the time they took not only to read one out of a ton of submissions I’m sure they get on a regular basis, but they gave personal feedback on my writing.

This is where I’m at right now.  I’m going to finish this draft and start re-writing again, paying closer attention to the stuff that was pointed out.   I’m going to be a better writer.  I’m going to publish.  And dammit, I’m going to have fun doing it.