A New Course...
Hi Friends!
Hope you're all doing well. I've been out of touch for a little bit because our daughter has had a rough year with strep and stomach viruses. It sure seems like there's a lot of that going around. As I write this I'm struggling a bit with some sinus issues myself. Allergies have always plagued me. Hopefully, the shots I'm now on will work.
In any case, we did have a great Halloween and hope that you did as well. Kristen and I sat outside in front of the fire pit and handed out candy.
Our daughter dressed up as a ninja. It was a little chilly so we didn't last long going door to door begging for sweets.
I've also been busy writing a children's book that I'm excited about and will share more about it at a later date. What I am prepared to share is something that I've been thinking and praying about for quite some time. As I mentioned before, an agent had asked for a prose novel version of the graphic novel, Haven.
After six months of late nights I submitted it back in July as promised (actually, I was early in my target date). In the four months since then there's been a tugging on my heart to move into a little bit of a different direction and there have been doors along the way that have been opened I had also mentioned in a previous post about getting the most out of where you are and learning as much as you can.
So with all of that said, I'm going to be starting up a publishing company of my own. I've already tagged some folks to help with certain things and I will mention them later. I'm sure I'll come across more friends who would like to help in their area of expertise. For them, there will be no stifling of creativity. The work that will be published through this entity will be solely my own at least for now. Who knows what the future holds?
The reason (in part) that I feel good about this decision is that I look back at my life and experience and I don't want to waste it. I also don't want to leave it up to someone else to market my work nor should I expect someone else to feel as passionate about it as I do. That's the rule of thumb anyway, right? No one can market your work like you can! I also don't need to wait a year before something is finished and it goes to print and it'll be my words, not someone else's.
Most importantly, I want to leave something for my daughter to benefit from in the future should we make some pocket change along the way and free her up to pursue whatever dreams she wants to chase down. That is my real dream. My wife and I are doing this for her.
I'll keep you posted on how everything progresses. If you've subscribed to my blog, I could never thank you enough. Every once in a while I log into feedburner to see the list of names subscribed and I whisper a "thank you" under my breath to all of you.
By the way, I never got an answer from the agency but that's ok.
Chat soon!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction (YA), graphic novels, and children's books.For more information, visit http://www.leonardoverse.comThanks for reading!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction and graphic novels. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.
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Hope you're all doing well. I've been out of touch for a little bit because our daughter has had a rough year with strep and stomach viruses. It sure seems like there's a lot of that going around. As I write this I'm struggling a bit with some sinus issues myself. Allergies have always plagued me. Hopefully, the shots I'm now on will work.
In any case, we did have a great Halloween and hope that you did as well. Kristen and I sat outside in front of the fire pit and handed out candy. Our daughter dressed up as a ninja. It was a little chilly so we didn't last long going door to door begging for sweets.
I've also been busy writing a children's book that I'm excited about and will share more about it at a later date. What I am prepared to share is something that I've been thinking and praying about for quite some time. As I mentioned before, an agent had asked for a prose novel version of the graphic novel, Haven.
After six months of late nights I submitted it back in July as promised (actually, I was early in my target date). In the four months since then there's been a tugging on my heart to move into a little bit of a different direction and there have been doors along the way that have been opened I had also mentioned in a previous post about getting the most out of where you are and learning as much as you can.
So with all of that said, I'm going to be starting up a publishing company of my own. I've already tagged some folks to help with certain things and I will mention them later. I'm sure I'll come across more friends who would like to help in their area of expertise. For them, there will be no stifling of creativity. The work that will be published through this entity will be solely my own at least for now. Who knows what the future holds?
The reason (in part) that I feel good about this decision is that I look back at my life and experience and I don't want to waste it. I also don't want to leave it up to someone else to market my work nor should I expect someone else to feel as passionate about it as I do. That's the rule of thumb anyway, right? No one can market your work like you can! I also don't need to wait a year before something is finished and it goes to print and it'll be my words, not someone else's.
Most importantly, I want to leave something for my daughter to benefit from in the future should we make some pocket change along the way and free her up to pursue whatever dreams she wants to chase down. That is my real dream. My wife and I are doing this for her.
I'll keep you posted on how everything progresses. If you've subscribed to my blog, I could never thank you enough. Every once in a while I log into feedburner to see the list of names subscribed and I whisper a "thank you" under my breath to all of you.
By the way, I never got an answer from the agency but that's ok.
Chat soon!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction (YA), graphic novels, and children's books.For more information, visit http://www.leonardoverse.comThanks for reading!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction and graphic novels. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.
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