Natalie
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Courtney Summers:
How did you get published the very first time you did it? Did you have an agent, did you self-publish, what? Sincerely, a writer who would love to one day half a fraction of the talent that you do.
Courtney Summers
Hi! Thank you for your incredibly kind words. :)
I didn't get published the very first time--not at all. :) I wrote three manuscripts before Cracked Up to Be and I tried for representation for each of them. Consequently, I have hundreds of rejections. I didn't have any contacts/connections in the publishing industry, so I did what most writers do--researched agents and sent queries to those I thought would be a good fit for me and my work. One was, and she found an editor who was also a good fit for me and my work. I'm not opposed to self-publishing but traditional publishing was the route I wanted to explore for myself.
I hope that answers your question!
I didn't get published the very first time--not at all. :) I wrote three manuscripts before Cracked Up to Be and I tried for representation for each of them. Consequently, I have hundreds of rejections. I didn't have any contacts/connections in the publishing industry, so I did what most writers do--researched agents and sent queries to those I thought would be a good fit for me and my work. One was, and she found an editor who was also a good fit for me and my work. I'm not opposed to self-publishing but traditional publishing was the route I wanted to explore for myself.
I hope that answers your question!
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