Take a look inside my path to publication . . .
My manuscript is now in the hands of my developmental editor. Hooray! This has been a long time coming. I began writing my middle grade adventure novel about sixteen years ago, when being an author was just a pipe dream and a hobby while I raised my young family. All the while, I studied the craft of writing, learned about the publishing industry, attended conferences, and built my network of fellow authors and creatives.
Then, a few years ago, I started seeking author representation, which is (usually) a necessary step to getting published. Two years and over fifty (very nice) rejections later, I realized I didn't need to wait for a gatekeeper to give me permission to put my book out there, and I began an intense period of researching independent publishing. Thanks mainly to Joanna Penn (a giant in the self-pub space) and Karen Inglis (successful independent children's author and author of How to Self-Publish and Market a Children's Book), I have the confidence to do this on my own. Well, not completely on my own, as I will need to hire a couple of editors and a cover designer. But you get the idea.
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Thanks for following along! :) ;)
Lots of Research!
My Muse
Technically, this is a figurine of Benjamin Hornigold but the pirate in my novel is Black Sam Bellamy.
Rejection is part of the process. And my rejections climbed to over 50. But that's okay. The door to traditional publishing may have closed, but the window to self-publishing opened big and wide!
Not the Whydah but COOL pic, huh?
My middle grade novel follows the adventures of a 12-year-old girl and her friends on their treasure hunting pirate adventure. ARR!
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