All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for?
Posted on August 12th, 2012
You know what I suck at?
Pitching fiction. (I am happy to brag about legal accomplishments, geek bona fides, and my kid. My private FB page bears that out.)
But here’s the scoop. I have a completed, polished, and — in my humble opinion — damn good historical romance that I have done…nothing with since polishing it. Why?
Because I’m chickenshit.
And it’s time for me to get over myself.
This week, now that I have two huge monkeys off my back, the truly onerous editing job that took me 21 hours of WORK time to get through first edits before I could turn it around and send it back to the author) and Pea’s school situation, I am going start selling the thing.
I am going to pitch. I am going to query.
Even though I will be told “no” a lot.
Even though I cringe at being told “no” a lot.
I will dust off the big-girl panties from my professional wardrobe and I will get that manuscript out there in front of eyeballs.
Time for some combat drops (not simulated).
This is so awesome. So freaking awesome. I can’t even describe how happy I am that you’re doing this. It’s my dream to one day do the same. I just actually have to, you know, finish something. You have my utmost respect and support!
Thank you, Kayla! I’m kind of embarrassed that the part I stumble over is basically writing a bunch of business letters. I mean…I’ve done much harder things in my life, right? But putting myself out there like this is so difficult for me.
Good luck! How exciting!!!!
Thank you!
You can do it! Pretend you’re talking about someone else’s awesome writing, maybe it will help the nerves for the first few dozen.
Kick some butt!
Do it!!!!!!!!
Thank you, guys! Now that I’ve put it out there, I have to do it, right?!
Based on everything I’ve read that you’ve written, you’re a fantastic writer, so I’m sure this is similarly excellent! Good luck.
Thanks so much, Alison!