So...It's Been A While

So, it’s been a while. Not that anyone has been coming to my page. And why would you? I haven’t actually published anything yet. I’m still an unknown voice screaming into the void. And while I started this website with the goal of self-publishing my first book, I’ve changed course and decided to give the traditional route another try.

I finished my novel THE BLACKER BERRY earlier this year, revised it, had a few beta readers go through it, re-revised it, and thought to myself, “why not?”. Why not give it another shot of finding an agent and a publisher that will believe in this novel as much as I do? Why not spare myself the need to market the thing on my own, and instead rely on someone with the experience and know-how to help me make my dream a reality?

I couldn’t really find a good reason not to do it, so I did it. My queries are making their way to various agents by plane, train, and automobile (or by QueryManager and email), and I’ve already gotten that first bite of interest (which I’m incredibly surprised and thankful for). Certainly nothing is set in stone, but the movement feels good, the progress meaningful. And that’s what I really wanted from this in the first place.

So…it’s been a while, but I’m still here, pulling the stories from my mind one string at a time and hoping someone out there will see the tapestry I’m attempting—quite clumsily—to build. I hope someday, these few posts (okay, almost nonexistent, but what do you want, I’ve got books to write) will be the signposts at what was the beginning of my journey into authorship. And I sure as hell hope anyone who looks back and reads this will want to come along for the ride.

Wish me luck!