I can barely contain my excitement! Remember the publisher who gave me the harsh review of my first novel, The Sons of Luther? She just asked me to call her. She said that she couldn't get my book out of her head, and that she wants me to rewrite it so she can critique it again! She gave me SO much good advice, mainly about strengthening my plot and character development. This is what she had to say about me as a writer:
"I think you're a really good writer, you've got talent, there's no doubt about that."
I was surprised to get such a nice critique from her, considering what she said before. But then she continued:
"You're definitely a Kurt Vonnegut or Stephen King kind of writer. You like shocking twists, and yours are well done!"
Did she just compare me to Vonnegut and Stephen freakin' King?! I do believe she did! Just when I thought the conversation couldn't get any better, she capped it off with this:
"If you can pull off these edits and strengthen your character development, I would definitely publish it."
MY ENTIRE WEEK HAS BEEN MADE. Just when I was about to resort to self-publishing, I got the best news of my life! I have hope again, not that I ever felt completely hopeless. Now I know there's a publisher out there who believes I have what it takes! Thank you, everyone, for all your support!
Onward and Upward,
Haha. Didn't we JUST talk about re-writing that book the other day? I look forward to reading the new and improved Sons of Luther! :-)
ReplyDeleteI knew you could do it! You just needed to have patience and TADA!! It just kinda fell in your lap! So proud of you girly
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing news! You are an amazing writer and I can't wait to read more! Did I ever get back to you on the last item you sent? I'm so overwhelmed right now I can't remember! I am never to busy to read anything you've written so remember me when you write more! I can't wait until I see a published book of yours on my bookshelf! It won't be long!
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