Kathryn Stockett, the author of the the widely popular book, The Help, had sixty rejections before she landed an agent. Sixty! I had about twenty, including three bites and the exclusive request on the manuscript. But at the end of the day, there's no deal on the table -- no enchilada.
That's ok. The tremendous amount I've learned over the past few years has been invaluable and will, I hope, help me build a better book and some day land an agent. For now, I've decided to go the self-publishing route and my book will be available as an ebook for your iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Kobo, Nook, Kindle, Sony Reader, etc...
Wow. Now there’s an interesting process. I had hired an editor after I completed my first draft (to whom I’m SO grateful and learned so much) but the reality is that most books also require a line editor, copyeditor, proofreader, jacket copy writer, bio writer, cover art designer and digital formatter--an entire team so to speak. Somehow, I still managed to come up with a finished product.
I’ll talk more about self-publishing and its pros and cons in a later post (for those of you considering it), but for now, I’d like to encourage you to download your copy of South Beach Solution by Cora Porter (I had to say it) available at Amazon.com. Also, see it featured at chicklitbee.com
The genre is chick lit and it’s still summer -- the perfect time of year for a light, sexy and fun beach read. Enjoy!
My next project is a different genre, more serious. Details later.
Check out Kathryn Stockett's story (for a little inspiration) and this New York Times article on self-publishing -- more on that in the next post.
