Hey! It’s the monthly blog hop/ known as the Insecure Writers Support Group founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh. You’re invited to join if you're a writer, insecure, or just supportive of writers. It happens the first Wednesday of each month, and it would be sweet of you to visit at least a dozen or so new blogs and leave a comment. Your words are appreciated. Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG. Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!
The awesome co-hosts for the May 4 posting of the IWSG are:
Kim Elliott, Melissa Maygrove, Chemist Ken, Lee Lowery, and Nancy Gideon!
May 4 question - It's the best of times; it's the worst of times. What are your writer highs (the good times)? And what are your writer lows (the crappy times)?
Waaaay back…
After completing my first full manuscript…
I sent out queries with much anticipation…
And I scored!
I got a request for a full!
I couldn’t believe it!
I remember thinking…
Querying and snagging an agent isn’t so hard.
What’s all the fuss?
I celebrated with my sister in California via phone
And we drank Kahua and creams...
I was giddy beyond belief.
**That was the best of times.**
Then…
DUN DUN DUUN
The agent responded quickly and brusquely…
And rightly so…
“You need to get this edited.
I don’t have time to do this.
Find an editor and when it’s done, send it again.”
Okay…
Didn’t sound too awful bad….
So, I did...
But when sent it back to the agent…
**POOF**
She wasn’t in business any longer.
No worries, I told myself…
I’ll just send out more queries…
I did...
Then more queries…
And even more queries…
Until insecurities and disappointment took over...
And I buried that manuscript...
Deep in the cavernous digital realms ofmy laptop.
**That was the worst of times.**
A few years back…
Wiser and obviously older…
A writer friend encouraged me to get it published...
So, I opened that file, blew off the pixel dust...
And worked on it again...
And then two years ago, I self-pub’d.
It was an arduous project...
But at least it was a book in my hand...
And not just a dream in my head.
Now…
With another manuscript finished...
I know the ropes...
And won’t make the same mistakes again.
I’m now on the path to publication again!
What’re your best and worst of times?
Always,
Em-Musing
