I completed writing Fleur de Lis!
Nothing feels as satisfying as completing the last page of a book. In my case, the last page was completed months ago, I just had to connect everything in between. (I am not a linear writer. I will explain in another post sometime.)
One of the most important things to know/understand for any writer is your book is not done after you are finished writing. Now you must edit, edit, edit. Then you will send it out to beta readers to get their input. Then edit some more. After that, let it sit for a while. Then edit again. Atleast that is my process.
AFTER that, then I will look to send it off to agents. However, here is the dilemma. Fleur de Lis is a sequel to Totem. I have only sent Totem out to 5 agents (believe me that is not a lot) and have only received 3 rejection letters. This is ok. Getting an agent to bite is like winning the lottery. So I will continue to make Totem better while finishing the first round of edits to Fleur de Lis (have 60 more pages to edit FYI hence why I have been absent from my blog). Then, I will send off again...
In the mean time, I continue to try and further my fledgling skills as a writer. Through some very helpful feed back, I was able to search for links and web sites to help me out and want to pass them on. Here they are:
https://www.class-central.com/report/writing-free-online-courses/
http://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/2dlgvs/how_do_i_get_better_at_showing_and_not_telling/
Best of luck and hope to have a better blog next weak!
Lost of Love,
EM
