I’m like Megan Gale. Yep, you read right. And before you have a chance to pick yourself up off the floor from laughing so hard, let me remind you of her. She’s the Australian-born, bi-lingual, intelligent, drop-dead gorgeous model who made it big in Italy, then around the world.
(You’re STILL laughing?? Now, now, it’s not polite to laugh THAT much…) I admit, the comparison might be a little…far-fetched, shall we say, but bear with me for a moment. (more…)
Categories: published · writing
Tagged: being nice, disappointment, Megan Gale, publishing, writing
I know I’m only new to this writing game but I think I’m starting to get a grip on the way it works. It all starts with an insatiable desire to write. Words, words and more words drive me insane until they find a way to escape onto the page. After the last word is written, the agony of redrafting, revising and reviewing begins. The quest for perfection is intense. Then there’s the daunting task of finding my newly birthed literary baby a home. Cover letters are written and rewritten; submission guidelines studied. With a couple of stamps, a self-addressed envelope and a prayer, my baby is sent off in to the big, wide world to the dreaded slush pile. Then the waiting begins. Which is followed by more waiting. And still more waiting. Finally, one of two things happens. I see my own self-addressed envelope in my letter box and know my baby is homeless for now, or I get an email that sends shivers of delight down my spine. Someone loves my baby almost as much as me! And that’s where I naively thought the process finished. Boy, oh boy, was I wrong. As exciting as getting an acceptance email is, the reality is that the journey is just beginning. And it’s a journey designed to keep me humble.
Categories: picture book · writing
Tagged: criticism, disappointment, feedback, focus groups, process, publishing
