| Novel Writing, My True Story | | | | encouraged again and started once again attempting |
| | | | to solicit an Agent. I came across the same problems |
| Novel writing begins with a thought, a vision, | | | | as the first time. No one was interested in picking up |
| something that you see everyday like a sign or a | | | | my project to represent me. I refused to give up |
| person. In general, you need to have an idea for a | | | | trying to find a way to publish my novel so I went |
| Novel before you can begin to say that you are | | | | on yahoo and began searching for independent |
| going to write a bestseller. It has been the dreams of | | | | publishers who were looking for a fiction novel. The |
| writers for years to write a book that everyone will | | | | first one I came across was Publish America. I read |
| love and praise. I remember on my way Upstate | | | | some reviews and people were saying that Publish |
| New York I saw a sign that said The Town of | | | | America was a POD (purchase on demand) Publisher. |
| Monroe. I was on my way to a party and when I | | | | I called and asked them and they informed me that |
| arrived and sat down at the table my mind was | | | | they were not so I sent in my best query letter and |
| running through scenarios so that I could begin | | | | after two day’s they requested to read A Brand |
| writing. I went into the bathroom, removed some | | | | New Night for Murder and then published it. |
| tissue and wrote the title down along with some | | | | If you know that you have written a great novel |
| character ideas. This was the birth of my first novel | | | | then you have to get it published. The thing new |
| titled The Savior of the Woods. I made one mistake, | | | | writers do not know is that most writing groups do |
| I took the easy way and self-published the novel | | | | not consider a self-published Author a published |
| without first researching what I would need to do to | | | | Author and they will not accept your submission for |
| prepare for a successful novel. I wrote the novel paid | | | | membership. Remember in your quest to become an |
| the fee and two days later sent in a badly edited | | | | Author do not accept any contract just because you |
| copy of m Novel. I began searching Google and | | | | are in a hurry to get your book on the market, |
| people were reading the novel and making | | | | because the quick route is usually never the right |
| statements that it was a great novel but the editing | | | | route. You have to take your time, do it right by |
| took away from a book that was a great story. I | | | | your novel and research the company or publisher |
| was on my way completing my second novel I | | | | before you agree to any terms. There have been |
| began sending out 50 query letters a day and every | | | | several complaints about Agents who post on the |
| one of them came back with an excuse why the | | | | web their agencies because they are not legit. I |
| Agent would not pick me up. I was discouraged but I | | | | would suggest that you join a yahoo group for |
| knew that I did not have the financial stability to | | | | writers and this way you have access to writers |
| self-publish and market another novel. I held on to | | | | who will be familiar with Agents and Publishers. |
| the novel for almost a year before I became | | | | |