Up to this point I've been working with a small, local publisher, and it's been a wonderful experience. She really has a way of working with first-time, budding authors and helping them become successful. However, it has been pointed out to me that the time has come for me to seek out a more traditional publishing company. Yikes! Talk about going out of your comfort zone. But it one expects to grow and gain anything in life one has to take a risk.
I wrote my first book back in 2005. Anna's Kitchen: a Compilation of Historic WWII Ration Recipes That You Can Create in Your Kitchen Today. And I mean I did it all--the writing, the editing, the typesetting, design, and cover art. And I didn't do bad. For a newbie. But as I grew and progressed as a writer Anna's Kitchen soon became my redheaded step-child, yet despite my best efforts to ignore the book as best I could it still managed to gain a following. So I updated the manuscript, retitled it Rosie's Riveting Recipes: Cooking on the Home Front Line, and then I let it rest for awhile. That is, until this weekend. I wrote the synopsis and spent the weekend pitching it. I now have no less than 3 literary agents who've expressed an interest. Encouraging, but for now it doesn't mean a darn thing as most authors will have to approach many agents before they find the right match. But hey, it's a start. And life's all about taking that next step.
My thought for the day.
GM
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