I had an idea for a book and after finishing my manuscript, I started looking for a publisher. I found several publishers that were willing to publish my book, all I had to do was give them a fee. I believed in myself, but what do I know? One thing I did know was that I wasn’t going to allow someone to publish my book that did not believe in me. If they believed in my work, they would do the book without a fee. I ended up publishing my first two books independently through Amazon and am proud of them. For someone that has no experience they turned out to be quite good, but I had a lot to learn.
When my grandson was young, I had an idea for children’s book, as you are sometimes inclined to do. I let life take precedence and it was after retirement when I finished that book. I read the story to a writer’s group that I belong to and they encouraged me to show the manuscript to a small but growing publisher in Northwest Arkansas. I finally found someone who believed in me but they were interested in a series and wanted a total of five books, scary stuff for a budding author. Upon considering the project, I decided that maybe it wouldn’t be so hard however.
The first story was about a squirrel and his Blue Jay friend. What kind of life lessons do you teach your children growing up? “Eric Finds a Friend” is about friendship and how the “Wise Old Owl” series began. Next came a book on bullying, something a lot of children face. Not long after submitting all five manuscripts I had a contract with Oghma Creative Media. The process of publishing takes a while and it’s hard to be patient. Eric won’t be introduced until October of 2020 and I can hardly wait to hold that first book in my hands.
I am now in the process of doing rewrites on the manuscript for my first romantic suspense, “Run For Your Life!” The one thing that I didn’t like about the book, was that when it appeared in print, it seemed a little small. I have decided that I am a better writer now and there are some things that I would like to expand upon. I hope that when I submit the revised manuscript, Oghma will decide to offer me a contract for my romantic suspense. With their encouragement, I know I can be a better author!
Don’t give up! Dreams do come true!
Happy reading,
Linda