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
Would you be the Linda Laughlin that lived in Crowley, La. and graduated from Crowley High? The years have been many but our Mom’s are having coffee, chatting, and watching over us.
Bobby I am just now finding your message. I am not very computer literate. Sorry I am not that Linda Laughlin. I grew up in Oklahoma.