Almost there...

Jordan Summers is giving a talk this month at one of her local RWA chapters. The topic is: “…'living on the edge'. You know that weird time when you're on the cusp of being published, but you haven't quite fallen over the cliff yet…” She’s asked her reader’s if we had any advice for “…‘folks living on the edge’?”

I thought I’d share what I wrote:

Jordan, That is a great topic. I'm living on the edge right now. My full ms has been with Avon since last August. And, although I haven't been told "no", I haven't gotten that call yet either. (You'd think remotely checking your answering machine 450 times a day would make that call come faster. But, oddly, it doesn't *BG*)

Since I've recently watched The Secret and it makes soooooooo much sense to me, my advice is to *FEEL* like it's already happened. Use that fabulous writer's mind you've been granted and imagine what your published book will look like, smell like, feel like, when you are holding it in your hand. Believe it has already happened. Envision the end result rather than dwelling on the journey there.

Also, I suggest marketing yourself early on. Get that blog going. Commission that website. Build a readership. Cause, if you've already got people interested in what you have to say, they might be some of the first people in line when you announce the release of your debut novel.

Above all, write, write, write. Give your heart and soul to your work and it will return to you ten-fold. Wow! I'm just going on and on here. LOL. I'd say good luck to all of us living on the edge, but we don't need it. Our time is here! Believe it!

Sandy :-)

*March 31, 2007 at Sandra's Goings On - Guest Blogger, Anna Campbell - Claiming the Courtesan