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Lilyhoney

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8. I'm an at home mom.

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:12 PM

Jul 2017

So I had the time. Even when I put it in the drawer for a few months, it was all I could think about. I could keep editing and rewriting for ever. I had to decide it was done. When I wasn't working on the manuscript, I was learning about agents and publishing.

I know there will be more work to do once an editor gets their hands on it. This story was an idea I had several years ago. One day I sat down and started to write. I wrote it all out by hand with my trusty fountain pen. Writing made me happy. I did a lot of write drunk and edit sober. I'm surprised where the story went.

Keep going forward! Finish your story. The book that changes your life most, might be the one you write. Not sure who said that but it has stuck with me.

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I just sent out my first query to find an agent. [View all] Lilyhoney Jul 2017 OP

Good luck! Hope you find someone compatible and competent. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #1

Cheers to you indeed! It's a big step. Keep us posted. Squinch Jul 2017 #2

Good luck! lunamagica Jul 2017 #3

Good luck. DavidDvorkin Jul 2017 #4

Cheers, and good luck🍀 FM123 Jul 2017 #5

Thanks everybody. Lilyhoney Jul 2017 #6

You did all that in two years? You're amazing. Thirties Child Jul 2017 #7

I'm an at home mom. Lilyhoney Jul 2017 #8

I know what you mean by surprise at where the story went. Thirties Child Jul 2017 #9

I self-published in Lulu.com Fluke a Snooker Jul 2017 #10

I'm rooting for you! Have you heard WhiteTara Jul 2017 #11