the long journey: how we arrived at the publishing deal

This post will be short (that's always my goal on here - I know you have plenty else to do besides reading what I write to you each day!), and it will serve three purposes:

1) To let you know how I arrived at the publishing deal for The Great Lenore.

2) To serve as a caution for those of you who hope to "make it" as a writer, and to let you know that the road is not always easy.

3) To serve as an inspiration and motivation for those of you who hope to "make it" as a writer, and to let you know that you just have to keep pressing, keep pressing (and so on).

I will attempt to knock out all three of these points at once, by simply telling you how we arrived at this point.

big news: publishing deal for "the great lenore"

Dear (faithful) Reader,

Today, I have terrific news to share with you:

I have been offered a publishing deal with Atticus Books for my novel, The Great Lenore.