Six Sisters, are you listening?

My editor, Laura Kepner, sent back my final edits for my next novel. Agent hunting is progressing well. I am looking forward to rejections because I know that is bound to happen, but in the midst of it, I know an agent will see the magic in my story. My gut feeling is my book will be published by one of the "Six Sisters" in publishing.




In the meantime, I am entering the nanowrimo (national novel writing month) to make the waiting period more bearable. 



Every time I pass the coveted shelves of the top bestsellers I smile. Someday my book will be there.

AND I BELIEVED WRITING A NOVEL WAS HARD?

Writing a synopsis is the most difficult thing I have ever done. How do you cram a novel into a few pages without sucking the life out of the storyline? I found many references, examples, books and suggestions, but to tell you the truth, I had to simply sit my butt down and do it my own way. I went through my novel, jotting a sentence or two about the gist of each chapter. Next, I jotted down the main plot, conflicts, and characters. Then, came the hard part... making it all make sense. Hours blended into days, optimism swept into despair, but I kept rewriting and polishing. My editor helped buff it to a shine.


Well, with feedback from fellow authors, my fantastic editor and loads of coffee, it is finished.


Now for the agent hunt ...