So It began

    In 2007 I began to write a story that had been in my head for years. A friend turned me on to NANOWRIMO a magical concept and creativity catalyst that I’ll write about in a later blog. In 2008, I attended my first New York conference armed with my one hundred and forty thousand word completed novel, (Insert laugh track here.) confident that the world would soon be at my feet throwing money at me.

    In 2013 (Yep, five years.) after numerous (Def. Too many to count) edits, and submissions to agents, someone suggested I submit to those publishers that accepted direct submissions. Many do not. So, I sent The Sun God’s Heir to four publishers and received back two contracts, both from smaller, but reputable publishers. I accepted with joy the one from Musa Publishing.

   Now, people will line up and throw money at me. Nope, not yet. It took eight months of waiting, and then more edits before my masterpiece was ready to release. Now? Musa finally  released The Sun God’s Heir in late July, 2014 and closed their doors February 28^th  returning the rights to me. Musa Publishing acted honorably and whatever regrets I might have came as much from my own ignorance as from their difficulties. The book did well in its short first life garnering 22 reviews.

   The Sun God’s Heir was back on the street. Still no folks lining up throwing money. I’ll admit the night I received the email from Musa letting me know they would be closing in a week, was a dark and stormy night. Seven years.

   A year has passed and I have completed books two and three in the trilogy and plan to release all three this summer. The lesson learned: Do not rush to battle. The amount I’ve learned in this last year staggers me. More than in the first seven. Whether folks will line up and throw money is unknowable, but to all of the writers and creatives out there, I salute you.  Work is work.

               RETURN, The Sun God’s Heir book one will be re-released this summer.