I Signed My First E book Contract

I did it! I signed my first e-book contract! I can nonetheless hardly imagine it. Who would have thought it will have been this tough? I by no means knew the chances, and it’s most likely higher off I didn’t. The statistics are staggering and never within the favor of a author. Out of the manuscripts queried, solely 1-2% get historically revealed. I would like you to know the way onerous it was as a result of we see success tales of massive names and large offers, together with films. However most writers began in the identical place. And I’ve listened to sufficient podcasts to comprehend it wasn’t a simple journey for many.

I Signed My First Book Contract. Jennifer O'Brien House in Bloom. I wrote this goal on a bottle of champagne.

There have been a variety of rejections alongside the best way. Sure, I did cry lots. And query my skills, however with each rejection got here development. I grew as a author and observer of life. And I didn’t hand over. Even once I most likely ought to have. It’s simply not in my nature. I learn just a few articles alongside the best way, they usually all mentioned the identical factor. That those who get revealed ultimately are those who didn’t hand over. It’s those who hold taking writing lessons, hold writing, and get to work on one other e-book. So while you see a e-book on the cabinets of a bookstore, library, or on-line in your favourite websites, know there have been many troublesome mountains climbed, together with bruised & battered knees to get it there.

I Signed My First Book Contract. Jennifer O'Brien House in Bloom. My mother's handwriting.

When you watch THIS video, you’ll really feel the emotion behind the journey. I wished to romanticize the second so I might savor each minute of the method. I introduced in a bit of my mom (see her handwriting above within the outdated Nike advert from 1985) and my sister (the flower vase as soon as held her make-up brushes.) It was vital for me to do that as a result of they by no means received a second season in life; they each handed away too younger. The reality is each time I wished to surrender, I thought of them and the desires they nonetheless had. And that was sufficient for me to press on.

You possibly can learn extra about HOUSE IN BLOOM right here. It’s a mix of girls’s fiction and modern romance. My editor mentioned we will goal for a summer time 2024 launch date, which is so thrilling to consider.