That is a lyric from the song Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked. It has been my motto for years. When I was feeling lonely in high school when nobody would talk to me. When I was feeling lonely in college because I didn't have a boyfriend. Even now when I am feeling lonely in my apartment when I don't have anybody to talk to.
Once again, the Wicked lyric sums up everything that is going on in my life.
I just got official word today that Skyhorse, the company who I was hoping to be working with, is not going to take my book. They believe it's too long and the characters don't really fit in with the young adult genre. I am going to be honest, I was pretty bummed to hear this, and I may or may not have shed a tear or two. But you can't be an author without a really good rejection story, can you?
I, however, believe differently. I believe that the length doesn't really matter. I believe my characters can't get any more like teenagers. (There is so much drama in this book......) I believe I have an audience for this book. I believe people want to read this book. I believe people need to read this book. I believe in this book.
So what am I going to do?
Amazon has a self publishing company called Createspace. There is a strong stigma against self publishing, but after doing some research, I feel like this is way to go for me. Yeah, you have to pay for everything, but they offer interior and cover design, they do print AND ebooks, you can sell your books on Amazon and your website, and you get higher royalties.
I will be starting the process within the next week or so. I will keep you updated.
Thank you for your support!
Sara P
Once again, the Wicked lyric sums up everything that is going on in my life.
I just got official word today that Skyhorse, the company who I was hoping to be working with, is not going to take my book. They believe it's too long and the characters don't really fit in with the young adult genre. I am going to be honest, I was pretty bummed to hear this, and I may or may not have shed a tear or two. But you can't be an author without a really good rejection story, can you?
I, however, believe differently. I believe that the length doesn't really matter. I believe my characters can't get any more like teenagers. (There is so much drama in this book......) I believe I have an audience for this book. I believe people want to read this book. I believe people need to read this book. I believe in this book.
So what am I going to do?
Amazon has a self publishing company called Createspace. There is a strong stigma against self publishing, but after doing some research, I feel like this is way to go for me. Yeah, you have to pay for everything, but they offer interior and cover design, they do print AND ebooks, you can sell your books on Amazon and your website, and you get higher royalties.
I will be starting the process within the next week or so. I will keep you updated.
Thank you for your support!
Sara P
