Dear Friends,
As most of you know by my excessive posts on Facebook, I have completed my novel. For the past two months... Err, I might as well start from the beginning...
About eight years ago, an idea was formed in my head, and after about two years, I completed the first version of my manuscript, Dancing Daisies. It was about a girl who was just in a wheelchair going to a regular summer camp. To make an incredibly long story short, it SUCKED. I mean, it completely and utterly SUCKED. Years later, a good friend told me that back then, I wasn't writing for anybody else. I was writing for myself; kind of like a therapy to get all of my negative feelings out. I now know that could not be more true.
Before I started my second draft, I had a talk with another good friend. He suggested that rather have my main character just be in a wheelchair, she could be more like myself. Not only could she be in a wheelchair, but she could talk with a communication device and not be able to use her hands. He made me realize that, yes, I might be just like everybody else in some ways, but in some ways, I'm not like everybody else. I can't thank him enough for this.
And so, it began! My writing changed from writing for myself to writing for everybody else. I really would like a career educating the world through my writing.
As most of you know by my excessive posts on Facebook, I have completed my novel. For the past two months... Err, I might as well start from the beginning...
About eight years ago, an idea was formed in my head, and after about two years, I completed the first version of my manuscript, Dancing Daisies. It was about a girl who was just in a wheelchair going to a regular summer camp. To make an incredibly long story short, it SUCKED. I mean, it completely and utterly SUCKED. Years later, a good friend told me that back then, I wasn't writing for anybody else. I was writing for myself; kind of like a therapy to get all of my negative feelings out. I now know that could not be more true.
Before I started my second draft, I had a talk with another good friend. He suggested that rather have my main character just be in a wheelchair, she could be more like myself. Not only could she be in a wheelchair, but she could talk with a communication device and not be able to use her hands. He made me realize that, yes, I might be just like everybody else in some ways, but in some ways, I'm not like everybody else. I can't thank him enough for this.
And so, it began! My writing changed from writing for myself to writing for everybody else. I really would like a career educating the world through my writing.
Also, I would like to re-answer the question from my last post. Who inspires me? If my novel gets published, you are going to see a little bit of everybody who inspires me in each character. People who I absolutely loved. People who have really hurt me. People who could not get past my disability. Those are the people who truly inspire me.
I have spent the past two years getting this version of my manuscript as perfect as I can. Tomorrow I start the process of querying (basically sending out cover letters to agents). I am hoping to get an agent who will help me make this manuscript the best that it can be. I have no idea what is going to happen now. They can be interested and ask for my partial manuscript. They can be interested and ask for my full manuscript. They can be not interested and not even answer me.
Sooooo......
Tomorrow, if you could cross your fingers, say a prayer, keep me in your thoughts, send good vibes, have a drink, dance a crazy dance, do whatever it is that you do for good luck, that would be awesome!
Thank you very much for your support!
Sara P
I have spent the past two years getting this version of my manuscript as perfect as I can. Tomorrow I start the process of querying (basically sending out cover letters to agents). I am hoping to get an agent who will help me make this manuscript the best that it can be. I have no idea what is going to happen now. They can be interested and ask for my partial manuscript. They can be interested and ask for my full manuscript. They can be not interested and not even answer me.
Sooooo......
Tomorrow, if you could cross your fingers, say a prayer, keep me in your thoughts, send good vibes, have a drink, dance a crazy dance, do whatever it is that you do for good luck, that would be awesome!
Thank you very much for your support!
Sara P