Oh! And a friend's novel manuscript has shown up in my inbox. 🥳 I have been *so* looking forward to reading this one.
After any final tweaks from the beta read will come the crafting of agent pitch materials (an art form unto itself), so he can start the next part of a *very long* road to traditional publication.
I'm rooting for all my writer friends here, but just remember that finishing your manuscript is only one of *many* hurdles in this industry. It's a marathon, not a sprint!
Lindsay, memoir is always a challenging sell, so one of the best ways to seek publishing (if you want the story to go beyond your family) will be to connect through workshops and seminars with others in the genre, and to form good connections with the instructors there.
But you'll definitely want a strong sense of your aims with the work before you engage in that side of things.
Now is the time to explore your voice *for yourself*, and simply learn more about the story inside you. 💛
Then it's ALLLL joy, and none of the superficial nonsense. 💛🎉 I'm so excited for you and your process.
Once I’ve moved to temporary apt on 4/13, I will resume writing.
Those things can be finished, @MLClark? 🤔
Never finished. Only abandoned. 😅
@MLClark
Thank you again for your counsel.