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Thursday, July 23, 2015

I get to work with an EDITOR!!

OK, yeah, so everybody knows I've kind of become a Twitter contest masochist. I really do love them for the sense of writer community - albeit an arms' length, introverted kind of sense of community.



I've been having trouble finding the sweet spot for pitching this manuscript. I've gotten a lot of really nice compliments from agents I queried, but it hasn't reached out and grabbed anyone, for the most part. This leads me to believe that it could use professional eyes.


I entered Pitch to Publication kind of on a whim. I hadn't really planned to; there were a couple other contests at the same time that I was going to try. I saw one of the editors was hoping for mythology-inspired manuscripts, and with some encouragement from a friend (thank you, Samantha!), I decided to go ahead and enter in hope of the chance to work with a professional editor to revise my manuscript.

Most of the contest aftermaths look like this if we aren't chosen:


We all feel like we're not good enough. It's a major ego blow, because non-writers don't realize just how much courage it takes to put our material out there in the face of almost certain rejection. It's almost never brutal rejection- quite the opposite. Twitter has some of the most supportive souls on it in the form of agents, editors and writers that I've had the good fortune to meet. My CP group, the illustrious Beta Babes, are just some of them.

But this time...THIS time...

My name was on the winners list.


I now have the opportunity to work with editor Carly Bornstein on my manuscript for Nectar and Ambrosia for a month! I am still happy dancing around.


I've already told my family that I will have deadlines I have to meet. They know I value my writing time and they interrupt me at their own peril, LOL. At the end of the month, there will be an agent round where literary agents bid on full manuscript requests. After that: a publisher round for indies and small publishers where they can also bid on the manuscripts. (I had just sent off a full manuscript at a small publisher's request, and respectfully retracted it in order to take advantage of this opportunity to work with Carly. It can only make it better.)

I am having even more confidence that Nectar and Ambrosia will see the light of day in the near future.

9 comments:

  1. Congrats Elisabeth & Carly! Sounds like it is a perfect match. Looking forward to following your journey!

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    1. Thank you, Lissa! I can't wait to learn new things to take forward in my writing, and to take advantage of Carly's experience.

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  3. Oh, I'm doing the happy dance for you too! Way to go and keep us posted!

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  4. WONDERFUL! I am going to hold my breath until I get my autographed published copy, since I have read the rough draft about 5 times now.....

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  5. Once again, Sharon, you will get one of the first! Are you ready to alpha read Telyn's new adventure? I'm about a chapter away...I should be able to finish it before my first assignments from Carly come in!

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  6. Hi Elisabeth—I encountered your name on the Dante Rossetti (2014) awards (mine was there for Elanraigh: The Vow) are you as excited about this as I am?? I'm downloading your novel and so looking forward to reading it :) All the best on Song Magick and your up and coming work!

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  7. I am completely thrilled! I will have to read yours as well. Are you going to get to attend the awards ceremony? I'm dreaming about it but not sure I can afford to travel at the moment.

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