Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are well and staying safe!
Well, I’m finally ready to do it. I
think. I have a manuscript that’s just been sitting in my computer for the past
two years. Just sitting there, doing nothing except calling my name and asking
me what the heck do I think I’m doing.
While The Maverick & Miss Miller
is being beta-read, I’ve been working on Wife For Hire, going through it
one last time, tweaking a little bit here and there, fixing some issues…and I’m
almost done. Almost. (And wonder of wonders, I still love the story and the
characters). So, by the end of this week, I plan (fingers crossed) to submit it
to a publisher.
It’s time. It’s actually past time. Not
sure why I’ve been sitting on it so long…I finished it before the pandemic hit.
Really, I have no excuses. I just…
Had several moments of self-doubt (all
right, more than several…I think I’ve talked myself out of submitting more than
I’ve talked myself into it). Some writers, I’ve heard, go through this. We hear
these little voices in our heads (mine happens to sound a lot like Meryl Streep—think
the character she played in The Devil Wears Prada). It’s not good enough or so
the little voice says (or my personal favorite—this sucks). No one will want it
(again, that darned voice…so cool, so patronizing, so steeped in contempt). You
know, the whole litany in order to justify my procrastination.
BUT…I promised myself I would do it. What’s
the worst that can happen? A publisher will say ‘No’. Seriously, that is the
worst that can happen. And if it does, I’ll just move on to the next publisher.
I’ll never know what Wife For Hire can do if I don’t submit so…I’m going
to do it. I am (yes, I’m convincing myself as I write this). Really. I am.
On the other hand, what’s the best that
can happen? A publisher will love it as much as I do. Let’s hope that’s the
case.
Wish me luck!
Until next time, stay well, stay safe, and
remember to spread kindness wherever you go.
Marie
Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great with the story!
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