Always beginning, never finishing

I’ve started several new stories recently – I’m not 100% sure what might be a novel or short story in the making… or something in between. But now I’m starting the difficult and frightening search for an agent. I suppose I should first determine if I want to contact publishers directly, or maybe even self-publish, but I’m fairly sure that and agent is the way to go – if I find one who wants me… and who I want to work with.

This is the Big Scary Step – send out query letters and writing samples and hope beyond hope that someone writes back.

I believe I’m a good writer. I also believe I can grow to be a great writer, but I can’t do that without honest, professional feedback. There’s a big difference between your friends liking your work and a professional telling you you’re worth something.

The latest project is sort of writing itself, so I’m hoping… no, not hoping. I have decided that this will be the book I finish first. It’s not the pet project – that one can sit on the back burner for a while until inspiration brings me back. Instead, this is the book that’s flowing now, and I think I can do this.

Now, let’s see if a professional literary agent agrees with me.