Monday, August 22, 2011

Submission Results!

I got my very first REJECTION letter! I was so excited. (not really) I can say, "I have one." It was rejected because it does not suit thier current needs. It wasn't missing a plot. There wasn't to many errors. And the story wasn't scattered.
On to my next endeavor. I can't wait. It will have to be a suprise because, well...because suprises are best. I have one new child's book I will submit soon and I am working on a novel, fiction (12 and up).
I am currently working on moving to New Mexico, so that is soaking up my time.
I picked up a book for my son upon his request:
"Do you want any books from the library? I am going today."
son: "Yah, pick one from the author of The Notebook."

I see the new fiction book section and it is by that guy, Nicholas Sparks. It is his newest book, Safe Haven. The only problem is they only have two copies in the large print and nothing else.
I bring it home for him and he takes one look at the large print and gets a headache. I pick it up with no desire to read it and skim throught the first third and begin reading it. I told him it is probably a good thing he did not read it because it is not the sweet love story that Sparks usually writes. It was a little dark compared to his movies I have seen. Suprisingly, I never read any of his books before.
I compare it to the corny "woman runs away from wifebeater husband" movie you turn on and can't turn off. You know how it is going to end and you know you could be doing something else, but you keep reading. I finished it in five days.( I have six kids right now).
It did have a suprise at the end that gave it the nice Nicholas Sparks twist that I like. My favorite is still The Notebook.