its been a tough summer...
we left family and friends for my husband to pursue his dream job...which is dreamy in all respects besides financially (he hasn't received his full or even half his salary in 6 months).
as a nurse i thought finding a new job wouldn't be a problem, it hasn't been in any of our other 5 moves! but this year things are different...finding a job is tough. i can't tell you how many resumes i've sent out not to have single call back, except for this week, a group interview.
a group interview? i'd never heard of such a strategy. it turned out to be a strange and sadly contestant like experience. was i suppose to be thrilled to make it through the first round only to be told they don't have any jobs right now, but later this fall the hiring freeze will be lifted and they'll call me back then? was that stress of answering personal and interrogating questions in front of a dozen other candidates and three note taking nurse managers worth it?
then there's the writing. i've been writing children's stories for a few years, mostly for personal pleasure. i started sending some off for publication last spring. meanwhile, i began my biggest project to date, a chapter book for the middle age reader. the idea's been floating in my mind for a long while, but finding time between children and work to put in on paper has been more than difficult, especially for a writer who needs long stretches of time to develop her ideas.
rejection letters arrive and sap my desire to keep writing.
it's a five part series.
i'll chronicle my progress and setbacks here.
what i think i need is an editor, but my attempts to secure one have proven fruitless. i sent agent requests out in june. i have no connections and no significant publishing history, but i do have a story to tell...it deals with the environment and religion. did i just turn you off? i know that "r" word turns a lot of people off. why is that? my story doesn't preach, doesn't promote, rather it uses the rich symbolism and philosophy of several world religions to weave a fantastical epic journey.
so, I ask you to help me tell my story, be my editor, my coach, my critique, my cheerleader...as the story of The Earth Seed unfolds.
