It was for me! It took five years of submitting HUSH, HUSH before I could finally announce to the world that I had a real, live book deal. I wanted to quit so many times along the way, but if there’s one thing harder than getting a book published, it’s walking away from a dream. I just couldn’t do it. So I kept rewriting, resubmitting, rewriting, resubmitting…
I think luck plays a part in getting published, too. Or, if you don’t like the word luck, you could say timing is important. Getting a book published often requires the right book, the right agent, the right editor, the right publisher, the right marketing team, the right audience…the list could probably go on a bit longer. Fortunately, I feel incredibly lucky that while it took me forever to write the right book, everything seemed to fall into place quickly after that. A week after my agent submitted HUSH, HUSH to editors, I accepted a two-book deal, which was the start of what has been one of the most exciting years of my life. I think snagging a book deal is often viewed as crossing the finish line of a long, uphill race, but in reality, it’s just the beginning. Of course, it’s much easier to keep running once you know you have an entire publishing team cheering you on!
