Discoveries and Progress

Little steps of progress and discovery are what I expect and have actually found this week. After advertising The Mustard Prince in the Condiment Kingdom consistently on my MMA Youtube videos, one of the viewers bought a digital copy of the book.

I think that fantasy and reality definitely don’t mesh when it comes to becoming an author. For example, once the book is completed, for the most part, literary agents and publishers are not jumping to sign you even though you might think that your book is the next big hit. I came up with different ideas to promote and ultimately sell The Mustard Prince in the Condiment Kingdom, and the results were small at best. At this point, I cannot expect big strides in anything along this journey. 

I finally made a new discovery with the dreaded query letter. My book is a high-action, high-adventure novel, yet in describing it, I was so passive. I can’t reflect what the book is about by being passive, so I’m going to make more of an effort to really dig into the story and make it appear to be extremely exciting.