Dear friends,
My best and latest rejection for my novel landed in my inbox this morning. No matter how reconciled and chill I tell myself I am, a rejection always feels like being kicked in the chest by something large and well-trained in the art of kicking.
I sat down with my beloveds and we talked, and eventually I realized itâs time to change tack.
So I have a new mission. It goes something like donât bring a knife to a gunfight, except in my case itâs more like, Donât bring a word processor to a spell-casting.
Itâs time to bring the magic. Iâm going the full woo on publishing this book now.
What do I mean âthe full wooâ? Iâm going to completely leave cultural assumptions behind about publishing, and treat this the way I would any other magical pursuit. Iâm actually pretty good at magic. Iâm surprised itâs taken until now to realize thatâs whatâs called for.
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Does this mean youâll be self- publishing ?
I was secretly hoping youâd do this all along.
The world needs your book.
Start your own publishing company and go for it!