the beginning

Tomorrow, Tom and I leave for Dallas to the American Christian Fiction Writer's conference. We have our One-page, our query letter (also one page), our proposal (14 pages), and copies of the manuscript (425 pages) on flash drives. We have set up meetings with 4 publishers and 4 agents. We have paid for two critiques from professionals and plan to make many more networking contacts in the next few days. We have read, researched and rehearsed our pitch. To get here we have fought tooth and nail, rewrote a million times, and paced outside the birthing room of this project until our souls are worn thin.  We did not get here alone. Many have struggled with us, prayed for us, and listened to our incessant telling of our story. People have given feedback, made suggestions, corrections, and praise. Thank-you. Now, it is time to pack our bags, gather the materials, and (insert some birth metaphor here that eludes me). It is all part of the adventure!