Leap of Faith

Today I took a leap of faith in the book that Stephanie and I are writing. I hired a professional editor to work on our book. Hiring an editor is not cheap, but I'm learning that if you want to give yourself all opportunities of having your book published, then you really need a professional to polish it up for you prior to submitting it to agents and editors. The key is to find an editor that you trust (and which is in your price range). Luckily I had a referral from a friend, plus the opportunity to have a free evaluation done last year. I was so impressed with the seven-page feed back that I got in return, that I chose to continue working with this particular editor. I know that our story is good and is worth publishing, and I will do what it takes to make it shine so that others may see it as well.

So the question you must ask yourself is...Do you believe in yourself and the work you have created? If you do, then you must do everything to support that believe.

Good luck in your writing efforts and DO NOT lose faith in yourself. You can do it!

Edit Update

1 1/2 weeks to go until the conference and I've completed all my assigned updates through the first 2/3 of the story. This allows me to have a little more time to continue to rework the climax to make it all the more dramatic. A huge thanks to my co-author Stephanie who, whether she thinks she is helping or not, has been a huge help in keeping me honest and on track with my work. Also a huge thanks to my husband who watched my daughter for several hours last night so I could curl up on the couch and focus solely on writing. Because of that I was able to get all of this week's changes done last night and this morning.


So my writer's tip for this week's post is to make sure that you have a great support structure. It is imperative to have people who believe in what you are doing and are willing to help out to make it happen.


Keep up your efforts and don't give up hope.