After we moved back to the
U.S., I decided it was time to dust of a dream to write children’s books. So I
started writing.
I found a writing group and regaled them with my
1000 plus word "picture book," with about 50 main characters (that's a bit of an exaggeration) and lots of description.
Suffice it to say, I shelved
that story and started writing others. I thought I’d hit gold when my
manuscripts started getting better reactions, so I started sending out
queries—to agents and publishers.
AAAAAARGH!!!!! Here’s a few
things I wish I would have done (and actually some I did) before ever sending
my name out into the publishing world.
