I know I've neglected my blog recently, but I've been waiting to hear back on my submission to Mills & Boon. Well, yesterday afternoon my long wait came to an end with a standard rejection email. By this stage that's what I'd been expecting, but it was still a disappointment. I'm going to cheer myself up by treating myself to a new book this weekend. All suggestions gratefully received!
However, I also feel relieved. I've been in limbo for months, but now I'm free to move on. My plan of action is as follows:
- read through and edit my MS one last time
- send it for feedback from the RNA New Writers' Scheme
- act on feedback to improve and identify other potential publishers
- all the while, keep going with my current WIP
I've also been doing a proofreading course - another reason why I've been so quiet recently. I've been really enjoying it - finding other people's mistakes is much more fun than finding my own! It's also been interesting to learn about the whole publishing process. If I do ever get a book published I'll be more prepared. I'm currently working on the final assignment and hope to get it submitted before the end of next week.
Time to get working!
