Being Honest about the Dream
Hi, everybody -
It's summer, I've been on vacation, and I'm working on a new book. I've also been recuperating a bit from RIVAL launch madness - yes, still. And quite a bit of that has to do with what Kirsten Hubbard talks about in this brave post. I wanted to share it, not to be a downer, but to be honest about what this business is like sometimes. Realizing a dream may not mean realizing it just as you've always imagined. It can actually be a little traumatic. I'm so grateful to the readers and bloggers who've embraced RIVAL and given it such great reviews. I will always have faith in and be proud of my book, and I know the same goes for my agent and publisher. But I've said this before - a book deal rarely means success, glamour and (insert any other big dream here). I would wager the majority of authors feel like Kirsten at some point or another in their careers.
But rather than talk about my own experience, I'll just let her post speak for me.
What she said...
And now, on a more positive note, here's a really nice post about what readers, librarians, teacher, bloggers and others can do to help contemporary YA authors like me and Kirsten find the readers who will really love our books. Great advice here!
It's summer, I've been on vacation, and I'm working on a new book. I've also been recuperating a bit from RIVAL launch madness - yes, still. And quite a bit of that has to do with what Kirsten Hubbard talks about in this brave post. I wanted to share it, not to be a downer, but to be honest about what this business is like sometimes. Realizing a dream may not mean realizing it just as you've always imagined. It can actually be a little traumatic. I'm so grateful to the readers and bloggers who've embraced RIVAL and given it such great reviews. I will always have faith in and be proud of my book, and I know the same goes for my agent and publisher. But I've said this before - a book deal rarely means success, glamour and (insert any other big dream here). I would wager the majority of authors feel like Kirsten at some point or another in their careers.
But rather than talk about my own experience, I'll just let her post speak for me.
What she said...
And now, on a more positive note, here's a really nice post about what readers, librarians, teacher, bloggers and others can do to help contemporary YA authors like me and Kirsten find the readers who will really love our books. Great advice here!