Why have I been so quiet?

Have any of you been wondering this question?  Well, I have been working on a project for the last six months and I finally brought it to completion at the end of last week.

Ever since I wrote my Chronic Illness book I have dreamed of having it published by a "real" publisher.  At the time that I wrote it, I was too sick to write a proposal and approach publishers, so I self-published.  I decided earlier this year that it was time to pursue the real thing.  Never realizing how much work it takes to write a proposal, I began the arduous process.

In a proposal, you have to show a publisher that your book has sales potential; Scott compared it to writing a business plan.  I had to research books that are similar already on the market, analyze them, and compare them to my own.  I had to research publication options and the markets that would be interested in such a book, etc.  I think the hardest part was writing about the author.  I am not very comfortable bragging about myself.  Luckily, it was suggested to me that I write it in third person, this was very helpful!

So, to make a long story short, I started researching publishers and found four that seemed to be a perfect match for my book.  The proposals are in the mail and now all I have to do is wait and PRAY!

Would you be willing to pray that one of those publishers feels my book is worthy?  I can't even tell you how honored I would be to be able to finally get that book out to the many individuals who are suffering because of chronic or terminal illnesses.

My love to you all!  Nancy