Author Lindy Zart joins us today to tell us more about being an author.
My Roadtrip
Oh boy. Well, it’s been paved with potholes and flat tires
and overheating engines. Ha! I’ll give you the short version, which might end
up not being too short. I’ve been writing for about twenty years. I had my
first book published around five years ago. I’ll just say this: It shouldn’t
have been published. Moving on! For the last four years I’ve written and tossed
out and rewritten and lost (don’t ask) four to five books. During this time, I
also wrote so many query letters I was seeing them even with my eyes shut. I
thought I should try to land a literary agent. I was like: Yeah, that sounds
good, piece of cake. Literary agent = countless rejection letters. (FYI: It’s
extremely frustrating to have ONE person decide whether or not they think your
work is good enough to sell enough books to be profitable.) Again, moving on! I
stopped looking for an agent after I had accumulated enough rejection letters
to wallpaper a room or two in my house. What I didn’t stop doing was writing,
because, well, I love writing. I joined a writing website and shared my work
it. I got positive and critical feedback and digested all that as I continued
to write. I decided what was good feedback and what was drudgery (the drudgery
I ignored). I got better. The more I wrote, the more I learned, the better I
became as a writer. The dream of being a published author took a backseat to
life. A little over six months ago, one of my best friends shared an article on
my Facebook wall. It was an article on self-published authors who later got
publishing deals. At first I was all: Eh. But then I read the article again and
I thought MAYBE I could do something like that. Maybe. Obviously I did because
here I am! Clearly I am not where I want to be long term, but I’m starting.
It’s crazy that I have a fan base and it’s crazy that people tell me they love
my work and they can’t wait to read more. Hopefully within two years I can make
enough money and am well-known enough to write full-time. That’s my goal. Get
back to me around then.
Thank you Lindy for joining us.
More About Lindy Zart
and Take Care, Sara
Book Info-
Title- Take Care, Sara
By- Lindy Zart
Expected Publication Date- June
6th, 2013
Genre-Women’s Contemporary
Fiction/Romance
Blurb-
You breathe in, you breathe out,
and everything you know is gone.
Sara Walker knows firsthand what
it feels like to have your reality ripped away, scrambled, and shoved back at
you in an undone puzzle where pieces are missing and nothing fits. She's lost
so much and is struggling to live and to find the strength to forgive herself
for being human. With the help of Lincoln, her husband's brother, Sara realizes
it's not about finding who she used to be, but about finding who she is now.
You breathe in, you breathe out, and everything you know
isn't gone, but reborn.
Cover Designed by: www.edencranedesign.com
BookTrailer- http://animoto.com/play/yMomo40KcJgCxb0tgPnXwQ
Amazon Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Take-Care-Sara-ebook/dp/B00D45CBPU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370196158&sr=8-1&keywords=Take+Care%2C+Sara
Smashwords- http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/321509
About the Author-
Lindy Zart has been writing since she was a child.
Luckily for readers, her writing has improved since then. She lives in
Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and one cat. Lindy loves hearing from
people who enjoy her work.
Links-
Twitter- https://twitter.com/lindyzart
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/lindyzart
Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/lindyzart
Amazon Author Page- http://www.amazon.com/author/lindyzart
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