here we go! i just got back from the post office (always an interesting experience) where i mailed the first batch of query letters and self-addressed stamped envelopes to publishers & literary agencies across the country. aside from writing the book itself, this is my first effort to put my name out there, and find some backing for Evolution Of A Man!

so, send all your good energy and best wishes this way. somebody’s gonna publish this book… and it’s gonna be HUGE!

i started my quest for a publisher and/and or literary agent yesterday, and by days end one thing was for sure… i’ve got a lot of work to do! there are so many things to take into consideration, and so many people who have to sort of “know you” in some way shape or form in order for them to listen to you. the latter isn’t *that* surprising- don’t most things work that way? anyway, entering into this writer’s world is tough. especially if you don’t know what you’re doing.

speaking of which- i really don’t know what i’m doing! but, i’m thinking of that as a plus. there’s no previous experience crap that can get in my way. i’m going in blind and figuring out the process as i go. i know of a few things that i have to do to get this thing moving, so i’ve taken a page from what i learned of the secret and just started driving the 20 feet of road that i see before me in the dark with my headlights on. so far, it’s paid off. it’s like as one idea closes in my head, something or someone else enters my life. for example, while researching random publishers, printers and agents yesterday, i made a few connections, but basically just learned more about what publishers want to see- as opposed to what i may want them to see. i learned about query letters and ; and right when i finished writing my own query letter, i remembered that i actually know people in writing. lo and behold, my next steps were revealed to me. i love how this works!

my challenge in all of this, of course, has been asserting myself. it’s not news that i freak out about introducing myself to and meeting new people- and having to do so in an industry i know nothing about makes the process that much more intimidating. but it’s something i have to do. man up, or remain as is, right? so i have to find a way to let go of the insecurity and fear, and be my naturally eccentric, bright and enthusiastic self. i know it’s there… but bringing it out is sooo friggin’ hard to do. baby steps.

it’s time to get to work!