Back when I started writing my first book, everyone thought I was in dreamland.
Who are you to write a book?
How will your book be different than the millions of books out there?
Why would your book be important?
Honestly, I was quite unsure. So unsure, I sent seven stories to a small publisher to check if I was on track. When the publisher dissected my stories, ripping apart every sentence of every page it hurt. But it didn’t crush my passion to earn a living through writing.
A year later I presented a completed collection of stories to a prestigious publishing house. The book was well received and elicited an invitation for another book, a compilation of my Dear Libby column. [Read more…]