Margaret — you are doing everything right – and yes, luck and timing play a part. Keep on getting your work out there in front of agents and editors, and most of all, keep writing!

M-C — I know – being published doesn’t magically make things any easier, does it? Hope you have a great writing day.

Jessica — Nora is such an inspiration, isn’t she? Thanks for sharing your favorite bit of advice.

Best advice? Nora Roberts about not being able to fix a blank page. Sometimes that’s the only thing that gets my booty in the chair, knowing I can’t go anywhere, can’t make anything good, if there’s nothing to fix.

Timing and luck are really important and I know in my case it gave me my break.
I see all these steps as being prepared for the luck to come
If we do all these steps, then when luck comes knocking on our door, we are read

Good for your to keep plugging along. Unfortunately, once you sell you still need to do that!

M-C (trying to get some writing done and shut down the internal editor!)

Number three is always the serious stumbling block.
I think you forgot a couple of things: timing and luck.

Margaret
–still plugging along

I honestly had no interest in reading anything like this until you’ve been updating. I love the feel of it. Such an interesting and open area to work in.

Eagerly awaiting some sample chapters from you!

And thanks for the plug. You rock.