Sent. (Down the Publishing Rabbit Hole Once Again)

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As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been as active on Steemit lately as I used to be. I know, I'm ashamed, too. It's a most unpleasant situation and I admit I've been neglecting you guys.
But I had a solid reason. See, I've been working on my next book for quite a bit now. Actually, I started it right before Steemfest, then took about a month-long break, first to party and then to recover from that (and to write other things) and then, I went on and wrote it and finished it.
And it's a children's book. I know, if you've read some of my darker stuff, you might be a tad surprised. But I also love writing for children, I love the magic that kids let you get away with.

And today, after about a week or so after I finished editing, I sent it to agents. Yes, I have decided to take a more traditional route this time and try and find a literary agent (and then, obviously, publish with a real publishing house). How very exciting, no? I think so, too.

So yeah, I have been neglecting Steem, but I swear it was all for this new book that is going to be for a Middle Grade audience, the 9-12 year olds. And I did miss Steem and I was sorry I couldn't post more, but at the same time, I was really happy that I was doing this, because it's been something I've been dreading and at the same time desperately wanting for quite a bit now. It was the next logical step. While I've heard pros and cons for going the traditional route (as well as for self-publishing), I want to try things for myself. I want to feel what it's like and make my own decisions based on that.

And let me tell you, it felt incredible hitting 'send' on that last email. It's a nerve-wrecking process, there's doubt and worrying and checking over and over and over and when you do make a tiny mistake, you feel like you will be executed for it. It's both exhilarating and terrifying.

And once again, I looked at what I was doing and I realized how this would not be possible without Steemit, you know? And without you five or ten people who regularly read my blog. I've gotten a lot of encouragement on here from great people (and great writers, which was a big bonus) and that means the world to me. Because this is one of the scariest parts - the submitting, the throwing your work out into the water and seeing if it swims or drowns. Well, you guys gave me the courage to throw it and that's a lot of courage. So thank you.

I promise to keep you updated about what happens next and hopefully about where you can find my new book :)

And yes, this one is an original. Not one word of it has been on Steem, and I'm proud of that, too.

Thank you for reading (really),