Fingers crossed

Ana talks about her daughter's experience at IFP Film Week.

My daughter just attended IFP's Independent Film Week as a finalist in the webseries category. Representatives from film festivals and production companies made appointments to meet with her. She was greeted and feted, wined and dined, exhilarated and exhausted.

As soon as the hoopla ended, she sent thank you notes to everyone who met with her. Now she is preparing to send content to the people who requested it.

We talked this weekend about what she should say in her cover letter and what she should expect next. I was struck by the fact that I (her untheatrical, unpublished mother) could offer some advice that I had gleaned from reading blogs (including this one), taking workshops, visiting websites, and participating in online romance writing groups.

The process of pitching novels, getting requests, sending content, waiting for responses, hoping for
The Call seems to be exactly the same for books as entertainment.

When my WIP is polished, I will mail my query letter pitch, hope for a full or partial request, send the manuscript with a cover letter, wait for a reply, hope for The Call.

Amazing (to me) similarities.

Almost There!

Debra is almost ready to submit her WIP!

As I wrote that 'teaser', it occurred to me: If I'm ready to submit, is it still considered a WIP? At this point, at least for now, most of the W is done!

But I digress...

The story is written. I've done the read-through. I've done revising. I've done line edits and word by word edits.

I have a synopsis written in long hand that needs to be typed and then tweaked.

And I've come up with a blurb:

At twenty-seven, Chloe Harris has never had a night of really great sex, and before she turns thirty, she wants to check that particular item off her bucket list. She's known Jason her whole life. More importantly, she trusts him. So who better to help her with her plan?

Call him a bit old-fashioned, but Jason Williams has never had a one-night stand. And he's not about to start with his best friend's baby sister. To save Chloe from herself, he's going to need to pretend to go along with her crazy scheme.

But what happens when the charade becomes all too real for his libido...and his heart?

My goal was to have the query submitted by the end of next week. I'm happy to say I think I'll be ahead of that deadline! Yay! Dare I say I'll have it out by the end of this week?!

Until next time,

Happy Reading!

Debra
www.debrastjohnromance.com

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