On Wednesday, I was on a role … or so I though. I found out about an opportunity to be published http://www.wednesdaypost.com.au/ For the better part of the day, my fingers were tap-dancing to the song ‘get your package together.’ Amen they only wanted a short synopsis and biography, along with chapters off course.
By lunch time, I was satisfied with what I had written, and my stomach had begun to demand sustenance. I am one of those people who cannot stay hungry. I bought myself a nice beef soup and came right back to work. All I needed to do was insert headers, page numbers and a cover page. Well, like my grandmother would say ‘the devil busy.’ It took almost an hour to get those three menial changed done. When I finally got everything looking nice and professional, I went to Harper Collins page and met this message:
Please return on Wednesday to make your submission
Have you ever heard a silent scream? Like when someone is paralyzed by fear, the sound doesn’t escape their mouth? That was my scream (I was in the library). I knew I was submitting to Australia, but I totally ignored that Australia is almost 13 hours ahead of Trinidad and Tobago.
At that point, there was nothing I could do but to submit next Wednesday. I was mad at myself because the time difference was a silly oversight. At the same time, I was excited to have started the submission process.
My mixed emotions resulted in me laughing myself out of the library. It was either that or grumble. At least I have everything ready, and will have a chance next Wednesday.
Just look at it this way, everything happens for a reason, stay positive and everything will work out fine.
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Laughter is the greatest medicine for the human species, it eases stress and less facial muscles used rather than you frown upon which takes more to pull. 🙂
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Sometimes you have to laugh so that you don’t cry
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Hope you had luck and success. What happened to me was the file on the submission page would not open in my pages where I had my first three chapters. So could not attach any chapters of my mamuscript. I will have to wait till next week and see can I attach from a word document in Windows.
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Well I did submit but nothing ever came of it. The good news is I went along and self-published the book 🙂 http://www.amazon.com/Selima-Merfolk-Vanessa-Salazar-ebook/dp/B00LUG94UA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407945749&sr=1-1
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