Follow Up

First of all, let me apologize for the delay in getting back with you regarding my conversation with the publisher.  The last couple weeks have been busy as I have been dealing with some "big" stuff and am just starting to get my mind back a little...

So I won't keep you in suspense any longer.  I was most encouraged to hear a publisher who has been working in the industry for 38 years tell me that what I have submitted to him looked "very good".  For a novice, that meant a lot to me.  I'm not sure if he was addressing writing style or content, but encouraging nonetheless...

They were unfortunately not in a position to publish me for a number of reasons, which I completely understood.  Hopefully they'll do my second book.... hehehehe...

He also gave me some tips about self-publishing which took a bit of the my fear of that unknown out of the picture.  And they said they might be able to help with some other things as well, but at this point I will continue to plod along as I have so far, changing course only slightly to look into the self-publishing world.

On a side note, I have had to make some tough decisions lately to cut some people out of my life that are not helping me in the course I have chosen for this time in my life.  I did not make these choices lightly and it was very difficult to have some of these conversations.  It was very hard, tears were shed, but ultimately I have to move forward.  The tough thing is that I really love people and it's incredibly painful to say good-bye...

That being said, it's late and I do need to head to bed.  I hope everyone is healthy, happy and encouraged.  Thanks for checking in on me.  Please pray for me to be able to write. I have to be in the right mood to do any kind of writing and I've been having a very difficult time sitting down to do that.  My schedule at work has also been very challenging to that end.  I don't have a lot of time and I'm not sure how to deal with that.  Prayers, good thoughts and vibes would be much appreciated.

Much love from Seattle.  Tim.