I Want to Scream!

This afternoon, Katherine and I finished finalizing the query letter and book proposal for the rewrite of the relationship book along with selecting the sample chapters to send to the publishers.

This process is so hard — trying to convince publishers to take a chance on first-time authors.

Yes, we knew from the start that we had huge hurdles to jump.  In these hard economic times, publishers are not picking up new authors because they want assurance that their efforts will produce profits for them.  As first-time authors, we have no wide media access, no history, no literary following, no marketable credentials, and no funds.  We are no-bodies to the world of publishing.

If only we can convince a publisher to take a chance on us… but how can we accomplish that?

So, as we start sending out query letters out again, I’m back, asking the same questions I did months and months and months ago…

How do you persuade another person to listen to you
When that person isn’t interested in what you have to say?

How do you give yourself to another person
When that person isn’t aware of what you have to give?

How do you show another person your passion
When that person doesn’t see you standing there?

How do you open another person’s mind
When that person’s mind is locked from the inside?

How do you touch another person’s heart
When that heart is full of material things?

How do you convince another person of your value
When that person values money over relationships?

How do you reach people like these
When you can’t even get their attention?

How?

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