A blogger in Minnesota reviewed one of my books. And rated it A+! Charlie was net-surfing the other day and he Googled "Campo Savage." Among the other entries, he found this site. She'd rated it in 2006. Amazing, huh?
Anyway, this blogger has read hundreds of books...always has a couple going. It intimidates me. I do well to read three a month. Of course that doesn't count the books I start but don't finish.
I like realistic dialog. In Christian books, this is hard to accomplish because you can't use swear words, and not all people are Christians...some people 's language is a part of their personalities.
That is my main problem with Lori Wick. She is a good storyteller, but her characters don't ring true for me because they are so wooden. So perfect. But she is highly published, and you can't argue with her success.
I, on the other hand, write believable dialog ( you get around the swearing thing with some creativity) and am really good at setting a scene. Description is my forte. I tell a good story, too.
So why is Lori Wick where she is on the best-selling Christian list and why can't I get Barbour to even send me an electronic reply ( they prefer submissions through email)?
A successful South Dakota author, in a TV interview the other day, said that persistence is key to getting published. His first book was rejected 22 times before it was published ( I can't think of 22 publishers who will look at an un-agented book).
So, the interviewer asked, keep trying and eventually you will make it?
"No, " said the author. "Maybe not even then."
There's a lot of luck in the mix, too. That's where I have the problem. Who would think you could Farkle eight out of 10 tries?
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