As many of you know, I love sharing the success stories of other writers and how they finally achieved the dream of a published story. Today, I get to do that again.
As a special addition to the Talisman of El blog tour, I am fortunate to have this fabulous guest post by author Alecia Stone,sharing her writing journey with us.
Guest Post: A
Writer’s Journey
by Alecia
Stone
Three years ago,
I had an experience that changed my life. I wrote a book called Talisman Of El.
Why or where the idea came from, I don’t know, but within seven months of
deciding to bring the story to life, I had a completed manuscript. I had never
attempted to write fiction before as I never planned on being an author. At the
time I began writing my first book, I had only written poetry and a few short
film scripts. And then this character just popped up out of nowhere, and
suddenly, I had a story to tell.
After I had
completed the manuscript and went through all the editing process, I decided I
needed to do something with the book. I couldn’t just let it gather dust. I had
no idea about publishing, so I did my research and found out that it was a good
idea to get an agent. So, I learned how to write a query letter and sent off my
submissions. I received a number of requests for the manuscripts and some rather
interesting feedback. I did receive two offers for publication from two
independent publishers which I later declined as one of the feedbacks I received
from an agent gave me the encouragement I needed to go about publishing this
book myself. The submission process was a great learning tool, and it took me
one step closer to realising how important this book was to me and how
passionate I was about the story.
I’ll be honest.
Writing a novel is hard work. Publishing a book is even harder. Marketing a book
is on another level to writing and publishing. But, one thing can be said about
all of them and it’s that they all require dedication and, more importantly,
passion. I think, ultimately, every writer has to learn what’s right for them
and take that path. I went from dreaming about writing a feature film script to
having an Amazon bestselling novel and learning a hell of a lot about the
publishing process. It just goes to show that life is full of surprises, and
this was a pleasant one.
Author Bio:
Alecia Stone has been in love
with anything and everything paranormal for many years. She graduated
with a BA in Film & TV and has worked in television for a short
period of time before branching out into storytelling. When she isn't
writing, she enjoys going to the movies, listening to music, and
travelling. Talisman Of El is her first novel. She currently lives in England,
UK.
Links:
Website: http://www.aleciastone.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TalismanOfEl
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/Alecia_Stone
Amazon: http://amzn.to/WCVQt3
Goodreads Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5227478.Alecia_Stone
8 comments:
Awesome Alicia that a agent recommended you publish this. I loved hearing your road to publication. Good luck with your book.
Awesome Alicia that a agent recommended you publish this. I loved hearing your road to publication. Good luck with your book.
Love hearing the story behind a story!
Alicia, thanks for sharing your road to publication. I find it interesting that you chose to self-publish rather using an agent or one of the small houses that made you an offer.
Wow, that seems very unusual that an agent recommended you self-publish especially when you had to acceptances, but it sounds like you did the right thing! Congratulations!
So fascinating to learn more about Alecia. I enjoyed learning aobut what her road to publication was like. Thanks for sharing!
~Jess
Very interesting story. It just proves how much publishing is changing these days. Thanks for sharing.
That's a really interesting publishing story. Best of luck with your publishing journey!
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