And the waiting begins….

For all you authors out there you’d know what that means – waiting to hear about a submission.  Yes that’s right I’ve submitted again.  I sent in my full requested manuscript from Mills & Boon Medical last Monday.  Now I begin up to a five month wait – or longer.  I sent the manuscript registered mail so I’m hoping I’ll get an acknowledgment of when it was received. 

I’m thinking it will be the middle of next year when I hear something or if she hates it earlier 🙂

So what do I do in the meantime.  Well I continue writing.  If she doesn’t like this one I must have another MS ready to send her.  I submit for the other genre I’m writing for. I hone my craft. I learn, I listen and maybe even try new things. 

What I shouldn’t do is stop!  I am ashamed to say that last week, after my writing NANO frenzy, I didn’t open up either manuscript.  It’s almost like a mental thing. I achieved NANO and so I can stop now.  The truth is I can’t.  If I’m to succeed I have to keep going.  So now I need to set up my own deadlines and goals and stick to it.  I’ve the opportunity to use my time here in the US to the best advantage for my writing.  Here is the place where I can learn and take advantage of meeting new people and people that can help me.

It’s onwards and upwards and trying to forget that once again I have got something out there.  Also must not have expectations every time I open the mail box.  It’s highly likely that correspondence may now be via email.  Or maybe not.

I cannot control what happens with that MS now but I can control what happens to my next one, and my next one and my next one.

NF